SAXTONS RIVER — Main Street Arts' annual auction, dinner, and live music fundraiser is set for Saturday, Oct. 5.
The action begins at 5 p.m. with a silent auction, followed by a dinner catered by MKT:Grafton. The evening ends with a live auction, all to benefit the community art center's fund to reconstruct its education space and commercial kitchen.
The latter suffered major damage in February 2018 during a cold snap when a frozen sprinkler sent more than 600 gallons of water underneath the theater stage, drenching the two floors below.
Since then, work has begun on repairing the spaces, including reinforcing the underpinnings of the building.
“This fundraiser will be fun, but it is also very important to our efforts to restore our building to its full use,” said MSA Director Heather Geoffrey.
Items for the auction include a canoe, an oil painting by Charlie Hunter, handmade quilts, a bowl by glass artist Chris Sherwin, sculptures by Barbara Baribeau and David Stern, a dinnerware set by artist and potter Fiona Morehouse, private acrylic painting lessons with MSA director Heather Geoffrey, and tickets to a performance at the Weston Playhouse.
In addition, the current gallery exhibit, “Black and White,” will be on display during the evening, with all proceeds of sales going to MSA.
The event will feature musical performances by members of MSA's upcoming production of “The Secret Garden,” including Kyla White, Gavy Kessler, Mike Wright, Connie Bryan, Victor Brandt, Aspen Moriarty, and Aidan Flower.
The menu for the evening includes a ham-carving station, caprese skewers, coconut curry butternut squash soup and apple bacon blue cheese tartlets. Dessert features an angel food cake with vanilla bean pastry cream and fresh berries with whipped cream.
Vegan menu options will also be available.
An open bar will offer red and white wine and local craft beer as well as fresh-squeezed lemonade and berry citrus sparkling water.