Entries have been pouring in from community groups,
professional artists and individuals for the Chairs for Charity 2013 event on
Jan. 26. Only 30 entries are being
allowed this year, and those are already on hand. It will be a fun-filled
evening from 5 to 8 p.m. at the San Andreas Town Hall. Admission price is $25 – and tickets must
be purchased in advance. A full night of fun will begin with Pickle
Patch, San Andreas, catering a delicious buffet dinner. A no-host bar,
featuring a specialty drink, will be available. Llive and silent auction
opportunities will be offered. Fabulous
raffle prizes will be offered and everyone will have a chance to participate in
rounds of Xtreme musical chairs, just like when you were a kid. Mindy Bach will serve as Auctioneer and emcee
for the evening.
Local judges will chose, in advance, the top ten entries making
up the live auction portion
of this event. Other
entries will be available for bidding through silent auction. Chairs for
Charity is a collaboration between Calaveras Arts Council and Soroptimist
International of Calaveras County.
Profits of more than $23,400 from Chairs for Charity events in 2009,
2010 & 2011 have benefited the Calaveras community as a result of these
fund raising events.
Several well-known local artists have/are submitting
entries: Sumiko Mancinelli, Ruth Morrow, Cate Culver, Lori & Pete Kelly,
Kevin Brady, Jane Brown, Anne Dasche, Linda Lawrence, Connie Strawbridge and
others have created masterpieces for all to enjoy & appreciate. A partial
list of community groups with entries are: Arts Council, My Own School,
Calaveras Big Trees, ARC, Hospice, Mountain Ranch Resource Center Food Pantry,
PACE yourself, Sierra Hope, Soroptimists and more.
There are rocking chairs, benches, padded stools,
watercolors, a Celtic chair, an Adirondack chair, a caned chair, a chair
complete with a bird feeder, a child’s chair, wooden theatre chairs, chairs
with cushions plus a chair lovingly created from a wine barrel. You will not want to miss out on this
creative fun.
Being offered as an added attraction this year, as part of
the live auction, is a fabulous vacation excursion to Las Cruces, New
Mexico. This 4-bedroom, 2-1/2 bath
private residence has a beautiful outside patio and is within walking distance
to the small village of La Mesilla. Wouldn’t spending two weeks here be ideal?
For questions or to purchase tickets, contact the Arts
Council at 754-1774 or visit the groups’ websites: www.sicalaverascounty.org or www.calaverasarts.org
for more information.
