The Phoenicia Library is hosting an evening of acoustical music, together with a really first-rate silent auction, to raise operating funds. The event will take place on Saturday, July 14 at 7:00 pm at Parish Hall on Phoenicia's Main Street. Suggested donation for tickets is $5 and free for kids under age 5. Refreshments will be provided by Phoenicia's own "Sweet Home" cookbook author, Rebecca Miller Ffrench.
Performing acoustical artists include:
Breakneck Annie Band – Up tempo traditional folk music with mandolin and accordian
Robert Burke Warren – Contemporary guitar and vocal
Miriam Rose Altman – Nine-year old music phenom, playing solo violin in the classical style
Enrico “The Big Caboose” Scull – Traditional ragtime and blues guitar and vocal
Dave Kearney and Elly Wininger – Guitar and vocals
Every year, with government funding declining sharply and operating costs going up, the library must fundraise to meet its annual budget. This concert will help the library close the gap for 2012.
Silent auction items can be bid on before or at the event. Even if you cannot attend the concert, one can bid on any of the following items by calling the Phoenicia Library at 688-7811:
1. 3-Night Stay at “Cabin in the Woods,” Shandaken. See http://www.catskills.com/ or http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/30217
Disclaimer: cabin is available for a Friday through Monday stay and is subject to availability and excludes holiday weekends (such as Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends). Value: $480 ($160/night)
2. Photography Portrait Session (1 hour) with Andrea Cabane, in studio or out, with 2 final retouched images. Value: $350
3. Handmade Sun Dress by Stephanie Barnes of Barneche Design www.barneche.com Cotton and vintage floral rayon. Size – XS/S. Value: $175.00
4. Two Season Passes to Mt. Tremper Arts (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />MTA). MTA supports contemporary artists in the creation and presentation of new works of art. Value: $150
5. Two General Passes to The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice. Good for 3 evening events, 7:30 pm rain or shine (tent-covered). August 2nd – Divas Unleashed; August 3rd – Voices of Distinction: Broadway; August 4th – Madame Butterfly and August 5th at 4:30 – Tribute to Peter Schickele.
6. Two-Hour Consultation with Professional Organizer, Sue Story, Clutterbusters. Value: $150.
7. Two tickets to Belleayre Music Conservatory Event (not available for Suzy Essman) thru the end of the season. Value: $132.
8. 90 minute treatment by Kathryn Haber, Mariposa Bodyworks, Phoenicia. Choose from: massage, cranio-sacral, or Thai yoga massage...to be determined by Kathryn and the recipient. Value: $120
9. Gift Certificate to Peekamoose Restaurant and Tap Room, Big Indian, NY. Value: $100
10. 3-Hour Private Art Class in oil or pastel, age 15+, with noted local contemporary landscape painter, Christie Scheele. Value: $100
