Saturday night's Silent Art Auction at the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum attracted more than eighty residents and visitors. One piece of art brought a high bid of $250. The popular event netted close to $5,000 for the ongoing work of island preservation. In addition to raising needed funds, the auction provided a pleasant evening for a community gathering in the cold days of January.
You can read more about the Art Auction in our wonderful on-line "newspaper" the Ocracoke Current:
http://www.ocracokecurrent.com/80779.
Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is an account of the 2013 Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Count.
You can read it here:
http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news012114.htm.
That is wonderful news for a wonderful organization!
ReplyDeleteMay Pete Seeger rest in Peace.
ReplyDeleteWhere have all the flowers gone?
DeleteNC Mainlander missed the silent art auction, but so happy to hear it was very successful. Hope it will be repeated next year.
ReplyDeletePhilip, are you ready for snow? Looking forward seeing some of your pretty photos. Roxboro is only expecting a few inches of snow this time.
Right now it's just sleet! No pretty pictures yet.
DeleteHappy national pie day
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to OPS! What a great idea; although I did not paint nor buy. I shall next time.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that the auction was a great success!!
ReplyDeleteAmy certainly came up with a wonderful idea
Juanita.