Kathy Orr/ Baker City Herald The art of Baker City potter Mary Sue Rightmire will be given one of two Honored Artist Awards during the Crossroads Carnegie Art Center fundraising gala Oct. 18.

Crossroads Carnegie Art Center Fundraiser Preview

By Lisa Britton

For the Baker City Herald

The annual gala fundraiser for Crossroads Carnegie Art Center is set for Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Baker Event Center, 2600 East St.

The social hour and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and the live auction at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $37.50 a person and available until Oct. 10 at Crossroads, 2020 Auburn Ave.

The board of director’s goal is to sell out the event, so tickets might not be available at the door. Call Crossroads for details, 541-523-5369.

Dinner this year will be prepared by The Little Pig. Erin Hansen and her team will have a multi-course meal including a Country Natural Beef tri-tip dinner donated by John and Molly Wilson with Little Pig Spuddy Buddy’s and an almond milk root vegetable curry with rice.

Dessert will be handmade apple rhubarb pies served with homemade maple ice cream made with real maple syrup from the Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in Montpelier, Vermont.

The Little Pig will also be overseeing the full no-host bar with Copper Belt Winery of Keating and Barley Brown’s beer.

This year the table centerpieces will be created by businesses, nonprofits and community service organizations in the theme of the world’s grand master artisans, such as Van Gogh, Picasso and Norman Rockwell.

“We are thrilled that so many community partners are stepping forward to meet this challenge of decorating the tables,” said Ginger Savage, executive director.

Honored Artists

This year, the Crossroads board decided to begin an Honored Artist Award that will be given each year to “two artists who have given tirelessly to support Crossroads and its mission and who are master craftspeople in their own right.”

The first to be honored are Terri Axness and Mary Sue Rightmire.

See more in Friday’s issue of the Baker City Herald.