The Rotary Club of Rye and The Rye Arts Center”™s “Rye”™sAbove” program will conclude at a benefit and auction on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wainwright House in Rye.
While enjoying the festivities guests will be surrounded by 36 beautiful Rye”™sAbove butterflies for their final stop before they are awarded to their highest bidders. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and speak with the artists who created these pieces of art as well as event sponsors and volunteers.
The Rye”™sAbove butterfly auction closes just before dusk and winning bidders can take their butterfly home that evening or make arrangements to pick them up at The Rye Arts Center following the event.
“The goal of Rye”™sAbove has been to beautify and uplift the community while supporting educational and scholarship programs,” said Michele Thomas, president of the Rye Rotary and one of the producers of the event. “We are delighted the project has been met with so much interest and has been embraced by the Rye community and beyond.”
Bidding for the Rye”™sAbove butterflies is available until the evening of Sept. 29 at accelevents.com/e/ryesabove2022. Proceeds from the event will be split between The Rye Rotary and the Rye Arts Center and used for each organization”™s scholarship and educational programs. A portion of this year”™s proceeds received by the Rye Rotary will be used for Ukrainian war relief.
Tickets to the Rye”™sAbove Benefit and Close of Auction Event are $100 each and can be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ryes-above-benefit-and-close-of-auction-tickets-396660019797.
The Rye Arts Center is a community-based, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to inspire interest and maximum participation in the arts in Westchester and the surrounding region. The Rye Arts Center is committed to offering programs that are characterized by artistic tradition, educational value and a spirit of innovation.
