The historic St. Philip’s Graveyard Tour and Silent Auction Reception will take place on Saturday, Nov. 3. Proceeds will benefit Tenzin and the Tenzin Tibetan Refugee Project.

The graveyard tour starts at 4 p.m., and the silent auction and wine reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. Oysters on the half shell, wine, savory soups, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

The silent auction includes a wide range of art works donated by local professional artists: Jay Palefsky, Don Nice, Martee Levi, Sheilah Rechtschaffer, Russell Cussick, Marina Yashina, Pat Latrilla, Barbara Gallazo, Lucille Tortora, Imogene Drummond, Thomas Huber and Carla Goldberg. There are dinners, boat rides, vacations, tickets for events and memberships as well.

St. Philip’s Church in the Highlands is located at 1101 Route 9D in Garrison and suggests a donation of $50 per person for this event. Reservations are required and should be made to the church office at 845-424-3571. St. Philip’s Youth Group will provide childcare at the rate of $10 per child or $25 for three or more children.

Behind The Story

Type: News

News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

Articles attributed to "staff" are written by the editor or a senior editor. This is typically because they are brief items based on a single source, such as a press release, or there are multiple contributors, such as a collection of photos.