Rock On Talbot Humane Benefits Homeless Animals

This is one of the cedar Adirondack rockers that will be on the auction block at Rock On Talbot Humane at The Milestone on Sunday, May 4.

Talbot Humane is Rockin’ On for the benefit of the homeless animals in its care. Last summer’s Rock On Talbot project, a fundraiser that auctioned porch rockers painted by local artists to help a local family in need, was a fantastic success, raising nearly $18,000. This year’s beneficiary is Talbot Humane.

Rock On Talbot Humane will help to fund help Talbot Humane’s fourfold mission:
-To rescue animals from neglect and abuse;
-To place companion animals into loving homes, rather than euthanizing them;
-To reunite lost pets with their owners; and
-To reduce pet overpopulation through aggressive spay and neuter programs.

Talbot Humane will auction off 30 one-of-a-kind, hand-painted, cedar Adirondack rocking chairs. Thirty local businesses have volunteered to sponsor the rockers, and 30 local artists have volunteered to paint them.

Participating artists include: Deb Carney; Jane Cross; Peggy Fitzgerald; Patricia Hanlon; Carolyn Jacobson; Melinda Sebastian; Robin Voshell; Cherry Dearie; Jill Basham; Terri Griffin; Jonathan Crist; Easton High School’s Advanced Placement Art Class; Christie Messick; Sts. Peter & Paul High School’s Advanced Placement Art Class; Maggi Sarfaty; Leith Phillips; Nancy Norman Van Schaik; Bridget Whited; HS AP Art Class; St. Michaels Middle & High School’s Advanced Placement Art Class; Kevin Fitzgerald; Betty Blount; Jeff Crist; KC Bridges; Shalagh Hogan; Carol Chester; Jane Bollman; Irene Aspell; Ian Scott-Taylor; Diane DuBois Mullaly; and Susan Langfitt.

Sponsoring businesses include:

In Easton: Bartlett Pear Inn; Academy Art Museum; Elizabeth Claire Salon; Town & Country Liquors; Hobby Town; Wet Dog Car Wash; Hair o’ the Dog; The Soda Fountain at Hill’s; Piazza Italian Market; Eastern Shore Vacation Rentals; Benson & Mangold/The Gearhart Group; Robert W. Baird & Co./The SRVP Group; Lacaze Meredith Real Estate; Dwelling & Design (chair on display at the Avalon Theatre); Lizzy Dee; Mason’s; The Milestone; Miranda’s Shoes; Moonvine; Rise Up Coffee; Sean’s Music; Bountiful; and Doc’s Downtown Grille.

In Oxford: Mystery Loves Company Books (chair on display at Oxford Community Center).

In St. Michaels: 208 Talbot; Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum; The Preppy Redneck; Chesapeake Bay Outfitters; Gina’s Café; and Theo’s Steaks, Sides & Spirits.

The rocking chairs will be auctioned Sunday, May 4, at The Milestone, at 9630 Technology Drive in Easton. Doors will open at 2 p.m., and the auction will begin at 3. Auctiongoers will enjoy complimentary food and drink, as well as music by guitarist extraordinaire Jay Brown of the Royal Oak Musicians. There will also be a silent auction featuring items donated by local businesses.

In the meantime, the chairs will be on display throughout Easton and St. Michaels and at the Oxford Community Center during April. Check ‘em out and choose which you want to bid on. You can even place bids online beforehand.

For more information on Rock On Talbot Humane, participating artists and sponsors, or to see and bid on the chairs, visit www.talbothumane.org/rock-talbot-humane.

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