Rock On Talbot Humane Kicks Off “Chairity” Event

The Avalon stage will be rockin’ on May 29, but not with musicians or drums or electric guitars. Local art will take the stage and will blow you away as originality, functionality and charm mingle passionately in Talbot Humane’s second annual “chairity” auction.

Rock On Talbot Humane will feature 20 one-of-a-kind, hand painted chairs for live auction to benefit the shelter animals at Talbot Humane. The event is free and open to the public, and it will include an uncommon and exceptional silent auction, delicious food, cash bar, and of course, the Avalon milieu.

“Local artists put their hearts and souls into painting these chairs,” said Susan Langfitt, Volunteer & Community Events Coordinator for Talbot Humane. “Every chair comes back to us transformed from the planks of bare wood they start out as into a beautiful work of art. We love to see where each artist takes this project.”

This year, Rock On Talbot Humane will auction 15 custom-built, rocking Adirondack chairs, five children’s Adirondack chairs, and a signature bench. Each is sponsored by a local business, where it remains on display for the public to enjoy until they are auctioned in May. Chairs will start appearing at local businesses at the end of April. Photos of the painted chairs also will start popping up in the coming weeks on Talbot Humane’s Facebook page, the Rock On Talbot Humane Facebook page, and Talbot Humane’s website at www.talbothumane.org

“Last year, we raised just over $17,000 for the shelter through our live and silent auctions, and of course, we hope to surpass that at this year’s event,” said Langfitt. “It’s a wonderful way for the public to support the work we do here at Talbot Humane and take home a beautiful piece of artwork they will use and enjoy for years to come.” From the original design of the rocking Adirondack chair, hand-built in Maryland, to the custom art work,

Rock On Talbot Humane chairs are worth the investment buyers put both into the chairs and into caring for our community’s homeless animals. Chairs ranged in price last year from $300 to $2,000.

This year’s project features a signature bench, which will be displayed at the Avalon Theatre. It will be painted by local artist Jonathan Crist, who often combines stain and paint to create iconic Eastern Shore scenes, such as a black lab holding a duck retrieved from the marsh—the theme of his chair last year. Another addition to this year’s auction, conducted by Buddy Foxwell of Foxwell Auctions in Cambridge, is children’s Adirondacks, which will bring a fun new element to the night, and are rumored to include a sports chair and a mermaid theme.

Doors will open at the Avalon at 6:30 pm and the live auction starts at 7 pm on May 29. For more information on the Rock On Talbot Humane project, contact Susan Langfitt at 410-822-0107 or [email protected].

Talbot Humane is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization, located at 7894 Ocean Gateway in Easton, MD. We are an open admission shelter to all Talbot County residents, caring for an average of 1,300 animals each year. We don’t turn away any county animals. Talbot Humane has been helping animals in need since 1932.

For more information, Contact: Susan Langfitt at [email protected]

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