SOUTHAMPTON, NY - Parrish Presents,
the Parrish Art Museum’s popular Thanksgiving weekend
sale, will kick off with the Preview Cocktail Party for
Benefactors, Patrons, Sponsors, and Friends on Friday,
November 27, 5 to 8 pm, followed by the General Sale,
which is open to the public, on Saturday, November 28,
from 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday, November 29, from 11 am
to 4 pm.
The Benefit Committee Cocktail Party for
Benefactors, Patrons, and Sponsors will be held at the
River House home of Mary Kathryn and Alexander Navab on
Wednesday, October 21. Co-chairs of Parrish Presents are
John Bjørnen and Celeste Wecker.
Parrish Presents has four components: The Market,
The Gift Bazaar, The Silent Auction, and The Book
Signing.
The Silent Auction will feature designer handbags,
lavish jewelry, fashion show tickets, and one-of-a-kind
trips. This year’s offerings include a one-week stay at
a private villa in Cap Cana Oasis in the Dominican
Republic. Bidding for the auction begins at 5 pm Friday
and closes promptly at 3 pm
on Sunday.
The Gift Bazaar, located in the Museum’s
concert hall, offers a wide range of luxury items from
such specialty merchants as Antique Rug Galleria,
Artikay Cashmere, Black Cat Books, The Bruce Murray
Collection, Hampton & Co., LSC Designs Fine & Estate
Jewelry, Lynch’s Garden Center, and Walker Antiques,
among others.
The Carroll Petrie Center for Education,
adjacent to the Museum, houses The Market, where the
smart shopper can find new and gently used home
furnishings, antiques, jewelry, silver, fine linens,
china, pillows, fashion accessories, and much more.
The Book Signing provides an opportunity to
meet with noted authors at the Preview Cocktail Party on
Friday. This year’s line-up features Leslie Banker and
William Mullins (Britannia in Brief: The Scoop on All
Things British), Nancy Corzine (Nancy Corzine:
Glamour at Home), Diane Tuft (Unseen: Photographs
by Diane Tuft) and Stan Herman (American Fashion
Cookbook). Presigned copies of Delicious Flavors
by Victoria Amory will also be available.
Details of Parrish Presents follow:
The Preview Cocktail Party:
Market, Gift Bazaar, Silent Auction, and Book Signing
open for Benefactors, Patrons, Sponsors, and Friends
Friday, November 27, 5 to 8 pm
5
pm entry for Benefactors ($1000), Patrons ($500),
Sponsors ($300), and Underwriters
5:30 pm entry
for Friends ($125 Parrish members
$175 Nonmembers)
General Sale:
Market, Gift Bazaar, and Silent Auction
open to the public
Saturday, November 28, 11 am to 5 pm
Sunday, November 29, 11 am to 4 pm
Admission for the General Sale is $5 per person, free
for Parrish Members and children age 18 and under
For more information, please call the Parrish Art Museum
at 631-283-2118, ext. 33, or visit
www.parrishart.org
.