CONNECTION * CREATIVITY * CONTINUITY

CELEBRATING

MILLAY ARTS

50th Anniversary

JOIN US!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, 4:00pm-8:30pm (and beyond)

Millay Arts Campus at Steepletop

454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY 12017

Tickets: $250/each via the button in the top right of this page
Use code EARLYBIRDS for 20% discount before August 25th!

We are excited to host you for what promises to be a celebratory extravaganza, featuring our stellar alumni reading, performing, exhibiting and reminiscing and including art installations in the studios, poetry readings, throwback 70s photo booth, art-making on the meadow, signature cocktails, a gourmet feast under the tent followed by a bonfire and s'mores under the stars! Throughout the evening we promise singular entertainment, unique experiences, compelling conversations, scintillating guests and more.

Don't miss the chance to celebrate with us as we mark the occasion, reflect on our essential mission of providing time and space to extraordinary creators, and honor our alumni and the creative spirit.

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4:00 pm

STUDIO VISITS

ART EXHIBITION

VISIT THE GROUNDS

5:00 pm

LIVE MUSIC
featuring retro Jazz band
Fleur Seule

COCKTAILS
custom made by

Billy Jack Paul of MoonCloud

6:00 pm

GOURMET BUFFET DINNER
from

Soma Catering

7:00 pm

CEREMONY

8:30 pm

BONFIRE AFTER-PARTY

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HONORING

JAMES LAPINE
PLAYWRITING FELLOW -- 1978
PULITZER PRIZE 1985 "SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE"
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EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY
PULITZER PRIZE 1923 "THE BALLAD OF THE HARP WEAVER"
FIRST WOMAN RECIPIENT OF THE PRIZE FOR POETRY
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VIRGINIA SHERIDAN & BETSY SAMET
FOR THEIR DECADES OF INVALUABLE BOARD LEADERSHIP

PLUS

MASTER OF CEREMONIES LARRY KRONE
VISUAL ARTS FELLOW - 2013

WE CAN'T WAIT TO WELCOME YOU!

Thanks to our generous sponsors!

Millay Arts 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration

An artistic, ecstatic, bohemian cabaret!