Adams' Fourth Annual Great Chair Auction Open For Bids
ADAMS, Mass. — From comic and cartoon characters to paeans to nature, this year's Great Chair Auction offering up some fantastical seating for enjoying — or just viewing.
The annual fundraiser for Youth Center Inc. commenced after an official ribbon cutting Wednesday at the former Simmons Furniture Store on Park Street.
Town Administrator Tony Mazzucco got to clip the ribbon before joining in on the Artists' Walk along Park Street, where many of the items for auction can be seen on display in store windows.
"This is a great event and I look forward to cutting the ribbon every year," Mazzucco said. "It's a great community event and a great fundraiser for the community."
The Great Chair Auction has been going strong for three years and remains the largest fundraiser for the Adams Youth Center. Now in its fourth year, it has expanded with even more interesting pieces and furniture.
"We have some great superhero ones, we have one depicting Big Basin Swimming Hole, we have a wine rack, tables and there are even some carved pieces," Executive Director Youth Center Sonia DiSanti said.
The pieces are donated by artists from around the area and community members. Some are as simple as a reupholstered chair for the Bruins lover and others more detailed art pieces, like the Big Basin chair. There's also bookcases, tables and other furniture pieces.
The event brings in between $10,000 and $12,000 annually.
Youth Center Board Member Ed St. John IV said he is impressed every year by what the artists create.
"Quality is always top notch, and the artist's imagination never ceases to amaze us," he said.
The furniture up for auction is displayed in storefront windows throughout the downtown. Potential buyers can window shop before taking to the online auction or the live auction Sunday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. at the Bounti-Fare. Keep checking back to the online site as items will be added in the coming days.
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