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It's that time again! Our What a Hoot! Gala & Auction will be held October 13, 2018 at 1pm at the Coxsackie Yacht Club. Tickets for the auction are available from Samantha at the West Coxsackie Branch of the National Bank of Coxsackie, from Dawn Marie Smith (find her around town or search her out on Facebook,) or you can mail your check for $25/ticket made out to the Village of Coxsackie-Owls, and send it to The Hoot of the Owl Committee, PO Box 148, Coxsackie NY 12051.
The owls can be found in groups all around Coxsackie. Brochures can be found at many of our sponsors' businesses, and at the Village Offices. Enjoy your owl hunt, and be sure to put October 13th on your calendar for our 2018 Owl Auction, where all proceeds from our owl auction will go to various charities to benefit the community.
SPACE IS LIMITED, so buy your tickets early!
We also have a raffle owl this year! This is Sleepy Owl Sunset, by artist Teresa F. Gargano. We are selling tickets for $5 each, or 5 for $20. Use our Contact Us page to send us a message to purchase your raffle tickets today! You could own your own owl for as little as $5! Drawing will be held at the What a Hoot! Gala & Auction. You need not be present to win.
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All individuals and businesses interested in being an owl sponsor must return packets and payment by November 15.
The deadline for artists to submit an owl sketch with all accompanying paperwork.
Sponsors will choose their owl/artists at this reception.
Artists will be notified that they have been selected by a sponsor, and will pick up their owl to begin work.
This is the firm deadline for artists to return their finished owls. They will then be sent for clear-coating.
We hope to get all owls on their perches in time for the Memorial Day Weekend.
The 2018 Owl Auction will be held at the Coxsackie Yacht Club at 1:30pm. More details to come!
Our 2018 artists will hail from right here in Coxsackie, to neighboring towns in the Capital Region. It is time for potential artists to submit their sketches!
Our sponsors will donate $500 each for the honor of sponsoring one of our beautiful owls. With that tax-deductible donation comes credit on the owl's name plaque. The money covers the cost of a primed owl, its mounting brackets, shipping, weather protection, artists supply fee, and promotion of the festival. Our owls wouldn't be possible without our very generous sponsors! After the owls have been displayed all summer around town, they will be auctioned off to the highest bidders at our Gala Auction near the end of September/early October--dates TBA. **NEW DEADLINE NOVEMBER 25, 2017**
The Hoot of the Owl Committee is inviting you to be part of the celebration, too. Won’t you please become a What a Hoot! Supporter? Your donation will help Coxsackie’s festival soar by providing much needed funding for promotion, thereby ensuring success. While promoting What a Hoot!, the committee will also give you and your business recognition through social media and extensive advertising. We do hope that you will join us.
Check out the latest on Catskill's cats and Cairo's bears at Hudson Valley 360:
Cats and Owls and Bears Oh My!