Bid on benches at Bethel Woods Harvest Festival

BETHEL, NY — As part of the 10th anniversary of The Harvest Festival, a series of one-of-a-kind cedar wooden benches have been decorated by local artists and will be auctioned off to raise money to support programs offered in the festival’s children’s area.

A variety of local artists have contributed their skills to the fundraiser, and customized the benches with paint, collage, decoupage and other creative processes. The benches are on display at The Harvest Festival each week. The silent auction began on Labor Day and will end on the last day of the festival, Sunday, October 12. Bidding will close at 2:00 p.m., and winners will be announced from the stage at 3:30 p.m.

The benches were crafted by Catskill Outdoor Furniture and have been decorated by area artists including L. Susan Allsop, Tobi Magnetico, Jack Yelle, Molly Stahl, Sally Amthor, Jacob and Susan Melnick, Matthew Sherman and Paul Kean. Many of the artists used harvest festival themes as inspiration for the direction of their work.

To place a bid for one of the benches, visit the welcome tent at The Harvest Festival, where you will be assigned a bidding identification number for the duration of the silent auction.

For more information call 845/295-2448.