NARROWSBURG, NY — The 25th anniversary of Riverfest, which was held on July 26 in Narrowsburg, marked a couple of records for the celebration of art and the river. According to Elaine Giguere, executive director of Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA), which hosts the event, the poster auction raised a record of about $15,500 or perhaps a bit more. The highest previous amount was some $3,000 less than that.

The poster that brought the highest amount was one painted by artist and noted children’s author Vera B. Williams, which sold for $2,600. Giguere said it was a picture of several girls that Williams had created several years ago for the cover of a book, but was not ultimately used. Giguere said people were generous in the spirit of the celebration of the 25th anniversary.

New for this year’s event was the introduction of a carnival-style game called, “BASS-ketball,” which allowed kids, and young-at-heart adults, to try their hand at tossing a fish to win a prize. The game was created by DVAA board member and designer Hans Küng.

The winner was Christian Takleszyn, from Plainfield, NJ who was the only person to successfully toss three fish in a row into the BASS-ketball fishing net.

The funds raised at the event go to support DVAA, which was founded in 1976, and serves as Arts Council for Sullivan County. The organization is supported in large part by membership dues.