KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON - Gilboa Bottle Auction Offers Holiday Cheer a Chance to Bid-for-Good

GILBOA - Alicia Terry, Gilboa Town Supervisor, will be auctioneer for the Gilboa Museum fundraiser.

GILBOA — Good things come in small bottles. Large ones, too! So says Linda Karlsen, Gilboa Historical Society board member and chair of the non-profit’s fundraising committee and Annual Holiday Bottle Auction. And she should know.

Veteran fundraiser Linda looks forward to this annual holiday event all year.

“The Gilboa Museum has been fundraising through the bottle auction since before my time at the historical society,” she says. “It’s a beloved holiday tradition.” 

The bottle auction will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 2 pm in the Community Room at the Gilboa Museum & Nicholas J. Juried History Center, 122 Stryker Road, Gilboa.

Each year, fundraising events like the bottle auction bring much-needed funds to the museum. For 20 years, the Museum has been preserving and featuring Gilboa’s unique history to Gilboa residents and

alike with free programming and exhibits.

“Bottles are wrapped so they’re a surprise so you can end up with all sorts of cool and unexpected things. Wine, liquor, olive oil; only good things,” she adds. “It’s better than buying a lottery ticket because you’re bidding on a sure thing. You never know what you’re going to get. But that’s not really the point. This in-person auction is a chance to bid-for-good and see your friends and neighbors—and enjoy some refreshments on the house!”

When it comes to the Art of the Auction, Gilboa Town Supervisor Alicia Terry has what it takes. For the third year in a row she’s volunteering her services as auctioneer for this event. Whether it’s a bottle of Colavita Premium olive oil or Grey Goose Vodka, bottles can be won at bargain prices, Supervisor Terry keeps her audience bidding with some light patter and a big helping of holiday spirit.

Why support the bottle auction?

If giving to a good cause isn’t enough, you can sample some of The Carrot Barn’s fresh baked goods, Wyckoff punch & other goodies provided as light refreshment by the Gilboa Historical Society!

It’s probably the closest you’ll come to Santa’s Workshop this holiday season !

The Museum will be open for this event so you can see the latest exhibits and favorites from fossils to a short film about the last days of Gilboa Village.

While you’re there, you can’t miss the Museum’s latest art exhibit, “Small Works,” curated by Amy Silberkleit and Michael Shiffer, currently featuring artwork by Sheila Trautman, Doreen McGrath and Regina Quinn, along with 14 other talented local artists whose work can be purchased that day with a portion of the proceeds also benefitting the Museum.