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Dress To the Nines at Veggies to Table’s Auction & Gala

EAST BOOTHBAY, ME – Veggies to Table’s summer gala returns to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on Sunday, August 9. This years event To the Nines, invites guests to dress up, indulge in small plates from Solo Pane and Solo Italiano, oysters, macarons, and bites from East Boothbay General, an open bar and a lineup of extraordinary Live and Silent auction experiences. Live Auction Highlights The Live Auction features incredible travel experiences, including a stay in Aix-en-Provence; a Left Bank Paris apartment; a Provence villa; an Italian villa near Cinque Terre; a Tops’l Farm farmhouse stay, a Solo Italiano curated Northern Italy tour; a private dinner cooked by Paolo Laboa of Solo Italiano on the Veggies to Table farm, dining experiences at The Alna Store, Mr. Tuna, Bred in the Bone, and more! Preview the entire live auction prize collection here: https://bit.ly/4vrWpMT Silent Auction Highlights The Silent Auction will be live from July 26 – August 9. The online auction is open to everyone, everywhere, with no event ticket required. Of Note: Every Live Auction ticket includes full access to the Silent Auction. Bid on trips to Paris, Maine and Mexico along with dinner at Nina June, Mistral and Deuxave in Boston, VIP tickets to Gorillaz, the Indigo Girls and so much more. View the entire Silent Auction prize collection here: https://bit.ly/454xeFf A Golden Chance to Win! Skip the competition with a Golden Ticket. For just $100, each Golden Ticket offers the chance to win nearly any Live Auction prize before the bidding even begins. Golden Tickets are available worldwide, and you do not need to purchase a Gala ticket, or be present, to participate. This year’s event is made possible by our sponsors: Sotheby’s International Realty, Knickerbocker Group, Rising Tide Co-op, First National Bank, M.S. Walker, Coffee By Design, Bickling Financial Services, Bath Savings, Dead River Company, The Tipsy Butler, The Portland Yoga Project, Eat Drink Lucky, Orne’s Candy Store, Colby & Gale, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, Main Street Grocery, Pier 1 Pizza, Maine Community Bank, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Ideal Wine & Spirits, Mine Oyster, and First Federal Savings and our hosts: Gena Canning, Alexis Caris and Jack Rosenberg, Emily Whiting, Bonnie and Joel Berman. To learn more about becoming an event sponsor or host email us at: erica@veggiestotable.org About Veggies to Table: Everything Veggies to Table grows, they donate in collaboration with 35+ local partners, including food pantries, schools, summer lunch programs and hospitals—filling hungry stomachs and lifting spirits along the way. Event Information To the Nines Gala & Auction Sunday, August 9, 2026 5:00–7:30 PM Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME For tickets, Golden Tickets, prize details, sponsorship opportunities, and more info, visit https://onecau.se/tothenines Photos by Kory Theriault and Michael Wilson

Newcastle organization dedicated to ending hunger in Maine to host silent auction

Proceeds from the To the Nines auction will benefit the Midcoast nonprofit Veggies to Table.

Let the bidding begin!

The countdown is on for Veggies to Table's biggest event of the year: the To the Nines Auction & Gala. The online silent auction goes live Sunday.