The Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library will hold its annual Painted Chair raffle event, featuring chairs beautifully decorated by more than 40 local artists. Each chair matches a specific book, and the collection will show at the Santa Maria Town Center mall from March 12 through April 1.
Visitors can peruse the chairs and bid on their favorites during regular mall hours. A few themed quilts are also part of the show, which includes chairs themed for children’s books and others.
Two events include a reading by members of the Camp Fire kids group on March 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and a reading by Taylor School students on March 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Proceeds from the fundraiser are used to purchase new books and materials for the Santa Maria Public Library. More information is available at 352-1106.
This article appears in Mar 10-17, 2016.
