Historic Christ Church, at the corner of Rt. 5 and Melendy Hill Rd., is celebrating its 200th birthday this year with a Benefit Concert and Silent Auction. Festivities begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 19. Proceeds will provide critical funding for the Christ Church Guilford Society to maintain and improve the building, which has not had a resident congregation since the 1890s. . . . Internationally renowned instrumentalists Jaime Laredo and Lucy Chapman, violin; Kim Kashkashian, viola; Merry Peckham and Sharon Robinson, cello; and James Winn, flute, will share the stage with Ellen McCulloch-Lovell, who has written a commemorative poem for the occasion. The musical program includes Luigi Boccherini's Sonata in C Major for Two Celli; selections from György Kurtág's Signs, Games, and Messages for solo viola; Mozart's Quartet in C Major for flute, violin, viola, and cello; Andy Stein's Suite for Two for Violin and Cello; and Boccherini's String Quintet in E Major, op. 13, no. 5. . . . An elegant reception and Silent Auction—featuring getaways, dinners, original paintings and fine crafts by area artisans, other special items and gift certificates—will follow on the lawn of Christ Church. In the event of inclement weather, these post-concert festivities will move to Guilford Community Church nearby. . . . Gala tickets at $25 each are for sale at Guilford Free Library in Guilford Center and at Everyone's Books on Elliot St. in Brattleboro. For further information, to purchase tickets by mail, or to make a general donation of support, contact Anne Montgomery at amontgomery1254@gmail.com or (802) 257-2636. . . . A detailed press release is posted at https://www.christchurchguilford.com/gala-benefit .

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