To raise money for Orange’s parks, residents will spend an evening enjoying one come Saturday, Sept. 7.
The annual Dinner By The River fundraiser, organized by the Orange Revitalization Partnership and Friends of the Parks, will be held at Riverfront Park on East River Street starting at 5 p.m.
The event, which will be held rain or shine, starts with a social before dinner is served at 5:30 p.m., according to an event press release.
The menu will consist of vegetarian lasagna or balsamic chicken, green beans almandine, scalloped potatoes, bread with dipping sauce, side salad and dessert prepared by Affordable Catering of Orange. Available drinks are water and ice tea. Meanwhile, Lazy Bones will provide jazz, exotica and blues music.
This year’s Dinner By The River will include two new elements, the press release states. The first is a butterfly release, where participants can purchase a monarch butterfly for $10 to release at the dinner. The second is a $300 cash raffle. Tickets are $5 for one and $10 for three.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle and raffles for gift baskets from area businesses. If your business is interested in donating a gift basket or gift card, call Brenda Black, chairwoman of Dinner By The River, at 978-602-4982. Also contact Black to purchase a butterfly or raffle tickets.
Tickets to the dinner are $20 and can be purchased at Trail Head Outfitters & General Store, 1 South Main St. in Orange, or by calling Pat Andrews at 978-544-8555.