Millay Summer Soirée – July 23, 2026

Millay Arts turns 53 this summer, and we’re celebrating our birthday and the summer season in style!

We return this summer to the beautiful hilltop home of board member Melissa Slotnick and her husband Joe, Thursday, July 23, for an evening under the tent and under the stars with live music by The Energy, live sand art in the making by Joe Mangrum, cuisine by Chef Todd Ramsey and a curated selection of wines, beers, and creative cocktails!

You will also have an opportunity to meet the painters, writers, composers, and poets we support — and hear their stories of what it means to have time, space, and creative freedom, fully supported, at one of America’s most historic artist residencies.

This is a small and special event, co-hosted by by Board Members Whitney Lawson & George McCulloch, Jeff Bailey & John Lillis, Pat Owens & Gary Martin and Katharine & P. John Dufault. Tickets — just $100 for the evening — will sell out quickly. 

Join us as we raise a glass to 53 years of supporting artists who need nothing more than time and space to create.

Help us support artists by buying tickets to this very special event:

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