The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will hold a special Bake Sale & Basket Auction fund-raiser on Saturday, in Fredonia’s East Barker Common as part of the Fredonia Farmers’ Market. Proceeds benefit the Opera House’s general operations and programming.

Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis says that the event is annually in June during Attic & Seller Weekend.

A variety of delicious baked goods will be for sale; and 11 baskets and pieces of artwork will be raffled off using a Basket Auction format. Included are a framed print of “First Snow,” a watercolor painting by the late Vermont artist Gary Eckhart, handmade pottery coffee mugs crafted by SUNY Fredonia Professor Ted Lee and donated with Honduran coffee beans, a Christmas-themed basket, and a Fredonia-themed basket, as well as four wine and cordial baskets that each come with lottery tickets and local restaurant gift cards. The cordial baskets also include vintage hand-turned wooden cordial glasses and a vase by Gowanda artist Francis Scott.

The Bake Sale and the Basket Auction will begin at 9 a.m. and run through 1 p.m. when the Farmers’ Market closes.

“We hope people will come visit us and support the fundraiser when they come downtown for the weekly Fredonia Farmers’ Market!” says Davis.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.