Celebrate spring with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s 11th Hat Luncheon Saturday, June 2 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. Guests are invited to wear their most fashionable hat to the elegant fundraising event. The champagne reception begins at 11:00 a.m. and the luncheon at noon. Live music is provided by the orchestra’s Academy of Music students.

Guest bartenders will serve champagne as guests gather on the lanai and will pour fine wines during the sumptuous meal catered by One Eleven of Greensburg. The festive atmosphere will also feature photo ops, gift baskets, a money tree and valet parking.

Event co-chairs are Jill Briercheck and Candace Cassidy with honorary Co-Chairs Linda Assard, Sheila Caramella and Jo Ann Lightcap, each a past president of the symphony’s board of directors. Underwriters include Excela Health, Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, Smail Automotive and Pam and Scott Kroh. Sponsors, to date, include Candace Cassidy, Carpenter Construction, Cassidy and Associates, Daniels & Miller, Diamond Physical Therapy, Dollar Bank, Rohrich-Lexus, Seton Hill University, and Westmoreland County Community College.

Tickets are $65 each and may be reserved by contacting the WSO office: 724-837-1850 or emailing info@westmorelandsymphony.org. Seating is limited. All proceeds benefit the mission of the WSO and its educational programs.

New to the auction are two items involving the orchestra’s Artistic Director Daniel Meyer, and his wife Mary Persin – namely, a cocktail party for 20 in your home catered by One Eleven’s chef Richard Kurtz, and a dinner for four at a private club in Pittsburgh.

Getaway destinations include a condo in Naples, a house in Vail, a Grand Bahia Principe Resort, the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa, and a Meadows Racetrack and Casino package that includes an overnight stay at a nearby Courtyard by Marriott.

Sports fans can bid on tickets for Penguins and Pitt games. Art lovers will find works by such area artists as Susan E. Pollins, Phyllis Koehler, Lee Klingenberg, Kathy Sobota and Peg Panasiti. Fine wines, jewelry, wearables, home accents, and restaurant and golf packages are also up for bid.

The cocktail hour is set for 6 p.m., dinner, 7:30, with the auction to follow. Event co-chairs are June Penta, Janie Belden and Von DeRiso; auction co-chairs are Bill Friedlander, Jan Taylor and Kathy Sobota. Chuck Anderson hosts as auctioneer.

For an invitation or further information contact the WSO office: 724-837-1850 or email info@westmorelandsymphony.org