"Diamond In The Rough" Gala Completely Sold Out

There are no tickets remaining to the 3rd Annual Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation “Diamond In The Rough” Gala set for Saturday night.

According to Maureen Rutkowski, MPCCF Project Director, ““We usually sell out a day or two before,” she said,  “This time we sold out two weeks in advance.” 

While it’s too late to buy now, for those ticketholder’s already planning to attend, here’s a run down of what will take place this Saturday at the center from 7 to 11 p.m.

The Gala this year celebrates the philanthropy of Montauk Residents Drew Doscher, Andy Harris and Sally Richardson, and Dennis and Rosanna Sisco; all of whom are being honored, Rutkowski said, “for their commitment to the community.” 

The outdoor, tented event will feature dinner, dancing, drinks and live music by Celtic Cross. The gala’s sponsors include Stonecrop Wines, Taylor Creative, Peroni, Montauk Brewing, Homeport, and Hamptons magazine. 

Additionally, there will be a live auction and raffles selling off sport tickets, art, broadway tickets, restaurant gift certificates, trips and more. 

Proceeds raised by ticket sales and bidding will go toward the completion of the Playhouse, which opened in 2006. The playhouse itself is housed in a former tennis auditorium built during the 1928-1929 development of Montauk under the control of real estate developer Carl Fischer. At the time of its completion it was considered to be the largest building of this type in the world. Since the opening of the Playhouse in 2006, Project Director Maureen Rutkowski said,"The Playhouse has become the social center of Montauk." The building also houses a child and adult day care center, a gymnasium and a nutrition center. With the new funds the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation hopes to finish the first floor of the building and turn it into an aquatic center with two pools and a multipurpose community room.

With excitement high, Rutkowski thinks word is spreading that the Gala is good fun for a good cause. “I think people are really looking forward to coming out and supporting the construction through fundraising,” she said.