Friends Of OHEKA Garden Party Set To Return To Huntington

HUNTINGTON, NY — The Friends of OHEKA Garden Party is set to return to Oheka Castle in Huntington on June 8, a spokeswoman for Friends of OHEKA announced. A rain date is scheduled for June 22.

Tickets to the Friends of OHEKA Garden Party, slated to run from 5 to 8 p.m., can be purchased here. Tickets are $125 for general admission or $1,000 for a table of 10. Oheka Castle is at 135 W. Gate Drive, Huntington.

Friends of OHEKA is also set to dole out $21,000 in Otto Kahn Awards to six high school seniors in the Town of Huntington. Each winning student is set to receive $3,500 and will perform or have their work shown at this year's gala at the castle.

These are the students who are pursuing their love of the arts as they are slated to begin college this fall:

• James Graziano of Northport High School.
• Ally Kustera of Huntington High School.
• Ester Loring of Northport High School.
• Quinlan Sellars of Walt Whitman High School.
• Allison Smith of Half Hollow Hills East High School.
• Zimo Zhong of Walt Whitman High School.

The gala is also set to honor Danielle Campbell of News 12 Long Island as the 2022 Humanitarian Honoree.

A ticket to the party includes hors d'Oeuvres, a buffet dinner, wine, dessert, and entertainment. There will also be raffles. The castle's traditional Great Gatsby-style clothing is welcomed.

To date, Friends of OHEKA has raised nearly $200,000 for high school seniors who are pursuing an education in arts, carrying on the passion that Otto Kahn had for supporting the arts. Kahn is the builder and original owner of Oheka Castle.

"Current owner Gary Melius and the board of Friends of OHEKA care deeply about carrying on this tradition and are thrilled that our only fundraiser is back this year!" the organization stated.

Friends of OHEKA is a non-profit dedicated to the protection, preservation and public awareness of Oheka Castle.