“Art & Osyters” will be back this Nov. 1 at Sutter Theater Center for the Arts. Photo courtesy of Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - “Art & Oysters” is back this year and promises to be bigger and better than ever with more oysters, more music and more art. A collaboration between Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture and the Yuba Sutter Rotary Night Club, “Art & Oysters” will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1 starting at 6 p.m. 

This year, the event will be held at Sutter Theater Center for the Arts, 754 Plumas St in Yuba City. Tickets are $85 each or $650 for a table of eight. Tickets at the door, if available, will be $95 each. Admission includes all you can eat oysters, chicken and side dishes. There will be a full no-host bar. Tickets are available online at yubasutterarts.org and in person at the Sutter Theater box office. There is limited seating so get your tickets now. Live music, comedy, art, lively atmosphere and great company are all included. Proceeds from the event will benefit the opening of the 299-seat Main Stage theater. Naming rights for the theater are still available for purchase. Event sponsorships are also available from $250 to $1,500 with incremental benefits at each level.

As the event title suggests, there will be multiple oyster stations where attendees can select from barbequed, “Rockefellered,” or on the half-shell oysters without the long wait times. The oysters will include a selection of fine oysters from the north coast with a special selection of unique sauces and mignonettes. For those who don’t yet have their “oyster legs,” chicken and an array of side dishes will be available. “He was a bold man that first ate an oyster,” said author Jonathan Swift. No boldness will be required at “Art & Oysters”.

Live music will be provided by a variety of local performers with a selection of original songs and covers of popular music. And what about the “art” in “Art & Oysters”? The evening will feature an artists’ showcase and silent auction items will be offered at affordable starting prices including oyster-themed arts and crafts. There will be hand-painted oyster holiday ornaments in addition to oyster wreaths, oyster lamps, oyster candleholders and other custom oyster-inspired creations.

Come support a seasonal community event with a twist. And remember, just like in the “Oyster and the Carpenter” by Lewis Carroll, “O Oysters,' said the Carpenter, you've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again? But answer came there none — And this was scarcely odd, because they'd eaten every one." 

For tickets or more information, call 742-ARTS or go to yubasutterarts.org.