Raptors and Riesling

Enjoy fine wines and delicious hors d'oeuvres and take in the beautiful view overlooking Sharon Audubon Center's Ford Pond.  Meet our majestic birds of prey up close and hear their rescue stories.  Stroll our native plant gardens and visit with old friends and new.  Chat with our talented staff and the amazing, dedicated members of our volunteer Advisory Board. Join us under the big tent at the aviaries for this very special party!

Raptors and Riesling 2025

Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sharon Audubon Center (325 Cornwall Bridge Rd, Sharon, CT 06069)

Purchase Your Ticket Today!

If mailing a check, please put “R&R” in the memo line and send to address above.

Proceeds from this event support the Sharon Audubon Center's conservation, education, and wildlife rehabilitation.

Sponsorship Levels

As a sponsor of this year's celebration, you will be recognized on our event webpage and with your own personal bird displayed on our wall of sponsors at the event!

• Sky’s the Limit!— $5,000 and up
• Golden Eagle—$2,500
• Barred Owl—$1,000
• Red-Tailed Hawk—$800
• Peregrine Falcon—$550
• American Kestrel—$250
• Individual Tickets—$50 

It's never too late to become a sponsor. Sponsoring before May 16 will include you on this event web page, but your support of Raptors and Riesling is welcome up to the day of the event.

Thank You to Our Generous 2025 Sponsors

Sky's the Limit! - Over $5,000

Marge DeMarrais
Dinny and Ed Greene
Evan and Wesley LePatner

Golden Eagle - $2,500​

Laurie Hodgson

Barred Owl - $1,000

Susan and John Allen
John Brett and Jane Strong
Bruce and Kathryn Taylor

Red-Tailed Hawk - $800

Elaine and Lou Hecht
Marianne D. Smith and Kevin H. McSherry
Mary Robertson

Peregrine Falcon - $550

Daniel and Lorna Edmundson
Barbara and Joe Ellis
Kathleen and Howard Fuhr
Laura and Andrew Harris
Hathaway Family Foundation
Scott Heth and Laurie Fortin
Michele and Geoffrey Kalish
Roger and Fa Liddell
Claudia and Steve Malley
Robert Martin 
Lyn Mattoon
Jacqui Smith
Howard Sobel and Ileene Smith
Cynthia Walsh and Rene Milo
Joel Weber
Charles Wright

American Kestrel - $250

Janet Accardo
Marilyn and Barry Anderson
Lynn and Thomas Blagden
Anne Bowen
Peter Lombardo and Alfred Brooks
Henry and Ingrid Casas
Claudia Cayne and Pieter Lefferts
Margaret Douglas-Hamilton
Jill and Derek Drew
Dalton Dwyer
Gerry Freedman
Kathy and Jake Fricker
Mary Ellen Geisser
William and Adelaide Harris 
Caroline Herrick and Ted Sands
Ed Herrington, Inc
Dana Holman and Margorie Fraticelli
Nancy and Neil Humphreys
Amy Jedlicka
Nora Jordan and Allen Reiser
Maura and Michael Kelly
Roxana Laughlin
Frederick and Diana Lloyd 
Lorraine Lorenzini
Vicki and Jack Lynch
In Memory of Catherine Martin
Peggy and Oscar Martinez
Kathy Metz 
Alicia Metz
David Moore
Pamela Moulton
Michael Nesbitt
Gigi Noyes
Ann and Charlie Orsillo
Michael Peschel and Victoria Davidson
Anne and Pete Putzel
Carol and Larry Rand
Debbie and Michael Rand
Pamela Scott
Urling and Charlotte Searle
Shrevie and James Shepherd
H. Claude Shostal
Sandy Elson Slemmer
Jodi Spitler
Marnell and Rick Stover
Eric and Celia Sutherland
Michael Trapp
Sally Vaun
Richard and Rosemary Vietor 
George and Beth Wallace
Nancy Zannini

Additional Event Sponsors

Special thanks to Ira Smith at Kent Wine and Spirit, a sponsor extraordinaire, for his generous donations of wine for this event since 2014!

Many thanks to The Avangrid Foundation for their generous support of our wildlife rehabilitation program.