The evening will feature live music from Shermtone & The Bonfire with special guest Maxine Linehan, dancing, cocktails, a silent auction, and presentation of the 2026 GNATTY Award for Community Impact to Shawn Harrington of the Manchester Historical Society.

We’re deeply grateful to The Inn at Manchester and Haystack Catering for their generosity and support in helping bring Hats Off to Summer to life.

Guests can enjoy gourmet tacos from Haystack Catering, along with hors d’oeuvres generously donated by Vermont Salumi, Equinox Food Brokers, 5 Generations Creamery, Farmers and Cooks Craft Meats, and Champlain Valley Creamery. Dessert will be created by acclaimed pastry chef Alli Ford of The Crooked Ram and The Bondville Bodega, who are generously supporting the evening as dessert sponsors.

Attendees are encouraged to dress in casual summer cocktail attire, with hats welcomed as part of the theme.

Tickets are $125.

Read the press release here.

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GNAT-TV also gratefully thanks Vermont Salumi, Equinox Food Brokers, 5 Generations Creamery, Farmers and Cooks Craft Meats, and Champlain Valley Creamery for helping make Hats Off to Summer possible through their generous food donations.

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