“Celebration!” the annual fundraiser for the Bascom center for the visual arts, will be held on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Bascom in Highlands.

On Friday, the main event will be a Motown in the Mountains party, including live music by the Sensational Sounds of Motown, barbecue from Cashiers Farmers Market, wine selections and more. Tickets are $35 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 12. Children under 5 are free.

Saturday will feature a dinner gala and auction, offering fine dining and spirits, silent auction and the exciting live auction Also during the live auction will be “Touching a Heart Through Art,” a paddle raise to support The Bascom. Tickets are $225.

828.787.2896 or www.TheBascom.org/celebration.