LAKEVILLE — Lakeville Project SAGE (formerly Women’s Support Services) announced that Trade Secrets is returning for its 24th year. Community Events are on Saturday, May 20 and the Rare Plant and Garden Antiques sale is Sunday, May 21.
The Saturday Garden tour features four gardens, including a visit to Bunny Williams and her husband John Rosselli’s garden in Falls Village.
The Sunday Trade Secrets sale, a staple on the society gardener calendar, features over 60 of the finest garden antiques and flower vendors and takes place for the second year at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville.
Speaking about last year’s event, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project Sage Executive Director Elizabeth Mauro said “surrounded by the beauty of the Litchfield Hills, the Park welcomed people from all over the country to this lovely setting. Veteran attendees reconnected with old friends and favorite vendors. New patrons discovered the wide range of treasures offered. Everyone enjoyed the hospitality and beauty of the venue, which helps make Trade Secrets so special.”
“Our move of the Trade Secrets event to Lime Rock Park was a huge success. I have often felt that as the event has grown, this is where we should be. The facilities of the Park make it much more convenient for all attending, both in parking and pickup,” said Trade Secrets co-founder Williams.
Project SAGE hosts Trade Secrets. Its mission is to create social change to end interpersonal and relationship violence by challenging attitudes and beliefs about power, control, and gender norms and advocating for victims and survivors.
“With Project SAGE supporting over 800 victims and survivors of domestic violence last year, the need for our services has never been greater. Trade Secrets, our signature fundraiser, provides us the vital resources to ensure support for all those in need. I am enormously grateful for the generosity of Bunny Williams, honorary chair of this event, as well as of our vendors, volunteers and patrons who make Trade Secrets such a success. Lives are transformed because of such generosity,” said Mauro.
Tickets are on sale now. To purchase tickets, visit www.tradesecretsct.com or call 860-364-1080
