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<p>DALLAS &#8212; Because Monday was Halloween, artist Michael Hungartner, of Kingston, sported a hat made from green, white, yellow and red/violet feathers &#8212; headgear almost as colorful as the chair Hungartner patiently painted and decorated at the Verve Vertu studio on Main Street.</p><p>The chair, one of more than 30 that will be up for auction or raffle Nov. 3 during &#8220;A Chair Affair&#8221; fund-raiser to benefit Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania, was once simply a plain, wooden, pressed-oak place to sit.</p><p>Thanks to the efforts of Hungartner and other folks at Verve Vertu, the chair is now a piece of art with a mandala crafted from batik on the seat and a depiction of the North Wind up by the shoulder rest.</p><p>&#8220;A Chair Affair&#8221; will also feature office chairs, upholstered chairs and even a yoga mat, which is similar to a chair, in the sense that you can rest on it.</p><p>There&#8217;s also a piece of furniture you could use as a doll bed or pet bed, spokeswoman Suzanne McCabe said, and there are decorative table-top chairs that are likely to be attached to gift certificates or other goodies.</p><p>The third annual event, set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the JA Mericle Center for Enterprise Education, also includes a holiday gift card raffle, valued at $1,000, and plenty of food and beverage samples provided by local restaurants and caterers.</p><p>While guests are at the JA Mericle Center for Enterprise Education, they can admire the many rooms designed to resemble small-scale businesses. The center is a place where area students, usually fifth-graders, come on field trips with their classmates and spend a day learning about business and budgeting.</p><p>The Times Leader visited &#8220;BizTown&#8221; last year when Dallas Elementary School students were there, watching as the children elected a &#8220;mayor&#8221; for the day, cashed each other&#8217;s &#8220;paychecks,&#8221; gave each other eye exams and ran everything from a newspaper and television station to an insurance company and cafe.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty cool,&#8221; parent chaperone Jill Antall said at the time. &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t they have this when we were in school?&#8221;</p><p>Proceeds of &#8220;A Chair Affair&#8221; support BizTown and all of Junior Achievements&#8217; projects.</p><p>Tickets cost $35 and are available at the door or by calling 570-602-3600.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Michael Hungartner, of Kingston, hammers upholstery tacks into a chair that continued to become more and more decorative Monday afternoon at the Verve Vertu art studio in Dallas. The chair is one of many that will be auctioned or raffled off during &#8216;A Chair Affair&#8217; fund-raiser that benefits Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110116Chair1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Michael Hungartner, of Kingston, hammers upholstery tacks into a chair that continued to become more and more decorative Monday afternoon at the Verve Vertu art studio in Dallas. The chair is one of many that will be auctioned or raffled off during &#8216;A Chair Affair&#8217; fund-raiser that benefits Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110116Chair2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Michael Hungartner, of Kingston, paints a colorful wooden chair at Verve Vertu art studio in Dallas on Monday. He was the lead artist for the chair project at the studio. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110116Chair2-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Michael Hungartner, of Kingston, paints a colorful wooden chair at Verve Vertu art studio in Dallas on Monday. He was the lead artist for the chair project at the studio. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110116Chair3-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Gwen Harleman, an art instructor at Verve Vertu studio, brushes off silver leaf that is adhering to the swirls of adhesive Michael Hungartner applied to a decorative chair. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110116Chair3-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Gwen Harleman, an art instructor at Verve Vertu studio, brushes off silver leaf that is adhering to the swirls of adhesive Michael Hungartner applied to a decorative chair. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_verve1-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Michael Hungartner, of Kingston, hammers upholstery tacks into a chair that continued to become more and more decorative Monday afternoon at the Verve Vertu art studio in Dallas. The chair is one of many that will be auctioned or raffled off during &#8216;A Chair Affair&#8217; fund-raiser that benefits Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_verve1-1.jpg</photo3><caption3>Michael Hungartner, of Kingston, hammers upholstery tacks into a chair that continued to become more and more decorative Monday afternoon at the Verve Vertu art studio in Dallas. The chair is one of many that will be auctioned or raffled off during &#8216;A Chair Affair&#8217; fund-raiser that benefits Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania. </caption3><photoCredit3>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p><strong>By Mary Therese Biebel</strong></p><p>mbiebel@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>If You Go</strong></p><p><strong>What:</strong> &#8216;A Chair Affair&#8217;</p><p><strong>When:</strong> 5:30 to 8:30 Nov. 3</p><p><strong>Where:</strong> JA Mericle Center for Enterprise Education, Pittston Township, 1122 Oak St., Pittston Township</p><p><strong>Benefits:</strong> Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania</p><p><strong>Tickets:</strong> $35</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Mary Therese Biebel at 570-991-6109 or on Twitter @BiebelMT</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Nov. 3 ‘Chair Affair’ to benefit Junior Achievement of Northestern Pennsylvania