John Kepple of Butler selects a dessert from the cookie table Saturday, March 11, during the Community Meal Gala and Art Show at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church Hall in Butler. The event also featured a select of appetizers, fruit, vegetables, beverages, and wine and beer. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Art lovers and altruists gathered Saturday, March 11, for the Community Meal Gala and Art Show at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church Hall, 432 Center Ave.

The event, which ran from 6 to 9 p.m., featured more than 100 paintings and signed prints by three local artists for sale, in addition to a basket raffle, live music by Bryan Heltzel and Jim Cunningham, and wine and light refreshments.

The evening’s proceeds, including 30% of all art sales, will go to benefit Butler churches that feed the hungry. The churches — First English Lutheran Church, St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, St. Mark's Lutheran Church and First United Methodist Church — each offer free meals one day a week.