Keith and Lynda Carter shared a quiet, shaded moment in the middle of First Avenue Friday, before the music (and the heat) died down and this year’s Dinner on First event ramped up. As in years past, the Cullman Parks and Recreation fundraiser sold out of the event’s $150 per-plate tickets, with proceeds helping this year to fund improvements at Cullman’s Art Park.

Dinner on First, the Cullman Parks Foundation’s annual outdoor fundraising dinner, has been canceled.

The spring event has gathered hundreds of local residents and out-of-town visitors over the past four years to raise thousands of dollars for Cullman Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism.

Previous Dinner on First events have helped fund some of Cullman Parks’ more ambitious projects, including an amphitheater at Art Park and the completion of the all-ability Connected Playground at Margaret Ingle Park.