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Here is a sampling of the fabulous items that will be available in our silent auction. When you see the calendar icon calendar icon, check your calendar and make sure you clear your schedule for the exciting events and get-aways that follow!

Parties:

  • New! Host the perfect pasta party! Molly Loveday, Executive Sous Chef at Barbara Lynch’s Stir will teach a pasta-making class for 6–8 people in your home, accompanied by a mixed case of red & white wines from Wine Emporium, value $725
  • A four-course gourmet dinner for 12 in your home. Beacon Hill Bistro Executive Chef Jason Bond will personally create a wine dinner for the region in France of your choice, and BHHB owner Cecilia Rait will offer wine education with each course’s pairing. Includes a case of wine, fresh flowers, and invitations, value $2,500
  • Three-hour jazz session in your home performed by Allegra Colette Levy, New England Conservatory jazz vocalist and three musicians, with a Bohemian platter for 20 from the Beehive, one bartender and one waiter for 5 hours, rum and ginger beer, and gift certificates from South End Formaggio and Winston Flowers to round out the party, value $1,300
  • Authentic Ethiopian meal for 8, with $100 in groceries from South End Food Emporium, value $575
  • Dinner for 6 at Journeyman Restaurant, owners and chefs Tse Wei Lim & Diana Kudayarova formally of private dinner club Love & Butter, value $390

Get-Aways:

  • New! Spend the week between Christmas and New Year’s in London in a family-friendly 4-bedroom private home. Dec. 25, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011
    • One week stay at a magnificent ocean-front house on Fripp Island, South Carolina. Fully equipped, the house sleeps 8–10 and is convenient to recreation, shopping, and dining, all on a palmetto-studded resort island, value $3,500
    • Three stays in a charming 5-bedroom, 1.5 bath house in Killington, Vermont, plus passes for seasonal activities,
      • One week stay, July 2–9 2010, value $1579
      • One week stay, Aug. 13–20 2010, value $1619
      • 3 night weekend stay, Oct. 1–4, 2010, value $955
    • Plus weekend stays in Good Harbor Beach, MA, Chatham, MA, Narragansett, RI, and Danbury, NH, in-town hotel stays, and more!

    Sports & Recreation

    • Four Celtics tickets in team-owner seats — so close you can almost touch the Big Three!
    • Red Sox tickets
      • vs. Kansas City Royals, Thu., May 27, 2010 @ 7:10 pm
      • vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, Tue., June 15, 2010 @ 7:10 pm
      • vs Tampa Bay Rays, Wed., June 30, 2010 @ 7:10 pm
      • vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Sun., Sept. 19, 2010 @ 1:35 pm (4 tickets!)
    • Tickets for Bruins and Boston Breakers
    • Personal training at Revolution Fitness
    • Lift tickets, yoga, river rowing lessons, and more!

    Experiences:

    • Private evening sail for six in Boston Harbor on 45' IMX racing/cruising sloop with wine and hors d’oeuvres, followed by dinner at Mama Maria in the North End, value $1,000
    • Private boat tour of Harbor Islands for four with Island Picnic and beverages, value $400
    • Private daytime sail for four in Boston Harbor on Freedom 30 sailboat, including lunch on the water, value $500
    • Pitch an LL Bean four-person king pine dome tent for a Western Mass adventure, with tickets to Williamstown Theater Festival, passes to Mass MoCA and the Normal Rockwell Museum, value $459
    • Smarter Eater: Certificate for Stillman’s Farm stand at Copley Farmers Market; CSA “Chef’s Choice” membership (50% discount) at Siena Farms stand at Copley Farmers Market; recycled reusable shopping bag from Blue Q, and a class at BCAE, value $762
    • Plus wine tastings, glass blowing, private belly dancing classes, adult aptitude testing, and more!

    Nights on the Town:

    • Two top-level tickets to the Pride concert Boston Gay Men’s Chorus’s Pride Concert, Divas on Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 8:00 pm, with dinner for two at Metropolis, value $271
    • Four tickets to Sweet Honey in the Rock on Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 8:00 p.m. at Symphony Hall with drinks afterward at the Beehive, value $256
    • Dinner for two at Market with two tickets to see Mark Morris Dance Group performing October 14–17 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, value $244
    • Pair of dress rehearsal passes to the Boston Lyric Opera on November 3, 2010 @ 7 p.m., with fine cuisine at Davio’s, value $200
    • Experience international cuisine with gift certificates to Toro, Oleana, The Elephant Walk, and Coppa, value $345
    • Dinner at Aquitaine and two tickets to Prelude to a Kiss at the Huntington Theatre, value $265
    • Dinner at Masa and two tickets to any SpeakEasy Stage Company production in the 2010–2011 season, value $162
    • Eat at Post 390 and attend any Sunday–Thursday performance of the Blue Man Group, value $253
    • Dinner for two with wine selections by the sommelier at the Navy Yard Bistro & Wine Bar, value $200
    • Plus more dining, theater tickets, and hotel stays!

    Life + Style:

    • An 18k gold and diamond champagne bubbles necklace from Michele Mercaldo, value $1,200
    • Steuben Glass martini glasses designed by Ted Muehling, martini fixin’s, and a Dean Martin DVD to complete your lounge lifestyle, value $338
    • Hand-crafted steel side table by Jamie LaFleur, value $500
    • Home lift: 1 hour of design consulting from Kristine Irving of Koo de Kir, 4 hours of painting or handyman services from Maoski Painting, value $550
    • Five hours of architectural consultation from Eck MacNeely Architects and a signed copy of Jeremiah Eck’s book, value $650
    • Jado New Haven Lavatory Faucet from Fittings, Inc., value $480
    • Fabulous and unique photographic print from Artists for Humanity, value $200
    • Original 15" laptop/messenger bag with interior pockets for iPods, call phones, and CDs, designed by Etcetera Media, value $210
    • Plus spa treatments, salon & retail gift certificates, Mexican pottery, and more.

    Kids & Family

    • Your little star is born! Private songwriting and recording session in your home with professional musician Sara Arziel, with a decorative star for a bedroom door from Gifted, value $536
    • sun logoStill looking for an unforgettable summer camp experience for your child? Send your young adventurer to the internationally acclaimed Windsor Mountain International Summer Camp in New Hampshire! One four-week or one two-week session in August 2010 for a child finishing grades 2–6, value $2695 (2-week session) – $4,295 (4-week session). Bidding starts at $1,500!
    • Children’s portrait session with Heidi Harting Photography, includes one 8x10 black & white photograph, value $500
    • A child’s birthday party in the Hill House Firehouse, with a Pretzel Kids Yoga session from Integrated Mind & Body and 16 cupcakes from Sweet, value $598
    • Play date for your cherubs with Hurley School Principal Marjorie Soto for two hours after school, including ice cream cones at Code 10, priceless!
    • Outings for your kids with Hurley teachers Sara Zrike, Jen Clerkin, Sofia Chaparro, and Diana Colón, an art class in Ms. Rose’s gardens, and a personalized summer reading collection from school librarian Jen Varney, all priceless!
    • Plus museum memberships; music, ballet, and art classes; Baby Wiggle, and more.

    And More!

    We don’t want to give all our secrets away, so join us on May 21 to see all our exciting offerings!

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as of 5/12/10

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