The evening begins with a social hour at 5pm. Dinner will be offered at 6pm. There'll be lots of items arrayed for your bidding pleasure during the silent auction, with entertainment provided by local celebrities Viva & Jerry Beck (of Viva & Jerry's Country Western Music Videos fame) starting at 6:30pm. At 7pm, our guests will be treated to a behind-the-scenes overview and future goals of The Smooch! Project (offered by moi), followed by a poignant presentation by Dawn Mikkelson, independent filmmaker of Emergence Pictures, about her next documentary -- featuring The Smooch! Project and appropriately entitled SMOOCH.
But what I really wanted to tell you about today were all the goodies we've got lined up for the silent and live auction! At 8pm, for our live auction, guests will be invited to bid for the grand prize of the evening: 7 days at Casa Sirena, a beautiful boutique hotel on a Caribbean island only a 20-minute ferry ride from Cancun. Here's a video showing you what it's like there. Breathtakingly beautiful!
The grand prize details: The offer is for 7 nights accommodations, double-occupancy, in any available room in the hotel. Full breakfast and happy hour cocktails are included (Mon. - Sat.) Offer expires Oct. 31, 2011. (No exceptions) Airfare, airport transfers, and ferry to the island not included.
But before that, from 5 to 8pm, there will be oodles of other items waiting for guests to bid on during our silent auction. Here's a partial list:
- A beautiful custom fused, slumped glass platter, created by Connie Beckers, the Goddess of Glass;
- A home movie night basket (2 DVDs + microwave popcorn) from Dawn Mikkelson, of Emergence Pictures;
- Baskets of wonderful body care goodies from LUSH Southdale;
- Two hand-signed CDs of music by well-known local singer/performer Ellis;
- Two sets of gift cards displaying the gorgeous flower photographs of Glen Booth;
- A beautiful stained glass window by Barb & Jim Collette of Glass Jewel;
- Four tickets to Saint Paul Saints baseball games
- Two copies of The Grace of Ordinary Days, by author Bernie Saunders of Center for Living Art;
- PLUS a wealth of gift certificates donated by local businesses (including Midtown Global Market, Via's Vintage, KVW Creations, Sheraton Midtown Hotel, River City Buttons, Kitchen in the Market) and restaurants (including True Thai, Salty Tart, Gardens of Salonica, Old Spaghetti Factory, Tracy's Saloon, Maxwell's American Pub, Pizza Luce, and Wilde Roast Cafe).
This is where we'll be on
Saturday, April 30, 2011
2901 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(Adjacent to the Midtown Global Market)
Think Caribbean. Think Food. Think Fun. Tickets are NOW $50 per person. Upon arrival, our guests will receive a $20 gift certificate toward the purchase of a matted, ready-to-frame print of their choice selected from The Smooch! Project Archive (or their private gallery) and personally signed by the photographer. And the food! Make your own Mexican feast of tacos with all the freshest ingredients, topped off with the traditional Churros dessert. Yum! Yum! Yum!
This event has limited seating: Don't miss out on the celebration . . . and an opp to get a great deal on lots of items, including a 7-day Caribbean vacation! Reserve your spot by ordering a ticket NOW!
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