Silent Auction Items
Performances
Gary Karr/Harmon Lewis Concert
Value: $60 a person
Enter your bid for $60 to reserve your seat at this exclusive private concert by Gary Karr and Harmon Lewis, on Saturday, May 3, at a location still to be dertermined.
Donor: Gary Karr
Restrictions: 50 people max.
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A Night Out for Two—San Francisco Style
Value: $94
A.C.T. Performance Tickets
Tommy Toys Cuisine Chinoise Signature Dinner
Begin your evening at the fabulous Tommy Toys Cuisine Chinoise restaurant. Your evening continues with the excitement of a preview performance at the opulent American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Upcoming previews include The Government Inspector by Nicolai Gogol, Curse of the Starving Class by Sam Shepard, and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by the English Jacobean playwright John Ford. www.act-sf.org
Donor: A.C.T., Tommy Toy’s Restaurant
Restrictions: Excludes Premiere Orchestra seating. Reservations must be made at least 72 hours prior to performance. Restaurant certificate is not valid Fri., Sat. or holidays. Cocktails, wine, tax and gratuities not included. Coats and ties are requested.
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Mark Teicholz Concert
Value: $1,000
Treasure a half-hour concert by renowned classical guitarist and Crowden parent Mark Teicholz. Winner of the 1989 International Guitar Foundation of America competition, Marc has toured extensively around the world to critical acclaim.
Donor: Mark Teicholz
Restrictions: Must be a mutually agreeable date.
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Dinner and Fun in the East Bay
Value: $45
$20 Ashkenaz Gift Certificate
$25 6 Degrees on Solano Gift Certificate
An evening out! Start with contemporary mediterranean cuisine at the charming 6 Degrees on Solano Restaurant, then enjoy music and dancing from around the world at Ashkenaz.
Donor: Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 6 Degrees on Solano Bar and Restaurant
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Lamplighters Music Theatre Performance
Value: $92
Tickets for two to see Gilbert & Sullivan: Straight Up With A Twist, the story behind one of the greatest partnerships in theater history, with musical highlights from thirteen comic operas! Produced by Lamplighters, the only year-round musical theatre company in San Francisco and one of the top Gilbert and Sullivan companies in the world. www.lamplighters.org
Donor: Lamplighters Music Theatre
Restrictions: May only be used May 17 or 18, 2008 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
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Oakland East Bay Symphony Performance
Value: $50
Celebrate the spring with glorious music conducted by Crowden's special friend Michael Morgan. You choose: Friday March 14, see Strauss's Don Juan, Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and a special program of Persian music by David Garner, Aminollah Hossein, and Loris Tjeknavorian. Or, Friday, April 18, catch the world premiere of Roberto Sierra's Carnaval for Orchestra, along with Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht and Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2. Two tickets for the rear orchestra (rows NN-VV) at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Oakland. www.oebs.org
Donor: Oakland East Bay Symphony
Restrictions: Must redeem tickets no later than seven days prior to the concert of choice.
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“San Francisco Night” Concert
Value: $54
Two tickets to the San Francisco Night concert by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players on Monday night, May 5 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, featuring “scintillating music from two promising young voices, Frenchman Bruno Mantovani and American Reynold Tharp” and “meteoric strains from David Felder and a mercurial trio for flute, harp, and viola by Martín Matalon.” www.sfcmp.org
Donor: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
Restrictions: Must reserve tickets no later than May 2, at 12:00 pm. Reservations based on availability.
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San Francisco Opera Performance
Value: $340
Experience the San Francisco Opera’s performance of Das Rheingold, directed 
by Francesca Zambello, on Saturday, June 14, 2008. “The lust for power, the lure of gold, the sacred beauty of nature, the destructive impulses of man: these timeless themes dominate both American history and Wagner's Ring. Provocative parallels are promised . . . including, in this first installment, the California gold rush and the Roaring Twenties.” Erda, where are you now? Two orchestra seats.
Donors: Cara and Tim Hoxie
Restrictions: Opera tickets can be exchanged for another performance.
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Concert and Jazz CD Package
Value: $97
Jazz vocalist and Crowden parent Karen Blixt offers 4 of her CDs and 2 concert passes. The CDs include Spin This, featuring Joey DeFrancesco and Russell Ferrente; Incredible, by B3 organ master Joey DeFrancesco; Some Skunk Funk, by Grammy winning Trumpeter Randy Brecker; and Mad Hope, a winter 2008 release with Randy Brecker. Also included are two guest passes to Karen Blixt's Mad Hope CD Release Concert on April 15, 2008 at Yoshi's. Go Karen!
Donor: HiFli Records, Karen Blixt
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Dining & Opera
Value: $138
Berkeley Opera Performance
$50 Restaurant Furenzu Gift Certificate
Fine edibles and Opera for two. Savor some new wave Asian tapas cuisine at Restaurant Furenzu, on Adeline Street in Emeryville. "Furenzu" is a slangy Japanese word for "friends"—bring a friend and check it out. Then savor some vibrations of the Berkeley Opera's 2008 season: choose Donizetti's Elisir d'amore, a double bill of Bartók’s Bluebeard's Castle and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, or Puccini's Tosca. www.berkeleyopera.org
Donor: Berkeley Opera, Restaurant Furenzu
Restrictions: Tickets for 2008 Season.
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San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Performance
Value: $48
Where can you hear John Adams's Lollapalooza, Stravinsky's Chant du rossignol, and Dvorák's New World Symphony? At the May 18 matinee performance of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra at Davies Hall! Four tickets.
Donor: San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Restrictions: May only be used for the May 18, 2008, 2:00 pm performance.
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KRON News Channel 4 Studio Tour
Value: $100
Who really makes the news? Here's your chance to find out with a tour for four through the KRON studios, and a chance to sit and observe a live broadcast of KRON News with Vern Glenn.
Donor: KRON News Channel 4, Vern Glenn
Restrictions: Must be arranged with Vern Glenn for a mutally agreeable date
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An Award Winning Evening
Value: $131
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Performance
$35 JoJo Country French Cooking Gift Certificate
A midweek evening of dinner and theatre for two. Dine at Jojo’s on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland (check out the Mussels steamed in Rose and Shallots, the Trio of Little Salads, and the Egg Nog Custard with Crème Chantilly). Then head over to the Berkeley Repertory Theatre for a performance of your choice: Carrie Fischer's Wishful Drinking, Will Eno's Tragedy: A Tragedy, or the Theatre de la Jeune Lune’s production of Figaro in this season, or other choices in the next. Theatre reservations must be made at least 10 days in advance. www.jojorestaurant.com, www.berkeleyrep.org
Donor: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, JoJo Country French Cooking
Restrictions: Tickets valid Tues. – Thurs. performances, Saturday matinee and Sunday evening. Restaurant certificate is valid Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday only.
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Jeanne Stark-Iochmans Concert
Value: $80
With these two tickets you won't miss the world-renowned Belgian pianist Jeanne Stark-Iochmans performing Schubert, Beethoven, and Chopin at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Monday, April 14. www.fourseasonsconcerts.com
Donor: Four Seasons Concerts
Restrictions: Valid Monday, April 14 only.
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Berkeley Symphony Performance
Value: $120
One is silver and the other is gold: choose from one of two exciting new music and classic beauties performed by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. Here's a pair of tickets for one of their 2007-08 season performances at Zellerbach Hall. On Thursday, March 13, Guillermo Figueroa conducts the U.S. premiere of Roberto Sierra's Boriken, as well as Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été (Gabriela Garcia, mezzo-soprano) and Dvorák's Symphony No. 7. Or on Wednesday, April 2, Laura Jackson conducts the West Coast premiere of Susan Botti's Translucence, along with Darius Milhaud's La Création du Monde and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Donor: Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Restrictions: Must contact box office at least two (2) weeks in advance of performance. Tickets and seating are subject to availability. Not valid for the Akademie Series.
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Teatro ZinZanni Performance and Dinner
Value: $246
Are you in the mood for something playful? How about dinner for two and a performance at the extravagant Teatro ZinZanni? "Set along San Francisco’s historic waterfront, Teatro ZinZanni is a bewitching evening of European Cabaret and Cirque, Divas and Madmen, Spectacle and Sensuality . . ." You will enjoy the laughter and hilarity of Teatro ZinZanni while feasting on a gourmet five-course dinner. love.zinzanni.org
Donor: Teatro ZinZanni
Restrictions: Valid Weds., Thurs., or Sun. only, except special engagements, holiday performances, and other black out dates. Beverages, gratuity, and parking not included.
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Aurora Theatre Production
Value: $84
Two tickets to any production of the Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, one of the most important regional theaters in our area. This season's productions include The Trojan Women by Ellen McLaughlin (inspired by Euripides) and directed by Barbara Oliver, and The Busy World is Hushed by Keith Bunin, directed by Robin Stanton; 2008 – 09 season to be announced. www.auroratheatre.org
Donor: Aurora Theatre Company
Restrictions: Reservations required and subject to availability. Opening nights excluded.
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Screening of Motherhood Manifesto - A Joan Blades Documentary
Value: $100 per person
Enter your bid of $100 to reserve your space to join some Crowden friends on Thursday, March 27 for a private showing and discussion of the stirring documentary film The Motherhood Manifesto, hosted by its producer, Joan Blades of MoveOn.org. The film includes the “M-O-T-H-E-R” song performed by Crowden kids! The first twelve to sign up will be the lucky winners who will enjoy the screening and discussion, with refreshments and dessert, at Cara Hoxie's home in Orinda. For more on the film, go to MomsRising.org
Donor: Joan Blades, Cara Hoxie
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Package
Value: $174
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Tickets & Four CD Set
Here is your opportunity to listen to the beautiful sounds performed on period instruments of Baroque, Classical and early-Romantic music in person and at home. Included in this package are two tickets to see the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform during the 2008-09 Season and a four CD set recorded by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. CD set includes: Mozart Horn Concertos (Lowell Green, horn), Thomas Augustine Arne: Alfred - An English Masque, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Opferlied, and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 06/07 Season Highlights.
Donor: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Restrictions: Must reserve tickets at least one (1) week prior to performance at any Bay Area venue (San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto or Lafayette). Expires 4/30/09.
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A Chance of a Lifetime
Value: $559
San Francisco Symphony Performance
Maestro Tilson Thomas’ Box Seats
A Night Stay at Hotel Rex
photo credit Terrence McCarthy
Have you ever had the luxury of sitting in the Maestro's box for a San Francisco Symphony Performance and then enjoy a beautiful hotel in San Francisco? Imagine how nice it would be to spend the evening at the symphony and then retire to the deluxe accommodations at Hotel Rex. For two people.
Donor: San Francisco Symphony, Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas
Restrictions: Must be a mutually agreeable date to be used by the end of the 2007/08 Hotel Rex Season. Hotel certificate does not include incidental charges.
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