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June 5, beginning at 6PM
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61. Two tickets to a concert at Door County's prestigious summer
event, Peninsula Music Festival (musicfestival.com),
August 5-23, 2008. Performances held in the state-of-the-art 730-seat Door
Community Auditorium, Fish Creek. Select your tickets in Section B, through
August 21.
Value: $80 Beginning
bid: $40 |
62. This Malibu Picnic
Pack with service for two, is insulated, with
removable waterproof liner, includes wine section, food storage area.
Dark blue color, lightweight, easy to carry, and keeps your picnic
cold for hours. From Orange Tree Imports (orangetreeimports.com)
Value: $60 Beginning
bid: $30 |
63. Chinese Painting, "Fish," Chinese pigment on Jinho
paper, 30 x 20 inches, matted and framed, by Madison artist Siyi
Lu.
Value: $160 Beginning
bid: $80 |
64. Central Wisconsin's very own Token Creek Chamber Music Festival
is held in the Festival Barn's bucolic setting of Token Creek. Founded
by John and Rose Mary Harbison, the Festival is a summer tradition.
You will have two pair of tickets to a concert of your choice. Please
confirm your reservation by August 1: Program 1: August 23-24; Program
2: August 25-26; Program 4: August 30-31. See tokencreekfestival.org for
complete 2008 schedule.
Value: $100 Beginning
bid: $50 |
65.
From Madison sculptor Andrée
Valley, four hand-made stoneware
cups. Give your favorite beverages a new outlook in these examples
of functional art. See andreevalley.com
Value: $80 Beginning
bid: $40
Current bid: $50
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a - c. Listen up, gauchos! With a gift card from Samba
Brazilian Grill, you will experience fine dining, Brazilian style, at one of
Madison's newest restaurants, 240 W. Gilman St., open each day 5-10
pm. To learn about its historic building (original Women's Club,
1907), innovative menu offerings and style of service, and the lineup
of live music presented five nights a week, visit sambabraziliangrill.com.
66a. Value: $100 Beginning
bid: $50 Current
bid: $55
66b. Value: $50 Beginning
bid: $25 Current
bid: $30
66c. Value: $50 Beginning
bid: $25 Current
bid: $30 |
67.
Give your body a treat with a one-hour massage by Certified Massage
Therapist Deb Ackers (available at several locations). Gift certificate
for $65.
Value: $65 Beginning
bid: $35 |
68. Give your special event, reception or party the perfect touch
with music by the Riss String Quartet. Members of the quartet are professional
players in the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
The quartet has a range of repertoire and will provide one hour of
music for your event, with advance scheduling to be negotiated. Will
travel to your location within Dane County. Questions? Contact Laurie
Riss, tylee@charter.net.
Value: $400 Beginning
bid: $200 |
69.Explore
the art of yoga at Inner Fire Yoga Center for Wellness, University
Ave. & Whitney Way. under the direction of owner Marit Sathrum.
Established in 2002 and recently expanded, the Center's director-owner
Marit Sathrum heads up a staff of 15 specialists trained in a variety
of yoga styles, including Bikram, Power Flow, Fusion, and Yin. For
more information, visit innerfireyogacenter.com. This gift certificate
gives you unlimited visits for one month.
Value: $145 Beginning
bid: $75 |
70. Go,
Badgers! A pair of Badger football
tickets for the UW - Marshall
game on September 6, 2008. Before or after the game (depending upon
game time), you will be guests at a tailgate party with Madison's ultimate
football fan and city attorney, Mike May and his wife, fiber artist,
Briony Foy. The tailgate party will be held in Lot 54 (behind the Geology
Museum).
Beginning
bid: $50 |
71. "Phoenix Bird," metal
sculpture, 12 inches, by Tom
Every, makes an artistic statement to accent your special indoor or
outdoor location. Sculpture Park, Higway 12, Baraboo, has long displayed
the metal artwork of Tom Every, better known as Dr.
Evermor (neatorama.com/2007/09/11/forever).
His whimsical pieces from recycled objects evoke fantasy animals and
otherworldly creations, including his gigantic Forevertron. Sculpture
Park hours are 2-5 p.m. most days, 608-219-7830.
Beginning
bid: $50 Current
bid: $50 |
72. The Bach
Dancing & Dynamite Society musicians cut loose
again June 13-28. A CD and four concert tickets at various venues.
Value:
$150 Beginning
bid: $75
Current bid: $75 |
73.
Star Trek Micro Machines Collectors Set #105707 This is in brand-new
condition in the original box. Great for the Trekkie in you family!
Value: $50 Beginning
bid: $25 |
74. "University Madison U.S.A." is about
the traditions of the University of Wisconsin
as collected by Robert Gard. This rare collectors book is signed
by the author.
Value: $100 Beginning
bid: $50 |
75. This classic book, "Wisconsin Sketches" with
drawings by Aaron Bohrod and words by Robert
Gard is signed by the
authors. The book is the result of state-wide wanderings, sketchbook
jottings and "words of days among the seasons."
Value: $35 Beginning
bid: $20
Current bid: $25 |
76 a & b. From a recent San Francisco exhibition of work by contemporary
French artist Michel Delacroix, two signed posters 24x20 inches.
a. Beginning bid: $60
b. Beginning bid: $60 |
77.
Quartessence String Quartet! Jazz up your cocktail party or dinner
with music of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and other
jazz standards in classy string quartet versions. An elegant way
to add pizzazz to your party or reception ! Quartessence will provide
two hours of music for your special event, within the next calendar
year, with advance scheduling to be negotiated. Will travel to your
location in Dane County. CD demo available on request. More information:
www.quartessence.com or 669-1418.
Value: $900 Beginning
bid: $450 |
78. In Milwaukee: choose a performance by the Milwaukee
Symphony Orchestra during its 2008-09 season (mso.org). A pair of tickets.
Value: $100 Beginning
bid: $50 |
 
79. Plan a Day Trip for Four to Milwaukee. As
guests of the Milwaukee
Art Museum (mam.org), you will visit its impressive
collections and marvel at the lakefront architecture of the building.
Then it's "All
Aboard!" the
Iroquois or Voyager on the Milwaukee Boat Line's
VIP Cruise of the
Lake Michigan Harbor and Milwaukee River (mkeboat.com). Make this combination
a day's vacation for four people.
Value: $88 Beginning
bid: $44 Current
bid: $44 |
80. We've filled two bags with a selection of your favorite gourmet
foods from the friendly folks at Trader Joe's
on Monroe St. (traderjoes.com).
Grocery shopping was never such fun.
Value: $100 Beginning
bid: $50 Current
bid: $50 |
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