Auction Awesomeness
Posted by Amanda Farrar on October 11, 2009
Are you psyched about this Friday’s Fancy Schmancy benefit? I know you are! As well you should be. Not only will the party be a rip-roarin’ time, you will have the opportunity to bid upon many wonderful auction items while simultaneously supporting the work of your favorite nonprofit (that’s us, by the way).
What’s in store? I’ll tell you what is in store. Presumably, as a loyal BOM Blog reader, you have already read about Mr. Govier’s excellent offer. What, that isn’t enough for you? Well, there is more…
Did you see Drew Barrymore and Regina Spektor on Saturday Night Live this past weekend? That was NOTHING compared to seeing not-them-but-similarly-celebrity-people live and in person! Get a flight for two and two tickets to be in the SNL audience. These tickets are nearly impossible to come by, so don’t pass up this once in a lifetime experience.
Do you love food? Of course you do – who doesn’t. You must bid on two tickets to the December Wandering Goat Dinner. What is a Wandering Goat Dinner you ask? Bravo’s Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard is letting two lucky Fancy guests attend one of her secret dinners to preview drool-worthy dishes (not necessarily including goat) for her soon-to-be-opening restaurant, The Drunken Goat. Bid high-these tickets are coveted and sell out in 30 seconds online! For info and pictures on past dinners, visit www.stephanieizard.com.
Do you know how to read? I thought so. Our “Book Club in a Box” is just for you. It gives you a bunch of books to hand out to your friends, and gives you the opportunity to talk about the books WITH the amazing people who wrote them! Read books by authors Claire Zulkey, Kairol Rosenthal, J. Adams Oaks, James Kennedy, and Marcus Sakey, then meet them all in your home and question them incessantly!
Have you ALWAYS wanted to be a Monkey, but lacked the tree-climbing skills? You can live out your dream on the stage with Barrel of Monkeys in a production of That’s Weird Grandma by winning a walk-on role.
Are you already saddened by the recent drop in temperature? Escape the Chicago weather with a week on beautiful South Padre Island, Texas OR in Myrtle Beach, SC.
And oh! There is so much more…rooftop baseball! Sailing lessons! Theater tickets galore! Dining, massages, jewelry, parties! You must be there to see it all, and you will like it!