A Benefit Gala for the Tibetan Aid Project.
Silent Auction - Bay Area
Silent Auction - Bay Area
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Lot 401: Sailing on San Francisco Bay for Four |
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| ------Image------ | Enjoy a unique, relaxing experience for you and three friends, sailing and discovering the bay to its fullest. Choose either a Sunset Sail (Friday evenings) or a Family Adventures Sail (Saturday or Sunday Mornings).
Expires: October 28, 2012 Fair Market Value: $400 Donated by Call of the Sea |
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Lot 402: East Bay Extravaganza |
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Hotal Shattuck Plaza: One night stay plus breakfast for two at FIVE Restaurant
Recently renovated, modern comforts in historic building, walking distance to great restaurants and shops, located in heart of theater district Gratuities and taxes excluded, must be redeemed by November 17, 2012 La Val’s: Four $25 gift certificates for La Val’s delicious pizza. Bridges Restaurant: Enjoy this gift certificate of $100 for a dinner for two at Bridges Restaurant, located in Danville, California. Delight in Chef Kevin Gin’s Japanese and French inspired cuisine. Berkeley Repertory Theatre: This certificate is good for two tickets to a Tuesday 8pm, Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 2 or 8pm, Saturday 2pm or Sunday 7pm performance. Choose from a variety of great shows, such as: How to Write a New Book for the Bible; Ghost Light; A Doctor in Spite of Himself; Red; The Wild Bride; Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men; and In Paris. Reservations must be made at least ten days in advance Redeemable through June 2012 Fair Market Value: $506
Donated by Hotel Shattuck Plaza, La Val’s, Bridges and Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
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Lot 403: Living Green Gardening Consultation |
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| ------Image------ | With a ten hour garden design consultation by Davis Dalbok of Living Green and Tim O’Shea of Greenworks, you’ll be well on your way to creating the garden of your dreams.
Davis and O’Shea have been collaborating on award-winning garden design in the Bay Area and beyond for 15 years. Their work has been featured in Garden Design and Sunset magazines as well as several books featuring garden design. Discover the potential of your backyard. Valid for one year Fair Market Value: $1,250
Donated by Living Green and Greenworks |
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Lot 404: Napa Valley Getaway |
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| ------Image------ | Mud Bath and Massage for Two at Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort
Relax, rejuvenate and revitalize with this gift certificate for two mud baths and two 25-minute massages at Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort, located in Calistoga, California. The mud bath will provide warm, therapeutic benefits and the massage, a nurturing and rejuvenating experience. Expires October 23, 2012 Massage for Two at Lavender Hill Spa Near the historic Napa Valley Wine Country town of Calistoga—elegantly seated in a terraced garden hillside—is the secluded and tranquil Lavender Hill Spa, where you and a friend will enjoy a one-hour massage. Choose from one of their three types of massages: a relaxing, full-body therapeutic massage; a tension-relieving, deep tissue massage; or a serene, hot stone massage.
Wine and Cheese Tasting for Four Enjoy a wine and cheese tasting for four at Ceja Vineyards’ Wine Tasting Salon & Gallery in downtown Napa. Ceja Vineyards’ chic wine tasting salon, lounge and art gallery offers an incredible sensory experience. Taste award winning wines, sample artisan cheese and gourmet hors devours, view original works by local artists and relax in the most luxurious sofas to the tunes of groovy salsa and Latin funk. Expires June 30, 2012 Fair Market Value: $584
Donated by Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort, Lavender Hill Spa and Ceja Vineyards |
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Lot 405: Fresh Skincare Party for Five |
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| ------Image------ | You and four friends will be pampered at San Francisco’s Fresh store, where you’ll receive mini facials and makeovers—all while sipping champagne.
Fresh is all about Feel Good Beauty, creating sensorial journeys that transform everyday routines into intimate rituals. Fair Market Value: $500
Donated by Fresh |
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Lot 406: Ten Tickets and Backstage Tour for The Nutcracker |
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| ------Image------ | Enjoy City Ballet’s rendition of The Nutcracker at the Palace of Fine Arts with family and friends. This evening of enchantment also includes a backstage tour.
The students of City Ballet are taught by extraordinarily gifted teachers, such as Lupe Calzadilla, who is a former National Ballet of Cuba principal dancer. Students also benefit from the talent of a world class choreographer, Yuri Zhukov, who is a former Kirov and San Francisco Ballet principal dancer. Show times are: 2pm and 7pm Saturday, December 10th and 2pm Sunday, December 11th, 2011. Fair Market Value: $350
Donated by City Ballet |
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Lot 407: Pastry, Coffee, Chocolate and Wine |
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| ------Image------ | French Pastry Party: Decide what you would like to bake and which three of your friends to invite. Then Catherine Gauthier of French Baking SF will come to your home with all the ingredients and the “je ne sais quoi” to have loads of baking fun.
Choose from one of her many recipes, such as: almond cakes; cherry clafoutis; upside down apple pie; caramel flan; chocolate cake; Madeleines; chocolate lava cakes; puffs with chocolate sauce; pear and nut clafoutis; or a melt-in-your-mouth Nutella tart. Estimated length of party: two to four hours Coffee: Satisfy your coffee craving with this $25 gift certificate for Blue Bottle Coffee, which uses only the finest organic and pesticide-free, shade-grown beans. Choose from their three signature coffees: the complex and comforting Bella Donovan; the dark and chocolaty Giant Steps; or the easy-to-like personality and clean aftertaste of Three Africans. Not redeemable at Linden Street Kiosk, Farmers Market or online webstore. Chocolate: Enjoy several decadent, organic chocolates from Coracao Confections Wine: Great for any occasion, this classic port wine, which is wonderfully rich and sweet. The Zinfandel grape juice was fortified with certified organic brandy and then aged in oak barrels. Fair Market Value: $242
Donated by French Baking SF, Blue Bottle Coffee, Coracao Confections and Frey Winery |
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Lot 408: Private Tour of Asian Art Museum for Ten |
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| ------Image------ | Take in the splendor and rich history of the Asian Art Museum with a private guided tour for you and nine of your friends and/or family members. Private tour options include permanent galleries, special exhibitions, the building’s architecture and customized tours.
Available Tuesdays through Sundays, except the first Sunday of every month Must be reserved in advance Fair Market Value: $100 |
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Lot 409: Personal Trainer |
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| ------Image------ | Get a holiday trim and body tune-up from Embody’s Lynn Anderson. She’s one of San Francisco’s top personal trainers and certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Her clients include movie stars, Olympic contenders and professional ballet dancers. She’ll make you look and feel great!
Includes full length fitness and nutrition assessment, 3 custom, 50-minture workouts and a take home program plan. Fair Market Value: $500
Donated by Lynne Anderson |
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Lot 410:Private Thankga Lessons with Tibetan Artist |
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You have the unique opportunity to receive three private lessons from Tashi on how to create Buddha Shakyamuni’s face.
First Lesson: You will create the drawing and begin to understand the mathematical precision necessary for making a thangka. Second Lesson: You will work with mineral colors and move into the different stages of painting and shading. Third Lesson: Tashi will help you complete the eyes and final details of your thangka as well as seal it with the traditional prayer. Each class is three hours. Tashi Dhargyal has trained and painted for 15 years. For the past four years, he was the artist-in-residence at the Ganden Monastery in Dharamsala. He is both a master thangka painter and craftsman. He currently lives in San Francisco and works closely with his studio in India. Suggested Minimum Bid: $500 |
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