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The Live
Auction will be held during dinner in the party tent.
Can't make the event?
May 22 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for absentee bids.
Click here to access the absentee
bid form, which can be submitted online or printed and mailed. After
submitting the online absentee ballot, all bidders must call
Theresa
Rohall
at 724 593 6105 to provide a credit card number. The card
will not be charged unless the absentee bidder has made the winning
bid.
Lot
1: Behind the scenes at Christie's
Eric Widing, Head
of American Paintings at Christie's will provide a behind the scenes
tour of the auction house and its storeage rooms for four people. Luxury
accommodations in a Junior Suite for two nights at the Helmsley Carleton
House on Madison Avenue and 61st Street will await the winning couple.
Estimate $2500-$3000
 Lot
2: Hemingway Redux: Fishing
A full day of deep
sea fishing aboard a 46 foot Ocean Yacht Sportsfisherman equipped with
top quality electronics and fishing tackle. Six anglers will fish for
sailfish, wahoo, tuna , grouper, snapper, yellowtail or amberjack in
December, January, February, March or April. ESPN sailfish tournament
period excepted.
Estimate $1050-$1250
Lot
3: Hemingway Redux: A week's stay for four in Key West's Old Town
Enjoy two bedrooms, one with a King bed and
the other with two twins and two bathrooms. Your choice of a week in
November or December (excluding Christmas and New Year's), April, May
or June.
Estimate $3000
Lot
4: Party at Kentuck Knob
You can host a cocktail
party for 34 guests at Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece house in the
Laurel Highlands. Hors d'oeuvres will be catered by Firefly Grill,
Chardonnay will be courtesy of Arnold Palmer Vineyards and floral decorations
will be provided by Greensburg Floral.
Estimate $3900
Lot
5: Grouse Tail Feather Brooch #1
Inspired jewelry
designer and skilled goldsmith, Bob Shamey , has created two spectacular
gold grouse tail feather brooches. One is 1.06 ounces of 14k gold and
set with one princess cut and two round cut diamonds totaling 73 points.
Estimate $3000-$4000
Lot 6: Grouse
Tail Feather Brooch #2
The second brooch is 0.91 ounces of 14k gold.
Estimate $200-$3000
Lot
7: Kids' Fishing Party
Enjoy a cookout, games and fishing fun at magnificent 300 acre Camp
Rock Ridge in Ligonier Valley. This party for up to 20 young children
will make a memorable birthday or other special occasion. Fishing instruction
and prizes will give them a day to be remembered!
Estimate $1500
Lot
8: Mountains of Gold
With this winning
bid you will have a week in a three-bedroom, three-bath condo in Vail
Colorado's Lionshead at the base of Vail mountain. Enjoy the beauty
and activities of the mountains over Labor Day or any other week in
September or October 2008.
Estimate $1900-$2000
Lot
9: Arias at Home, in Town and on the Air
First you can enjoy
the amazing talent of Pittsburgh Opera Center resident artists in your
own home. Providing a tuned piano and performance space, you and your
guests will enjoy a 45 minute musical performance.
Second, your winning bid will give you two 2008-2009 season subscriptions for
the Pittsburgh Opera in the Orchestra Section, First Tier of the Benedum Center.
Your choice of either Tuesday or Friday subscription series.
Third, you will be on the air for half a day as a WQED FM disc jockey.Your DJ
gig will be broadcast throughtout Western Pennsylvanaia on WQED FM 89.3, FM 89.7,
and globally on the Web.
Fourth, you will receive a basket of DVDs, CDs and box sets from WQED Pittsburgh.
Estimate $3100-$3524
Lot
10: Leaf Season in Ligonier House
Enjoy the Fall foliage
from the tranquil screened porch of freshly remodeled Sticks & Stones
in Rector, PA. Your vacation home with three bedrooms each with a private
bath sleeps six in great comfort. Bid on two lots: two weeks in September
after the 15th and /or two weeks in October before the 15th.
Estimate of the four combined weeks $6000-$7000
Lot
11: Inn at Perry Cabin
Bid for a $5000 gift
certificate for the Inn at Perry Cabin, part of Orient-Express Hotels
and plan a family reunion or getaway with friends. The Inn at Perry
Cabin is an elegant circa 1816 waterfront home located on 25 acres
overlooking the Miles River a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. This
old manor house now encompasses 80 guest rooms each individually decorated.
This wonderful rendez-vous spot can be reached easily by car in under
five hours from Ligonier.
Estimate $5000
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