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Selected LIVE Auction Items
LIVE AUCTION #1
Broadway May Never Be the Same: Tickets to the Hottest Show!
The hottest tickets on Broadway can be yours! Singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik and playwright Steven Sater team up with acclaimed director Michael Mayer, innovative choreographer (and Summer Stages honorary chair!) Bill T. Jones, and a thrilling young cast to create this exhilarating new alternative rock musical about first loves, hidden passions and lasting regrets. You’ll have 2 premium house seats to the 8-time Tony Award-winning musical, one night’s stay for two at a hotel of your choice – and a round trip LimoLiner to get you there in style!
http://ww.springawakening.com
 Restrictions: Tickets available through August 1, 2008 and subject to availability. Tickets must be reserved at least 2 weeks in advance of the performance you wish to attend. $400 American Express gift certificate to apply to a one night’s stay for two at a hotel of your choice.
Contact: Summer Stages Dance Office at 978.402.2339 or summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org
Donated by Steven Rinkoff, Limoliner and Anonymous
Value: $1,250
 LIVE AUCTION #2
The Allure of Avedon
A truly one-of-a-kind opportunity! Summer Stages Director, Richard Colton will join Avedon’s long time personal assistant and Executive Director of Avedon Foundation Norma Stevens, to lead you and 5 family or friends on a personal tour of the private archives of premier American portrait photographer, Richard Avedon. You’ll view the original photos of such famed figures as Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O’Keefe, Andy Warhol, and Rudolf Nureyev that filled the pages of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue magazines while enjoying stories about one of the greatest photographers in the world. Just imagine…and so you can hold onto your memory of this amazing experience, we will also include the brand new catalogue of Avedon’s photography published by the Louisiana Museum of Art, entitled Richard Avedon Photographs, 1946-2004.
Restrictions: Date of tour between April 2008 and March 2009, to be mutually agreed upon. Appointment must be made 3 months in advance.
Contact: Summer Stages Dance at 978.402.2339 or summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org
Donated by the Richard Avedon Foundation; book donated by The Concord Bookshop
Value: Priceless (book value $70)
 LIVE AUCTION #3
Paint Your Pet
Memorialize your pet with an original oil portrait by noted Boston artist, Linda Holt. Known mainly for her koi paintings, Linda has often been described as the John Singer Sargent of dog portraits. She will meet your pet, and with a personalized photo session, capture the essence of your beloved friend in paint.
www.lindaholt.com
Restrictions: Size 10” x 20”, oil on panel
Contact: Linda Holt at Linda@lindaholt.com
Donated by Linda Holt
Value: $2,200
LIVE AUCTION #4
Exclusive London Lodging and Theater Weekend
Relish the opportunity to be a member guest for three nights at London’s exclusive Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, and choose to attend a theatre performance that strikes your fancy, as well! Private member clubs line Pall Mall between Trafalgar Square and Buck House, adjacent to the theater district, the National Gallery of Art, Picadilly, Fortnum & Mason, Saville Row tailors, and many art galleries and antiques. The Royal Automobile Club is especially renowned for its old world historic Turkish Baths with traditional steam rooms, massage, and soap scrubs. www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/guestarea/home.asp
Restrictions: For two. Friday, Saturday, Sundays only. Does not include airfare and is non-transferable. Advance notice required to reserve, at least one month prior is suggested. No expiry. Reservations must be booked through the contact below.
Contact: Stephanie McCormick-Goodhart at swandb@aol.com to make arrangements.
Donated by Leander and Stephanie McCormick-Goodhart
Value: Priceless
 LIVE AUCTION #5
A Parker Party
Treat your friends to a truly unique social and literary event! You can bring 20 of your smartest and classiest pals to enjoy cocktails at the Cambridge home of best-selling mystery writer Robert B. Parker – creator of Spenser for Hire – and his irrepressible wife Joan. The party will include delicious hors d’ouevres prepared by the Parkers’ personal caterer, Marie Mulhern, plus a tour of their fabulous home (which…trust us…is sensational!).
Restrictions: Date to be mutually agreed upon. Will accommodate a maximum of 20 people. Available immediately.
Contact: Joan Parker at (617) 354-4249 to make arrangements.
Donated by Joan and Robert B. Parker
Value: Priceless
 LIVE AUCTION #6
Tour B’Way Costume Shop with 5-time Tony Award-winning designer
Whether you’re a theatre buff, a clotheshorse or an admirer of true southern hospitality, you’ll thrive on the one-of-a-kind opportunity to have a personal tour of William Ivey Long’s costume shop, by the famed designer himself! (This unique opportunity is for up to 5 guests.) Long is a five time Tony Award winning costume designer who currently has three shows running on Broadway: Curtains, John Water’s Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards); and Chicago. Other B’way credits include The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards); Grey Gardens, Sweet Charity, Little Shop of Horrors and Caberet.
www.williamiveylong.com
Contact: Summer Stages Dance Office at 978.402.2339 or summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org
Donated by William Ivey Long
Value: Priceless
LIVE AUCTION #7
 Amazing African Adventure
A tantalizing taste of the wild in the heart of Africa’s richest conservation regions.
Enjoy six days and six nights where the movie I Dreamed of Africa was filmed.
Luxury accommodations for two in four to five star sarfari and game lodges - Hemingway-style Tents, Heritage Safari Lodge, Nyati/Ndlovu Lodges, or Zulu Nyala Game Lodge – depending on availability.
Accommodations include 3 delicious meals per day breezy lounges, wide verandas, sparkling swimming pool and tennis court.
2 daily trips in open game viewing vehicles with experienced guides to observe abundant plains game, including elephant, rhino, leopard, giraffe, hippo, zebra, Nyala cheetah, buffalo, kuda and many more.
Situated in Southern Maputaland in one of the largest and most diverse conservation areas in Zululand, South Africa.
Note: Proceeds from the winning bid are shared equally by Summer Stages Dance and Zulu Nyala Group.
Restrictions: Does not include airfare and is non-transferable. Must be used within two years of purchase date. NO BLACKOUT DATES. Personal beverages, phone calls, and gratuities not included.
Contact in South Africa: To book your trip, contact Veena Joory, Photo Safari Coordinator, by telephone at 011 27 35-562-0177 or by email at hvjoory@mweb.co.za or FAX at 011 27 35-562-0975.
More Information: Kathy Kingston, Kingston Auction Company by email at Kathy@kingstonauction.com or by telephone at (603) 926-1919.
Donated by Trevor Shaw and Zulu Nyala Group and Summer Stages Dance
Value: $3,950
LIVE AUCTION #8
 Hot Fun in the Summer
Start your summer off right! A spectacular dinner theatre experience for two awaits at the famed Rialto Restaurant + Bar in Harvard Square, Cambridge. You will delight in the culinary wonders of renowned chef Jody Adams while you plunge into a frenzy of laughter with the Boston premiere of David Parker & the Bang Group’s Show Down, an all-dancing reinvention of Irving Berlin's classic musical "Annie Get Your Gun”. To keep your summer sizzling, a gift certificate from the Charles entitles you to an overnight stay for two at the Charles Hotel and dinner or tickets to any of the many restaurants at this Harvard Square destination including the Regattabar. And, so your fun won’t stop there, season tickets to Summer Stages Dance Meet the Artist Performance Series and a special dance event at the ICA/Boston will delight many summer evenings in July. Certainly, an opportunity not to be missed!
- Dinner cabaret for two at the famed Rialto Restaurant + Bar
- Boston premiere of David Parker & the Bang Group’s Show Down, an all-dancing reinvention of Irving Berlin's classic musical "Annie Get Your Gun”
- $400 gift certificate to the Charles Hotel which may be used for accommodations AND/OR a restaurant and Regattabar jazz performances for one year.
- Season tickets to Summer Stages Dance Meet the Artist Performance Series
Restrictions: To accommodate maximum party of two. The performance schedule at Rialto allows for availability only on Tuesdays, July 8, 22, and 29. Recipients will receive a $400 gift certificate (good for one year) to be used at the Charles Hotel and any restaurant at the Charles. Not good for Le Pli. Summer Stages Dance Meet the Artists Series runs from July 10- July 27, 2008.
Contact: Summer Stages Dance at 978.402.2339 to make arrangements.
Donated by Rialto Restaurant + Bar, Summer Stage Dance and Anonymous
Value: $850
LIVE AUCTION #9A
 Join Red Sox Nation for Another Run for the Pennant!
and be there for no ordinary game!
Be the envy of your friends, and catch the defending World Series Champions play – believe it or not – the New York Yankees at Fenway in 2008! Yes, you read it right. Sit back and enjoy the Sox play their arch rivals in the storied Fenway Park with four seats right behind home plate! And to be sure you get there safely, we’ll throw in transportation to and from the ballpark.
Restrictions Tickets for 4 available Friday July 25 at 7:05 pm
Contact: Summer Stages Dance office at (978) 402-2339 or by email at summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org
Donated by Carol and John Moriarty, Susan and David Leathers
Value: $2,500
LIVE AUCTION #9B
 Join Red Sox Nation for Another Run for the Pennant!
and be there for no ordinary game!
Be the envy of your friends, and catch the defending World Series Champions play – believe it or not – the New York Yankees at Fenway in 2008! Yes, you read it right. Sit back and enjoy the Sox play their arch rivals in the storied Fenway Park with four seats right behind home plate! And to be sure you get there safely, we’ll throw in transportation to and from the ballpark.
Restrictions Tickets for 4 available Sunday July 27 at 1:35 pm
Contact: Summer Stages Dance office at (978) 402-2339 or by email at summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org
Donated by Carol and John Moriarty, Susan and David Leathers
Value: $2,500
LIVE Auction #10
 Merce Cunningham Musings and Art Book
Although known worldwide for his remarkable and continually groundbreaking choreography, Merce Cunningham has a twenty-six year secret: he draws! Not just choreographic notes for his dances, but animals and other musings inspired by his marvels at and revels in nature. His drawings have the same vision, openness, and attention to detail that infuses his great dances. Cunningham and his longtime collaborator, composer John Cage, often spoke about their work reflecting nature's process. In Cunningham’s visual work one senses nature in all her idiosyncratic glory -- a place for the unexpected and exotic and peculiar and even silly to roam free, coexist, and inspire the imagination. Live with a Cunningham drawing and understand how Cunningham, recently called the world's greatest living choreographer by the chief dance critic of the New York Times, Alastair Macaulay, looks at the world. A rare opportunity! These drawings will renew your spirits!
- Two drawings by Merce Cunninham
- Book: Other Animals – Drawings And Journals By Merce Cunningham
Value: Priceless
Donated by Merce Cunningham |
