2017 UUCPA Auction Catalog
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UUCPA’s 2017 Auction Saturday, November 4, 2017 Auctioneer: Sven Thesen; 5:30 to 9:00 pm Music by: @Jazz; Silent Auction: 5:30–7:30PM Balloons by: Raffle Drawings: 7:45 pm Hey, Balloon Lady Live Auction: 8-9 pm Kids' Auction: 7:15 pm Kids Movie 7:45 pm Dates for Events and Parties Sunday, Dec. 31, 6 — 10 pm New Year's Eve Dinner (#826) Saturday, Jan. 13 Soup Supper (#817) Saturday, Jan. 20 Authentic Cuisine of Mumbai (#812) Mozart with the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Friday, Jan. 26, 6 pm plus Dinner (#810) Saturday, Jan. 27 An Italian Dinner to Remember (#820) Sunday, Feb. 4, 7 pm "The Singing Revolution" and Dessert (#708) Saturday, Feb. 10, noon Family Hike and Picnic (#703) Friday,Feb. 23, 8 pm Opera San Jose "The Flying Dutchman" (#702) Saturday, Feb. 24, 10:30 am — 4 pm A Puzzling Party (#710) Saturday, Feb. 24, 7 pm Beer Tasting and Poker Party (#701) Saturday, March 3, 2 — 4 pm Tea at Lisa's Tea Treasures (#816) Multi-Course Festa Italiano Dinner with Fine Wine Saturday, March 3, 6 — 10 pm Pairing (#801) Saturday, March 10, 6 pm Taste of Italy (#824) Saturday, March 17, Moroccan Dinner w/ Grant-Biers and Lin-Sperrys 5:30 — 9:00 pm (#805) Saturday, March 17, 7 pm E. Mediterranean Dinner w/ Wynne and Don (#802) Saturday, March 24, 5:30 pm Meaning of Life Dinner (#823) Saturday, March 31, 9 am — 1 pm Wildflower Hike (#705) Saturday, April 7, 6 p.m. Fondue Times Two (#825) Monday, April 9, Spectacular Murals of the Mission: Street Art Tour in 11 am — 2:30 pm San Francisco (#804) Surprise Party Theatre / "Measure for Measure" Saturday, May 5, 7 — 10 pm (#706) Sunday, May 13, San Francisco Symphony Chorus Concert (Bach's 4 — 11 pm Magnificat) plus Dinner (#811) Mother/Daughter Spring Tea Party with Beth and Saturday, May 19, 2 — 4 pm Maribea (#814) Saturday, June 2, 11 — 1 Brunch with Berries (#818) Sunday, June 3, 3 — 6 pm Make Jam with Thida and Castor (#704) Saturday, June 9, 4:30 pm Potsticker/Dumpling Making and Eating Party (#815) Sunday, June 10, 12:30 — 6 pm A Day at the Races (#819) Sunday, June 24, 6 pm Gourmet Pizza and Craft Beer Party (#806) Saturday July 14, 4 — 7 pm Summertime Supper at Poolside (#821) Saturday, July 28, 6 pm Let’s Duet, Let’s Fall in Love! (#813) Saturday, August 25, The Santa Cruz Mountains by Moonlight: A Docent- 5:30 — 10:30 p.m. Guided Hike with Dessert (#707) Auction Schedule 5:30 Sign in and pick up your auction paddle in the Lobby (so you can bid) Buy Raffle Basket tickets--for Basket from Trader Joe’s Buy Raffle Tickets for 3 Nights in Inverness Visit Silent Auction in Fireside Room, Rms. 4-5, and Rm. 6 6:00 Main Hall : Enjoy music by @Jazz Eat food and have a glass of wine Get a “hat” from Hey Balloon Lady Drop off kids for Child Care in Rms. 7-8 7:15 Fireside Room will close (100’s and 200’s); Room 6 will close (300’s) Kids’ Live Auction will begin on patio 7:30 Rooms 4-5 will close (700’s, 800’s, 900’s) 7:45 Kids’ Movie in Room A will begin 7:50 Drawing for Raffle Basket from Trader Joe’s 7:55 Raffle Drawing for 3 Nights in Inverness 8:00 Live Auction will begin – watch Sven Thesen in action! 9:00 Live Auction will end; Check-out will begin in Library How to Bid in the Silent Auction: On the Bid Sheet, write your name, bidding paddle number, amount of your bid, and how many bids you are placing – it’s that simple! How to Increase your Bid: No erasing! Write your new bid in the first open space, along with your name, #, etc. How to Pay: Cash or check in the library at 9 pm Live Auction 000 Series 1 Church Parking Space The much-envied reserved parking space is up for grabs yet again! As close to the action as you can possibly park. Rain, snow, sleet or hail, YOU will always have a close, convenient spot to park! Good for one year, until next year's auction. Donor(s) UUCPA Min Bid live Winners 1 2 Library and Archive Committee’s “Family Night in Basket!" “It was a dark and boring night” or “Haven’t you been on the computer or smartphone way too long?” or “I’m bored!” —If you’ve heard any of these comments before, what you need is the Library and Archive Committee’s “Family Night in Basket!" Everything you’d want or need to have a great night of family engagement and entertainment can be found in this great basket. Food, drinks, books, games, and a great time! Books include: "Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein" - (Age 4-10), "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White – (age 7+), “Amulet #7 – Firelight” by Kazu Kibuish – (age 8-12), “Fireside Stories: Tales for a Winter's Eve” by Caitlin Matthews and Helen Cann (for 8-12 and adults – suitable for reading to the whole family), “Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis – (age 9+), “The Forbidden Library” by Django Wexler – (age 11+), “Maze Runner” by James Dashner – (age 12+), “Gunn’s Golden Rules” by Tim Gunn (Personally Autographed by Tim on 5-19-12), “When you are Engulfed by Flames” by David Sedaris, “House Beautiful, Ready, Set, Decorate” by the Editors of House Beautiful Magazine, “At Home in the Garden” by Becke Davis. Games include: USAopoly Telestrations 8 Player – (12+, but can be geared down for younger players), Blokus Board Game – (age 7+). Other Goodies: Bengal Spice Tea, 2015 Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel, Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider, Ghirardelli Chocolate Premium Chocolate Hot Cocoa, Whole Foods’ 365 Everyday Value Organic Microwave Popcorn, Tate’s Bake Shop Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free), Tate’s Bake Shop Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies. (After you have stored all the goodies, please return this basket to the Church Office c/o Harry Wachob) Donor(s) Library and Archive Committee Min Bid live Winners 1 Live Auction 1 000 Series 3 Popcorn Party Extravaganza Always wanted a popcorn machine like at the movies? Well, here it is – a brand-new Great Northern Popcorn Red Matinee Machine, popping 8 ounces at a time! Great for an Oscar Party, sleepovers for kids, the Olympics, Family Movie Night, a Superbowl party (or watching any sports games), Poker Night, family reunions, birthday parties, block parties, 4th of July, or just to celebrate! Big beautiful basket contains: 12 packs of Great Northern Authentic Movie Theater pre-measured Popcorn; 100 Carnival King Paper Popcorn Bags; 4 large red/white plastic popcorn boxes; metal popcorn scoop; Amish Country Ballpark Popcorn Salt; Gourmet Amish Country Popcorn Seasoning Pack (6 6-oz jars); 10 1-lb bags of Gourmet Popcorn (popcorn snob approved and non-GMO. 10 different varieties -- the hard part is choosing the ones you like best) as well as football napkins, a cardboard football, pompoms, movie napkins and your own (plastic) Oscar, and a popcorn-themed indoor/outdoor tablecloth! Plus one last thing: a gift pack of 8 Amish Country 4-oz. popcorn samples. Donor(s) Pamela Parke Min Bid live Winners 1 4 Book-Lover's Basket If you love books, what do you want? More books, of course! If you want to share your love of books, what do you offer? Lots of books, of course! And if you also want to help preserve bricks-and-mortar local bookstores, how do you do it? Offer generous gift certificates to local bookstores, of course! Brown Bag Books has filled a basket with several real books ( "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder, "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, and "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr.), a bottle of wine for sipping while reading, AND gift certificates to Linden Tree Books, to Books, Inc., to Bell's Books, and very generously to Kepler's. Happy reading! Donor(s) Brown Bag Book Group Min Bid live Winners 1 Live Auction 2 000 Series 5 Break Bread with the Board President Share a meal at a restaurant with Board President Sally Ahnger and bend her ear on any topic of your choosing. Together with two other UUCPA- ers, choose a restaurant and a mutually convenient date and time, and Sally will treat you all with a meal and her attention. Discuss suggestions for making UUCPA a better place or ask questions about how the church operates. Work out all the issues over a nice bottle of wine or seltzer. Donor(s) Sally Ahnger Min Bid live Winners 3 6 You Choose the Sermon Your favorite song, the quote on your fridge, a painting you love, a joke you want everyone to hear (keep 'em clean): these can be the center of an upcoming Sunday service. Or, suggest a topic or question you'd like to hear addressed. If you're the top bidder on this item, Amy will preach on whatever text or topic you choose. A date this winter or spring will be chosen in consultation with you. Donor(s) Amy Morgenstern Min Bid live Winners 1 7 Winter Wonderland Decorating Basket Plan your own "winter wonderland" party this coming season to entertain family and friends. Preparations will be made easy with this Board- sponsored basket, which contains a festive assortment of items to decorate for the event and amuse your guests.