Great Gardens Party MAY 13, 2015, 6-9 PM

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Tonight’s Events 6 pm Silent Auction bidding begins 7 pm Silent Auction tables close 7:15 pm Welcome and Introduction David Hooker, President & CEO

Dinner Served

8 pm Live Auction begins 8:30 pm Check-Out opens

Auctioneer Scott Miedema

Emcee Tim Cusack

Menu Taste of the Gardens

Appetizers Butternut Squash & Goat Cheese Tartine Raw honey, puff pastry, nut brittle

Beet and Tomato Canape Red beet relish, heirloom tomato, basil goat cheese, melba toast

Shiitake Creme Brulee Tartlet Carmelized leek, gorgonzola custard, parmesan crisp

Salad Watermelon Caprese Fresh mozzarella, mint-basil pesto, Aged balsamic, pea shoots

Entrée Free Range Roasted Chicken Otto’s chicken with a rosemary demi Onion-jack scalloped potatoes asparagus Rolls & butter

Dessert New York-Style Cheesecake Great Gardens Party Wednesday, May 13, 6 pm

Tonight’s Events 6 pm Silent Auction bidding begins 7 pm Silent Auction tables close 7:15 pm Welcome and Introduction David Hooker, President & CEO

Dinner Served

8 pm Live Auction begins 8:30 pm Check-Out opens

Auctioneer Scott Miedema

Emcee Tim Cusack

Menu Taste of the Gardens menu

Appetizers Butternut Squash & Goat Cheese Tartine Raw honey, puff pastry, nut brittle

Beet and Tomato Canape Red beet relish, heirloom tomato, basil goat cheese, melba toast

Shiitake Creme Brulee Tartlet Carmelized leek, gorgonzola custard, parmesan crisp

Salad Watermelon Caprese Fresh mozzarella, mint-basil pesto, Aged balsamic, pea shoots

Entrée Free Range Roasted Chicken Otto’s chicken with a rosemary demi Onion-jack scalloped potatoes Michigan asparagus Rolls & butter

Dessert New York-Style Cheesecake Committee Chairs

Eileen DeVries Ping Liang Mary McLoughlin Host Committee Sam DeVries Joy Fossel Elisa Lintemuth Neil Marchand Bruce Matthews Lindsay Slagboom Sharon VanDellen Ellen Witkowski Susan Wright-Miller

Platinum Sponsor: Gold Sponsor:

Doug Meijer

Daniel & Pamella DeVos Foundation

Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts Merrill Lynch - Miller Johnson Dykema The DeVries, Van Dellen Steel Flagstar Bank Freeburg & Mraz Group Varnum

Bronze Sponsors: Berends Hendricks Stuit Experience Grand Rapids Michigan State Bill and JC and Tammy Huizenga University College Marilyn Crawford ITC Holdings Corp. of Human Medicine Chemical Bank Kendall College Star Truck Rental Dean’s Landscaping of Art and Design The Etheridge Group & Excavating Landscape Design D.J.’s Landscape Services Michael V. Toth Management Bruce & Candace Williams Kitchen Dress Me Daddy .com Matthews and Bath

Additional support provided by: Alliance Beverage Great Lakes Miller Johnson Distribution Wine & Spirits Owen-Ames-Kimball Custom Printers Henry Mast Greenhouses The Gardening Angel WIN TWO RESERVED-SEAT CONCERT TICKETS! WIN Two Reserved Season Sponsor Seats for the 2015 Fifth Third Bank Summer Concert Series $100 Per Ticket Winner need not be present to win. Includes two reserved seats in sponsor section with complimentary snacks and beverages Value $5,500 OUR CENTERPIECES ARE FOR SALE If you would like to take home a gorgeous flowering orchid for $35, remove the sticker and bring it with you to checkout. Great Lakes Wine & Spirits $25 per “Pick” Pick your favorite bottle from this year’s Great Lakes Wine & Spirits Garden and unwrap a lovely bottle of wine to enjoy at home. Choose either a yellow ribbon for white wine or a red ribbon for red wine. We respectfully request that you do not open the wine while at the event. Our bar is open all evening. All wines in our garden have a minimum value of $10, more than 30% of the wines are $25 value or higher and 11 bottles are valued at $100 or more.

Nickel & Nickel Kelham Vineyard Flowers Pinot Noir 2011. Exotic aromas of earth, herb and tar continue to evolve Sea View Ridge Estate in the glass. On the palate, this wine opens with wild berry 2011. Deep red color with a brick rim. Aromas are floral and fruits, herbs, tobacco and pepper. The French oak adds a fruit dominant consisting of raspberry and bing cherry with lovely toast and char component which complements the subtle hints of cedar, allspice and anise. The whole cluster fruit, while rounded tannins allow this wine to be enjoyed element provides spiciness on the palate with smooth earlier than normal for this vineyard. texture and hints of minerality that leads to an acid-driven Value $123 lingering finish. Value $108 Nickel & Nickel Tench Vineyard 2011. Presents beautiful aromas and flavors of berry and Staglin Salus Cabernet Sauvignon blueberry – characteristics that define this special terroir The evocatively dark hued 2011 Salus Cabernet Sauvignon along with hints of mineral from the soil and vanilla from has an animated, high-toned nose of red currants and the French oak. This wine strikes a beautiful balance blackberries deepened by notes of menthol laden lavender, between fruit and structure, providing integrated and loose tobacco and raw cedar. The seamless palate of wild elegant tannins. cherries, Arctic raspberries and black currants reveals spicy Value $123 layers of Bay leaf, cinnamon and spearmint that give lift to an elegantly balanced exit of subtle, fine grained tannins Nickel & Nickel State Ranch that are enlivened by refreshing acidity. This supple and 2011. A beautiful garnet color with bright, enticing aromas silky wine drinks well now but should reward a little cellar and flavors. Juicy berry fruits, chocolate, vanilla, dried time with additional roundness and complexity. herbs and char blend together in harmony on a soft, velvety Value $108 texture. The tannins are incredibly supple and long, adding to the warmth and elegance of the wine. Beni di Batasiolo Barolo Boscareto Value $115 2007. The color is deep garnet red with orange reflections accented with shades of pink and purple. Intense and Cenyth Red Blend persistent, ethereal with notes of fruit and dried flowers. 2009. Beginning with a brilliant dark ruby color and garnet It has evident aromas of sweet spice, toast and leather. edges, the 2009 Cenyth shows a nose of black cherry, red Of remarkable structure, enhances tannins but remains currant, mocha, slight peppermint, cigar box, and vanilla soft and pleasant with typical austerity; full-bodied notes. It is round and full bodied, with silky tannins and a and very charming. velvety palate of vibrant red fruits. With a well-balanced Value $102 acidity, the finish is long and fresh. Value $115 Viader Dare Cabernet 2012. The DARE Cabernet Sauvignon emits concentrated The Wine garden aromas of ripe black cherry, dark currant, tobacco and cedar is generously sponsored by notes with faint hints of caramel. On the mid-palate, the vibrant tannins and well-integrated oak flavors give the Great Lakes Wine & Spirits impression that the wine is lightly dancing over one’s taste buds. Firm tannins grace the finish. Value $115 Alliance Beverage Beer $25 FOR THREE choices Unwrap a bottle of rare or craft beer to enjoy at home. We respectfully request that you do not open the beer while at the event. Our bar is open all evening. Here are some of the award-winning, hard-to-find, craft brews that you might select:

FOUNDERS BREWING KBS- BELLS BREWERY (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) SATURN 100 POINTS Beer Advocate Saturn is a bourbon barrel aged barleywine loaded with Kentucky Breakfast Stout is an imperial stout with loads notes of toffee, caramel, oak and vanilla that finishes of coffee and chocolate. The base beer is then aged in the with a warming touch. caves beneath Grand Rapids for a year. Several websites and publications, including RateBeer.com, have listed Brewery Vivant KBS as the best, or one of the best, beers in the world. Wizard Burial Ground Wizard Burial Ground is a bourbon barrel-aged Belgian NEW HOLLAND BREWING quadruple style beer. Something magical happens to this INCORRIGIBLE beer during its long contact with the wood. The alcohol 96 POINTS Beer Advocate content of the beer pulls the bourbon, vanilla, & charred oak notes out of the barrels and melds it with the caramel Pours a light pink with no head. Aroma of berries, funk richness of the quad. and sour wheat. Taste is sour wheat, berries, bread and funk. Really nice combo of flavors.

ALASKAN BREWING SMOKED PORTER The dark, robust body and pronounced smoky flavor of this limited edition beer make it an adventuresome taste experience. Alaskan Smoked Porter is produced in limited “vintages” each year on November 1 and unlike most beers, may be aged in the bottle much like fine wine.

SIERRA NEVADA BREWING COMPANY NARWHAL This deliciously dark treat is our bold Narwhal Imperial Stout aged in oak Kentucky bourbon barrels. This intense stout is incredibly complex with notes of dark chocolate, rich roasted grains, and espresso seamlessly blended with hints of vanilla and toasted coconut with a slight touch of honey from aging in the oak spirit casks. Nearly as rare as its nautical namesake, try it out while you can because, like the creature itself, it will The Beer Garden disappear into the blackness soon and leave nary a is generously sponsored by trace behind. Alliance Beverage Beer Silent Auction Silent Auction Tables close by 7 pm • Live Auction Begins at 8 pm Zone 1-closes at 6:40 pm • Zone 2-closes at 6:50 pm • Zone 3-closes at 7 pm Silent Auction Rules • To bid on an item, legibly print your bid number (located on your name tag) on the line with your corresponding bid. Bids must be placed according to the printed bid increments. Any bid that deviates from the printed increments will be cancelled. • You may bid on as many items as you like, as often as you like. All bids placed are final. • Unless specified by the donor, no substitutions can be made. All certificates and items are subject to donor’s restrictions. It is the responsibility of the bidder to carefully read auction descriptions. • Last Silent Auction tables will close promptly at 7 pm. No bids may be placed once bidding is closed.

1. The Homestead – 5. Wild Food for Urban People America’s Freshwater Resort “What’s for dinner” takes an extraordinary turn. The Homestead Resort is located on Lake Michigan in This is a package for 6 people in the “Pasta 101” class beautiful Glen Arbor, Michigan. The package includes two at The Local Epicurean. Learn to make scratch pasta & nights lodging in a Fiddlers Pond guest room, dinner for Ravioli in the old Roman style and take home a pound or two at Nonna’s, and a pass to visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes more of the pasta you make. You don’t need to wait until National Lakeshore. Certificate expires March 31, 2017. later to enjoy what Local Epicurean has to offer—take home this beautiful gift basket tonight! Donated by: The Homestead Resort Value $1,100 Donated by: The Local Epicurean Value $430 2. Thai Bodywork Session BEE the Change at Thai Bodywork & Yoga. This certificate 6. STIHL PROFESSIONAL CHAINSAW entitles you to one 2-hour session of Thai Bodywork. The MS 181 C-BE Chainsaw features Easy2Start™ and allows an easier start that requires less pulling force. Donated by: Brooke Dillane; BEE the Change The quick chain adjuster makes adjusting and removing Value $120 saw chains simple – no tools are needed. Reduced vibrations lessen user fatigue making this tool ideal 3. Ada Package for landscaping jobs around the home. Because of its A little bit of everything…bring home this package reduced-emission engine technology, the MS 181 of certificates to restaurants, shops and services in C-BE lowers fuel consumption and requires less air downtown Ada! This bundle includes: filter maintenance. $25 Gift Certificate to Vitale’s; $25 to Spoonlicker’s; Donated by: Greenmark Equipment $25 to Zeytin’s Restaurant; $50 to Ada Pour House; $100 Value $290 for any service at The Grand Salon; $50 to Curtis Cleaners. Donated by: Vitale’s, Spoonlickers, Zeytins, 7. Start to Paint Ada Pour House, The Grand Salon, Curtis Cleaners Enjoy a private 3 hour painting class for a group of 10. Value $375 Learn step-by-step instructions in replicating the featured painting of the evening. You will be amazed 4. Beautiful Labradorite Necklace at the artwork you will take home at the end of the This lovely necklace is a large 18k Labradorite with a 14K 3-hour class. Yellow Gold round diamond loop pendant. The pendant Donated by: Start to Paint; Dana Toader hangs from an 18” diamond cut rollo chain. The beautiful Value $350 stone has a peacock-like iridescent play of color. Donated by: Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts 7. XO Asian Cuisine Value $3,150 Head downtown for Thai, Chinese and Japanese food. Donated by: XO Asian Cuisine Value $100 8. Movie Nights 14. John Deere Toys It’s movie night! Head to the theater to watch the Big Farm is just like the real thing, only smaller! latest flicks. This package includes $50 in gift cards, Durable enough for indoor and outdoor play! a refillable popcorn bucket and lots of movie swag. Chevy pickup with skidsteer and utility trailer Donated by: Celebration! Cinema North and a semi with grain hauler. Value $120 Donated by: Greenmark Equipment Value $75 9. Blacklamb Necklace and Brooch Beautiful gold chain necklace from Paris and vintage 15. Indulge gold leaf brooch. Pamper yourself with a one-hour massage and Donated by: BlackLamb Lavendar Spa Pedicure at TLC Spa. Value $195 Donated by: TLC Spa Value $110 10. Microdermabrasion “Diamond Peel” 16. TABLE TOP SUCCULANT GARDEN The microderm is the ultimate in customized refining This beautiful succulent garden is planted in a turquoise treatments. It helps minimize the appearance of fine and sand colored container that is perfect for your outdoor lines and wrinkles, deep cleans pores and creates smooth living space. This planter prefers a warm sunny spot, texture. A diamond chipped hand piece gently refines and has drainage holes for easy watering. skin rather than traditional loose crystal microderms. Donated by: Enchanted Gardener LLC The “Microdermabrasion Plus” is an add-on treatment Value $150 that enhances further exfoliation by applying a gentle peel solution. 17. Children’s Activity Package Donated by: Dermatology Associates of Grand Rapids The kids will love this activity package! Value $250 Includes a bounce house rental and passes to Catch Air Donated by: Catch Air, Bounce House 11. STIHL FUEL-EFFICIENT TRIMMER Value $300 Designed with a low-emission engine, the versatile straight shaft FS 56 RC-E STIHL loop handled trimmer 18. Griffins Hockey is smooth running to help reduce operator fatigue. This will be a night to remember with the Grand Rapid With a simplified new starting procedure, and featuring Griffins. This package includes four tickets for the a semiautomatic choke that helps prevent flooding, 2015-2016 season and a behind the scenes tour for your you get a trimmer that’s ideal for homeowners with group—a unique and priceless experience. heavy grass to trim in hard-to-reach places. Couple Donated by: this with the Easy2Start™ system and you’ll find starting this trimmer almost effortless. Value $200 Donated by: Greenmark Equipment 19. 4 tickets to Broadway Value $220 Grand Rapids’ Kinky Boots 13. Lena Meijer Children’s Garden Broadway Grand Rapids presents Kinky Boots. Felted Roving Tapestry Broadway’s high-heeled hit is the winner of 6 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL! This lovely wall hanging was created during Fall Family Music by Cyndi Lauper. Days in the Children’s Garden on October 18 and 19, Donated by: Broadway Grand Rapids 2014, as part of the activity “Weaving Autumn Tales” with professional spinner and weaver, Arlene Tiemeyer. Value $300 Weaving materials: sheep and goat wool roving and mohair. 20. Quilt Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Offered tonight is a quilt handmade by children at the Value $225 Farm here at FMG&SP. It is a treasure that speaks of the love guests of all ages have for this special place. Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Value $275 21. SERPINTINE WEEPING BLUE ATLAS 26. 2 tickets to Broadway CEDAR Grand Rapids’ NEWSIES and Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca pendula’ 2 tickets to Pippin A handsome specimen tree with drooping twisted Direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES, branches filled with powdery blue needles that are sure the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing new musical to catch the eye of every passerby. A unique specimen tree from Disney. that measures at 10 feet tall and 15-20 feet wide. Does NEWSIES is the winner of the 2012 Tony Awards® for best in a location sheltered from the wind. Zone 6-9. Best Score and Best Choreography. Pippin is back for the Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago. It won Value $130 the Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival! This package gets you 2 tickets to each of these 2 shows! 22. JAPANESE WHITE PINE Donated by: Broadway Grand Rapids Pinus parviflora f. glauca Value $300 A choice, extremely graceful small conifer, whose low stature and fine-textured needles make it a perfect 27. CAYUGA VIBURNUM candidate for small spaces. An excellent selection Viburnum x carlcephalum ‘Cayuga’ to be used as an accent or specimen tree with a hardy, Introduced by the United States National Arboretum in artistic growth habit. This tree can be expected to reach 1966, ‘Cayuga’ is a proven performer. This beautiful 25’ tall at maturity with a similar spread. Zone 4-7. viburnum has distinctive snowball inflorescences of Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries pink buds opening to waxy white flowers in late April. Value $125 Abundant annual bloom, medium-textured, dark green foliage, and fairly compact habit make ‘Cayuga’ a 23. Eat Your Homework landscape shrub without parallel! Zone 5 Grab 5 cooking buddies and head to the “Pasta 101” Donated by: Twin Lakes Nursery class at The Local Epicurean. Learn to make scratch pasta Value $130 delivered & planted by Twin Lakes Nursery & Ravioli in the old Roman style and take home a pound or more of the pasta you make. You don’t need to wait until 28. Weber Jumbo Joe Grill Set later to enjoy what Local Epicurean has to offer— and Marinades take home this beautiful gift basket tonight! Get ready for backyard BBQs or tailgates! This Weber Donated by: The Local Epicurean Jumbo Joe grill set comes with grill tools, charcoal, Value $430 marinades, and snacks. Donated by: Joy Fossel 24. GREEN MOUNTAIN BOXWOOD SPIRAL Value $250 Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’ Green Mountain Boxwood is a very dense upright form 29. INDIGO EYeS BOSNIAN PINE of boxwood that has been sheared into a spiral form to Pinus leucodermis (heldreichii) ‘Indigo Eyes’ create a beautiful and unique specimen plant. Retains Named for the eye-catching, cobalt blue cones that leaves and color through the winter for year-round decorate each shoot tip in spring, this precocious “coner” interest and prefers cool, moist, fertile soils. demands attention and deserves greater use in gardens. Boxwood will grow in full sun to part shade. Zone 5-9 From an early age, cones appear up and down every Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries branch, bright blue at first, then gradually softening to Value $180 brown during summer. Attractive, broadly upright trees develop an open, slightly asymmetrical shape, which 25. HORSTMANN’S affords each tree a unique character that will intrigue SILBERLOCKE KOREAN FIR gardeners in their outdoor living spaces. The healthy, Abies koreana ‘Horstmann’s Silberlocke’ easy-to-grow trees retain their ornamental cones and their stiff, dark green needles, giving trees a beautiful, Up curved deep green needles reveal a contrasting tidy, clean appearance throughout the year. Zone 5 bright silvery-white underside. Produces an abundance of large showy cones held upright along the branches. Donated by: Everett’s Landscape Managment Grows slowly, developing into a striking specimen. Value $300 delivered & planted 12 to 15 feet at maturity. Zone 5 by Everett’s Landscape Managment Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries Value $140 30. Facial Package 36. PAPERBARK MAPLE Keeki Pure & Simple beauty products and SIP Juice Acer grisium Donated by: Keeki This slow-growing understory tree has highly ornamental, Value $750 peeling orange-cinnamon bark. Its dark green, three- lobed leaves turn a brilliant orange-red in autumn. One 31. Barracks 616 of the best small ornamental trees, paperbark maple has Private Training for 2 small yellow flowers in spring, great fall foliage color, picturesque peeling park, and a stately habit. Zone 5. Barracks 616 is West Michigan’s newest, state-of-the-art shooting facility. This item includes 1 hour of private Donated by: Katerberg VerHage Landscaping Inc training for 2 with Dan Boelens; Two firearm rentals, Value $700 delivered & planted Two boxes of ammo; Eye and ear protection; and a by Katerberg VerHage Landscaping Inc basket Barracks 616 swag. Donated by: Barracks 616 37. PURPLE BEECH Value $400 Fagus sylvatica This European Beech or Copper Beech has a broad 32. TODAY & TOMORROW RHODODENDRON pyramidal shape usually 50’ tall and up to 50’ wide with Rhododendron ‘Today & Tomorrow’ a slow growth rate. Extremely hardy zone 4 that does best in full sun. Good specimen tree, lawn tree or in a This extraordinary rhododendron has deep pink buds naturalized area. opening to pale purplish-pink flowers that finally turn pure white with age. This change in color creates a Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries wonderful multi-colored spring display that is highly Value $215 effective in the landscape. Reaches 5’ tall and wide at maturity. Needs to be protected from winter sun and 38. Wild Food for Urban People is excellent on the North side of your home. Zone 5 “What’s for dinner” takes an extraordinary turn. Donated by: Twin Lakes Nursery This is a package for 6 people in the “Pasta 101” class Value $175 delivered & planted by Twin Lakes Nursery at The Local Epicurean. Learn to make scratch pasta & Ravioli in the old Roman style and take home a pound or 33. SLENDER HINOKI FALSE CYPRESS more of the pasta you make. You don’t need to wait until later to enjoy what Local Epicurean has to offer—take Chamaecyparis obtuse ‘Gracillis’ home this beautiful gift basket tonight! This excellent conifer has an open-branched pyramidal Donated by: The Local Epicurean form with gracefully arching branchlets and deep green Value $430 tiny needles with reddish new growth in winter. This is an exceptional evergreen shrub for screens, hedges and background plantings. Slow growing to 8 to 12 ft. tall, 39. tamukeyama Japanese Maple 4 to 5 ft. wide. Zone 4-8. Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ ‘Tamukeyama’ Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries A small fernleaf, weeping, redleaf variety that usually Value $150 averages 5’ tall and 10’ wide. The name “Tamukeyama” literally means “Hands folded in prayer upon the 34. 16g iPad Mini 3 mountain.” It is named for Mount Tamukey in Kyushu. They prefer full sun to part shade and average garden iPad mini has a beautiful 7.9-inch display, ultrafast soil. They like to be kept moist on really hot days. wireless, and two cameras. And it works with over 475000 apps made for iPad. It’s every inch an iPad. Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries Value $260 Donated by: Meijer Retail Value $300 40. Ride Along with the GRPD 35. PURPLE BEECH Here is your chance to experience a “day in the life” of a Grand Rapids Police Officer. You will participate in Fagus sylvatica patrol briefing at the start of the officer’s shift, wear a ‘Contorta’ is an upright, loose-pyramidal cultivar of bullet proof vest, and observe the challenges, hazards, Eastern white pine that is noted for having twisted and rewards of one of our city’s finest. (contorted) branches, branchlets and needles. It was Donated by: Grand Rapids Police Department discovered in 1932 growing at Seneca Park, Rochester, Value $700 New York. It typically grows to 12’ tall over the first 10 years, eventually maturing over time to 40’ tall. Zone 3 Donated by: The Berry Family of Nurseries Value $140 tonights sponsors

Thank you to the individuals and businesses who generously donated items for tonight’s auction, and to those who volunteered their time and talents! Please patronize the businesses that helped make this event a success.

Auction Donors: Ada Pour House Greenmark Equipment Steelcase Amore Trattoria Groskopf’s Sweetie-Licious Barracks 616 Juhas & Sullivan The Berry Family BlackLamb Katerberg VerHage of Nurseries Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts Landscaping Inc. The Grand Hotel Broadway Grand Rapids Keeki Pure & Simple Beauty The Grand Rapids Symphony Products and SIP Juice The Grand Salon Zone 1 Brooke Dillaine; BEE the Change Zone 2 2 Kidder Safari Cascade Fresh Cleaning Co. The Homestead Resort Klumps Luggage Catch Air The Local Epicurean Zone 3 4 Steve LaWarre 3 Celebration! Cinema North Thornwood Veterinary Clinic Leigh’s Curtis Cleaners Thousand Oaks Golf Club Leo’s Dermatology Associates TLC Spa of Grand Rapids Mackinac Bridge Authority Twin Lakes Nursery Eileen DeVries Bruce & Candace Matthews Ultimate Inflatables Eastern Floral Meijer Vitale’s Enchanted Gardener LLC Merizon Studio Watermark Country Club Everett’s Landscape Management Peaches Bed and Breakfast Jon Workman Joy Fossel Ric Roane WOOD TV8 Frederik Meijer Gardens Leandro Robles XO Asian Cuisine 1 & Sculpture Park Sip Organic Juice Bar Zeytins Turkish Restaurant Meg Goebel Slows Bar BQ Grand Rapids Griffins Spoonlickers Grand Rapids Police Department Start to Paint zone locations

Zone 1-closes at 6:40 pm • Zone 2-closes at 6:50 pm • Zone 3-closes at 7 pm

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Locations 1. Registration 2. Beer & Wine Gardens 3. Raffle Ticket Sales 4. Checkout 1

CHECKOUT PROCEDURE There will be tables located in the Coat Room off of the Atrium. Please visit Check Out to settle your account. We gladly accept cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. After payment is made, please collect your items from the auction areas. All items must be removed from Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park tonight. Special arrangements can be made for large items to be picked up by May 17th. Please call (616) 975-3168 by May 15 to make these arrangements.

Thank you for your support! 41. TREE LILAC CLUMP FORM 46. Golf at Watermark Country Clubs Syringa reticulata Here’s a round of golf for four with carts and a $50 gift A very large shrub or small tree with stiff, spreading card at any of the three Watermark Country Clubs — branches developing a somewhat oval-rounded to vase Watermark, StoneWater or Sunnybrook! shaped crown. Large showy flowers and attractive Donated by: Watermark winter fruit display make this a beautiful addition Value $400 to an intimate landscape. Zone 5 Donated by: Katerberg VerHage Landscaping Inc 47. Briggs & Riley Cabin Spinner Value $450 delivered & planted by Versatility of a Rolling cabin bag and effortless Katerberg VerHage Landscaping Inc 360 navigation. Perfect for carrying on board. Donated by: Klumps Luggage 42. Slows Bar BQ Value $380 There is nothing like a good barbecue, especially if you aren’t cooking! 48. Holiday Pops and Backstage Donated by: Slows Bar BQ with the Grand Rapids Symphony Value $100 This holiday tradition features beloved favorites, the Symphony Chorus, holiday sing-along, a visit 43. Wetlands Weaving from Santa, a backstage pass and meet & greet with This Wetlands Weaving piece was created by Frederik the conductor. Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park guests visiting the Donated by: Grand Rapids Symphony Lena Meijer Children’s Garden throughout the summer Value $300 of 2013. The weaving material is sisal and the natural items tucked into the woven fibers were gathered from 49. Romantic Dinner for 2 at Leo’s the Wooded Wetlands garden in the children’s garden. Perfect to celebrate your anniversary, birthday or date The clay medallion and beautiful clay Red-winged night. Leo’s is exquisite seafood and classic cuisine Blackbird were made during the Outdoor Artist Studio in an elegant, yet casual atmosphere. Tuesday evening activity that summer. The shadow box Donated by: Leo’s frame is built by the “Golden K” Kiwanis Woodworkers Value $125 Group. Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 50. Sip Organic Juice Bar Cleanse Value $325 Keeping your body healthy at the cellular level is vital to your well-being. In this 3-day cleanse you will receive 44. A dozen baked goods, organic, plant-based, gluten-free, nutrient-dense each month for 12 months raw foods for maximum healing and cleansing. Receive delicious baked goods each month 3 day detox; Jar of Cocunut Oil; from Sweetie-Licious! Located in the Downtown Tongue scraper; 7 oz bag of Dandy Blend Tea Grand Rapids Market. Donated by: Sip Organic Juice Bar Donated by: Sweetie-Licious Value $175 Value $750 51. Green Leather Tote Bag 45. DWARF HINOKI CYPRESS This full grain leather duffle is perfect for work, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’ gym, or traveling. Leather shoulder strap included. This exceptional, slow growing conifer becomes a Donated by: Groskopf’s beautiful dark green, narrow pyramid over many years. Value $120 The shiny foliage grows in tight overlapping fans which create layered vase-like cups of scaly leaves. 52. Escape to Mackinac Island Plants can reach 4 to 5 feet tall over many years. Zone 5 at the Grand Hotel Donated by: Everett’s Landscape Managment This certificate entitles you to a two-night stay at Value $300 delivered & planted by the Grand Hotel, with dinner upon arrival and breakfast Everett’s Landscape Managment and dinner the second day, and dinner on departure day for you and a guest. Certificate valid May 17—July 1 or August 16 – November 1, 2015 Donated by: the Grand Hotel Value $1,600 53. House Cleaning Services 59. Custom Picture Framing Package Come home to a clean house! This item is good for This package includes frame of your choice, 5 hours of extraordinary cleaning from Cascade Fresh archival glass, matting and materials. Cleaning Company. Donated by: Merizon Studio Donated by: Cascade Fresh Cleaning Co Value $200 Value $175 60. Think Chair 54. Downtown Bed and Breakfast Think is the chair with a brain and a conscience. Peaches Bed and Breakfast is a spacious Georgian It’s intelligent enough to understand how you sit and Manor offering large, bright, uncluttered rooms in the adjust itself intuitively. It’s thoughtful enough to measure Heritage Hill District of Grand Rapids. Perfect for out- and minimize its lifelong impact on the environment. of-town guests, a ‘staycation’ or after a night downtown. Donated by: Steelcase Good for one night’s stay. Value $1,000 Donated by: Peaches Bed and Breakfast Value $140 61. Shoulder Pad Relief Have you ever wished you could have a personal stylist? 55. Floral Arrangements Leigh’s invites you to shop in store with them to update Every Month for 1 Year your wardrobe for this season. Imagine fresh, fabulous flowers all year round. Donated by: Leigh’s Eastern Floral will create a floral arrangement Value $500 every month for one year. Donated by: Eastern Floral 62. His & Her Shinola Watches Value $700 A Watch So Smart, it Can Tell You the Time Just by Looking at It. Shinola’s handmade his and her’s watches. Quality 56. Quilt timepieces hand assembled in Detroit. Offered tonight is a quilt handmade by children at the Donated by: Juhas & Sullivan Farm here at FMG&SP. It is a treasure that speaks of Value $1,100 the love guests of all ages have for this special place. Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 63. Michigan Football Value $275 Do you bleed maize and blue? The winning bidder will receive four tickets to University of Michigan Football 57. 7 Nights of Dog Boarding Game against Oregon State September 12. Located on 23 acres in Cascade Township, offering Great seats on the 40 yard line! a true haven for animal friends Thornwood provides Donated by: Meg Goebel a rich, pet focused environment with lots of fresh air Value $500.00 and individual attention. Donated by: Thornwood Veterinary Clinic 64. Sculpture entitled “Cellist at Value $155 Rest” Enjoy this sculpture by local artist Jon Workman. 58. Membership Has Its Privileges Plaster and Epoxy Construction Not yet a member of Frederik Meijer Gardens and Approx 40” high, 36” wide and 30” deep. Sculpture Park? Want to give a gift membership to a Donated by: Jon Workman special family? Tonight is the night. Offered is a one- Retail Value $2,000 year Contributor Membership which offers the wonderful benefits of a Family or Grandparent 65. Behind the Scenes experience Membership including free admission for a year, plus two guests per visit, six one-time tram tickets , with a Meteorologist invitations to member-only events, discounts on You and a guest spend a day with a meteorologist classes and gift shop merchandise and a 10% discount from Storm Team 8. on gift memberships. Donated by: WOOD TV 8 Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens Retail Value $200 & Sculpture Park Membership Department Value $125 66. 16g iPad Mini 3 iPad mini has a beautiful 7.9-inch display, ultrafast wireless, and two cameras. And it works with over 475,000 apps made for iPad. It’s every inch an iPad. Donated by: Meijer Retail Value $300 67. Wild Food for Urban People “What’s for dinner” takes an extraordinary turn. This is a package for 6 people in the “Pasta 101” class at The Local Epicurean. Learn to make scratch pasta & Ravioli in the old Roman style and take home a pound or more of the pasta you make. You don’t need to wait until later to enjoy what Local Epicurean has to offer— take home this beautiful gift basket tonight! Donated by: The Local Epicurean Value $430 68. Four Rounds of Golf at Thousand Oaks – includes Lunch Thousand Oaks Golf Club in Grand Rapids is a spectacular Rees Jones championship design that has received numerous awards including Top 20 Courses in Michigan. This offer includes 4 rounds of golf with a cart plus $50 gift certificate to the Acorn Grille. Donated by: Thousand Oaks Value $400 live Auction Silent Auction Tables close at 7 pm • Live Auction Begins at 8 pm

An Evening at 6-Day South African the for Ten Photographic Safari for Two Invite family or friends for a private dinner and tour of A six-night photographic safari at the Zulu Nyala Game the meticulously maintained Meyer May house designed Reserve in Zululand, South Africa could be yours. You will by America’s most famous and accomplished architect, receive the best of service, activities and excursions from Frank Lloyd Wright—a unique and memorable evening start to finish, ensuring that you experience the finest of you and your guests will cherish. Enjoy a gourmet four- African hospitality; including deluxe accommodations. course dinner, a special dessert and red and white Meyer Each day there will be two excursion drive activities that May House privately labeled California wines. The Meyer will take you on incredible tours for big-game experiences May chefs will provide a variety of selections to assure and majestic scenery viewing. Excludes airfare, transfer something for every palate. A specially trained docent from airport to lodge, side trips and extra tours, alcohol, will be nearby to give guided tours and the home’s soft drinks and bottled water. Safari must be taken within veranda will be open for conversation and relaxation. two years of purchase. This private dinner party evening is only available Donated by: Kidder Safari Company Ltd. through charitable events, and fewer than a handful Value $4,950 of these experiences are given each year to the local community. Formal High Tea Dinner will be scheduled on a mutually agreed for up to 16 People upon Friday evening. Enjoy an afternoon tea party in the lovely and fragrant Donated by: Steelcase Inc. garden of Eileen DeVries’ Fisk Lake estate. Sip some tea Value $2,500.00 and champagne with your closest friends while nibbling petit fours and finger sandwiches in this beautiful setting. Art Lovers’ Tour and Dinner Each guest has an opportunity to wander through the many for up to 16 People acres of this magical garden, and will have a chance to cut Your evening starts with a private tram tour of Frederik their own flowers and create an arrangement of their own Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, complete with wine, under Eileen’s expert eye. Don’t forget to wear your hats beer and hors d’ oeuvres. Following your tour you will to enjoy this wonderful English tradition! have dinner prepared by our Executive Chef Andrew Hosted & Donated by: Eileen DeVries Krause, with Degas and in Meijer Gardens beautiful Value Priceless and Unique Earl and Donnalee Holton Victorian Garden Parlor! Also joining you for the tour and dinner will be Amore Trattoria David Hooker, Meijer Gardens President and CEO, Private Dinner for 20 Joseph Becherer, Vice President/Chief Curator, and Steve LaWarre, Director of Horticulture. You will Chef Jenna Arcidiacono—2013 Chef of the Year!—will treat learn how the popularity of gardens and modern and you and your friends and family to an amazing night of contemporary sculpture coincided with the Victorian era Italian food like you’ve never seen or experienced! and discover how horticulture is an art form. Tour and Amore Trattoria has been raved about since its beginning dinner will be scheduled on a mutually agreeable date. in 2011; from “Best New Restaurant”, “Best European Restaurant,” and “Restaurant of the Year.” Chef Jenna Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, studied regional Italian cooking while living in Northern David Hooker, Joseph Becherer, Steve LaWarre Italy for years and has brought to Grand Rapids authentic, Value $2,000 homemade, Italian-style cooking. Jenna pours her heart into her cooking…that’s Amore! Donated by: Amore Trattoria Value $1200 Steve LaWarre Mackinac Bridge Be the envy of your neighborhood or all of West Behind-the-Scenes Tour for One Michigan for that matter! Imagine having the Director Have you ever imagined what it’s like to stand atop of Horticulture of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture one of Michigan’s most recognizable structures, and Park offer his expertise to enhance the beauty of your one of the longest suspension bridges in the world, yard. This prize provides three hours of Steve’s onsite the Mackinac Bridge? Imagine yourself 550ft above consultation. Let Steve guide you in answering those many the intersection of Lakes Huron and Michigan viewing questions you know you have about your garden the Upper and Lower Pennisulas and the surrounding and grounds. Work with the best this region has to offer! islands. It is an experience you will cherish for life Donated by: Steve LaWarre and never forget. Here is your opportunity for a very Value $1,500 exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. The climb starts by navigating a series of small openings, similar to what Dinner for Four you would expect on a submarine and leads and with the Music of Tony Bennett elevator ride to the top of the Mackinac Bridge. Get ready – you’re in for the climb of your life! Enjoy a night of great food and excellent music under the stars, capped off with a spectacular fireworks display. Donated by: Mackinac Bridge Authority Meijer Gardens 20th Anniversary Concert with Tony Value Priceless and Unique Bennett is just that night. Enjoy a gourmet picnic dinner for 4, beer and wine and a Elegant Gourmet Dinner delicious desert served in the reserved seating terrace. in The Richard & Helen DeVos This package includes wine & beer, dinner, reserved Japanese Garden admission concert tickets and two parking passes. You and your guests are invited to an elegant, gourmet Monday, September 7, 2015, 7:30pm. dinner served just inside the Main Gate of The Richard Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden. Enjoy the tranquility David and Leslie Hooker and beauty of the garden in this open air, candlelit Value $2,500 dinner for 12. Dinner is rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather we will provide a tour of the garden Romantic Dinner for 4 Atop and dinner will be served in one of our event rooms. the Japanese Garden Viewing Hill Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park A night to remember…You and your friends or family will Value $5,000 enjoy an exquisite gourmet dinner while taking in the breathtaking beauty and tranquility of the Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden. Enjoy views of the Tea House and tea Garden, the Zen Style Garden, the Yatuhashi: Zig Zag Bridge and most of the entirety of Hoichi Kurisu’s creation. This evening will be a private, candlelit dinner for four prepared by Executive Chef Andrew Krause. Select a mutually agreeable date. Donated by: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Value $1,500 BBQ and Bluegrass Band Party at the Matthews’ Ranch This is how you have a party! The Matthews’ ranch is host to this spectacular dinner party. Enjoy a BBQ dinner, a band, horseback riding and open pool with 20 of your family and friends. Your generous hosts Bruce and Candace Matthews will work with you to make this the party you want. Donated by: Bruce and Candace Matthews Value $4,500

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