Night on the Left Bank Saturday, September 16, 5:00 to 9:00pm Caterer: Mark Kline Crepe Bar: Perierra Crêperie for Dessert Auctioneer: Marcus Morgan Invites: David Savinar illustration; Smith Creative Group donated art and printing (in part donated by Lithtex). Sponsors: CGC Financials, Best Western Hood River Inn, Schommer and Sons, Weinstein PR, Smith Creative Group, Stori, Rep. Norm Johnson, the Mocos and Dicksons. Decorations: Sue Henry. Table count for decorations: 7 cafe; 8 bistros; 2 large rounds and the wine bar (one 6-foot long). Special: Gosanko Chocolates at the Sign in table. Music: Todd Bayles (503.734.5641/ [email protected]); Confirmed at $600. French Accordion Music. Computers: Leslie Wetherell Chair of the Team. Greater Giving: Tina Dipper will set up Greater Giving for Silent, Live, Games and Tickets for 2017. SILENT AUCTION Baskets 1. For the Cook—Lamb Basket, Value $250 (Krebs). Includes: 1 Leg of Lamb (currently stored in my freezer at home); 1 Sheepskin blanket or throw; 4 Waterford Marquis bourbon glasses; 1 bottle of Pendleton Whiskey; 1 Copper Belt Pinot Noir; 1 Coper Belt Riesling; 1 jar of Mint Jelly; 1 jar of Lamb Rub; 1 meat thermometer; 1 plastic cutting board with lamb image showing cuts and Eat Lamb bag and apron. 2. From Paris with Love, Value $325—(Cheney). Includes herbs, Peugot Salt and Peper Grinders; Paris motif apron, tea towel and oven mitt, La Chambre au Confitures (Fruit Preserves); Moutarde de Normandie (Mustard), book-Paris in a Basket. French Wines: E. Guigal, 2013 Cotes Du Rhone and Gerard Bertrand, 2016 Cote des roses; LaGuiole Steak Knives with Oak Handles and tea, a tea pot by Mariage Freres and French soap. 3. Maryhill Winery Basket, Value $272 (Maryhill Winery): A tasting and tour for 8 and a 3 liter bottle, 011 Serendipity Bordeaux blend. Maryhill adding admission tickets to museum and $100 cafe gift certificate for lunch. 4. Dog Basket (Ian and Cheri Grabenhorst) 5. Young Persons Guide to Maryhill Museum. Value $250 (MH & Staff)--Party for 8 children— special treats from the Cafe (wine for the adults); making a journal of their Maryhill experience Auction 2017 8/25/2017 Page 1 of 7 with Colleen Schafroth; museum tour with Louise Palermo, Curator of Education. Will include things from the store—including coloring books, etc. 6. From our Neighbors to the South: Gianni Bounomo Vintners, San Diego, CA Value $196 (The Hunts, via Craig Schommer) 2013 SYRAH RESERVE $59.00; 2013 SANGIOVESE CUVÉE RESERVE $69.00; 2013 AVENNIO $39.00; & 2013 BLAUFRANKISCH $29.00. http://gbvintners.com/ Wine maker Keith Rolle is a voracious student and lover of Washington wine, he moved to Washington state and enrolled as a full-time Enology student. But after four years in the Pacific Northwest, sunny San Diego was loudly calling him home. So, he moved back and brought world-class Washington wine grapes along with him. In 2010, Gianni Buonomo Vintners was born. 7. Winery Touring Picnic Basket (Muehleck) 8. Flea Market on the Left Bank (Marquart) full of amazing and wondrous antique items and goodies (mostly acquired from Mary’s (antiques in a pasture in Oklahoma). 9. Hello Cupcakes! (Henrys) All things to do with cupcakes. 10. French Gardening (Masterson) variety of items along with fresh flowers and a vase. 11. Washington State Cheese and Wine Basket (Dicksons) 12. Winter Holiday Basket. 4 hand-blown glass ornaments by Andy Nichols, Nichols Art Glass; other items coming. 13. ? 14. ? 15. ? LIVE AUCTION 1. Southern Oregon Extravaganza for 2,Value $853 Gift certificate for Shakespeare Festival; 2- night stay at the Ashland Spring Hotel (gave one & MH purchased one) and have asked for a gift certificate for a standard room and breakfast at Crater Lake Lodge; possible Wine Hopper Tour for 2 (will need to buy a certificate to include; at $89 per person). Will include $100 Maryhill sponsor membership that includes NARM sticker giving you access to the Schneider Museum of Art in Ashland. 2. Prosser Experience: Mercer Ranch Experience for 6, Value $1,040 (Schafroth) http://mercercanyons.com. Two opportunities: The next one coming up is in February Wine and Dine Event and a BBQ Bash in June 2018. The February one is our annual Wine & Dine event. It is a table for 6 people and includes tastings, dinner and music. It is usually held in our barrel room. There are other certificate winners there to mingle with. It is a fantastic event. It is valued at $600. Thurston –Wolfe Winery is presenting a certificate for 5 for tasting and appetizers Auction 2017 8/25/2017 Page 2 of 7 (Rebecca (Becky) Value at $140, Yeaman; http://www.thurstonwolfe.com| (509) 786-3313. Talking to Best Western Plus Horse Heaven. 3 Rooms, value at $300? 3. Skamania Experience for 2, Value $600 (Boyd/Schafroth) 1 night stay plus dinner for 2 at Skamania Lodge ( $330); bath and wrap for 2 ($120) at the historic Carson Hot Springs (gave one & MH purchased one). Luncheon for 2 at Big River Grill ($50 certificate). Sponsor Membership ($100) to Maryhill that includes NARM sticker for reciprocal benefits at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center in Stevenson. Need wine tasting experience? Hawkins Cellars? 4. Name a Turbine for 8. Value $800 (with stay)? Luncheon and Wind Farm Tour (PSE). Name a Vestas V-80 1.8 MW wind turbine at Puget Sound Energy’s Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility outside of Ellensburg, WA. Enjoy a catered lunch while taking in the sweeping views from the Renewable Energy Center, located at the heart of the facility. At your convenience, a staff member will provide a presentation explaining the wind and solar technology found at Wild Horse. Following the presentation, take a tour of the facility including the 450 KW solar array and the interior of an operating wind turbine. A magnetic plaque, personalized with your chosen name will be placed on the inside wall of the turbine. Then stay in two suites that sleep 4 at the amazing Canyon River Lodge http://www.canyonriverranch.net/ . Consider some fly fishing while you are in the area or perhaps a little shopping in beautiful downtown Ellensburg 5. Studio Tour & Luncheon at the Sarins for 4 Value Est: $695 (Sarins). Includes: One necklace by JoDean Sarins, Array of Elegance (http://arrayofelegance.com/). Necklace is valued at $275. Lunch @ $30 each for $120. Private tour of the vineyard and winery at Cascade Cliffs Vineyard and Winer following by a private tasting of select wines accompanied by appetizers. (Please contact the winery a minimum of two weeks prior to redeeming). Value $25 each for $100. Stay at the Hotel Lyle for one night; 2 rooms $210. 6. Dinner/Supper for 8 at Craig and Kelley Schommer, Value--Priceless (Schommer). Whether you call it supper or dinner, this event at the Schommer’s features the “Schommer Steak Cut” and a gift certificate to Gartner's Country Meat Market (http://www.gartnersmeats.com) in Portland. 7. What Would Sam Hill Do in Seattle Today? FOR 2 | $1,000 8. What would Sam do in Seattle today? (Boyd) It includes 2-night stay (room for 2) at Sam’s Rainier Club with breakfast, 2 general admission tickets to the Great Wheel, a certificate redeemable for 2 general admission tickets to the Seattle Art Museum, 2 tickets to the Museum of History & Industry, a Sponsor Membership at Maryhill Museum of Art with the NARM (North American Reciprocal Museum) program providing membership benefits at participating Seattle museums. Auction 2017 8/25/2017 Page 3 of 7 9. Schommer and Sons Wine Tour for 4 Value $1,500 (Schommer & Sons) Includes Wine Tasting, package to provide overnight lodging in Dundee, Supper & Breakfast, so people traveling to the area could enjoy the Wine Tasting without worrying about driving. Complimentary Tasting at Rocco Winery as your first stop on your trip to Dundee Oregon; Next stop at the Inn at Red Hills in Dundee where you have deluxe rooms for your overnight stay; At this location you will find your Tasting Rooms, your Hotel and your Restaurant; You have Complimentary Tastings at Le Cadeau Tasting Room, Evening Lands Tasting Room, Tertulia Cellars with additional Complimentary Charcuterie Cheese Board and Angela Estates Tasting Room. When you have finished with your Tastings you will go to Babica Hen Café for dinner. This package also includes 4 bottles of wine from Roco Winery in Newberg, OR 10. Walk to Bob’s Point, Columbia River, for 8 Est. Value $1200 (Schafroth). Walk with Marty Hudson, Chair of the museum’s Ranchlands Committee (Confirmed). 2 to 3 hour walk out to explore the point, wildflowers and landscape then enjoy a Farm to Table Luncheon by Paulette LeFever Holbrook of LeFever Holbrook Ranch ($30 each for $240) with an excellent wine pairing by Waving Tree Winery and Vineyards. Then spend the rest of the day at Maryhill Museum of Art enjoying the museum and gardens. Tasting at Dwindell Country Ailes in Goldendale. Stay for 1 night (4 rooms) at the Celilo Inn, The Dalles. 11. Rooted in Yakima for 4, 6, 8 (Johnson/Trick/Plath) Tour and Lunch at Washington Fruit (lunch in their new office facility). Check into Hotel Maison or Hilton Garden Inn 2 rooms for 4 guests following lunch at Washington Fruit in late October. Wine tasting at Gilbert Cellars for 4 late afternoon on the arranged date in late October. Dinner for 4 at Carousel that evening. Corday Trick will play tour guide with his suburban. Washington Fruit and Company (http://www.washfruit.com). The new building there by Graham Baba Architects is amazing (http://grahambabaarchitects.com/washington-fruit/ ); Gilbert Cellars (https://www.gilbertcellars.com ) where they could do the same thing.