Silen� Auctio� 1. HAMLET Starting bid: $100 Donated by Shotgun Players Hamlet poster designed by R. Black, along with a copy of Hamlet and your very own Yorick! 2. CAUGHT Starting bid: $125 Donated by Shotgun Players and Oakland Art Museum Caught poster designed by R. Black, paired with a one year individual membership to the Oakland Art Museum. 3. VILLAGE BIKE Starting bid: $125 Donated by Shotgun Players Village Bike poster designed by R. Black, with a gift certifi cate to Beauty and Attitude Lingerie on Vine Street in Berkeley. $75 gift certifi cate to Beauty and Attitude Lingerie 4. GRAND CONCOURSE Starting bid: $125 Donated by Shotgun Players and Whole Foods Munch on a delicious Whole Foods gift basket worth $100 and enjoy a gorgeous Grand Concourse poster designed by R. Black. 5. Who’S aFraid oF virGinia WoolF? Starting bid: $100 Donated by Shotgun Players “Make me another drink…lover” —Martha. Channel your inner Honey with a bottle of EV Brandy, your own liquor set and a Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poster designed by R. Black 6. OUR FRIENDS AT THE REP Starting bid: $100 Donated by Art Deco Society of California, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and Gecko Gecko Thai Two tickets to the 2016/2017 season at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, but fi rst a delicious dinner just down the street at Gecko Gecko Thai California Eatery. $40 gift certifi cate to Gecko Gecko Thai. 7. SUNDAY IN GOLDEN GATE PARK Starting bid: $75 Donated by Art Deco Society of California, De Young Museum, California Academy of Arts and Sciences and, Stow Lake Boathouse Get out and enjoy all that Golden Gate Park has to offer with two VIP tickets and two guest passes to the De Young, four passes to California Academy of Arts and Sciences and a gift certificate for boating on the serene Stow Lake. Commemorate your day with a gorgeous poster of the Golden Gate Bridge donated by The Art Deco Society of California. 8. AURORA THEATRE AND COMAL Starting bid: $75 Donated by Aurora Theatre and Shotgun Players Experience the intimacy and artistry of Aurora Theatre paired with a delicious dinner for two at Comal. $50 gift certificate to Comal. Two tickets to Aurora excluding opening nights and co- productions. Reservations are required and seats are subject to availability. Expires 3/13/17 9. A SAN FRANCISCO NIGHT TO REMEMBER Starting bid: $100 Donated by American Conservatory Theater and Shotgun Players Enjoy two tickets to American Conservatory Theater and a dinner at the elegant Aveline restaurant. Two tickets to any preview performance at the Geary Theater, The Strand Theater, The Rueff, or The Costume Shop. Subject to availability; excluding Premiere Orchestra seating and performances of The Unfortunates. Expires 3/12/17. $50 gift card to Aveline. 10. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Starting bid: $150 Donated by San Francisco Opera and Pepi Ross Begin your evening at Indigo Restaurant and then stroll, two tickets in hand, to the San Francisco Opera. $100 gift card to Indigo Restaurant. Monday–Thursday evening performances of the San Francisco Opera’s 2015–16 season at the War Memorial Opera House. Voucher will expire 6/30/2016. 11. NORTH BEACH Starting bid: $100 Donated by Beach Blanket Babylon and Fior d’Italia Experience all the best that North Beach has to offer with two tickets to San Francisco’s famed Beach Blanket Babylon and a dinner at America’s oldest Italian restaurant, Fior d’Italia. $100 gift card to Fior d’Italia. Two complimentary rear cabaret or rear balcony tickets for performances on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 8pm or Sunday at 2pm or 5pm. Tickets valid April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016. 12. ODC AND SMUIN BALLET Starting bid: $150 Donated by ODC and Smuin Ballet This package is for dance lovers! Four tickets to San Francisco’s ODC Dance and two tickets to Smuin Ballet. ODC may not be valid for certain performances. Season dates: March 17, 2015 – March 27 2016. Smuin Ballet tickets to any program valid at Palace of Fine Arts, Yerba Buena Center, Walnut Creek, Mountain View and Carmel locations. Expires 12/31/16. 13. OAKLAND! OAKLAND! OAKLAND! Starting bid: $75 Donated by Oakland Zoo, Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland Ballet and Dashe Cellars Zoo, cinema, ballet, and wine tasting . oh my! Four passes to the Oakland Zoo, two tickets to Grand Lake Theatre, two tickets to Oakland Ballet and six wine tasting passes to Dashe Cellars. 14. SHAKESPEARE AL FRESCO Starting bid: $75 Donated by Cal Shakes and Berkeley Bowl Swing by Berkeley Bowl and grab some goodies before heading, with your two tickets, to one of California Shakespeare Theater’s 2016 shows! Tickets valid for Tuesday–Thursday Evening or the Saturday Matinee Performances. Expires October 20, 2016. 15. YES, YOU DESERVE IT. Starting bid: $200 Donated by Katja Rivera, Kevin Minney and Laura Stern Pamper yourself! You deserve to melt away the stress of the day with this deluxe massage and bodywork package. Reset your body’s computer with four sessions of Bowen work, two sessions of Myofascial Release and finish up with a luxurious massage. Give them away or keep them all to yourself! 16. CITY CLUB & CENTRAL WORKS Starting bid: $75 Donated by Central Works and Berkeley City Club Recreate this evening but just for two with a dinner here at the Julia Morgan designed Berkeley City Club. Continue to support local new works with two two- show subscriptions to Central Works, the resident theater company. $120 gift card to dinner, alcohol excluded. 17. URBAN ADVENTURE Starting bid: $90 Donated by SF Playhouse and Shotgun Players Enjoy two tickets to SF Playhouse and dinner at Scala’s Restaurant—and be sure to mention that you will be seeing a production at SF Playhouse to get 15% off your dinner! $50 gift card for Scala’s. 18. AN APPLE A DAy… Starting bid: $150 Donated by Philo Apple Farm Cruise up to Mendocino County and enjoy an intimate mid-week getaway for two nights at the Philo Apple Farm. No wi-fi, no phones, just a beautiful apple farm with great cottages and fresh jam in the morning. Located just past Booneville, and 30 minutes from Mendocino. Isn’t time to turn off that phone? Two mid-week nights. Not redeemable for cash. Expires 3/12/17. 19. RAMEN AND PATRICK! Starting bid: $75 Donated by Ragesh Tangri Dinner with Artistic Director Patrick Dooley and a steaming bowl of delicious ramen at the famed Ramen Shop in Oakland’s Rockridge district. $100 gift card to The Ramen Shop. 20. HEADING TO HEALDSBURG Starting bid: $150 Donated by Madrona Manor Inn and Jo Golub One night at the gorgeous Madrona Manor Inn along with an elegant candlelit dinner for two at their Michelin Star restaurant. Valid Sunday through Thursday, and may not be used in September, October, or on Madrona Manor Holiday dates. Valid until 4/1/17 for any of the 17 guest rooms that may be available, but are not valid for the suites. There is no expiration date on the restaurant gift certificate. 21. BREATHING FIRE Starting bid: $125 Donated by The Crucible Get fired up with this gift certificate for classes at The Crucible, an industrial arts center in Oakland. $250 gift card for The Crucible. 22. PAJARO DUNES BEACH GETAWAY Starting bid: $1000 Donated by Maggie Salop Enjoy a beach getaway for a week at Pajaro Dunes in Monterey. During the day, take a stroll along the private beaches, and be sure to watch for whales, sea lions, pelicans and other seabirds. Back at home, you can fire up the grill and cozy up to a warm fire with a glorious sunset. This family friendly three-bedroom condo sleeps eight. A week’s stay between September 15, 2016 and February 28, 2017, observing the following black-out weeks: October 21–30, 2016, and holiday weeks. Final determination of dates to be coordinated with owner and subject to beach house’s prior reservations. 23. WE PLAYERS Starting bid: $60 Donated by We Players Two tickets to the We Players’ Romeo and Juliet and a delicious bottle of wine to accompany you at this site-specific adventure. 24. SAN FRANCISCO MOMA Starting bid: $100 Donated by SF Moma A one year supporter level membership to the brand new SF Moma! Enjoy all the perks with this level such as: reciprocal admission to select museums throught North America (including the Whitney, the Guggenheim, and MOCA Los Angeles), four member exhibition passes for guests, access to member only parties, discounts at the museum store and so much more! Plus, a copy of the book Alexander Calder: Avante-garde in Motion. Redeem by 4/30/16. 25. A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE Starting bid: $75 Donated by Magic Theatre Four tickets to a production in Magic Theatre’s 2016/2017 Season. Also includes four drink vouchers for any beverage at the Magic Theatre. Not valid for opening night performances and cannot transfer past the 2016–2017 season. Tickets are subject to availability. 26. SPRING IN SAN FRANCISCO! Starting bid: $100 Donated by Cutting Ball, Z Space, Lamplighters Musical Theater, Crowded Fire Venture across the Bay and enjoy the essential San Francisco theater package. Cutting Ball: two tickets to A Dream Play (May 20 – June 19, 2016); Z Space: two tickets to House Tour (March 29 – April 24, 2016); Crowded Fire: two tickets to either The Shipment or I Call My Brothers; Lamplighters: two tickets to The Mikado (August 5 – August 27, 2016) All tickets are subject to availability and require prior reservation.