PRESENTS PRESENTS A FOOD, WINE AND BEER FUNDRAISING CELEBRATION TO HELP COMO PARK ZOO AND CONSERVATORY THRIVE. 2.23.20177:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 1 Event Festivities Welcome to Bouquets, Como Friends’ most spirited fundraiser! Thank you for joining us tonight. Your support ensures that Como Park Zoo and Conservatory gets the extra care and feeding it needs to thrive – and remains free for all. Make sure to experience all the activities this evening: • Como’s Animal Ambassadors from 7:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Stefano the Sloth (Visitor Center Lobby) - African Fruit Bats (Fern Room Lobby in the Conservatory) • 12 Wine Sampling Stations (Throughout both floors of the Visitor Center, the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory and The Ordway Gardens) • Como Beer Garden (Auditorium on the 2nd Floor of the Visitor Center) • Spirit Tasting (Auditorium on the 2nd Floor of the Visitor Center) • 15 Food Stations Serving Delectable Morsels (Throughout both floors of the Visitor Center, the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory and The Ordway Gardens) • Silent Auction of Only-Como Selections and Items to Eat, Drink and Do! (Hallway between the Visitor Center and the Conservatory) • Cork Pull to Win Wine, Restaurant Gift Cards and More (Hallway between the Visitor Center and the Conservatory) • Growler Toss to Win Beer and More (Auditorium on the 2nd Floor of the Visitor Center) • Live Music: - Mark Stillman on Accordion (Auditorium on the 2nd Floor of the Visitor Center) - Lonnie Knight on guitar and Reid Papke on bass (Sunken Garden in the Conservatory) • Garden Safari Gifts Will Be Open (1st Floor of the Visitor Center) Silent Auction will close at 9:00 p.m. Auction check-out will begin at 9:15 p.m. in the silent auction. 2 PRESENTS FEED THE ANIMALS $ 15 Snack level $25 Breakfast level Provides a half case of Buys a flat of strawberries romaine lettuce, a tasty to help Arlene, Como’s snack for Como’s giraffes baby gorilla, start the day off right $50 Lunch level $10 0 Dinner level Gives Sparky 5 days Supplies 40 lbs of trout of herring, her favorite to make special occasion noontime meal meals for polar bears Buzz and Neil Gifts of any size help Como Park Zoo and Conservatory thrive. 3 We think of everything so you don’t have to. Free in-home surveys and hassle-free quotes Dedicated move coordinator Professional crews and home protection Secure, climate-controlled storage Packing, crating and loading services werelax. carry loadthe . Call 800-328-2459 or visit bergerallied.com 4 NEW THIS YEAR! Growler Toss (Located in the Beer Garden on the second floor of the Visitor Center) The festive Como Beer Garden is home to a new activity at Bouquets – the Growler Toss! Get a “ringer” and take home a growler, tap room gift card or another beer-related item to commemorate your “tossing” skills. Even if you don’t ring a bottle, you will be rewarded with a fun prize. Tickets are $10 for two rings or $20 for five. Thanks to our Growler Toss donors: Trustees of Como Friends, Insight Brewing and Bauhaus Brew Labs. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Cork Pull (Located on the First Floor of the Visitor Center) Try your chance at winning a $100 bottle of wine, a restaurant gift card, or a gift certificate to Garden Safari Gifts. Pull a cork and receive whatever is in the corresponding gift bag. Everyone is a winner in this game, as each bag contains either a gift card, bottle of wine or another goodie of at least $10 in value! Each pull is $20 and there are only 125 corks available. Due to Minnesota gaming rules, only cash or a check are accepted forms of payment. Thanks to our Cork Pull donors: BrightWines, Trustees of Como Friends, Garden Safari Gifts and many friends of Como! 5 AUCTION OVERVEIW TWO METHODS TO BID: You can bid on all our cool auction items using your own smartphone – or if you prefer, you can use the kiosks located at the silent auction. Mobile bidding works well on most Windows smartphones, newer Blackberry devices, all iPhones, and most Android smartphones. You don’t need to download an app. Just connect to the internet and type this friendly URL into your smartphone browser: bidpal.net/bouquets2017. Please be sure that your battery is fully charged so you don't miss out. If you don't have a smartphone, we will have kiosks staffed by volunteers to assist you. Auction closes at 9:00 p.m. If you are the winning bidder of an item you will be notified on your phone or results will be available at the auction. Auction check- out will begin at 9:15 p.m. at the silent auction. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover will be accepted. AUCTION RULES • All bids must be placed through your smartphone or the kiosk. • Opening minimum bids are listed for each item and bids must be raised in the dollar increments listed for each item. • Remember, a bid is a legal contract to buy. • No items are to be removed prior to full settlement. • Inspect all items and read all descriptions and limitations before purchasing. • All items are sold as is. • Every effort has been made to provide accurate information for each item. • Como Friends and its volunteers are not responsible for descriptions, values, or authenticity of information supplied by donors. • There are no refunds or exchanges unless noted. • Auction items may be substituted, withdrawn or added prior to the event. Restrictions may apply. • A portion of your purchase may be tax-deductible, but please consult your tax advisor before automatically deducting your purchase. • You must be 21 years of age or older to bid on packages containing alcoholic beverages. 6 AUCTION ITEMS Only Como 100 Beer and Bears: Enjoy learning about cool beers from Certified Cicerone Dan Parker, a craft beer and culinary specialist – and about Como’s Polar Bears, Buzz and Neil, from a zoo keeper. This unique experience begins in Polar Bear Odyssey with a Polar Bear Training and then moves to the Lodge for beer and food pairings and fun! This two-hour party is for up to 20 people (Monday-Thursday). Beer and food included. Date to be mutually agreed upon between Como Friends and Dan Parker. Donated by Dan Parker, Como Friends and Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: $1,350 101 Penguin Encounter: What walks with a waddle and brays like a donkey? A penguin! Meet a penguin up close and learn about Como’s penguin colony during this encounter. An adorable Como penguin picture is on the included custom bottle of wine. Donated by Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: Priceless 102 Custom Como Bottles of Wine: A sample of what Como has to offer adorns the customized labels on this collection of three bottles of wine. The lovable hedgehog is on the white, the photogenic sloth is on the red – and the sparkling wine has the stunning Conservatory. Donated by Friend of Como. Value: $91 103 Japanese Tea Ceremony: You and a guest will experience the tranquil and reflective ritual of an authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony in Como’s tea house. The date is TBD in the summer of 2017. Donated by Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: $70 104 Feed the Giraffes: Como’s herd of gentle giants love visitors and your party of 10 can get up close and face-to-fur with these creatures as you feed them romaine lettuce, a favorite snack. Donated by Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: $1,000 105 Rise and Shine with the Gorillas: You’ll get to see what goes into the care and feeding of Como’s Western Lowland Gorillas, as you and your guests (up to 8) enjoy breakfast in the shelter and see how zoo keepers use operant conditioning to encourage these great apes to participate in their own healthcare, stay curious, and explore their surroundings. Donated by Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: Priceless 106 Take Some of Como Home: Turn your home into a mini-conservatory with this collection of plants grown at Como for the Winter Flower Show. Donated by Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: Priceless 7 107 Wine Tasting Soiree: Be educated by Dave Kuennen, owner and operator of the premier wine shop BrightWines, as you sample specially selected wines in the beautiful Sunken Garden in the Majorie McNeely Conservatory. Dave is an expert in the field and a veteran educator at wine events – and coordinates and selects all the wines at Bouquets. This two-hour party is for 12 people (Monday - Thursday). Wine and cheese included! Donated by BrightWines, Como Friends and Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: $1,267 108 Meet Chloe the Sloth: Chloe the Sloth spends most of her day snoozing in the sun perched atop her tree in Tropical Encounters. Bid on this experience to meet Chloe, watch her morning routine – and get the scoop from a zookeeper about what makes this adorable Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth tick. Includes a tour of Tropical Encounters. For six people and must be scheduled before 10:00 am. Donated by Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Value: Priceless 109 Ski Away!: The Como ski hill is the perfect classroom to discover or hone your skiing and snowboarding skills. This package includes a one hour private lesson for snowboarding, a one hour private lesson for downhill skiing, and a one hour private lesson for cross country skiing. Equipment rental and Como hill lift tickets are included! All certificates are good for the 2017/2018 season.