AUCTION GUIDE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019 SUPPORTING CHARITIES One bid at a time ADESA Winnipeg has graciously donated their time and services this evening to run our Live Auction. Thank you, ADESA, for your support of Royal MTC! HOW TO WIN: • The live auction will be held following dinner. Hold up the numbered paddle located at your seat to make a bid. • Live auction prizes are won by the highest bidder. Successful bidders will be contacted by our volunteers for name, contact and payment information. • Royal MTC accepts payment by credit card, cash and cheque. Prizes must be paid in full before the close of the evening – 1:00 AM. 2 1EXCLUSIVE ROYAL MTC EVENT You CAN’T BUY ME LOVE, but you can VALUE: $3,500 get an exclusive evening at Royal MTC where we show you all our love! Donated by Royal MTC, The Gates on Roblin Your incredible evening includes tickets to the biggest show of the year, As You Like It. This sparkling production blends Shakespeare’s comedy with 25 Beatles songs. After the show, you’ll meet the cast, enjoy a backstage tour, and have the opportunity to spend the evening with Artistic Director Kelly Thornton. • 8 premium tickets to a Sunday matinee of As You Like It • Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres with the cast • Backstage tour • Dinner provided by The Gates on Roblin at a secret location in our historic building • Limo service for you and your guests to and from the theatre (pick up from one location) • Available dates: Sunday, January 19 or Sunday, January 26, 2020 3 2GIRLS STAYCATION Treat yourself and five of your closest friends VALUE: $2,000 to a weekend of pampering! Start the day off right with a relaxing trip to Thermëa for the Donated by Lennard Taylor, Peasant Cookery, thermal experience, then head to a private Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg shopping party at Lennard Taylor’s stunning Exchange District studio. Finish off the day with dinner at culinary hotspot, Peasant Cookery and then turn in for a good night sleep at the Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg. • Private shopping party at Lennard Taylor’s Exchange District studio • Hand painted Brenda Swing shirt from Lennard Taylor for the winning bidder • $400 gift certificate for dinner at Peasant Cookery • Thermal Experience for six at Thermëa • Two adjoining suites at the Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg • Limo service for you and your guests (pick up and drop off from one location) 4 TRIP TO 3TOFINO, BC Explore the power of nature with a trip for • Travel in style with two executive class two to Tofino, BC. Perched between the tickets from Air Canada — Winnipeg ancient rainforest and the sea, the immersive to Comox, BC and captivating Wickaninnish Inn offers • Enterprise Car Rental for the length unparalleled access to the true nature of your stay of Vancouver Island’s west coast. Enjoy everything the West Coast has to offer with • $200 gift certificate to Wolf in the Fog this extraordinary trip. — named Canada’s Best New Restaurant in 2014 Your adventure includes: • Three nights of accommodation for two VALID November 3, 2019 through April 30, 2020 or October 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021. in a Chesterman Beach Loft Suite in the casual luxury of the Wickaninnish On EXCLUDES selected holiday periods which the Beach Building includes all Canadian and US statutory holiday periods, Valentine’s Day/Weekend and our • A bottle of BC sparkling wine and a January closure dates. cheese plate delivered to your room upon arrival VALUE: $6,500 • A semi-private yoga session for two at the Ancient Cedars Spa Donated by Wickaninnish Inn, Air Canada, Enterprise Car Rental • Complimentary Valet Parking & Wi-Fi Photo by Kylar Vos for your hotel stay 5 SPORTS 4BROADCASTER FOR A DAY TSN Winnipeg 1290 is giving you an all PRICELESS access pass to the world of Winnipeg Jets Hockey! This is your exclusive opportunity Donated by TSN to join the TSN team as a sports broadcaster for a day. Your day includes: • Joining the TSN 1290 Broadcast Crew at a Winnipeg Jets Morning Skate and press scrum • Lunch with members of the TSN 1290 Jets Broadcast Crew • Pair of prime tickets to enjoy the Winnipeg Jets game at Bell MTS Place • Date to be determined between winner and TSN 1290 6 5UK ADVENTURE Enjoy a nine-day trip for two to the Roundtrip Air Canada Flex airfare, eight nights United Kingdom! hotel accommodations, sightseeing tour included in the prize. Trip highlights include: Travel from April-October 2020. • Sightseeing tour of the famous Some restrictions apply. landmarks in London VALUE: $10,000 • Trip to the intriguing and mysterious Stonehenge Donated by Great Canadian Travel Group, Continental Travel Group • Tour the elegant Georgian city of Bath, including the excavations of the Roman Baths • Visit a medieval market before you head to North Wales • Walk Penny Lane in The Beatles’ hometown of Liverpool • Explore England’s finest national park, Lake District • Tour Scotland’s capital Edinburgh • Visit York and Sir Walter Scott’s Abbostford House, followed by the Elizabethan town of Stratford-Upon-Avon • Finish off your adventure back in London with dinner and a West End play 7 SILENT & ART AUCTION We’ve gone digital! Use the Givergy tablets on your table and in the auction area to bid on the wide selection of wonderful prizes and art pieces for auction. There’s something for everyone — start your holiday shopping early or pamper yourself with one of our exceptional prizes. NEED HELP THE DETAILS GETTING STARTED? • Prizes must be paid in full before Ask a Givergy staff member or the end of the evening – 1:00AM. volunteer (in the purple tie/scarf) • Royal MTC accepts payment by if you have any questions! credit card, cash, and cheque. 6:00PM Bidding Begins • Please make cheques payable to the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. 10:45PM Auction Closes • Guests are responsible for transporting their prizes at the end of the evening, HOW TO WIN unless otherwise noted. • Create an account on the tablet. • Tax receipts are not available for payments on auction items. • View items by lot number or category. • Bid on items you love — you can even set a maximum bid so Givergy does the work for you. Don’t worry, it only bids automatically if you’re outbid. Set it and forget it! • You’ll be notified about your winning bids on the tablet at your table and via e-mail when the auction ends. 8 HOW TO USE THE GIVERGY TABLET PLATFORM MAX BIDDING Email: [email protected] Visit: www.givergy.com/fundraise 9 Thank you TO OUR GENEROUS AUCTION DONORS Abiding Citizen Folklorama Manitoba Museum Air Canada Fort Whyte Alive Manitoba Opera Assiniboia Downs Fusion Grill Mantioba Theatre for Young People Assiniboine Park Gas Station Arts Centre Maxim Truck and Trailer Conservancy Gendis Inc. McNally Robinson Bergmann's On Lombard Girl Candy Booksellers BF Workplace Glendale Golf and Mere Hotel Black Bird Brasserie Country Club Metro Cleaners Ltd. Bonfire Bistro Great Canadian Travel Group Niakwa Golf and CAA Manitoba Country Club Harry Rosen Polo Park Canada's Royal Winnipeg Nicola Guttormson with Ballet High Tea Bakery Rodan + Fields Capital Grill & Bar Hilary Druxman Inc. Nicolino's Cucina Italiana Cibo Housework Chores & More Oak Hammock Marsh Colosseo Ristorante Italiano Hula Hut Oakley Optical Core Centric Hy's Steakhouse Peasant Cookery Cranked Energy Inc Inn at the Forks Perth's Dry Cleaning Crown + Beauty Investment Pieces Pony Corral Restaurant & Crown Cap (1987) Ltd. Jensen's Nursery & Bar Garden Centre Diversity Prairie Theatre Exchange Josef Ryan Downtown Winnipeg Tours Professional Optical La Brasserie Nonsuch Dufresne Services Brewing Co. Edward Carriere Salon Rae & Jerry's Steakhouse Lennard Taylor Enterprise Car Rental RBC Lilac Bakery EPH Apparel RBC Convention Centre Loaf and Honey The Fairmont Hotel Red River College Luxe Furniture Winnipeg Royal MTC Manitoba Centennial Centre Faveri's Wood Furnture Saikel Indoor Cycle Studio Corp. Fergie's Fish & Chips Sheldon Kaminsky Manitoba Club Fifty 5 Fitness Studio Shelter Canadian Properties Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries 10 Limited Third + Bird Winnipeg Art Gallery Sky Zone Tiffany Sheldon Design Winnipeg Blue Bombers Southwood Golf and Country Trans Canada Brewing Winnipeg Folk Festival Club Company Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Spalifestyle & Fashion True North Sports & Festival Boutique Entertainment Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball The BraBar & Panterie TSN 1290 Club The Derm Centre Twin River Travel Winnipeg Parking Authority The Gates on Roblin Updog Boutique Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra The Golf Dome Vittorio Rossi Clothiers Winnipeg Winter Club The Keg Steakhouse Whitehouse Art Woodlands Gallery and Bar Wickaninnish Inn The North Face Wink Studio Inc. Please consider thanking our prize donors by supporting their businesses. Cast of It's A Wonderful Life (Photo by Dylan Hewlwtt) 11 ALL ART ON DISPLAY IN THE AUCTION AREA PAULINE BRAUN PAULINE BRAUN Exchange District 2 & 4 Magia 1 – 11" by 12", unframed Copper etching; hand coloured Pigment print; digital photographs; with coloured pencils polaroid image of stacked ink jet support; transparencies, archival Scarlatto 1 – 20" by 25", unframed Pauline Braun is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pauline spent most of her life in Northern Manitoba before relocating to Winnipeg in 2003. Her work has been described as “playful” and “experimental”. She has a passion for the process of making art and works with materials and mediums that give her joy. Pauline’s work has been featured in solo exhibitions and group shows across western Canada. Her work has been accepted in regional, provincial, national, and international juried exhibitions. Pauline has been supported by the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council. paulineabraun.com 12 JANICE CHALLIS MICHELE CAMPBELL Welcome Home Polar Moon Acrylic on canvas, framed Acrylic 12" by 16" 16” by 20” Growing up in Winnipeg, Janice took Michele was born and raised in Manitoba up painting in her retirement.