A benefit for Larchmont Manor Park Auction Items 1. Manor Park Bench. Manor Park has long been used for leisure, contemplation, meditation, and simply a place to reflect and rejuvenate. This is the first opportunity, in several years, to donate a lovely wooden Manor Park bench, with an option to have a small personalized engraved plaque. Value for this lifetime keepsake in Manor Park: $10,000 Starting bid: $7,500 2. Namesake Natural Stone Pavers. Manor Park’s landscape is peppered with natural stone, providing transition points between the natural landscape and hardscape for leisurely strolls or jogs through the Park. These natural stone pavers will supplement the hardscape areas and will be used in a design around a new walkway around the flagpole located along the pathway between the two Manor Park gazebos. A limit of 20 will be available. Value: $3000 each 3. Host a party at Manor Beach. Manor Beach has been a long time summer retreat for both restoration and recreation. Indulge in this one time opportunity to host a private party at Manor Beach during the 2013 season. Available dates are June 1 through the 13th (excluding June 7th) or from August 19th through the 30th from 6pm to 10pm. Limited to 100 attendees or less. The concession will remain open for your purchases or you can cater or bring your own food and drinks. A date must be agreed upon with the Manor Beach director. Restrictions and standard rules will apply. Value: $5000 Starting bid: $3500 4. Sail with your friends on Long Island Sound aboard the historic 54- foot racing yacht, Bernice. Built in 1916 of mahogany and oak, and magnificently restored in 2008, Bernice is the winner of numerous racing awards in the U.S. and Canada (including one presented in 1919 by the future King Edward VIII), as well as Mystic Seaport's Best Restoration award, 2008 and 2009. Enjoy an evening sunset cruise out of Larchmont Yacht Club, with champagne and hors d'hoevres. Limited to eight people, this will be an evening to remember. Date to be agreed upon - Summer 2013. Value: $ 3,000 Starting bid: $2,250 5. Handmade stools from historic Manor Park Trees. Manor Park lost dozens of historic Red Oak trees due to Hurricane Sandy. These stools are created from the original stumps of these historic Red Oaks. Up to 6 stools available. Value: $300 per stool Starting bid: $225 6. Handmade wall hanging from historic Manor Park Trees. Manor Park lost dozens of historic Red Oak trees due to Hurricane Sandy. These wall hangings are cut from the reserved stumps of these historic trees from Manor Park. Design to be mutually agreed upon. Can be personalized. Limit of 5. Value: $200 Starting bid: $150 7. An evening of entertainment by Homegrown, a group of seven local musicians dedicated to the proposition that music should be pure fun. Homegrown covers the full range of American folk music from old-timey songs of the Carter family, to the folk music of the 1960’s, to the present day resurgence of country and folk emanating from today’s college campuses. Many have asked, but the band has historically declined to play for pay. So, catch this unique opportunity to book Homegrown for your private event. Value: $1000 Starting bid: $750 8. A slice of Manor Park in your own backyard. Bringing the beauty of native plants to your back yard garden creating an ecosystem friendly to migrating birds and butterflies during all four seasons. Planted on site April/May - weather permitting and plant availability. Native plant assortment may include any mix of: 8 perennials, 8 shrubs, 1 flowering tree. Native garden plants, supplies, design and labor included Native plants and pruning by Larchmont Manor Park’s organic naturalist and landscape designer. Value: $2000 Starting bid: $1200 ebb and flow an exhibition and auction befitting the restoration of Manor Park 9. Manor Park Pagoda early 1890s Vintage photo Pagoda is one of the rare few donated by The Larchmont Historical Society for this special exhibition and auction restoration fundraiser. It depicts a wonderful and little known jewel of architecture known as The Pagoda, which considerably predates our present Gazebo as the precious Larchmont vantage point along the shore before the turn of the century. Lovingly restored and printed by Charles Seton. Retail value: $400 Starting bid: $250 10. A Day in Larchmont Manor Park Vintage photo A Day in Larchmont Manor Park is one of the rare few donated by The Larchmont Historical Society for this special exhibition and auction restoration fundraiser. It dates back to the turn of the century and depicts a day along the shore reminiscent of Seurat's Grande Jatte as one of those exceptional summer days that is instinctively recognized by everyone. Lovingly restored and printed by Charles Seton. Retail value: $350 Starting bid: $200 11. Manor Park Hurricane 1938 Vintage photo Manor Park Hurricane 1938, originally photographed by Herb Roth, is one of the rare few donated by The Larchmont Historical Society for this special exhibition and auction restoration fundraiser. The sea wall seen in this picture was recently destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, of which proceeds from this benefit will go toward rebuilding. A fire destroyed the original bath pavilion, as seen in this photo, rebuilt to its existing structure in the 1950s. Home Fair Photography has generously donated printing and a linen matting of Manor Park Hurricane 1938. Lovingly restored by Charles Seton. Retail value: $450 Starting bid: $250 12. B.A. D’Alessandro Sailboat sculpture (on display at Vintage 1891) B.A. D’Alessandro has created sculptures in a variety of materials, but has been concentrating on steel for the last twelve years. B.A studied welding techniques at Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan with David Boyajian and followed him to his own studio at The Sculpture Barn in New Fairfield. Presently, she is working with Bob Perucci at Silvermine.Born in the Bronx and raised in Hartsdale, B.A. resides in White Plains, New York. See http://www.basculpt.com Retail value: $50 Starting bid: $40 13. Rachael Grimm depicts Manor Beach Rachael Grimm is a local artist who trained at the Art Student’s League of New York. She is an experienced oil painter, but has been working in watercolor for the last several years because she finds it such a delicate and expressive medium. Her drawings and paintings are held in many private collections. Please contact Rachael at: [email protected]. Rachel’s framed original watercolor is inspired by the view from the knoll at Manor Beach, overlooking the footpath to the point that leads into Long Island Sound. Retail value: $700 Starting bid: $500 14. Rachel Kohn encaustic painting Rachel Kohn grew up in Larchmont and currently lives and works in New York City. She received her MFA from Hunter College, and BA from Skidmore College in Art and Mathematics. She has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, and London. See: http://www.RachelKohnArt.com Retail value: $700 Starting bid: $500 15. Amy Nathan Morning Mist (on display at Vintage 1891) Amy Nathan is a photographer and Mamaroneck Artist Guild member whose photos have been featured in the gallery’s “Small Works” juried exhibits. She is also an author of award-winning nonfiction books for young people and adults. Amy has donated a 5 by 7 framed and matted photograph "Morning Mist," which shows a Manor Park gazebo in the background. For more about Amy, please visit her Web site: http://www.amynathanbooks.com/ Retail value: $175 Starting bid: $100 16. Cynthia Newman Remnants: Bracchium II Newman's series Remnants contains images from nature referencing transformation, regeneration, strength as well as loss and also our human connection to nature. Cynthia is a local Larchmont artist and designer who has shown in galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Connecticut and is held in private collections locally as well as in Europe. Cynthia has donated; Remnants: Bracchium II which is mixed media: an acrylic, thread, found fabric on canvas, measuring. 10 by 10 inches, created in 2008. See http://www.cynthianewman.com. Retail value: $900 Starting bid: $600 17. Deborah Petrucci Manor Shoreline Deborah Petrucci has exhibited extensively in Westchester and New York City group shows, including Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, The Salmagundi Club, The American Artists Professional League and The Pelham Art Center. She has been a longstanding member of The Mamaroneck Artists Guild since 1989. In the last 3 years Deborah's style and content has shifted to a botanical nature with a more modern and abstract bent. Please feel free to directly contact Deborah at [email protected]. Retail value: $300 Starting bid: $225 18. Elisabeth Pollaert Elisabeth Pollaert Smith is an award-winning photographer and former international corporate lawyer. Elisabeth is represented by Getty Images and teaches photography in Mamaroneck, NY. She is a member of the Mamaroneck Artists' Guild and the Southern Vermont Arts Center. More information about Elisabeth and other examples of her work can be found on her website at www.elisabethpollaert.com. Elisabeth has donated an original photograph which measures 18" by 18"unframed, is printed on metallic paper and bonded to acrylic. Retail value: $500 Starting bid: $300 19. Wendy Popp Moonrise Over Long Island Sound Wendy Popp is an artist whose works have graced the covers and interiors of books, periodicals and newspapers internationally since 1981. Her awards include The New School University Distinguished Educator of The Year Award, The Sydney Tyler Book Award, The Washington Irving’s Children’s Choice Honor, and The Dean Cornwall Recognition Award from The Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration.