LIVE
AUCTION
1.
49ers Owners' Box and Autographed Football
You and 15 friends will have a spirited party in the San
Francisco 49ers owners' box for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game
on December 23, 2007. Fall for the inimitable ballpark food, or
make it a wild tailgate party day. Hey, there won't be any snow,
but there will be a lot of holiday cheer in the air. This is sure
to be one of your more unique Christmas parties! Plus, you will
receive an official NFL 49ers football signed by the team!
Fair
Market Value: $3,000
Donated by Denise
DeBartolo York
2.
Cocktails & Chatter By The Bay
Sneak down to a private beach in Tiburon with no houses in sight
for a cocktail party of sumptuous proportions. You and 24 friends
will enjoy drinks and gourmet hors d'oeuvres in this magnificent
setting, barefoot on the beach if you'd like! Leah
Garchik, columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, will be
on hand to mix and mingle and pick up any chatter or news to go
into her column. You never know which one of your stories will strike
her fancy, so be on your toes! Choose a May '08 weekend evening
for this exotic evening.
Fair
Market Value: $3,500
Donated by Leah Garchik, Becky & Bob Pringle
3.
Gather In The Galapagos
Nature at its unspoiled best… Two of you will jet away to
Ecuador, courtesy of Continental
Airlines to join your 11-day Origin of Species Adventure organized
by INCA - International
Nature and Cultural Adventures. Your trip includes
3 nights on land and 7 nights/8 days on the 141-foot yacht Integrity,
the finest small yacht in the Galapagos. It accommodates 16 guests
and includes a spa, bar, outdoor dining area and spacious cabins
with picture windows. The guests will cruise the islands with a
nature guide, enjoying extraordinary wildlife. Returning travelers
have raved! Departures are weekly; Christmas, New Year's and Easter
week departures are excluded.
Don't be caught with your nose in Darwin's manuscript during the
bidding on this exotic adventure!
Fair
Market Value: $11,800
Donated by INCA
and Continental
Airlines
4.
A Night To Remember
Experience an elegant evening of food and music in your own home.
Award-winning chef and author David
Shalleck has teamed up with San Francisco's favorite pop maestro
Dick
Bright to bring you a most memorable night: dinner for 8, accompanied
by the Dick Bright Trio. You buy the food and the wine, and David
will cook to perfection as you relax, while Dick Bright provides
the perfect ambiance with his new trio of fiddle, bass and guitar.
Fair
Market Value: $3,000
Donated by Dick
Bright and David
Shalleck
5.
In The Stars, With The Stars
Invite 30 of your friends up to Carol Buck's new apartment at the
top of 1170 Sacramento for a beautiful evening overlooking San Francisco.
Enjoy the fabulous views from every window while savoring gourmet
taste treats and wine, and appreciating Carol's not-to-be-missed
art collection. Then it's time for the stars. Jazz musicians Mike
Greensill and Wesla
Whitfield will perform a few of their songs for you. She sings,
and he accompanies on the piano to create the rich sound that has
made them famous in the Bay Area and beyond. A magical evening!
Fair
Market Value: $4,000
Donated by Mike
Greensill & Wesla
Whitfield, Carol Buck, Gail Anderson and Marcia Hill
6.
Jostling With Jan
Any gathering with Jan
Wahl is sure to be bubbling, noisy and even hilarious! So round
up 20-30 friends for a cocktail party at the MacLeans' stunning
home in Kentfield, where Jan Wahl, famous KRON
4 movie critic will be the celebrity guest. Get up close and
personal with Jan as she dishes on your favorite movie stars and
you munch on delicious goodies. Hey, you could make all your guests
wear a hat… then they'd be right in stride with Jan. All the
spring evenings are lovely in Kentfield, so choose one in March-May
'08 for this upbeat soiree.
Fair
Market Value: $3,000
Donated by Jan
Wahl, Brenda & Don MacLean
7.
Week at Kauai Beach Club
This is way more than a little grass shack! Come to Kauai for a
week's vacation in a one-bedroom villa at the Kauai
Beach Club, a luxury hotel and timeshare property owned by Marriott
on Kalapaki Beach in Lihue. The hotel has the largest swimming pool
in Hawaii, so you should be able to find your own nook! It's located
on a beautiful, calm beach, with shops and restaurants just around
the corner. Tennis courts and golf are nearby. Your unit has a master
bedroom with bath, and the common room has a convertible sofa and
another bath. This space is perfect for a couple, two couples, or
a small family. It's a resort with luxury amenities, great weather,
a fabulous beach and local interests at your fingertips. Reservations
need to be attended to far in advance, in order to get your first
choice of weeks. David Fleishhacker will do the booking. No "black-out
dates" ~ pending availability, book any week between now and
December 30, 2008. Best leave the banana tallying to a native, so
you can concentrate on bidding for this tropical paradise!
Fair Market Value: $3,400
MuST Value: Sand Dollars
Donated by David and Vicki Fleishhacker
SILENT
AUCTION
PREMIER
SILENT
101.
"The Big Three"
This is a cultural extravaganza to the max!! You will have two tickets
in the power boxes to each of the three big arts organizations in
the City. At the SF
Symphony, you'll sit in Michael
Tilson Thomas' box and go backstage afterwards to meet the maestro.
At the SF Opera,
you'll sit in General Director David
Gockley's box, and at the SF
Ballet, you'll sit in Box V for the February 22, 2008 performance
of Giselle.
Tickets are subject to restrictions and availability. Don't let
the power seats go to your head!
Value: $1,290
Donated by the SF
Symphony, SF
Ballet, and SF
Opera
102.
Trader Vic's and the Opera
A fine evening on the town all bundled up for you. Start your evening
with a dinner at Trader
Vic's, and then proceed around the corner to the San
Francisco Opera House for a performance. Tickets are based on
availability, and may have some restrictions. Use the tickets on
a Monday through Thursday, through July 2008.
Value:
$420
Donated by Anonymous
103.
Membership at Golden Gateway Club
The Golden Gateway
Club is the premiere tennis and swim club in the heart of San
Francisco's financial district and waterfront area. The club offers
fitness, aquatics and tennis for all ages and programs for all skill
levels. Members rave about the programs, the facilities and the
location. This offer is a 6-month temporary membership for a family
or couple. Come get involved and get fit, overlooking the San Francisco
waterfront! You can't lose on this one.
Value:
$1,416
Donated by Golden
Gateway Tennis and Swim Club
104.
KGO JetCopter Ride
You could feel like a Master of the Universe or at least like the
co-pilot of your own Whirly-gig for a couple of hours. It's gonna
be fun! Leave from the Hayward Airport on KGO's
little red traffic spotter JetCopter and whirl over the Bay
Area for a-two hour tour during morning (6 am-8 am) or evening (4
pm-6 pm) reporting. The winning bidder must be over 18 and weigh
less than 250 lbs! A unique chance to get a bird's-eye view of the
Bay Area. You'll never look at that little JetCopter the same again!
Value:
$500
Donated by KGO
Radio
105.
In the Studio with Dave Morey
Start your day inside the KFOG
radio studio with host Dave
Morey and the rest of the KFOG
Morning Show crew. You'll have to get up early for this one.
Hear lots of world-class music, plus interviews and performers.
Get the lowdown on the uppity-ups in the radio show business.
Value:
Broadcast it!
Donated By Dave
Morey
106.
Executive Ticket Club Membership
SLO Limited's
Executive
Ticket Club will provide you access to the best seats in town!
They will provide exclusive VIP ticketing services for preferred
seating of up to 20 tickets during a one-year period. Their specialty
is concerts, but with their worldwide contacts they can search for
all types of tickets. If you need theatre tickets in New York or
London, polo match tickets in Palm Springs or Dubai, they'll go
after them. Essentially, they do the legwork, and you pay the ticket
price. If you've gotta have tickets to "that" concert
or event, SLO Limited are the people to work with. Additionally,
you will have access to the VIP packages they coordinate for different
concerts. No, it doesn't include mingling with the celebrities…
but it does sound like lifestyles of the rich and famous. Remember,
we only go around once, so go with gusto!
Value:
$2,500
Donated by Shelley
Lazar and SLO
Limited
107.
Your Photo in the Nob Hill Gazette
OK, let's be honest. Most of us don't mind if our picture is in
the Nob
Hill Gazette. Fact is, most of us secretly like our picture
to be in the Gazette, especially attached to some sort of a do-gooder
event. The Nob Hill Gazette is the chronicler of SF society and
its movers and shakers, so here is your chance to make a contribution
to MuST and get your photo in the coveted San Francisco gossip sheet
at the same time. The highest bidder of this item will get their
striking photo in the next available issue of the Nob Hill Gazette
(photo to be taken at the event). Let's have some riotous bidding
on this one with a little pushing and shoving!
Value:
$2,000
Donated by Lois
Lehrman & the Nob
Hill Gazette
108.
Lunch with Dennis McNally
Pack up your literary dreams and aspirations, throw on your best
tie-dye, and head off to lunch at John's
Grill with author Dennis
McNally. Mr. McNally was the Grateful Dead's publicist from
1984 to 1995, and was selected by Jerry Garcia to write the authorized
biography of the band, A Long Strange Trip. This is the time to
get all those questions out on the table. Maybe you want to discuss
the book, the band, the Dead philosophy, or maybe you want to discuss
the realities of getting a book published. Let the conversation
unfold. A $250 gift certificate at John's Grill near Union Square
awaits your dining pleasure.
Value:
$250
Donated by Dennis
McNally and John's
Grill
109.
Golf at Half Moon Bay
Your very own golf party! Take your own foursome to the beautiful
Half Moon
Bay Golf Links course for a breathtaking round overlooking the
Pacific Ocean and the stunning Ritz-Carlton. Imagine yourself on
a Vanderbilt estate! Elegant.
Value:
$600
Donated by Jim Donnelly
GREAT
GETAWAYS
201.
Gorgeous Sonoma Russian River Getaway
Too good to be true. Enjoy a week of leisure, fun and sun along
the Russian River in Guerneville. This lovely sunny getaway is a
big 2-bedroom, 2-bath house with a large deck, a private dock, two
kayaks, a gas fireplace and apple trees. It's located on a quiet
street about 90 minutes from San Francisco, this house is perfectly
situated to explore the coast and inland areas. Your own private
Bohemian grove!
Value: $2,000
202.
Hilton San Francisco
This is a great hotel in a hopping part of town! Two nights at the
Hilton
San Francisco will make a great little getaway. Use your certificate
for dinner at Cityscape
Bar and Restaurant at the top of the hotel, with its fabulous
view. There are so many wonderful restaurants in the area to enjoy,
and you could make this a back-to-back theatre extravaganza. Don't
forget shopping at Union Square!
Value:
$680
Donated by Hilton
San Francisco & Cityscape
Bar and Restaurant
203.
The Westin San Francisco Market Street
This was formerly the Argent Hotel, now the Westin
San Francisco. They offer you one night's accommodations in
a deluxe room. It's a perfect location (3rd and Market) for a mini
theatre night or a dinner extravaganza. Or invite an out-of-town
guest in for an overnight.
Value:
$369
Donated by The
Westin San Francisco Market Street
204.
Russian River Encore!
Yep, this is the same house as described in #201.Too good to be
true. Enjoy a week of leisure, fun and sun along the Russian River
in Guerneville. This lovely sunny getaway is a big 2-bedroom, 2-bath
house with a large deck, a private dock, two kayaks, a gas fireplace
and apple trees. It's located on a quiet street about 90 minutes
from San Francisco, this house is perfectly situated to explore
the coast and inland areas. Your own private Bohemian grove!
Value: $2,000
205.
Sheraton Pleasanton Hotel
Located just minutes from over 20 wineries, 10 golf courses, hiking
trails, and dozens of upscale stores and restaurants, you'll find
plenty of ways to enjoy a Friday or Saturday one-night stay in a
traditional room at the Sheraton
Pleasanton with complimentary breakfast.
Value:
$139
Donated by Sheraton
Pleasanton Hotel
206.
Hilton Garden Inn Emeryville
Two nights at the newly renovated Hilton
Garden Inn Emeryville with complimentary breakfast for two.
The spacious accommodations feature spectacular views of the San
Francisco skyline or the Oakland/Berkeley Hills. Close to all the
Bay Area has to offer.
Value: $417
Donated by Hilton
Garden Inn Emeryville
207.
Echo Lake Paradise
A Sierra experience to remember! Spend 3 days/2 nights next summer
in an authentic 1930's lakefront cabin on Upper
Echo Lake, 20 minutes from South Lake Tahoe. At 7,400 feet,
it overlooks some of the most spectacular scenery at the entrance
to the Desolation Wilderness. The cabin sleeps 6 (bring your sleeping
bags) in a master bedroom, a bunkroom and a sofa downstairs. The
owner will stock in your desired food and wine (by boat) and will
even come over from his cabin to cook dinner for you. No children
under 6. A sensational "green" weekend!
Value:
$2,500
Donated by Bill Dapkus
ON
THE TOWN
301.
Perbacco Restaurant and Smuin Ballet
Located at 230 California Street, Perbacco
is a restaurant you'll want to return to often to try their many
Italian dishes. To round out your evening, you've got 4 tickets
to a performance by Smuin
Ballet, always an exquisite show. Choose a Yerba Buena Center
or Palace of Fine Arts performance.
Value:
$400
Donated by Smuin
Ballet and Anonymous
302.
Tour The Opera House & Dine
Have we got a treat in store for you! Committed opera buff and world-class
San Francisco volunteer George Lucas will take 5 of you on his signature
tour of the San Francisco Opera
House. You need to know all the back alleys and secret passages.
Then you can pop over to the Hayes
Street Grill for a cozy lunch. A unique cultural, historical
and gourmet outing.
Value:
$250
Donated by George Lucas and Hayes
Street Grill
303.
Beach Blanket Babylon
Steve
Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is the longest running hit musical
in theatre history. It is a zany musical spoof of pop culture with
extravagant costumes and outrageously huge hats. Use these two tickets
on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 10 pm, or a Sunday at 2 or
5 pm.
Value:
$72
Donated by Beach
Blanket Babylon
304.
Navio at Half Moon Bay
The charming Navio
restaurant is located inside the Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay.
It's a good chance to take a pretty drive for lunch and see a fabulous
resort. You'll feel like you are on a Vanderbilt estate!
Value:
$150
Donated by The
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
305.
Ana Mandara Restaurant
Such a beautiful restaurant, the Ana
Mandara is dramatically decorated in the colonial Vietnamese
style. The excellent food combined with the elegant ambience makes
this a rich dining experience every time.
Value:
$125
Donated by Ana
Mandara Restaurant
306.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Four tickets for any production in the '07-'08 season of the Berkeley
Repertory Theatre. May be used Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm, or Sunday at 7pm. Excludes opening night
performances.
Value:
$120
Donated by David Fleishhacker and Meg Madden
307.
San Francisco Playhouse
The small, high quality, professional San
Francisco Playhouse is a San Francisco jewel. Located at Sutter
and Powell, the theatre holds 100 people. Faust, Coronado, and Cabaret
will be spring productions.
Value:
$76
Donated by San
Francisco Playhouse
308.
Z Space's Word for Word
Founded in 1996, Word
for Word is a small professional theatre group dedicated to
performing short stories using every word written. Their goal is
to inspire people with the creative power of the written word and
its interface into other art forms.
Value:
$90
Donated by Z Space
309.
Ten Dollar Destiny
Two tickets to the world premiere of Thick
Description's new musical, Ten Dollar Destiny, December 10-23,
2007. Thick Description is a small and cozy theatre in the Potrero
Hill neighborhood, with some great actors and great shows. Before
the show, enjoy an extra large pizza baked in a traditional brick
oven at Goat
Hill Pizza.
Value:
$60
Donated by Thick
Description and Goat
Hill Pizza
WINES
401.
Matanzas Creek Winery
Head out Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa for a tour and tasting
for 4 at the popular Matanzas
Creek Winery. A gift bag will complete your experience. A perfect
activity with friends or an out-of-town guest.
Value:
$75
Donated by Matanzas
Creek Winery
402.
Chateau St. Jean
A 3-liter bottle of 2004 chardonnay from the Robert
Young Estate Winery in the Alexander Valley. It's the perfect
centerpiece for that special dinner party! Once you sample this
wine, you will want to visit their elegant winery.
Value:
$150
Donated by Jane Hopkins
403.
Byington Vineyard and Winery Tour
Thirty people can enjoy a tasting of 5 premium Byington
wines during your exclusive tour of the beautiful Italianate chateau,
including the vineyard, crush area, production area and the stunning
cave. Bring a picnic and eat on the grounds afterwards, overlooking
the breathtaking Santa Cruz Mountains.
Value:
$300
Donated by Byington
Vineyard and Winery
404.
Arrowood Vineyards Tour
A gift certificate for a private tour and tasting for up to 4 people
at Arrowood
Vineyards, with a favorite bottle of classic wine to be taken
home afterwards. Reservations are required.
Value:
$165
Donated by Arrowood
Vineyards and Wines
405.
Maker's Mark Hits the Mark
Bid on two large bottles of Maker's
Mark, the party bottle with the painting on the front that is
so stunning. This is worthy of sitting on your sideboard! A little
bit of the smooth top-of-the-line bourbon whiskey goes a long way!
Sip and savor! These make great gifts anytime.
Value:
$80
Donated by Maker's
Mark
406.
Perrier Jouet Champagne
One beautiful painted bottle of Perrier
Jouet 1995 Brut Champagne, "Fleurs de Champagne".
The bottle is almost too pretty to open.
Value:
$79
Donated by Becky Pringle
407.
Maker's Mark Reprise
Another chance for you to bid on 2 bottles of the stellar Maker's
Mark bourbon whiskey. Great gifts for the holiday season.
Value:
$80
Donated by Maker's
Mark
408.
Wine Tasting with Vineyard and Grove Tour
Take five of your closest wine enthusiast friends and head off to
Glen Ellen for a wine tasting and tour through the estate vineyards
of B.R. Cohn Winery,
as well as the 140 year old French Chicholine Olive Tree Grove.
Value:
$90
Donated by B.R.
Cohn Winery and Olive Oil Company
SERENDIPITY
501.
Kitchen Design with Barbra Bright
Barbra Bright, one of Bay Area's top kitchen designers, will help
you design your dream kitchen! Based on a three-hour consultation,
she will provide you with computerized drawings of your new kitchen.
Barbra will meet you in your home and discuss space planning, cabinetry,
appliances, and finishes. Having mastered the art of "green
designing," Barbra would hope to share that with you as well.
Value:
$1,000
Donated by Barbra Bright
502.
Two tickets for MuST's Golf Tournament
Enjoy the tournament at this challenging private course nestled
in the hills of Oakland at the annual MuST Golf Tournament, held
at the exquisite Sequoyah
Country Club, the Bay Area's best-kept golfing secret.
Value:
$400
Donated by Tom Schunn, Sequoyah
Country Club
503. Joshua Ets-Hokin Photo Session
Joshua Ets-Hokin
has photographed families in the Bay Area for over 20 years. He
will spend the time to understand and create photographs of your
family that will thrill you. Includes the sitting and a matted 11x14
photograph.
Value:
$1,250
Donated by Joshua
Ets-Hokin Photography
504.
Peter Olivetti Family Portrait Session
Peter
Olivetti utilizes black & white photography to create intimate
collections of fine art work for families in the Bay Area. Package
includes a family portrait session and one hand printed matted 11x14
photograph.
Value:
$1150
Donated by Peter
Olivetti Photography
505.
Eric Schumacher Family Photography
Eric
Schumacher specializes in fine art and black & white family
portraiture and has been photographing Bay Area families for the
past fifteen years. Package includes session time and one matted
11x14 photograph.
Value:
$1,150
Donated by Eric
Schumacher Photography
506.
Dwarf Meyer Lemon Tree
This Meyer
Lemon is easy to grow, compact, and known for its colorful full-size
fruit, fragrant blossoms, and glossy evergreen foliage. Great addition
and great producer for any garden!
Value:
$60
Donated by Four
Winds Growers
507.
Hair Care Products and Haircut
One haircut with Gina
Khan Salon's exciting designer Alex, along with a glass centerpiece
bowl filled with luxurious Logics DNA hair care products. Stylin'!
Value:
$150
Donated by Gina
Khan Salon
508.
Signature Facial Treatment
A 90-minute holistic skincare treatment from Apotheca
skin~body~wellness, including neck, shoulder, scalp, and foot massage.
This equals "Make my day!"
Value:
$115
Donated by Kirsten
Fairbanks
509.
Relax and Renew Massage
Give your body the treatment it deserves, at Relax
and Renew Massage on Union Street in Cow Hollow. This one-hour
table massage combines a number of techniques to create the perfect
message for the lucky winner.
Value:
$75
Donated by Sarah Groskopf of Relax
and Renew Massage
510.
Consultation and Haircut
One shampoo, cut, and style with Michele of Colorbox
Salon at 510 Church Street. Michele has sixteen years of hairdressing
experience and specializes in modern, stylish, low-maintenance haircuts.
You'll be ready for the town in no time.
Value:
$60
Donated by Michele Simmerer of the Colorbox
Salon
511.
49er Autographed Football
This limited edition commemorative football is laser autographed
by Manny
Lawson and is not available to the general public. What a catch!
Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
Value:
$50
Donated by the San
Francisco 49ers
512.
Autographed Picture of Kevin Correia
Personally signed photograph of up and coming San
Francisco Giants pitcher Kevin
Correia. Add this to your Giants memorabilia.
Value:
$50
Donated by the San
Francisco Giants
513.
Antique Tobacco Box
An antique oak tobacco box with silver handle and silver trim and
compartments for different cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco. Measuring
12 x 5 x 3 inches, it's the perfect antique for your living room
or den.
Value:
$260
Donated by Harry Snyder, Jr.
514.
Antique Iron
This is the classic antique that looks fabulous in anyone's home.
Measuring 8 inches long, perfect for a doorstop or a Colonial decoration
on your shelf.
Value:
$125
Donated by Harry Snyder, Jr.
515.
Turquoise Jewelry
Authentic vintage Native American sterling silver genuine turquoise
set including bracelet, bangle bracelet, ring, set of earrings,
and necklace.
Value:
$80
Donated by Sandra Calman
516.
Orchid Basket
This gorgeous basket is filled with four varieties of orchids, ivy,
and other filler plants. A stunning arrangement!
Value:
$125
Donated by Sandra Calman
517.
Day of the Week Pendants
This set of seven 2.5 by 1.5 inch colorful pendants is made of exotic
natural stones, one for each day of the week.
Value:
$125
Donated by Sandra Calman
518.
Mr. Rod Special Hairdo
Wash~Cut~Curl~Style~Blow Dry for a gorgeous look with Mr. Rod of
Mr.
Eckhard's Salon at the Fairmont Hotel on San Francisco's Nob
Hill.
Value:
$150
Donated by Mr. Rod of Mr.
Eckhard's Salon
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