Live Auction Items

Wild Card Raffle
Pick an auction item, any auction item. Before the bidding begins, this is your opportunity to win the wild card. For only $100 a ticket, you get the chance to take any of tonight’s auction items off the auction block. Perhaps a vacation, some theatre, or a big adventure is in your future… what will be your pick?

Package #1—Ashland Shakespearean Escape
Enjoy the best theater and local sights Southern Oregon has to offer with a romantic weekend escape to Ashland. This package includes a two-night stay at the charming, gay-owned Blue Moon Bed & Breakfast where innkeeper Dean Clark cooks gourmet breakfasts from scratch. You’ll get two tickets to your choice of show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and enjoy local cuisine with gift certificates to Pangea Grill and Standing Stone Brewery. Madrone Mountain Winery, Rogue Valley Creamery, and Lillie Belle Chocolates have come together to provide a feast for your taste buds with tastings of fine wine, award winning cheese, and scrumptious chocolates.

Thank you to our donors: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pangea Grills & Wraps, Standing Stone Brewery, Dean Clark/Blue Moon Bed & Breakfast, Donnal & Bret/Madrone Mountain Winery, Rogue Valley Creamery, and Lillie Belle Chocolates

Package #2—Sunriver Getaway
Take a break from the routine and enjoy the beauty of Central Oregon. You’ll enjoy a two-night stay in a private Sunriver home with four bedrooms and three baths. Enjoy a day on Mt. Bachelor with your four ski passes, and bundle up with two Columbia Sportswear jackets. Then you can relax and enjoy a wine tasting for four at award-winning, micro-winery Volcano Vineyards. Security deposit on home required.

Thank you to our donors: JC Colligan & Ron Tinnell, Columbia Sportswear, and Volcano Vineyards

Package #3—Autographed Copy of Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope”
Have the audacity to hope this year and take home an autographed copy of this Presidential candidate’s biography. In it, Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values, and offers a vision of the future that involves repairing a “political process that is broken” and restoring a government that has fallen out of touch with the people.

Thank you to our donor: Libby Upham

Package #4—Northwest Custom Electric Home Entertainment System
Can’t pick a television? Wires got you down? Then this complete, high-end entertainment system and installation is just for you. This package includes: a Sharp 52-inch LCD display television, a Sharp Blue Ray DVD player, a Denon surround sound receiver, Panamax power conditioner, Paradigm speakers and subwoofer, all the cables to connect everything, and two installers to get everything up and running. With this high-quality home theater, you’ll never have to leave the comfort of your home. The possibilities for entertaining friends and family are endless! 

Thank you to our donor: David Cone & Northwest Custom Electric

Package #5—Aloha From Hawaii
Enjoy a one-week stay in this luxury home on the Kona Coast on the “big island” of Hawaii. This lovely abode complete with sunset views and a private pool sleeps six. The home has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, and a large, well-equipped kitchen. Kissed by the sun, caressed by the sea, steeped in history, rich in ecology, the Kona Coast is an unspoiled paradise that is ready for you to enjoy.

Thank you to our donor: Jeff Heatherington

Package #6—San Francisco Excursion

Enjoy a weekend in the city by the bay beginning with a two-night stay at the Hilton San Francisco. You’ll see the best sights this lovely locale has to offer with two San Francisco City Passes which include: seven-day travel on Muni, the California Academy of Sciences, a Bay Cruise, the Aquarium of the Bay, the Museum of Modern Art, and either the Exploratorium or de Young Museum. We’ve included the Harvey Milk Tour of the Castro District for you and three guests, where the life of this historic icon will come to life. Come see why folks leave their heart in this amazing city.

Thank you to our donors: Hilton San Francisco, Cruisin’ the Castro Tours, Joe D’Alessandro/San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau

Package #7—Coast of Portugal
Enjoy a one-week stay in this beautiful village on the coast of Portugal in a private, ocean-view apartment that sleeps four with a small kitchen. The village of Salema is located in the Algarve region, known for vast open beaches and coves, long summers, short winters, and a mild climate. It is rich in history and seafood, especially locally caught clams, swordfish, sea bass, and tuna. Good Portuguese wines are abundant and inexpensive. A variety of leisure activities are available including: golf, tennis, hiking, game fishing, sailing, diving, surfing, and working on your tan.

Thank you to our donors: Julie & Jerry Murphy


Package #8—Storm Large
Need we say more? Start the evening in the Pearl with dinner for four at 50 Plates, a restaurant showcasing the cuisine of the American tradition. Then stroll over to Portland Center Stage with four tickets to Storm Large’s newest creation, “Crazy Enough,” an autobiographical theatrical showcase. And then to top it all off, you’ll enjoy a backstage champagne reception with Storm after the show. Good between March 31 and May 10, 2009.

Thank you to our donors: Portland Center Stage, Storm Large, and 50 Plates

Package #9—Seattle in Style
This is no ordinary trip to Seattle! Enjoy plush air travel without all the commercial hassles and crowds. You and a guest will enjoy luxury travel to the Emerald city via Seaport Air on a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. You won’t have to fight TSA on either end and you only have to arrive 15 minutes before departure. The flights leave from the business aviation area of PDX and arrive at Boeing Field just six miles from downtown Seattle with convenient parking on both ends. Once there, you and a guest will have a one-night stay at Seattle’s stylish and centrally located Ace Hotel. From there, the adventure’s up to you!

Thank you to our donors: Seaport Air and Ace Hotel

Package #10—Personal Flight for Two Over Crater Lake
Combine the thrill of flying over the spectacular Cascade Mountain Range with a commanding view of Oregon’s treasure: Crater Lake. Crater Lake has inspired people for hundreds of years. No place else on earth combines a deep, pure lake, so blue in color; sheer surrounding cliffs, almost two thousand feet high; two picturesque islands; and a violent volcanic past. It is a place of immeasurable beauty. You’ll round out the day with a stop in Sunriver for a gourmet lunch, and spend the afternoon cruising around Three Sisters and Mt. Hood. It’s the best Oregon has to offer in one beautiful day’s flight.

Thank you to our donor: Ron Burley

Package #11—Restaurant Frenzy
Restaurants all across the state support Basic Rights Oregon’s work for fairness as participants in our annual Pride event called Bites for Rights, where you get to dine for equality. Many of these restaurants have stepped forward again to support Basic Rights Oregon with a donation tonight.

No need to get into a bidding war, just get ready to buy it at the price listed below. If you want it, you got it. Raise your paddle high when your favorite restaurant is called. The first paddle wins. 

The Gilt Club                          $120

Pinocchio Bar & Restaurant   $120

Mother’s Bistro & Bar            $100

West Café                               $100

Mingo                                      $85

Higgins Restaurant & Bar       $60

Mint/820                                 $60     

Russell Street Bar-B-Que       $60

Bernie’s Southern Bistro         $50

*All gift certificates are sold at 120% of their value.

Thank you to our donors: The Gilt Club, Pinocchio Bar & Restaurant, Mother’s Bistro & Bar, West Café, Mingo, Higgins Restaurant & Bar, Mint/820, Russell Street Bar-B-Que, Bernie’s Southern Bistro.

 

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