Auction Preview for Club ¡TropiCaliente! - April 8, 2011

2011 Auction Preview

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Here is a sampling of the fabulous items that will be available in our silent auction. When you see the calendar icon , check your calendar and make sure you clear your schedule for the exciting events and get-aways that follow!

Parties:

Throw your own hip Dance Party in SOWA for up to 75 people, including commercial loft space, DJ, bartender, & liquor, value $3,400
Seasonal wine tasting with a Boston Magazine’s Best Sommelier Alicia Towns Franken, with Ilex Design flowers and South End Formaggio nibblings, value $1,200
four-course French dining for 12 prepared in your home by the Beacon Hill Bistro Chef de Cuisine, with wine pairings and education by owner Cecilia Rait, including invitations, flowers, and case of wine, value $2,275
BBQ dinner for 8, prepared in your home by personal chef Courtney Raftery of Pearl Plates, bourbon selections & education by sommelier Ed Mancuso, and more, value $1,040
Three/four-course pop-up dinner for 10 prepared by chef Lisa Shaw, with case of wine and flowers, value $1275
And… a five-course local-food dinner for 6 from Somerville’s Journeyman Restaurant, a Sunday afternoon craft party for adults or children, and more!

Get-Aways:

One week stay for up to 10 people at joyous ocean-front house on Fripp Island, South Carolina, value $3,500
Golf and swim at spacious & mod lake house for 8+ people, Danbury, New Hampshire, value $1,098
Fenway get-away with Red Sox tickets and night at the Copley Square Hotel, value $466
And… great escape weekends to Portland’s Peak’s Island, historic Gedney Farm in the Berkshires, and an 1890s log cabin in Ayer, Massachusetts!

Sports & Recreation

Rev your engines! Fast Track VIP Experience for 4 at F1 Outdoors Racing Track with pro racing veteran and Daytona winner R. J. Valentine, including lunch, value $5,000
Two 75-minute work-outs with The God Bod Extraordinaire (certified trainer, professional dancer, and beloved Hurley School teacher, Jason Dionne)! value $300
And… Red Sox tickets, lift tickets to Cranmore Mountain, yoga classes, and more!

Experiences:

Top Ten Countdown! Two "no wait in line" VIP tickets to the Late Show with David Letterman in New York, donated by Paul Shaffer! priceless!
One-year VIP Valet Pass for parking at numerous area restaurants and venues, value $2000
10-person floral arranging class with 1/2 case wine, value $875
Discover your inner novelist with a 3-hour writing seminar at Grub Street & year membership at the Boston Athenaeum, value $335
Two weeks of Spanish immersion summer camp for a child aged 15 months to 7 years, at Pine Village Preschool, value $1,200
And… evening cruises of Boston Harbor with drinks and food, behind-the-scenes tours at the Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Public Library, private music lessons, aptitude testing, and more!

Out on the Town:

4 tickets to Alvin Ailey at Citi Center/Wang Theatre, Friday, April 27, 2012 or Saturday, April 28, 2012 @ 8:00 pm, with dinner for Troquet, value $400
2 tickets to Garrison Keillor at Symphony Hallon Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ 3:00 pm with brunch or dinner at the Beehive, value $210
2 tickets to Terence Blanchard & Poncho Sanchez at the Berklee Performance Center, Sunday, November 6, 2011, @ 7:00 pm with dinner at Zocalo, value $175

4-course chef’s tasting for 8 with wine selections, at South End buttery, value $1,200
And… gift certificates to top restaurants, tickets to the Huntington Theatre and SpeakEasy Stage Company, and more!

Home & Fashion:

Michele Mercaldo Jewelry white gold & diamonds drop pendant, value $1,200
Community Supported Agriculture Boxshare from Siena Farms, value $1,000
gold leaf framed Boston ward map from 1874, from FastFrame, value $825
And… quick home-makeover, eco-friendly WÜL comforter, fabulous housewares, certificates for local boutiques, and more!

Sponsor A Unique Student Experience

New this year: Sponsor an opportunity for small groups of Hurley students to spend quality time with their teacher outside the classroom. Teacher-led outings include trips to the Harbor Islands, MFA, Museum of Science, and the Arboretum; a Duck Tour; a Breakers game; a spa afternoon; and even a game of basketball with the principal! Student participants will be randomly selected; Hurley parents sponsoring an outing may request that their child be included.