Thursday, September 10, 2009

Live and silent auction items take center stage at Autumn Leaves' Oct. 2 gala

An elegant evening with an array of live and silent auction items awaits you at The Bascom's annual Auction Gala at The Farm at Old Edwards Inn on Friday evening, Oct. 2.

Featuring fine dining from Executive Chef Johannes Klapdohr, as well as wine and spirits, the Auction Gala is the first night of The Bascom's two-night fundraiser "Autumn Leaves," and all proceeds support the community exhibition and art education programs presented by The Bascom at our new six-acre campus.

Dozens of live and silent auction items will be available for bid, including a cruise to the Greek Islands; a Chamber Music Festival concert in Rome, Italy; a portrait by Comer Jennings; a visit to the Omphoy Hotel in Palm Beach; jewelry by Zonnie Shiek; a get-away at a new house at Seagrove Beach; a round of golf at one of several courses; and much more.

That night will also feature the long-anticipated raffle drawing for the Rosemary Stiefel botanical book to benefit The Bascom.

Tickets to the Auction Gala are $225 each. For tickets to the Friday, Oct. 2, Auction Gala or its sister event, the Saturday, Oct. 3, Autumn Leaves Party, visit www.thebascom.org/autumnleaves or call (828) 526-4949, ext. 4.

Corporate sponsors are Old Edwards Inn & Spa as presenting sponsor, ZWJ Investments as gold sponsor, Donna Laird Graphic Design, Franklin Ford/Moss Robertson Cadillac, Highlands' Newspaper, The Hillside Shops at Cashiers Village, InMed, The Laurel magazine, The Shoptaw Group, and Zeke and Earl's Hot Dog Stand.

We hope to see you then! It will be lots of fun.

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