WILDE AT HEART AUCTION ITEM PACKAGES
HEAR MY VOICE! With three hours of voice or dialect coaching with Thom Jones you may choose to improve your acting, master an upper-class British accent, perfect your public speaking, or learn to read Shakespearean verse – that is, unleash the power of your voice! Jones, Head of Voice and Speech for Trinity Rep and the Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs, has worked extensively across the country in the professional theatre, and has also worked as the dialect coach for stars appearing in television and feature films, including Nicole Kidman on five recent films.
IT’S IN THE BAG! Relish this set of three ladies’ bags designed by Providence-born, RISD grad Andrea Valentini, one of GoLocalProv.com’s “12 to Watch in 2012.” Ms. Valentini launched her first furniture collection at the Providence Fine Furnishings Show in 2000. In 2001, her critically-acclaimed “Coosh” egg chair won Interior Design Magazine’s Future Furniture Award and was nominated by the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum for their 2003 Best Product Design Award. In 2005, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art asked her to design a computer bag using her innovative “bump” fabric, and in 2007 she used her signature textiles to launch her first signature collection of lifestyle handbags, three of which are waiting to accompany you on your many adventures. What will you carry tomorrow? Will it be the gold Soho tote, the Sophia clutch, or the Midtown laptop sleeve?
PARADISE ON THE POND: Soak up sylvan serenity at Tideway, a charming 400 square-foot, open floor plan cabin in Matunuck, right on Potter’s Pond, half a mile from East Matunuck Beach. With 1 double bed and a pull-out couch, it sleeps 3 to 4 people. Faces west – glorious sunsets, windows galore. Outdoor shower. Kayak available. Package also includes two tickets to a concert at the 2012 Kingston Chamber Music Festival (to be used on a day trip, cabin not available during the festival) and a $50 gift certificate for the Matunuck Oyster Bar. Donated by Dr. Ethan H. Kisch & Helene Kisch-Pniewski. Summertime dates to be arranged with owners. No smoking, no pets. A four-night stay any Monday-Thursday, June through September 2012.
CULINARY CACHE: Delight in dining all around town with gift certificates to favorite restaurants such as Andréas, Broadway Bistro, Café Paragon/Viva, Garden Grille, New Rivers, Newport Restaurant Group locations including Waterman Grille and Hemenway’s, Parkside, Rasoi, and Wildflour Vegan Bakery Café.
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU! Achieve your personal best with this package of transformational services designed to enliven your whole being. Three half-hour personal training sessions with Lisa Mongeau of Body & Soul; two Rolfing Structural Integration sessions with Simone Lukas-Jogl at the Motion Center; and a pass valid for five yoga classes at the Motion Center will help you feel strong and centered. Finish up with a beautiful new haircut and style from Lena at Moss Salon and then revel in the compliments!
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME – AND THE MOVIES! A perfect pairing for your kids contributed by the 2012 Providence Children’s Film Festival and Ken Ryan’s Baseball Academy. You will have a family pack of ten tickets for your viewing pleasure during the run of the festival, February 16 to 21, to see action, animated, and documentary films specifically selected for children and teens, along with four PCFF t-shirts and a full-size canvas tote perfect for trips to the Athenaeum, Fifth Beach, or the Pawsox Stadium. And then beginning the week of February 27 and for six weeks following, your child, age 7-9 or 10-12, will start warming up at a 1-hour class at Ken Ryan’s Spring Baseball Academy in Pawtucket. A Batting Cage card and Academy baseball cap are also included. Must contact Ken Ryan to confirm class by February 20.
IN THRALL TO THE THEATRE! Thrill to the wonders of Wicked on Broadway, with a pair of tickets donated by the show’s Tony Award winning Scenic Designer, Eugene Lee and his wife Brooke Lee; date to be mutually determined, valid for one year. And meet Eugene in the place where his inspirations and imaginings originate and come to life, his carriage house studio on Angell Street. Studio visit limited to two people, must be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time, and within a year. Eugene has been resident designer at Trinity Rep since 1967 and the production designer at Saturday Night Live since 1974. He has received the Tony Award, American Theatre Wing's Design Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Elliot Norton Award and Pell Award, and was recently inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.
SWAROVSKI SPARKLERS: Prepare to bedazzle! Swarovski sets the industry standard for stunning precision-cut crystal jewelry; this scintillant Daphne long necklace and elegant Paralelle earrings will draw all eyes to the wearer.
SMILE (OR BARK) FOR THE CAMERA: Bestselling author and award-winning photographer and animal activist Traer Scott will conduct a photo shoot guaranteed to capture the best of either your children or your pets at a location you select together. Her photography has been featured in Life, Vogue, People, and O Magazine. She is the recipient of the 2008 Helen Woodward Humane Award for animal welfare activism, a 2010 Rhode Island State Council for the Arts Photography Fellowship, and the 2011 Critical Mass Photographer’s Showcase Award and her work will be featured in National Geographic’s March 2012 Photo Journal. Ms. Scott will provide you with a CD that includes up to ten magnificent final images. Along with this unique opportunity you will also receive a $50 gift certificate for Plaid & Stripe Pet Store in Providence.
PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION: Your own billboard for an entire month! You will work with the Athenaeum’s graphic designer Nicky Nichtern to create an advertisement for your business, a birthday wish for your kids, or a tribute to your favorite author – whatever your heart desires. The billboard is full-sized at 10’ x 22’ and will be located on a secondary road in the Rhode Island town of your choice (subject to space availability, of course). Donated by Lamar Outdoor Advertising and Nicky Nichtern.
STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS! You’ll receive two premium tickets to the Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs game at the TD Garden on March 19, 2012; and relive memories of the Bruins’ championship victory with a hockey stick autographed by the team (letter of authenticity included). Donated by TD Garden and Boston Bruins.
CONVERSATIONS WITH CULTURAL CATALYSTS (three separate items for bidding). Ever attend a play, hear a concert, or see an art exhibition and wish you could talk to the creative minds behind the presentations? Here are chances to see the work of three of Rhode Island’s creative catalysts and then discuss it with them: 1) Dinner for two at Chez Pascal with Gamm Theatre Artistic Director Tony Estrella, plus two tickets to any show in the Gamm's 2011-2012 season (tickets expire June 1, 2012). 2) A backstage tour for two of the RISD Museum with new Director John Smith. 3) Lunch or dinner for two at Temple Downtown with Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Resident Conductor Francisco Noya, plus two tickets to a performance by the orchestra. Tour, meals, and performance attendance to be arranged at a mutually agreeable time and must take place within a year.