Star C. Foster Silent Auction
Lots may be combined or separated
Gift Certificate to Loop Yarn
Value:
$50
Electric Factory Concert Tickets
Value: $varies
iTalk From Griffin Technology (2)
Value: $49.99
iKaraoke from Griffin Technology
Value: $49.99
iTrip from Griffin Technology (2)
Value: $49.95
Gift Card for Contempo Cuts
Value: $50
Menopause: The Musical
Value: $90
Gift Card to Naked Chocolate (2)
Value: $25 each
Gift Card to Tria
Value: $50
Helium Comedy Club
Value: $varies
Goodies from Cereality
Value: $25(?)
Shoprite Gift Card
Value: $100
Shop N' Bag Gift Cards (5)
Value: $5 each
Pathmark Gift Card
Value: $25
SuperFresh Gift Cards (10)
Value: $10
Mike Birbiglia Comedy Goodies
Value: $?
10 Live Arts Festival Tickets
Value: $100?
Plays and Players Theater Membership
Value: $75
Mimoco Drive: Ramona
Value: $200 (each)
Mimoco Drive: Link
Value: $200 (each)
Mimoco Drive: Betty-Lou
Value: $200 (each)
Harry & the Potters
Value: $?
Richard Julian: Slow New York (4)
Value: $13 (each)
Kelly Writers House: Poetry Broadsides
Value: $?
Deidre Flint CDs (2 lots of 3)
Value: $30 (each of 2 lots)
2 Jonathan Coulton CDs
Value: $20
4-CD box set of Jonathan Coulton
Value: $40
Neil Gaiman's American Gods
Value: $varies
Custom Portrait Painting
Value: $200
Books on interactive fiction & gaming
Value: $100
Universalis by Ralph Mazza (2)
Value: $20
The Shab Al-Hiri Roach by Jason Morningstar
Value: $20
Five Graphic Novels By Brian K. Vaughan
Value: $varies
Personalized recording of "Star" by David Poe
Value: $varies
Camden Adventure Aquarium (4)
Value: $17.95 each
Set of 4 David Poe CDs (2)
Value: $13 each
Signed Books by Jennifer Weiner (5)
Value: $varies
Decemberists Show Posters (5)
Value: varies
Gold Canyon Candles
Value: ???
Autographed Baseball
Value: varies
iPod Nano
Value: $149
Grey Lodge Gift Pack
Value: $varies
Movie Promo Pack
Value: $varies
Draco & the Malfoys' CDs (2)
Value: $12
2 Rodney Mack tickets
Value: $20
Two Admissions to Sesame Place
Value: $89
Swierczynski's "The Blonde"
Value: $varies
Jennifer Weiner Bookclub Visit
Value: $varies
Print: Slouching Towards Bedlam
Value: $varies
Madeleine Peyroux Gift Packs (2)
Value: $varies
Two Tickets to Orson's Shadow
Value: $90
Philadelphia Wings Photo
Value: $?
Handknit Shawl
Value: $?
Gazella Prints (2)
Value: $?
Gift Certificate to Loop Yarn
Donor: Loop Yarn
Value:
$50
Loop Yarn is a knitter's dream: high quality products plus helpful and attentive staff, all tucked away in a warm and inviting shop down on
South Street (1914 South to be exact). Loop offers hundreds of yarns to choose from, and gets new shipments every day; they also offer a
delightful collection of notions and needles, plus plenty of books and patterns. This gift certificate is good for any product in the store.
Electric Factory Concert Tickets
Donor: Live Nation
Value: $varies
This is actually a certificate (which expires February 2008) good for two tickets for ANY show at ANY Electric Factory Concerts venue. Considering that Electric Factory owns practically every cool venue in the city, you've got a lot of flexibility there! Win this lot and you and a friend can go to practically any show you want at practically any venue!
iTalk From Griffin Technology (2)
Donor: Griffin Technology
Value: $49.99
If you've got an iPod (fifth generation video or 2nd generation nano) and
some sound to record, this item is for you. It has twin built-in mics that record
directly to your iPod, or if that's not enough, you can plug your own external microphone
into the 3.5mm jack. Adjustable gain settings give you control over the volume. Ideal
for taking notes, doing an interview, or building a sound library for the next Star
Wars.
iKaraoke from Griffin Technology
Donor: Griffin Technology
Value: $49.99
Love karaoke, but disappointed you can't do it easily at home or at your
friend's house? That's what the iKaraoke is for! It's an all-in-one
microphone/processor that works with any iPod with a dock connector, and lets you do
karaoke with any song you've got on your iPod by isolating and fading the lead vocal
track. Use iKaraoke's line out to plug it into your home or car stereo, or use the FM
transmitter to broadcast through an FM radio. You can also boost your voice with
adjustable reverb and then mute the music and use iKaraoke as a PA. It's like the Swiss
army knife of iPod accessories!
iTrip from Griffin Technology (2)
Donor: Griffin Technology
Value: $49.95
The iTrip lets you take your iPod tunes with you in the car, and without
the danger of wearing headphones while driving. Find an empty radio station on the dial
and set your iTrip to broadcast on that frequency. Then just tune in to the station on
your car radio, and bam! You're listening to your own personal radio station. Sweet.
Even better, this new model of iTrip has selectable LX or DX modes of broadcasting to
help you get the best possible audio quality.
Gift Card for Contempo Cuts
Donor: Contempo Cuts
Value: $50
People have good things to say about Contempo Cuts (just ask
Sarcasmom!). Located at 2218 Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, the salon offers haircuts
and color for men and women, as well as manicures, eyebrow waxing and
facials. This gift certificate is good for any service in the shop.
Menopause: The Musical
Donor: Society Hill Playhouse
Value: $90
Menopause the Musical has been running at the Society Hill Playhouse
for a few years now, its run now classified as "open." Billed as a
"celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or
have survived The Change," MTM's 90-minute format includes plenty of
music, plenty of dancing, and, we hear, plenty of singing along! The
Playhouse is located at 507 South 8th Street (between Lombard and
South), and these 2 tickets are good for the April 28th show.
Gift Card to Naked Chocolate (2)
Donor: Naked Chocolate
Value: $25 each
Once described by a certain someone as the perfect place to "slip into
a moment of rapturous, chocolate-coated silence," Naked Chocolate
lives up to its name by providing pure, unadulterated chocolate bliss.
Their menu includes such goodies as hot fudge sundaes, personal fondue
pots, and hand iced cupcakes. While they offer a wide assortment of
teas and coffees, the drinking chocolates are by far the most
decadent. Naked Chocolate is located at 1317 Walnut Street; these gift
certificates are perfect for a leisurely, chocolaty evening~E or
several spread out "chocolate breaks."
Gift Card to Tria
Donor: Tria
Value: $50
A celebration of all things fermented (well, the good fermented things
that is), Tria offers extensive lists of wine, beer, and cheese. It
also offers an intimate setting and knowledgeable staff, who can
suggest pairings both traditional and adventurous. Add a meal from
their cafe menu, and you have the perfect evening out. Open late every
day but Sunday, Tria at the corner of 18th and Sansom is always a
treat.
Helium Comedy Club
Donor: Helium Comedy Club
Value: $varies
Break mid-week monotony with 5 of your closest pals at Helium Comedy
Club. Keep checking the website for updates to the calendar, but since
Helium attracts top-notch performers you can rest assured you'll see a
quality show whenever you go. Add in a dinner from their cafe menu,
and you have a full night! This admission is good on any Wednesday or
Thursday night through April 30, 2008; Helium is located at 2031
Sansom Street.
Goodies from Cereality
Donor: Cereality
Value: $25(?)
Located adjacent to Penn's campus, Cereality allows you to mix and
match all your favorite cereals into one magnificent bowl. They'll
even put some chocolate chips on it if you want (they have fruit too,
but chocolate and cereal seems more decadent). This lot features a $10
gift certificate to the store, plus a t-shirt and a special oversized
spoon so you can enjoy your creation as quickly as possible! Cereality
is located at 3631 Walnut Street.
Shoprite Gift Card
Donor: ShopRite
Value: $100
What does a pirate fear more than even the Royal Navy? Why, scurvy of
course! With these gift cards to major grocery stores in the city, you
can stock up on plenty of lemons, oranges, heck, even some sauerkraut
to keep the bleeding gums away. And maybe pick up a pop tart or two
while you're there. A pirate's gotta eat after all.
Shop N' Bag Gift Cards (5)
Donor: Shop N' Bag
Value: $5 each
What does a pirate fear more than even the Royal Navy? Why, scurvy of
course! With these gift cards to major grocery stores in the city, you
can stock up on plenty of lemons, oranges, heck, even some sauerkraut
to keep the bleeding gums away. And maybe pick up a pop tart or two
while you're there. A pirate's gotta eat after all.
Pathmark Gift Card
Donor: Pathmark
Value: $25
What does a pirate fear more than even the Royal Navy? Why, scurvy of
course! With these gift cards to major grocery stores in the city, you
can stock up on plenty of lemons, oranges, heck, even some sauerkraut
to keep the bleeding gums away. And maybe pick up a pop tart or two
while you're there. A pirate's gotta eat after all.
SuperFresh Gift Cards (10)
Donor: SuperFresh
Value: $10
What does a pirate fear more than even the Royal Navy? Why, scurvy of
course! With these gift cards to major grocery stores in the city, you
can stock up on plenty of lemons, oranges, heck, even some sauerkraut
to keep the bleeding gums away. And maybe pick up a pop tart or two
while you're there. A pirate's gotta eat after all.
Mike Birbiglia Comedy Goodies
Donor: Mike Birbiglia
Value: $?
World famous stand-up comic Mike Birbiglia, who plies his trade on
Comedy Central and Letterman, will tell jokes at your bidding! That's
because he's generously donated 2 CDs of his stand-up to the auction,
as well as some t-shirts and a signed photo. So you can prop his photo
in front of the TV, pop in a CD, and turn your living room into a
comedy club (just invite some people over to listen with you, or your
neighbors might get worried about you laughing so hard while alone).
10 Live Arts Festival Tickets
Donor: Fringe Arts
Value: $100?
One of the
biggest, most diverse, and most unique arts festival that Philadelphia
has to offer is the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, happening this
year from August 31st through September 15th. To quote from the
website: "The Live Arts Festival features
selected cutting-edge, boundary-breaking performing arts events,
created by some of the most renowned contemporary artists from our
region and, increasingly, around the world." Win this lot, and you'll
get a certificate good for 10 single tickets to 10 different events at
the Live Arts festival (please note that the certificate is not good
for Philly Fringe events). You'll have no excuse to miss out on all
the exciting, cutting edge culture this year!
Plays and Players Theater Membership
Donor: Plays and Players Theater
Value: $75
Here's an item for the musical theater lover: an entire year's worth of
shows at the only community theater in Center City, the Plays and Players Theater at 1714
Delancey St. in Philadelphia. Upcoming productions include such famous shows as
Cabaret and Love! Valour! Compassion! With this membership will also
come other perks, like invitations to preview nights, special events, holiday parties,
and brunches, and a subscription to the monthly newsletter.
Mimoco Drive: Ramona
Donor: Mimoco
Value: $200 (each)
It goes without saying that USB flash drives are an awesome and easy way to
back-up and transport your precious, precious data (read: mp3s), but why get a boring old
gray box of a flash drive when you can get a flashy, colorful, artist-designed one that's
actually a neat little creature with a personality and hobbies and everything? These
three Mimoco drives are numbered items out of a series of 500. They're for hi-speed USB
2.0 ports, work with both Mac and Windows computers, and each hold a Gig of data.
They're also a trio of '50s-style rockabilly buddies with attitude and style to spare.
Betty-Lou is "a temptress in prescription lenses," Link is "your link to coolsville," and
Ramona asks, "Does this outfit make my butt look big? Good!"
Mimoco Drive: Link
Donor: Mimoco
Value: $200 (each)
It goes without saying that USB flash drives are an awesome and easy way to
back-up and transport your precious, precious data (read: mp3s), but why get a boring old
gray box of a flash drive when you can get a flashy, colorful, artist-designed one that's
actually a neat little creature with a personality and hobbies and everything? These
three Mimoco drives are numbered items out of a series of 500. They're for hi-speed USB
2.0 ports, work with both Mac and Windows computers, and each hold a Gig of data.
They're also a trio of '50s-style rockabilly buddies with attitude and style to spare.
Betty-Lou is "a temptress in prescription lenses," Link is "your link to coolsville," and
Ramona asks, "Does this outfit make my butt look big? Good!"
Mimoco Drive: Betty-Lou
Donor: Mimoco
Value: $200 (each)
It goes without saying that USB flash drives are an awesome and easy way to
back-up and transport your precious, precious data (read: mp3s), but why get a boring old
gray box of a flash drive when you can get a flashy, colorful, artist-designed one that's
actually a neat little creature with a personality and hobbies and everything? These
three Mimoco drives are numbered items out of a series of 500. They're for hi-speed USB
2.0 ports, work with both Mac and Windows computers, and each hold a Gig of data.
They're also a trio of '50s-style rockabilly buddies with attitude and style to spare.
Betty-Lou is "a temptress in prescription lenses," Link is "your link to coolsville," and
Ramona asks, "Does this outfit make my butt look big? Good!"
Harry & the Potters
Donor: Harry and the Potters
Value: $?
The idea is that the Harry Potter from Year 7 and the Harry Potter from Year 4 started a rock band. And now, no one can stop the wizard rock.
Harry and the Potters stars:
Paul DeGeorge as Harry Year 7, Joe DeGeorge as Harry Year 4.
Paul and Joe are brothers. They started this band in the summer of 2002. The legendary tale of their origin goes like this:
Joe was planning to have a rock show in the shed in the backyard. People had been invited. But then all the bands cancelled. So that morning, the time was finally appropriate to bust out an idea that had been incubating in Paul's head for some time: Harry and the Potters. That morning, over the course of an hour, Paul and Joe wrote 7 songs. Then, they went out to the shed and practiced them for half an hour. And then, later in the day, they performed them for about 6 people. It was awesome. The place went nuts.
Nowadays, they don't just play in sheds, they also play in libraries, bookstores, basements, art galleries, theatres, hot dog jamorees (true story!), and living rooms.
Richard Julian: Slow New York (4)
Donor: Richard Julian
Value: $13 (each)
NYC singer-songwriter Richard Julian (sometime
member of The Little Willies, a country side-project for a
number of artists, including Norah Jones) just made his
major-label debut last year on Manhattan Records/EMI with the
critically acclaimed Slow New York. It's full of
"nimble lyricism" and "keenly observational songs." He's
putting out a new record later on this year, so get to know him
and his latest release now before he becomes a superstar.
Kelly Writers House: Poetry Broadsides
Donor: Kelly Writers House
Value: $?
We've got "Yes" by Cristin
O'Keefe Aptowicz, 8x11, signed by the author; an untitled
piece by Susan Howe, 11x15, signed by the
author and 4 of a series of 12; "Extra, Extra" by Kathy Lou Schultz, 11x15, signed by the author and 3 in a series of
50; "Poem" by Alice Notley, 11x15, signed by
the author and 1 in a series of 50; "Stolen Vehicle Discovered at the Junkyard" by Daisy Fried, 11x15, signed by
the author and 8 in a series of 50; and finally, Emily Dickinson's "I dwell in
Possibility", 11x17.
Deidre Flint CDs (2 lots of 3)
Donor: Deidre Flint
Value: $30 (each of 2 lots)
A very funny, folksy singer-songwriter, Deirdre Flint is someone whose
music you'll want to get to know. Her website gives you an idea what to expect from her
work: "Deadbeat boobfairies! Homicidal Bridesmaids! The Great Metric Threat of 75! The
Epcot Center! Maury Povich as a substitute for Zoloft!" Awesome. Two of these CDs
(Shuffleboard Queens
and Then Again) feature Deirdre's solo work, while
the third (Hormonal Imbalance...A Mood Swinging Musical Review!) is an album by
The Four Bitchin' Babes, a foursome with a changing line-up which she joined
in 2005.
2 Jonathan Coulton CDs
Donor: Jonathan Coulton
Value: $20
Here's a Brooklyn musician who makes music - all by himself in his
apartment, totally indie style - that appears to be tailored directly to Star's tastes:
it tends to be silly stuff about monkeys, robots, and zombies. Oh, and he also plans to
take over the world. Check him out for yourself on his first two CDs, so you can say you
knew all about him before he became Emperor of the Earth.
4-CD box set of Jonathan Coulton
Donor: Jonathan Coulton
Value: $40
See the description of the previous lot for an idea of who Jonathan Coulton
is, if you don't already know. Coulton is prolific and determined; beginning in
September 2005 he started the ambitious "Thing a Week" project wherein he completed a new
song every Friday. This box set collects the first four "seasons" of "Thing a Week," and
includes such classics as "Re: Your Brains," amongst many, many others.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods
Donor: Neil Gaiman
Value: $varies
It's the old Gods versus the new, and one ex-con in between, in this
fantasy road-trip by the great Neil Gaiman, author of the justly famous and critically
acclaimed Sandman comic series. And he even autographed it for us! Awesome. A
great read, and a great collectible.
Custom Portrait Painting
Donor: Leanne Wildermuth
Value: $200
Wildermuth is a talented artist whose main subjects are nature, animals,
and portraiture. If you win this lot, you will be able to commission a 10" x 10" single subject monochromatic portrait from her! Feel like a Renaissance nobleman and tell the artist what you'd like
to see on your wall! How cool is that?
Books on interactive fiction & gaming
Donor: Nick Montfort & Co.
Value: $100
Interested in getting into one of Star's many hobbies, interactive fiction
(or text-based gaming, as some n00bs call it)? Here's a pack of four books that will
tell you practically everything you need to get started.
Second Person: Role Playing
& Story in Games and Playable Media
, edited by Pat Harrigan and Norah
Wardrip-Fruim, is a collection of essays by game designers, authors, artists, and
scholars about role playing and story in various types of games, from RPGs to card games
to electronic literature.
Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive
Fiction
by Nick Montfort is an analysis of
IF from both gaming and literary perspectives, and looks at the history of the medium and
current techniques used to create it. Once you've got the theory down, it's time to get
building:
The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson and
The Inform
Beginner's Guide
by Roger Firth & Sonja Kesserich should provide
all the information you need to start working with Inform, the most popular program for
creating interactive fiction.
Universalis by Ralph Mazza (2)
Donor: Ralph Mazza
Value: $20
The RPG for people who don't like RPGs. Players have complete control over
what happens in the story, and there's a lot less randomness involved (although you will
still need some ten-sided dice). It's all about working together to tell a good story,
and not at all about cross-referencing complex tables and doing lots of math. Fun!
The Shab Al-Hiri Roach by Jason Morningstar
Donor: Jason Morningstar
Value: $20
An award-winning role-playing game in the style of the great horror author
H.P. Lovecraft - if Lovecraft wrote dark comedies of manners that lampooned academia.
The game asks the question, "Are you willing to swallow a soul-eating telepathic insect
bent on destroying human civilization?" What if it would get you tenure? And if that
doesn't sell you on the game, nothing will.
Five Graphic Novels By Brian K. Vaughan
Donor: Brian K. Vaughan
Value: $varies
Five works by one of today's greatest comic book authors,
and all autographed by him. Great to read, and great as collectibles.
Included in this lot are: The Adventures of the Escapist #3, Y: The Last Man Vol. 8 - Kimono Dragons,
Ex Machina Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days,
Ex Machina Vol. 2: Tag,
and Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9: The Tempest.
Personalized recording of "Star" by David Poe
Donor: David Poe
Value: $varies
Contemporary indie pop singer-songwriter (and one of Star's "imaginaryrockstar boyfriends") David Poe has come through for us with a really amazing item here:
a new recording of his song "Star," done with our own Star in mind, with the only copy
going to the winner of this lot, to do with as they wish. Mr. Poe says: "I'll record it
probably after it's auctioned ... and will personalize CDs for the winners too if you
like." Lyrics from the song in question below:
In the sun of the world
Up where metal wings turn pink
There's a rumor of you
On your way to the store
Found a dollar in the snow
It was a fabulous commercial for you
You know cold it can be
Years of light ahead of me
Reflecting everything you se
Like a star outside my window
Like a star
Will you come to my window
You're like a star now
You're like a star
In the sun of the world
Up where metal wings turn pink
There's a rumor of you
On your way to the store
Found a dollar in the snow
It was a fabulous commercial for you
You know cold it can be
Years of light ahead of me
Reflecting everything you se
Like a star outside my window
Like a star
Will you come to my window
You're like a star now
You're like a star
Camden Adventure Aquarium (4)
Donor: Adventure Aquarium
Value: $17.95 each
It's the old fish versus the new, and one aquatic mammal in between,
in this fantasy fish story by the great Steve Zissou... okay,
no: it's New Jersey's wonderful hands-on aquarium. Now with hippos!
Four passes available.
Set of 4 David Poe CDs (2)
Donor: David Poe
Value: $13 each
Singer-songwriter David Poe already has a really amazing item up for auction which you can see above, but he saw fit to also give us two copies each of four of his CDs - The Late Album, Love Is Red, Echo Box, and David Poe. We're putting these up as two lots, each consisting of a full set of all four CDs. Poe's music is lush, emotive, melodic indie pop that's hard to resist. Win one of these sets and you can enjoy it for yourself.
Signed Books by Jennifer Weiner (5)
Donor: Jennifer Weiner
Value: $varies
Jennifer Weiner is a popular Philadelphia author who writes about the experiences of young women in contemporary America - the funny, the sexy, the dramatic. Her novel In Her Shoes recently became a major motion picture. We have four of her books up for auction: a hardback copy of The Guy Not Taken, two softback copies of Good Night Nobody, one softback copy of Little Earthquakes, and one softback copy of Good In Bed. They have all also been autographed by the author, which means not only are they fun to read, they're also great keepsakes and collectibles.
Decemberists Show Posters (5)
Donor: Big Hassle Media
Value: varies
Star loved lots of bands, but she had a special place in her heart for The Decemberists; you should have seen the way she danced with glee when she got her hands on their latest album! It's easy to see why, too; songs by The Decemberists tend to be sea shanties and ghost stories set long ago and far away, and their live show is theatrical and fun to the extreme. If you're a fan, too, you're bound to love these five beautiful posters from the band's recent European tour, all autographed by the artist, all hand-numbered, and all with an appropriately maritime theme.
Visit the Decemberists web site
Visit the Decemberists web site
Gold Canyon Candles
Donor: Gold Canyon reseller
Value: ???
Candles are a great way to set a mood, create an atmosphere, or allow you to see things in your house when the precious, precious electricity goes away. And these are particularly lovely candles from a particularly lovely candle-maker; in fact, they are described as "awesome." Beautiful and practical - how can you say no?
Autographed Baseball
Donor: Philadelphia Phillies
Value: varies
Here's something really cool for the sports fans: a baseball autographed by the Phillies new star pitcher, Cole Hamels! Hamels only started last year, but he's already made a big splash. He's probably got a big future in store for him, so this piece of exciting sports memorabilia will be valuable in more ways than one.
iPod Nano
Value: $149
We've got a lot of iPod accessories up for auction, but what about the iPod itself? It's right here! The most popular portable digital music player on the planet, in its sexy, super-thin nano form - small, but not so small that it's really easy to lose. What is easy is importing your favorite CDs to iTunes and loading them on to the iPod, or buying more music online through the iTunes Music Store. It's just as simple to sort your music into your favorite playlists, and then you'll be ready to go dancing through the city with your very own life soundtrack, and 24 hours of battery life. Oh, and by the way, this is a silver, 2GB model.
Visit Apple's iPod Nano web page
Visit Apple's iPod Nano web page
Grey Lodge Gift Pack
Donor: The Grey Lodge Pub
Value: $varies
The Grey Lodge Pub is a cozy pub located at 6235 Frankford Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Beer Advocate ranked them as one of the top 50 beer bars in the USA, Citysearch readers voted them as having the best beer selection in Philly (which is really saying something, as there are a lot of places with ridiculous amounts of beer in our town), and Esquire Magazine recently named them one of America's Best Bars, period. Oh, and they also have great food! So now that you're convinced they're a great place to go, why not bid on this item, which includes a $25 gift certificate to the Lodge, 2 Pilsner glasses, and a T-Shirt?
Movie Promo Pack
Donor: Terry Hines & Associates
Value: $varies
Yes, this one is for fans of film - especially the recent film Pride, based on a true story about the first African American swim team in Philly. It includes: a very nice backpack, a bottle of water, a pin, some postcard hand-outs, a window cling, and a T-shirt, all advertising Pride. More Pride-related items include 4 pins for the Make a Splash foundation, which promotes swimming, as well as two copies of the Pride soundtrack CD. It's not all Pride, though; there are also two The Last Mimzy T-shirts and one The Reaping baseball cap. So, lots of useful items and great collectibles for the movie fan, and who isn't a fan of movies?
Visit the Pride web site
Visit the Pride web site
Draco & the Malfoys' CDs (2)
Donor: Draco & the Malfoys
Value: $12
Harry Potter is awesome, and not just because it's a great series of fantasy books. It's awesome because the fans are so awesome and creative. Two particularly creative fans - brothers from Rhode Island - have put together a band that plays only music about the Harry Potter universe, and only written from the perspective of Draco Malfoy. It's evil wizard rock! They cleverly called their band Draco and the Malfoys, and we've got two copies of their self-titled CD. How could you not want one of these?!
2 Rodney Mack tickets
Donor: Kimmel Center
Value: $20
The Kimmel Center is a beautiful place to see a musical performance, and we have two tickets up for auction to a lovely family-friendly show there in May. It's Rodney Mack's Philadelphia Big Brass with Alan Morrison on organ. "Hear a variety of magnificent music for organ and brass - from Renaissance music to exuberant jazz - with brass instruments ringed around the hall." Win this lot and you can head down to Verizon Hall on 11AM on Saturday, May 5th and take it in for yourself!
Two Admissions to Sesame Place
Donor: Sesame Place
Value: $89
Sesame Place is a great little Sesame Street-themed amusement park up in Langhorne, PA. Many of us have fond memories of meeting Big Bird there, or going down a really cool waterslide about twenty times in a row. With this voucher for two one-day single admissions to the park, you could create some great new family memories.
Swierczynski's "The Blonde"
Donor: Duane Swierczynski
Value: $varies
Duane Swierczynski is the editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia City Paper, but he's also an author of "books about crime and vice and exploding heads." He's given us an autographed copy of his latest novel, "The Blonde," to auction - which by itself would be cool enough. But win this lot and not only will you get the book, you'll also get a character named after you in Swierczynski's next novel! How cool is that?! Very cool, that's how.
Jennifer Weiner Bookclub Visit
Donor: Jennifer Weiner
Value: $varies
We already have some books up for auction by popular local author Jennifer Weiner, but here we have an even more exciting item: win this lot and Jennifer Weiner will visit your bookclub! Time and location can be arranged with Weiner's publicist when the item is won.
Print: Slouching Towards Bedlam
Donor: Sandara
Value: $varies
This is a print of a cityscape from the super-cool, award-winning interactive fiction game co-created by Star, Slouching Towards Bedlam. The story is set in Bedlam Hospital insane asylum in an alternate universe, steampunk London of 1885. The dimensions of this print are 16.88 x 30.0.
Madeleine Peyroux Gift Packs (2)
Donor: Madeleine Peyroux
Value: $varies
Madeleine Peyroux is a talented, critically-acclaimed songstress, and we have up for auction here two gift packs, each one based around a different one of her albums - Half the Perfect World and Careless Love. Each pack includes a copy of the CD with an autographed jacket sleeve, an autographed photo of Peyroux, and an autographed poster (which matches the graphic from the album cover). Whether you're already a fan or just interested in great singing, this is a great item for you, full of wonderful music and collectibles.
Two Tickets to Orson's Shadow
Donor: Philadelphia Theatre Co.
Value: $90
This is a voucher good for any 2 orchestra seats at any performance of Orson's Shadow, an upcoming show at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. The play is by Austin Pendleton, directed by James J. Christy, runs May 4 through June 3, and is about Orson Welles' attempts to bring Ionesco's Rhinoceros to the stage. There's nothing better than a play about a play, especially when the backstage stories are loaded with drama, big egos clashing, and glamorous affairs. Plus, anything about Orson Welles can't be bad.
Philadelphia Wings Photo
Donor: The Philadelphia Wings
Value: $?
Lacrosse fans, this is your item. This is a
Wings team photo autographed by Van Beek, who scored 26 points
last year, with a season-high of five against Rochester. He
was a first round draft pick for the Wings in 2004, and fifth
overall. His favorite color is blue, his favorite food is
Japanese, and his favorite TV shows are "The Family Guy" and
"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." But the most telling piece of info
about him? He led the team in penalty minutes last year with
72. Now that's a real Philly sports player right there: he
hurts people.
Handknit Shawl
Value: $?
Here's a very nice item donated for auction by "Little" Sam Johnston, a close friend of Star's. It's a lovely plum and magenta shawl, handknit by Sam himself. He and the shawl were even featured in the Spring 2007 issue of Knitscene magazine! This is a very warm, personal item that's even famous in its own way; definitely worth a bid.
Gazella Prints (2)
Donor: Gazela
Value: $?
Here we have two prints (one to go to the highest bidder, and the other to the second highest bidder on this lot) of a lovely painting of a historical ship docked at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia. Star worked on the ship recently. Did she help sail or preserve it, you ask? Hell no! She dressed up as a pirate and scared people on Halloween! Awesome. The painting isn't very scary, but it is a nice stormy sea scene that you'll enjoy hanging in your home.
Silent Auction Rules
1. As you arrive at the party, you'll be asked to sign the "Ship's Log."
2. Each line of the Ship's Log will be numbered; the number for the line you sign will be used to identify you for the silent auction.
3. You'll be given a card with your number on one side & a summary of the rules and payment information on the other. It's very important that you hang onto this card if you plan to bid!
4. During the party, make your way over to the auction area. When you find items you wish to bid on, write your number (not your name!) on the sheet next to the item, along with the dollar amount you'd like to bid - whole dollars only for bids, please.
5. Some or all of the items may have a minimum bid, so look carefully at the bid sheet before making a bid. Also, please make sure you're bidding at least more than the previous high bid.
6. Bidding for the silent auction will be open from 4pm until around 6:45pm. Make sure to check the bid sheet often during the party for the items you'd like to win - don't let some scurvy knave outbid you!
7. Around 7pm, we'll start announcing the winning bidder for each auction item! We'll call out the name & number for the highest bidder, so make sure you're paying attention!
8. You must be present to win your item! If you're not present, the next highest bidder will plunder your treasure... er, win the item.
9. You must pay in full before leaving with any items! If you cannot pay in full, the next highest bidder will swipe your booty... er, win the item.
10. Gold coins... er, cash and/or personal checks will be accepted by the end of the evening as payment for purchases, savvy?
11. Helpers will be on hand during the entire party to assist you with any questions you might have.
12. All proceeds raised from the silent auction will go towards the Star C. Foster Writer's Prize. This is an academic prize that will be awarded to a member of the graduating class of Star's alma mater (Central High School) who has demonstrated a talent and passion for creative writing and who has contributed to the literary community at the school.
13. Lots may be combined or separated at auction. All items shown here will be featured, but may be broken into separate lots or combined into single lots. Thank you for your understanding in this matter!
There will also be a raffle going on during the party and at the conclusion of the auction. If you wish to participate, pay just per ticket for your chance to win. Like the auction,
- You must be present to claim your prize. If you're not present, another raffle ticket will be pulled.
- Cash and/or personal checks will be accepted as payment for raffle tickets.
- All proceeds raised from the raffle will go towards the Star C. Foster Writer's Prize.