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THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY GALA BENEFIT
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Riverside Choral Society
February 17, 2010
Food and Libations:
1. Chocolate Bourbon (Knob Creek) Pecan Truffles -- $35 Value
Home-made from the finest chocolate and Knob Creek Bourbon, Mary Beth’s delicious
truffles have been a looked-forward-to staple in RCS’ silent auctions for
several years.
2. Homemade Apple Pie/Basket – $50 Value
Luscious, freshly baked, completely homemade apple pie baked by choir member/baker Elaine Goodman.
Added goodies to help you make your own
include: Crate & Barrel Classic Pie Crust Mix, a pie cookbook with
perforated tin decorative cover, package of 15 embossed recipe cards donated by
Marisela Ross.
3. Michter’s Whiskey – 2 Bottles (1 each) of U.S. *1 Single Barrel Rye & U.S.*1 Small Batch Bourbon -- $75 Value
Founded in 1753, Michter’s American Whiskey Company,
Bardstown, Kentucky,
hails from America’s first whiskey distilling company.
The US *1 Single Barrel Rye is made from select rye grain that is
sheared to enable the saturation of more flavor during fermentation.
This premium rye has hints of light spice, black pepper, marmalade and
plum, spicy grain and light caramel.
The US *1 Small Batch Bourbon is made from the highest quality corn and
matured to the peak of perfection and mellowed by their signature
filtration.
Michter’s warmed General Washington’s troops at Valley Forge
and continues to warm whiskey lovers today.
"Classic (96-100)/ Highest Recommendation"
Wine Enthusiast
F. Paul Pacult
Works of Art:
6-8. Framed archival photographic prints signed by photographer, Gary Heller -- $120 Value each
The prints are:
Little Things in Life, Guira Cuckoo
and Guam Kingfisher, and they are 8” X 8” and will be matted in 12 by 16
frames.
Each priced $120.
www.garyhellerphotography.com
6. Little Things in Life
7. Guira Cuckoo
8. Guam Kingfisher
Live Auction Items
Services:
1.
A 2-Hour Guitar Duo Performance at a Party,
Wedding, or Social Event by Seth Johnson – Grant Gardner Duo,
$1000 Value
Food and Wine:
2. Dinner for 2 at Gabriel's Bar & Restaurant (11 W 60th St). -- $75 Value
Gabriel's -- where the most powerful people in the entertainment world go to sip Blueberry Bellinis and dine on the best Northern Italian haute cuisine on the West Side, with a wide assortment of pastas, wood-grilled, sautéed and roasted dishes and scrumptious deserts.
"When people ask me where I'd like to eat, I find myself thinking about Gabriel's.
It's not just that the service is so charming and that the food so appealing but also that in a city
filled with impersonal restaurants conceived by corporations and controlled by
accounting departments, Gabriel's feels as if it is run by real
people."
Ruth Reichl.
3. Red Wine Basket -- $100+ Value
Includes Murray’s cheeses, crackers & fine wines –
description to come.
4. Catered-in Vegetarian Jamaican Dinner for 4-6 People with Lecture by Author of Newly Released Historical Novel Panama Fever -- $200 Value
Panama Fever: Digging Down Gold Mountain, by W. B Garvey, is set during the period the French attempted (and failed) to dig a sea level canal through Panama (the late 1880’s to mid 1890’s). It brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of the men and women (focusing on those from Jamaica) who left their homes and loved ones to fulfill the dream of building the Panama Canal. A thrilling adventure, crackling with action and adventure, W. B. Garvey’s historical novel tells the story of two young men seeking their destinies against the backdrop of the titanic construction of the canal as they confront the catastrophes of earthquake, disease, political corruption and murderous insurrection, while finding love in unlikely places. W. B. Garvey is a relative of the Jamaican National Hero, Marcus Garvey. While going through his father's papers, Garvey learned that his grandfather had been a railroad engineer on the construction of the Panama Canal, sparking years of research that led to the creation of this book. Proposed Jamaican Vegetarian Menu
(Date and actual menu to be set in
Appetizers Jamaican Vegetable Patties (cocktail size) Spicy Carrot & Cheddar kabobs Rum or Beer Punch Dinner Vegetable Curry Jamaican Rice & Peas (red beans) with coconut Callaloo (if available) or other green Jamaican Style Dessert Coconut Custard with Ginger Cookies, Fresh Fruit
Dinner provided by Abigail Snow and author’s lecture given by her husband.
Includes autographed book.
Works of Art:
5. & 6. Two Limited-Edition, Autographed Photographic Prints by Award-Winning Photographer Timothy Redel -- Value $1,100 each Timothy Redel’s award-winning portraits of celebrities, CEO’s, politicians and musicians have been published on the covers and inside hundreds of the world’s most recognized magazines including: GQ, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Forbes, Business Week and TIME to name just a few. And he’s created portraits for advertising, corporate annual reports, book publishing and private commissions. The two color photographs were created while exploring Florence Italy this past May while on holiday with his wife.
All prints are made using state-of-the-art Epson digital printers
and Ultra Chrome inks, and Moab premium archival fine art paper.
Studies have shown print longevity to be up to 100 years when displayed or
stored under indirect light. Each print is numbered and is part of a
limited edition, with certificate of authenticity
on the back.
www.timothyredel.com.
5.
River Arno At Night, Florence, Italy (print size 17” x 22”)
6. Flying Rust Rockets (bold red photograph –painted metal) (print size 17” x 22”)
Interesting Book Collections:
7. Biography/Autobiography -- $125 Value Pieces of My Heart – A Life -- Robert J Wagner (autobiography) Mainly on Directing – Gypsy, West Side Story and other Musicals – Arthur Laurents (autobiography) Ted Kennedy -- The Dream That Never Died - - Edward Klein The Reagan I Knew – William F. Buckley Jr. Conversations with Woody Allen -- Eric Lax My Word is My Bond -- Roger Moore Minimum bid $40; incremental bids of $10.
8. Self Help -- $50 Value The Courage to Be Present – Buddhism, Psychotherapy and the Awakening of Natural Wisdom -- Karen Kissel Wegel The Intuitive Way – The Definitive Guide to Increasing Your Awareness – Penney Peirce Faith and Will – Weathering the Storms in Our Spiritual Lives – Julia Cameron (author of The Artist’s Way) Minimum bid $20; incremental bids $5.
9. & 10. Fiction -- $100 Each Value Lake Overturn -- Vestal McIntyre A Golden Age –Tahmima Anam The Screw tape Letters – C.S. Lewis Only the Super Rich Can Save Us – Ralph Nader
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Lisa See The Last Testament – The Truth Has Never Been More Deadly – Sam Bourne Six Suspects -- Vikas Swarup (author of Slumdog Millionaire) You or Someone Like You -- Chandler Burr Minimum bids $30; incremental bids $5.
11. & 12. History -- $90 Each Value The Wilderness Warrior Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America – Douglas Brinkley Reagan’s Secret War – The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World from Nuclear Disaster -- Martin and Annelise Anderson The Flawed Genius of World War 2 - Winston Churchill -- Christopher Catherwood
American Lion -- Andrew Jackson in the White House -- Jon Meacham /span> The Comanche Empire – Pekka Hamalainen Civil War Wives – The Lives & Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis & Julia Dent Grant – Carol Berkin A Young People’s History of the United States -- Howard Zinn Minimum bid $30; incremental bids $5
Donated by Cathy Fischer
Services:
13. Set of 4 One-Hour Guitar Lessons by Grant Gardner -- $280 Value
Appropriate either for a beginner or someone looking to brush the dust off their guitar in
the closet.
Guitarist Grant Gardner is emerging as one of the more original voices on the
New York scene. Grant's music is firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, but draws on influences from 20th-century
classical music, blues, and Americana.
Grant has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center,
and most recently, the Blue Note.
After studying at Berklee College of Music, Grant relocated to the New York area. He recently completed a
Master's degree in Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, studying with
Vic Juris.
Grant performs regularly in solo settings and with his trio.
Also, an active educator, Grant has taught for the National Guitar Workshop, the
Great Books Summer Program, and DayJams. He is currently preparing to record an
EP and is also working on a biography of the late Jimmy Giuffre.
Lessons conducted at conveniently located
studio in Midtown West.
Minimum bid $120; incremental bids $10.
14. Voice Lesson from Soprano Soloist Mary Ellen Callahan -- Value $80
Described by the New York Times as "first rate” Mary Ellen Callahan has been teaching
voice, sight singing, music theory, and French and German diction to amateur as
well as professional singers since 1995.
She loves teaching, is fun to work with and very patient.
Mary Ellen enjoys a busy career as a soloist
with orchestras and choruses throughout the country.
Improve your voice, your sight singing, or your French or German diction.
Get help with high notes, vocal fatigue, your sound, or learning the notes or the pronunciation.
Minimum bid $30; incremental bids $5.
15. 2-Hour SHOP-YOUR-CLOSET EXPERIENCE with Personal Style Coach Susan Sommers -- $500 Value
When you feel good about the way you look, you’re more confident,
act more assured and have more success, so style coach, Susan Sommers “shops”
your existing wardrobe, creating contemporary new looks from what you own. You
learn your best clothing silhouettes, styles and proportions— so necessary to
the perfect look— as well a personal style signature.
In addition to answers to your style question
and a dozen or so "new" outfits, you’ll receive a book of photographs
of your looks to view at a glance.
Available to Manhattan
residents only.
Offer good for three months (until May 17th)
16. 2-Hour Mediation Session -- $600 Value
Whether personal or legal, at home or work,
resolve the problem together without damaging the relationship. Iris is a
trained mediator with certificates from The Cornell University School of
Industrial and Labor Relations, The Center for Family & Divorce Mediation,
The City Bar of New York, and Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts and Safe Horizon.
She holds degrees in Communications and Law. An attorney for over 20 years,
Iris has also served as a judge and an arbitrator.
17. Session by Nancy Schess, a partner with Klein Zelman Rothermel (an employment law firm specializing in advising and representing management) to Address a Company/Group to Advise Latest Legal Developments Affecting Employers & Management Personnel. Value TBD Additional information to follow.
18. Career Counseling Session by Personal/Career/Executive Coach Victoria Drogin, owner of Mindshift Resources. -- Value TBD Additional information to follow.
19. Knitting Lesson by Cara Eisen -- $60 Value
Lesson for individual, pair, or parent-child with veteran knitter/knitting instructor Cara
Eisen.
Designer Jewelry & Clothing: 20-22. Three Nanette Lepore Designer Outfits (Boutiques in NY, London, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Los Vegas, Chicago Chevy Chase & Boston and additional fragrance and shoe lines) -- Value $1,540
20. Nanette Lepore 'Joy Hunt' Jacket $495 Value
Cream, with notched collar.
Wooden buttons and a circular belt buckle set off the tweedy texture of a short, shaped jacket with a peplum-like flounce at
the front.
Fully lined. Cotton/viscose rayon/polyester/elastane.
Size 8.
21. Nanette Lepore Forbidden Tunic Dress -- $350 Value
Teal woven tunic dress with V-neck and 9-button closure at front boasts gorgeous colorful
embroidery with mirrored beads, along with retro 3/4 bell sleeves. It’s a
floaty, bohemian choice for a party, or save it for summer and use it as a
cover-up over your bikini.
Embroidery and mirror detail at placket and hem. 5" slit at sides and embroidered,
scalloped edge at hem and cuffs. Size 6.
22. Nanette Lepore Sahara Dress $695 Value
Floor-sweeping elegant crinkly silk in Azalea pink, with a classic shape,
has an embellished keyhole neckline and back with beaded banding, inspired from
ancient royalty, slightly flared, uneven hem, concealed back zip, fully
lined. Size 6
All three outfits donated by Nanette Lepore/Robespiere and Ellen Sulides
23. Artisan-crafted, Hand-hammered Silver Necklace Fabricated by Israeli Designer Mara Yafe -- $275 Value
Necklace features sterling silver loops, is hand-hammered, with a
rutilated quartz stone with streaks of gold naturally occurring naturally in it.
Mara Yafe is an Israeli jewelry designer who combines the influences of ancient art and architecture with
different cultural styles. All of the designs by Mara Yafe are original and
unique, hand crafted from sterling silver, gemstone and other natural
materials. Many of the pieces incorporate texture into the silver to complement
semi precious stones, pearls and unusual designs.
Additional jewelry designs of this designer may be found at Platamor, phone 212-372-9640 or email:
platamor@earthlink.net.
Travel & Leisure:
24. Spa Basket Brimming with Sumptuous Caswell Massey Products, a Gift Certificate from NY Hair Co. for a Haircut and Styling, plus a $75 Gift Certificate to Bliss Spa -- $250 Value America ’s original purveyor of luxury personal care products and accessories. Since its founding in 1752 in Newport, Rhode Island, Caswell-Massey has been privileged to serve a distinguished clientele including the Founding Fathers, the pioneers of Wall Street, and legends of art and film.
NY Hair Co. has a specialty in creating hairstyles for people that suit their lifestyle and
personality, and the stylist is hairdresser to RCS Music Director Patrick
Gardner and his wife Susan.
NY Hair Co.’s wood floors, fresh flowers and original handcrafted steel furniture give
it an unpretentious, comfortable atmosphere, and it is located at 529
Amsterdam
between 85th and 86th Sts.
Bliss's Soho
location (there are 3 locations in the city) was voted Condé Nast Traveler's Best Urban Day Spa
and included in the World's Top 25 spas, and, their spas have a massive menu of
fantastic facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, waxing, and body
treatments.
25. Shawangunk Trail Guided Hike for Up to Four People, Plus Free Night’s Stay for Two, Including Breakfast, at the Hungry Ghost Guesthouse…An Active Retreat and Herb Farm -- $400 Value
A guided tour of a hikers' paradise, customized to your tastes and stamina. The Shawangunk Mountains, just 90 miles north of New York City, offer an incredible variety of trails, carriage roads, cliffs, and even year-round ice caves--something for the most leisurely stroller or the most intrepid explorer. Enjoy a day in the outdoors with an expert guide to the region. Visit Shingle Gulley and the wild ice caves of Sam's point, flex your muscles in the Labyrinth or on Bonticou Crag, or just enjoy the stroll along carriage roads and gentle forest trails with an open-air lunch picnic lunch (sandwiches and drinks) on the slabs of Table Rocks.
Peter Brown has been hiking and exploring the Gunks since he and his wife Susan (also a member of RCS) bought a home five minutes away from the Mohonk Preserve lands in the 'Gunks nearly 20 years ago. He is a hiker, caver, canoeist, rock climber, former Alpine mountaineer and general outdoors enthusiast. He is the former editor-in-chief of Natural History magazine and a long-time member of the Met Grotto (local chapter of the National Speleological Society). He has trained for four summer sessions with the National Cave Rescue Commission, and he now teaches cave rescue techniques in weekend seminars for cavers, firefighters, police, EMS and other agency personnel through the Northeast Regional Association (a cave group). He has led a number of hikes in the Gunks, including the tour that introduced New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation officials to the wild ice caves on lands the agency had recently acquired from the town of Ellenville.
26.
Hungry Ghost Guesthouse
The guesthouse is a small B&B with an active retreat feeling
located on 20+ acres at the base of Mohonk Mountain preserve.
Oversize hot tub, wood burning fire, basic fitness area and massage (by appt. in advance)
are available on site. Breakfast is vegan friendly and created with fresh whole foods and served
in a relaxing atmosphere with view of private pond.
Offer available in season (May-Nov.), one room any weekday night, or a weekend will require a 2-night
stay with one of the nights charged at the normal rate; off season (Dec.-April) one room for any night
of the week, including weekend.
Website www.hungryghostguesthouse.com
has additional photos and descriptions or call 845 255-1702.
27. 3-Night Retreat at Wavecrest Oceanfront Resort in Montauk -- $600 Value
Located on 400 feet of private beach, this resort, three hours
from NYC, has amenities including an indoor heated pool, courtesy lounge chairs
and umbrellas, A/C, and access to barbecue grills.
Sunsets from the deck are beautiful, and the
nearby waters are great for surfing and fishing. 1 BR apartment with balcony, sleeps 4.
Date must be arranged by mid April.
28. One-Night Stay at NYC’s Surrey Hotel -- $750 Value
29. A Week’s Retreat in Montauk -- $1,400 Value
Escape to a newly renovated, fabulous cottage, right across from the beach, in Montauk, NY.
Available in June.
The cottage has one queen size bed in the spacious bedroom and a queen size sofa bed in a
very spacious living room, plus a bathroom with a skylight, a new kitchen and a deck.
Dates to be arranged by mutual consent, and open only to chorus members and their families.
30. One Week in Old Cape Cod -- $800 Value.
The house is a comfortable ranch, fully furnished, and located 1.5 miles by bike or
car ride from the beach on Massachusetts Bay.
It’s located at the end of a dead-end street and very quiet.
Features a large living/dining room with screened porch, deck access and peaceful pond views.
Sunny master suite with bath; spacious 2nd bedroom has cozy reading nook.
Carpeted lower level has sitting area with TV.
It can sleep up to 7 people.
Amenities include 2 TVs and cable, DVD player, etc. Nearby Lee’s Pond offers boating and
fishing; Flax Pond, the bike path and Crosby Landing are a short walk or drive
away.
Well-behaved dogs and children are accepted.
Available to friends & family of RCS members only.
Tickets
31. Two 50-Yardline Tickets to a Pre-season Giants Game -- $320 Value
Tickets are 28 rows up from the visiting team bench.
Your choice of one of the two NYG Pre-season games.
Games are in August usually between the 10th
and the 30th on either a Saturday or a Sunday.
(Includes parking pass.)
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Orff -- Carmina Burana
Harrison -- Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra Harrison -- Kyrie and Gloria from the Mass to St. Anthony for chorus and percussion ensemble Patrick Gardner conducting Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, Soprano Raymond Ayers, Baritone Matthew Garrett, Tenor Margaret Kampmeier & Holly Chatham, Pianists Owen Dalby, Violin with The Brooklyn Youth Chorus - Dianne Berkun, Director Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir - Patrick Gardner, Conductor Rutgers Percussion Ensemble - Joseph Tompkins, Director Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center April 17, 2010 Tickets will be on sale soon, watch this space. | ||||
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Make a Donation The Riverside Choral Society, entering its 30th season, is a vital presence in the cultural life of New York City. Under the baton of director Patrick Gardner, the group has performed major works by Beethoven, Bruckner, Brahms, Mozart, Schubert, Haydn, Britten, Pärt, Fauré, Orff, Stravinsky, Berlioz, and many others in New York City's most exciting performance venues. |
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