These fabulous parties, gifts and trips will be auctioned at the Art Auction 14 gala on Sunday, May 22, 2011.
Our Mystery Wallet is chock full of gift cards to fabulous local establishments like Starbucks, California Pizza Kitchen, and Barnes & Noble, and many, many more! Also tucked inside are some greenbacks to make your spending and shopping even more enjoyable!
Yes, our Royal Wedding Basket contains a few goodies reminiscent of the April 29, 2011 Royal Wedding of William and Kate. Also included is a gift certificate to McCarty’s Jewelry Store to purchase your own royal bauble.
Twelve (12) Delicious and Sweet Desserts will be delivered to your doorstep by a wonderfully talented baker and caterer. All you have to do is to sit back and enjoy every sinful morsel! All this for a 9 month period by Roaring Ovations.
A spectacular arrangement of seasonal fresh flowers once a month for an entire year. Dine in style with a lush and low centerpiece creation or surprise and delight someone with a tall exuberant display for a holiday or birthday. Delivery direct to your door in Long Beach starts June, 2011. Ten day notice required for each delivery.
Enjoy a fun-filled and delightful evening at the home of Robert and Anne Miller sampling and tasting flights of wine, artisan beers, along with many delicious appetizers and fingerfoods. See some old friends and meet some new ones! Date to be agreeable to all and not to be missed. Can accommodate up to 40 people. Sign up for as many spots as you like and bring your friends!
Premier seating for 4 lucky concert goers to hear Rihanna on June 28th, 2011. Also included are free parking passes.
Be transported to the warm sands of the Caribbean, enjoying tropical drinks, reggae music, and fabulous island cuisine. Shoes optional. 12 lucky guests to enjoy during a warm weather evening in 2011 or 2012 only. (Please provide 6 weeks advance notice).
All your travel necessities are included in this basket…..a Kindle, neck pad, travel books, jewelry and watch cases, pashmina. Don’t even think of travelling without this!
Enjoy horseback riding, wine tasting and a delicious lunch for 2 in beautiful Temecula County.
Visit Sasha’s on Broadway in Long Beach for fabulous finds for the home and enjoy this $25.00 gift certificate, decorator candle and beautiful artisan serving set.
Be the 2 lucky couples to enjoy a ‘slice of heaven’ with Ryan and Karen Autrey at their Santa Ynez vacation home. Enjoy local wines while playing bocce or horseshoes, watching the sunset, listening to the wildlife or snuggling by the fire. Fabulous and delicious meals will continue to satisfy your appetite after horseback riding, wine tasting, golf, hiking, shopping, or just lying by the pool. Each guestroom comes with a spectacular view, comfortable king or queen bed, and your own bath.
The Pacific Edge Hotel on Laguna Beach is an oceanfront retreat set on one uninterrupted mile of beach in downtown Laguna Beach. Indulge in a 2 night stay for 2 persons while enjoying all that Laguna Beach has to offer including unique art galleries, fabulous boutique shopping, and exquisite restaurants. Also includes 25% off at Beachhouse Restaurant. Good anytime until May 22, 2012, except June, July or August.
You and 3 others must dine at the Tavern Restaurant in Brentwood if you have not already done so; or you must return again for the wonderful culinary experience! Tavern is the creation of the chef and sommelier team of Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne. With two other restaurants under their belt the duo came together to create Tavern, complete with a chic glass-roofed atrium dining room and California/ Mediterranean cuisine; it is simply divine dining!
Join Sandy Darling at celebrated jewelry artist, Faith Porter’s fabulous art filled home and studio. Play among the unique crystal and semi precious stone jewelry, shop at discounted prices, and enjoy a gourmet lunch provided by Sandy Darling. Understand for yourself how “Light elevates the spirit.” A day not to be missed!
3 Legends Sports Bar Certificates totaling $75.00. You and a few friends can sit back, enjoy a few drinks, watch some sports, and enjoy the people watching on Belmont Shore’s 2nd Street. Voted the “Best Sports Bar” by L.A. Magazine!
Catalina Island Getaway for 2 complete with a 2 night stay at Pavilions Hotel and round-trip boat transportation from Long Beach. The elegant Pavilion Hotel is situated directly across from the shores of Avalon, with upgraded comforts and an idyllic garden courtyard complete with semi-private lanais for many guests. Delight in this opportunity to zip-line across the island, Jetski, golf, or simply take in as much sun as Catalina has to offer!
Most enjoyable evening starts with a gondola ride through Naples to the Grossberg home for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, then on to the Bob and Debbie Autrey home for dinner and dessert. A trip not to be missed!
1 hour and ½ hour Tennis Lessons from tennis pro Adrian Ang, a West Coast Tennis Services and U.S. Professional Tennis Association certified tennis instructor. Includes Nike gift card and tennis balls.
Long Beach Museum of Art will help sponsor a Children’s Art Party for up to 15. What a great birthday party treat or any special day to celebrate art! Complete with artist’s berets and juice and cupcakes!
Our own, Kathy McDonnell, artist extraordinaire, will host an art party at her home for 8 special people who would love to learn creative concepts in acrylics and paint your own abstract art on a 12X12 canvas. Complete with wine, food and most of all – fun!
4 Tickets to the Musical Theatre West production of ‘The Wedding Singer’ on opening night in July, 2011. Meet the cast at a party after the show at Forbidden City.
You and your guest will golf with Jim McDonnell and VCC Member Ryan Autrey. Opened in 1909, this course features over 6,500 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. Enjoy lunch before your round and hear some of Jim’s experiences throughout his career.
Enjoy a doubles match on the beautiful tennis courts at Virginia Country Club. You and 3 friends can battle it out on the courts and enjoy lunch following your match, hosted by Karen Autrey.
Fabulously authentic Cuban Dinner for 8 at the beautiful oceanview apartment of Cuban born Pauline. If you love black beans and pork, you are going to salivate for this dinner! Includes cocktails, appetizers, main course, dessert, and all the wine you can drink.
Love BBQ? You are going to love Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach. Enough is said about a barbeque joint that slowly smokes their pork for 13 hours! Dinner for 4 and a vast selection of lovely cold beer to wash it down!
Be the owner of the beautiful created and hand painted tote bag by artist, Danny Heller. This tote, is fun, fresh and only 1 of a kind!
One excellent bottle of champagne with 2 glasses. Dom Perignon is considered the finest champagne in the world. Like drinking stars in a bottle!
This seductive, soft Pinot offers plenty of red and black fruits intermixed with earth and spice. Parker rated 92/100
Artist Annemarie Slipper has created this endearing figurative bronze fish sculpture. It measures 1 ft 4in long X 8 in high X 6 in wide on a ceramic base.
Photographer, Kevin McCrea will professionally photograph your baby or babies, both young and old, and small and large. Includes sitting, two 8X10 prints, three 5X7 prints, four 4X6 prints.
Our own Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation Board has hand picked this very special case of wine just for you!
Enjoy exotic plants and fanciful gardens in a docented tour for you and 7 of your friends in Sherman Gardens, followed by a lunch at Café Jardin. The Sherman Library and Gardens is a 2.2 acre Corona del Mar horticultural retreat, spanning the globe from plant life of the desert regions to exotic vegetation of tropical climates.
Enjoy a Duffy Boat Ride for eight with appetizers from McKenna's on the Bay.
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Jewelry Artist Carli Steers created this unique matching pendant and ring using the blue-green chrysocolla stone, accented with sterling and gold filled settings.
Michael’s of Naples is celebrating their newest restaurant, Michael’s Pizzeria with this gift certificate for you and your friends to experience exquisite pizza in Naples.
This is an exciting opportunity for you and three friends to visit the exquisite City of Lights and spend five wonderful days with your personal shopper, Museum Executive Director Ron Nelson. After careful consultation, he will design the perfect five days in Paris visiting the best-known and yet to be discovered stylish boutiques. The exploration will range from classic designer showrooms to authentic Paris flea markets—the markets tourists don’t know about! Plus, visits to a 200-year old bakery, dozens of galleries and of course, food, art, cultural sites and delights. Dates to be mutually agreed upon. Price does not include airfare or hotel.
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Support the Long Beach Museum of Art's educational outreach programs! $100 brings 30 school children from the LBUSD to the Museum for an exhibition tour and hands-on art-making workshop led by the Museum's dedicated docents and staff.
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Ray Turner is a contemporary artist with the mission of painting everyone in the world. He has recently painted over 50 Long Beach residents for the Museum's forthcoming exhibition, Population, which will be open June 16 through September 11, 2011. This is an opportunity for you to meet with Ray so he can paint you, or a loved one. Ray has a unique process of photographing his subjects in natural light. He takes dozens of pictures of every person to capture all of your features. You will be amazed with the artist, his process and the final portrait!
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This rare opportunity includes a $1,500 voucher for travel and accommodations. You and your guest will enjoy a private tour and lunch with Michael Darling, the James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. See all Chi-Town has to offer fromshopping the Magnificent Mile to touring Millennium Park!
This feminine and modernized reinterpretation of the doctor's bag shape makes this handbag the perfect everyday bag for active women looking for understated elegance. Coming to us from Paris, the Brea MM features an adjustable and removable strap, secured zipped closure, interior double patch pocket and zipped pocket, protective bottom studs, shiny silvery brass, and smooth leather trimmings.
This ceramic bowl was created by California artist Otto Heino. Otto has been known as one of Ojai's treasures. He is recognized globally for his artistry and his ever evolving techniques which is illustrated in this wonderful piece.
California-based artist Alex Couwenberg received his MFA from Claremont Graduate School in 1997. His unique use of shapes and colors have been included in over 100 gallery shows and museum exhibitions nationwide. Furthermore, his artwork is included in the Long Beach Museum of Art permanent collection. This is your opportunity to have Alex is your personal collection!
Sean Brown has been exhibiting his whimsical art at fine galleries and juried art shows since 1989. Working from his studio in the Santa Fe Arts District near his Denver home, Sean individually hand-cuts and paints each piece of the design. All feathers are natural, un-dyed, and obtained from domestically raised birds. Let your imagination take flight when you find a place for this piece in your home or office.