Start off with a splash and treat your table friends to a round of handmade cocktails this evening! All cocktails must be the same.

The auctioneer will announce your choice of drinks. The French 75 (our theme drink for the evening) will be available!

Enjoy being the best bartender ever with this full case of vodka, made by Tito's Handmade Vodka, and a 13-piece professional bartender's kit. Tito’s is America’s Original Craft Vodka. In 1995, Bert “Tito” Beveridge obtained the first legal permit to distill in Texas and created Tito’s Handmade Vodka. They batch distill their corn-based vodka using old-fashioned pot stills and the vodka is naturally Gluten-Free. Tito’s is distilled and bottled by Fifth Generation Inc. in Austin, Texas on the very same land where the whole venture began.

Tranquility and beautiful views distinguish this island retreat, a handsomely remodeled country home located two hours from Seattle and one hour from Vancouver, B.C.  At the northeastern edge of the San Juan Island group and accessed via a 7-minute ferry ride from Gooseberry Point northeast of Bellingham, the island has about 800 year-round residents, artists’ studios, and both casual and internationally recognized dining.  Enjoy a refreshing change from inn or bed and breakfast accommodations with the peace of privacy in your own home.  The spacious 2-bedroom cottage has lovely views from every window, and a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom. The house sits on the edge of an active wetland pond and is nestled amidst manicured lawns and an orchard abundant with apples, pears, and plums in season.  You'll watch the sun rise over Mount Baker and the North Cascade Mountains and observe ships sailing through Rosario Strait.  The Island Retreat combines privacy and self-sufficiency with easy walking distances to beaches, the rural artistic community of Lummi Island, and the world-class restaurant at the Willows Inn.

At your next celebratory occasion, you will be all set to go with this fine French champagne:   Laurent-Perrier "La Cuvée" Brut.  This set includes a magnum bottle and two additional fifths, each boxed with 2 L-P champagne flutes.  Chill it in style with a handsome Laurent-Perrier steel ice bucket with gold-colored label and leather handle.   Founded in 1812, Domaine Laurent-Perrier is based in Tours-sur-Marne, at the crossroads of the three main wine growing areas of the Marne département and is one of the 17 Champagne villages ranking in the prestigious ‘Grand Cru’ area.

This original painting, “Spring in Paris,” painted exclusively for tonight's auction by Seattle artist Brooke Borcherding. The painting is 18x24 and done in acrylic with a gallery 1.5” deep image wrap-around edge, so that it need not be framed. Borcherding is a full-time award-winning artist at the age of 31, working out of her studio in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Her paintings focus on innovation, aesthetics, place, and perception.  Universal beauty and her ideal for “an art for the people” has influenced her deconstructed style of painting with her goal being to stimulate the human senses.  This analytical way of breaking up a scene into blocks of color and putting them back together is an engaging process that lets the viewer get lost in the artwork.  Over the past 8 years, as an exhibiting artist, Borcherding has most recently been awarded a prestigious prize for best oil/acrylic painting at the 2018 Carmel Plein Air Competition.  She is nationally and internationally collected and shows at galleries in 5 different states- Washington, California, Oregon, Utah, and Maine.  If you live in the Seattle area, you may also find her work in various local art walks in the spring and summertime. You can also see her work in the February 2019 issue of American Art Collector Magazine in the City Scape and Winter Land Editorials.

This certificate entitles bearer to 2 tickets to all four performances of the 2019/2020 International Series presented by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society.   Enjoy world-renowned classical guitarists in the intimate setting of the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya!

Performances are as follows:

September 21, 2019        Berta Rojas

November 9, 2019          Duo Melis

March 21, 2020              Michael Partington

May 2, 2020                   Judicaël Perroy

A day in the French countryside is not complete without a “Pique-Nique” basket of delectable gourmet food and wine. Your SCC Alto Section has brought together this tantalizing assortment of picnic items for more than one delicious excursion. Take home gift cards from the Cheese Monger (Edmonds), Beecher's Handmade Cheese, Metropolitan Market, and Le Panier at Pike Place Market. This scrumptious basket also includes cheeses, wine, a 20-year-old port, hors d'oeuvres, crackers, and serving accoutrements for a wonderful spread of cheeses, breads, and refreshments.

A classic pilot-house cruiser, this 1929 Stephens Brothers boat was built in Stockton, CA, one of eight or nine boats using the same blueprints. Seven Bells has won the top restoration awards at classic wooden boat shows across the Pacific Northwest, from Victoria to Seattle. The boat was originally a private yacht, then served as an anti-submarine net tender in San Francisco Bay during World War 2, known by its Navy ID of YP121. The hull is of Port Orford Cedar, the house is teak, and the soles are fir. It has been reclaimed and fully restored twice, in 1947 and then in 1999, with many gallons of varnish and paint, much new wood, leather, and fittings. New Yanmar diesels were added in 2013. Seven Bells now is moored at the north end of Lake Union in Seattle. Along with several awards over the years, in July 2017, Seven Bells won the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival People's Choice Award.

Enjoy this three-hour cruise for eight passengers on evenings or weekends - date to be negotiated.

Six adults can enjoy a 7-night stay at Les Saisons Private Residence Resort located in Ketchum, Idaho, the week of July 13-20, 2019. The two-story residence offers three bedrooms with TV’s and 3 1/2 baths. Upper level includes an open living area, gourmet kitchen and small deck with a gas BBQ and king master suite with jetted tub/steam shower. A new flat-screen TV in living room with surround-sound supports your own Netflix account. Private guest-quarters on the lower level include a second king master suite, a second bedroom suite with two double beds, and a den/office with a sleeper sofa and new flat screen TV. Amenities include rooftop pool and spa area, a fully-equipped exercise room, a sauna, and a steam room. After a day of hiking, biking, golf, or tennis, you may schedule a relaxing massage from the in-house spa staff. Les Saisons concierge staff will provide transportation to and from the airport and to anywhere in the Sun Valley area, including grocery shopping and dinner/recreation reservations. Website: https://www.sunvalley.com/.