Dean Magraw benefit, Sunday, August 30: Silent Auction items, email bidding open

A benefit for Twin Cities guitarist Dean Magraw will be held on Sunday, August 30, with live music all day. Go here to learn the where, when, and who.

The benefit will include a silent auction. You can bid in person during the benefit, or by email starting now. Email bidding continues through 2 p.m. on August 30.

Email your bids to: Sales1@acmediaonline.com

Be sure to include the name/description of the item(s) you are bidding on, along with your name, contact information, phone number, and email address.

Silent Auction Items

CDs
Signed CDs by New Folk Records artists
--Gabrielle Angelique (2): $30 value, minimum bid $5
--Daith Sproule: $15 value, minimum bid $5
--Todd Menton: $15 value, minimum bid $5
--Lehto & Wright: $15 value, minimum bid $5
Set of 4 New Folk Wellness CDs including Dean Magraw's latest: $50 value, minimum bid $15

Restaurants
--$30 gift certificate to the School II Bistro and Wine Bar in Chanhassen: $30 value, minimum bid $10
--$50 gift cards to the School of the Wise restaurant in Victoria: $50 value, minimum bid $20
--$50 gift certificates (2) to the Black Dog Restaurant: $50 value (each), minimum bid $25 (each)
--$50 gift card to Spoonriver: $50 value, minimum bid $25

Art
--“Miles Davis” print by artist Sidney Randolph Maurer, signed by the artist: $100 value, $30 minimum bid
--B&W photograph of Donovan by artist Sidney Randolph Maurer, signed by Donovan: $50 value, $20 minimum bid

6 “Star Wars” characters prints, signed by the actors: $75 value (each), minimum bid $30 (each)
--Darth Vader with David Prowse, signed by David Prowse
--Darth Vader, signed by David Prowse
--R2D2 with Kenny Baker, signed by Kenny Baker
--R2D2, signed by Kenny Baker
--Boba Fett with Jeremy Bulloch, signed by Jeremy Bulloch
--Boba Fett, signed by Jeremy Bulloch

2 prints by artist Junpei Sekino, signed by the artist
--“Fractal Mountain” print, #6 of 20, signed and numbered: $100 value, minimum bid $50
--Untitled print: $50 value, minimum bid $25

3 “Flintstones” and “Jetsons” character sketches by Hanna Barbera cartoonist Tony Benedict: Original pencil drawings by Benedict, signed and dated. $50 value (each), minimum bid $25 (each)
--“Wilma Flintstone”
--“Barney Rubble”
--“Astro the Dog”

2 signed prints by artist Jim Fraher: $50 value (each), minimum bid $25 (each)
--“Books”
--“Co Silgo”

2 “North Shore” signed prints by photographer Joel Bahma: $50 value (each), minimum bid $25 (each)

--Liz Welch Framed Giclee Print: $150 value, minimum bid $75
--Nick Lethert Framed Giclee Print: $185 value, minimum bid $100

Signed and matted print by Sheralyn Barnes-Ritchie: $40 value, minimum bid $25

Five canvas prints signed by Dean Magraw: $100 value (each), minimum bid $50 (each)
More details later.

More Really Great Stuff
--Café Brenda Cookbook by Brenda Langton: $20 value, minimum bid $10
--4 hours of studio time at Innovative Multimedia Studio: $300 value, minimum bid $100
--Studio time at Creation Audio: $500 value, minimum bid $200
--Pilates Beginning Mat Series: 12 classes at Core Pilates in St. Paul starting Sept. 8: $150 value, minimum bid $75
--2 Adult Weekend Passes to the 2010 Winnipeg Folk Festival: $400 value, minimum bid $150
--3 Savage Amps T-Shirts: Green, Pink, Blue: $10 value (each), minimum bid $5 (each)
--Fender Telecaster guitar (used) with Custom Relic finish, stand, strap, tuner, gig bag: $500 value, minimum bid $400
--12 crystal “St. Paul Beer” glasses. Ritzenhoff crystal, made in Germany: $50 value, minimum bid $15
--Hand-knit, custom-made “Hats for Cats” hat: $45 value, minimum bid $15

2 tickets each to the following concerts at the Cedar Cultural Center
--Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, 8 pm Friday, Sept 11, 2009: $80 value, minimum bid $40
--Vasen CD Release Concert, 7:30 pm Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009: $36 value, minimum bid $18
--Warsaw Village Band, 7:30 pm Thursday, October 29, 2009: $40 value, minimum bid $20
--David Grisman and John Sebastian, 7:30 pm Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009: $80 value, minimum bid $40
--Global Roots Festival 2009 (standing room only): $36 value, minimum bid $18
--Watcha Clan and Huun Huur Tu with Carmen Rizzo, 8 pm Sunday Set. 27, 2009: $36 value, minimum bid $18