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Manuscript Consult and Dinner at Bitter/Raw with David Shields
Donated by David Shields and Bitter/Raw at Lark. David Shields will join you and up to two other guests at Bitter/Raw, Lark’s new raw bar, where you will partake in cocktails, crudo, and charcuterie. Discuss your manuscript of up to twenty pages with this renowned writer, the best-selling author of twenty books, including Reality Hunger (named one of the best books of 2010 by more than thirty publications) and the forthcoming Other People: Takes & Mistakes (Knopf 2017). Shields has published essays and stories in the New York Times Magazine, Esquire, McSweeney’s, and the Believer.
Value: Priceless
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Drink Local, Dream Global
Donated by Dick and Mary Beth Gemperle and Rick Steves' Europe. Raise your glass and drink from one of three bottles of fine wine from Leonetti Cellar, Walla Walla’s first commercial winery, which produces famous wines from the deep silt loam of the valley. The vineyards were established by a family with roots in Cosenza, Italy, and you can dream of your next vacation as you enjoy the wine while perusing an autographed copy of Rick Steves' Europe: 101, DVD, tour catalog, and more! Wines include Leonetti's 2013 Cabernet, 2013 Reserve, and 2014 Merlot.
Value: $425.00
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First Hill Staycation: Dinner in Vito’s Cougar Room & Luxury Stay at Hotel Sorrento
Donated by Hotel Sorrento and Vito's. Treat yourself or throw a special party for someone. Slip into the infamous Cougar Room at Vito’s for an evening of food, drink, and some classic private Italian dining with up to fifteen people, then cross Madison to spend the night in a deluxe room at the Sorrento Hotel. The Cougar Room will reserve the room for your party, chip in a $250 credit, and let you make a little Seattle history of your own. At The Sorrento, enjoy overnight valet parking, luxury accommodations, and breakfast for two.
Value: $828.00
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San Francisco / City Lights Getaway
Donated by Dick Cantwell, Kim Jordan, and City Lights Booksellers. It’s said San Francisco has nearly as many bookstores as bars. Take a week to explore them (both!) and bring an extra suitcase for all the books you pick up along the way. You and up to three guests will stay in a beautiful, private 2BD, 2BA home centrally located in Lower Haight/Hayes Valley. Kitchen is fully appointed and there is a modest patio. The unit occupies two floors of a three-story house. Very close to the Castro and across from Duboce Park, within easy walking distance of the Mission and Golden Gate Park, as well as a block from light rail which is an easy connect to BART. Plus, you’re invited on a private tour of City Lights, the landmark independent bookstore. Scheduling is flexible.
Value: $3,500.00
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Seattle Center Arts: SIFF & Teatro ZinZanni
Donated by SIFF and Teatro ZinZanni. This package includes two ways to experience artful entertainment at Seattle Center. Attend the opening party for the Seattle International Film Festival on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Your general admission tickets to the Opening Night Film & Gala grant you access to the screening of Woody Allen's Cafe Society at McCaw Hall and post-film gala, including two drink tickets. Then, come back to the center for an evening of Love, Chaos, and Dinner for two at Teatro ZinZanni. Experience circus in style with this acclaimed performance and multi-course gourmet meal. SIFF passes valid only for May 19, 2016 Opening Night Film & Gala.
Value: $323.00
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The Writer's Pamper Pack: Massage, Facial, Brow Shape and Tint, and Perfume
Donated by Honey Skin Spa, Annie Mauad, and Sweet Tea Apothecary. The writing life can take its toll and even those plumbers of the human depths need a little pampering from time to time. You or your lucky someone will enjoy a Brow Shaping & Tint, then a 60-minute Illuminating Oxygen facial at Honey Skin Spa before crossing the courtyard for a massage from licensed massage therapist, Annie Mauad. You will also receive a collection of seven bookish perfumes by Sweet Tea Apothecary, so you'll smell as great as you feel with scents including Dead Writers, Beatrix, Dharma Bum, Death in the Afternoon, Lenore, Pemberley and Sylvia (all 9ml bottles). The facial is customized to your specific skin needs and includes a deep cleanse using papaya and pineapple enzymes, followed by a customized peel, a custom mask and antioxidant.
Value: $560.00
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In the Weeds with David Schmader
Donated by David Schmader and Stash Pot Shop. Enjoy an evening with the guy who literally wrote the book on marijuana. David Schmader, author of Weed: The User's Guide, will come to your home with a signed copy of his book to share all he knows and then some, before enjoying 90 minutes of relaxing video pleasures. (Netflix and chill, literally!) To sweeten the POT (Ha!) we'll throw in a $200 gift certificate to Stash Pot Shop in Ballard! "The winner should go seek out weed that will be perfect for hanging out high with a writer you don't really know but who seems nice." -David Schmader
Value: Priceless
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Manuscript Consult with Nicole Hardy with Dinner at Brimmer & Heeltap
Donated by Nicole Hardy and Brimmer & Heeltap. Join acclaimed author Nicole Hardy for dinner and two hours of writing coaching at award-winning Ballard gastropub Brimmer & Heeltap. Don't miss out on this chance to gain insight from a finalist for Washington State Book award with many years of teaching experience. Her work has appeared in literary journals and newspapers including the New York Times. Brimmer & Heeltap is a bistro-pub that captures the vibrancy of Northwest cuisine and the community that embraces it. The kitchen is led by Mike Whisenhunt. Chef Mike fuses international flair with the abundant seasonal diversity and coastal flavors of the Pacific Northwest.
Value: Priceless
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A Piece of Hugo History: Banister from the Façade
Donated by Hugo House. Take home a piece of the old Hugo House! Bid to win the right to pick up Hugo House's banister, post-salvage, on the evening of May 21 or the morning of May 22. Incorporate this piece of Seattle history into your next construction project or just set it up to lean where so many writers have leaned before.
Value: Priceless
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Brewmaster's Crawl
Donated by Dick Cantwell, Lynn Grant and Butler Seattle. Join Dick Cantwell, co-founder of Elysian Brewing Company, while roaming among several of his favorite new local breweries. You and five of your friends will be transported in a luxury Mercedes Sprinter Van provided by Butler Seattle. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind experience with the man who quite literally wrote the book on craft beer, The Brewers Association’s Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery, which must be the only brewing guide that includes references to Samuel Coleridge, the Beatles, and classic Swedish literature.
Value: Priceless
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