LIVE AUCTION SNEAK PEEKS
The CommonBond Silent Auction, begins at 6:30 and takes place in the atrium of The Depot. Guests can mingle and write bids for hundreds of items, from handmade homefurnishings to date nights and gift certificates to favorite sports. Proceeds from the GrandeGala, including this auction, go to benefit supportive Advantage Services for residents of CommonBond affordable homes.
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Silent Auction Feature: 1980 Miracle on Ice Team
Framed poster signed by that great Olympic team!
Get a piece of one of those rare sporting achievements that transcends sport. Who can forget the time that changed U.S. hockey forever? The team won a 4-3 victory over the unbeatable Soviets and a 4-2 gold medal game against Finland. Purchase this poster for an inspiration to a young skater and a memory not to be forgotten.
Silent Auction Feature: Art Quilt “Ariano Shadows” by Daphne Greig
Designed to grace you favorite spaces
This art quilt is made by professional quilter Daphne Greig, living on Canada’s West Coast, is a fibre artist, designer, author and teacher. he quilt’s extraordinary hand painted batik fabric is produced through a collaboration between Malaysian artists and St. Paul’s "Bold Over Batiks!" The finished size of 29” x 29” fits comfortably into a variety of rooms!
Silent Auction Features, Round 2
Silent Auction Feature 4: Laser Hair Removal and Skin Care 
We promise not to tell a soul… freshen up your spring look at American Laser CentersWhere: American Laser Centers in Maplewood
When: By appointment
Experience includes:
- $700 certificate from American Laser Centers, the nation’s leading provider of aesthetic services.
- Select from laser hair removal and non-invasive skin rejuvenation
Explore the American Laser Centers
Silent Auction Feature 5: Bowling Party for 40
Celebrate and stay fit- go bowling at The Park Tavern!
Where: Park Tavern Bowling & Entertainment Center in St. Louis Park
When: Reservation required (expires April 2011)
Experience Includes:
- 2 hours of bowling for 40 people
- 6 lanes maximum, 6 people per lane
- Free bowling shoe rental for each guest
Explore the Park Tavern website for more information.
Silent Auction Sneak Peeks, Round 1Silent Auction Feature 1: Romantic dinner and room for two
(pictures courtesy of The Depot website)Extend your romantic evening into the morning with dinner and elegant room at The Depot
When: Date of your choice
Where: The Depot Hotel in Minneapolis, also the site of the Twelfth Annual GrandeGala
Experience includes:
- Scrumptious dinner for two of Midwest favorites at Charley’s at The Depot
- A night's stay for two upstairs in one of the unique and historic rooms of The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel
Explore the rooms and meals at The Depot Website
Silent Auction Feature 2: Scrumptious Eating at Good Day Cafe 
Try out breakfast or any meal at one of Golden Valley's favorite spots
Where: Good Day Cafe in Golden Valley (Map)
When: Monday 7am to 3pm, Tuesday through Sunday 7am to 9pm
Experience includes:
- $50 gift certificate for some delicious food from Good Day Cafe. Known for fantastic breakfast food as well as dinner and lunch favorites, the Cafe is a must go in Minneapolis. As Star Tribune food critic Rick Nelson stated, their carmel rolls are a rarity. "With a single taste I knew I was in the presence of grandmotherly baking greatness: a warm, lightly yeasty, lavishly gooey, pecan-studded wonder, crying to be torn apart by sticky fingers and inhaled with abandon."
Read the rest of the Star Tribune's Review
Silent Auction Feature 3: Tickets to the Guthrie for two
Enjoy your choice of plays at one of the nation's most prestigious theatres
Where: Guthrie Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis
When: Your choice of the play's first 12 performances
Experience includes:
- Two ticket vouchers for your choice of select plays in the Guthrie's 2010 Season. Options for plays include:
- Brief Encounter
- M. Butterfly
- Dollhouse
- She Stoops to Conquer
- A Streetcar Named Desire
Learn more about each play and scheduling at The Guthrie's website
