Auction Catalogue 2003

2003 AUCTION COMMITTEE

Welcome to the On-Line Catalogue for the

CORNWALL CHILD CENTERS

13TH ANNUAL AUCTION

To Be Held on Saturday, May 1st, 2004

At Mohawk Mountain Ski Lodge, Great Hollow Road

West Cornwall, Connecticut

2004 AUCTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairs: Mary Kay Elwell, Emilie Pryor and Jean Vitalis

Virginia Brecher, Barbara Gold, Norma Lake, Roxana Laughlin, Elizabeth England, Karolene Carson, Susan Samelson, Ginny Potter, Sandy Dolinsky, Jayne Ridgway, Becky Hurlburt, Terry Carlson and parents and staff of the Cornwall Child Center

SPECIAL THANKS TO

MOHAWK MOUNTAIN SKI LODGE AND CAROL LUGAR for generously donating the use of this marvelous site for our auction for so many years

Cornwall Package Store and Richard Bramley for generously donating the wine and beer

The WorkCenter,Inc. in Torrington and Chris Monaco and Guy Rovezzi for their participation in the printing of the posters, flyers and auction catalogues

And to all the businesses who donated items to the auction. Look inside and be sure to patronize them!

Jean Vitalis for continuing to organize the auction and for being Cornwalls best and strongest supporter of the Child Center

Dave Cadwell for giving great interviews and for being the best auctioneer ever

Norma Lake for writing the catalogue

Karolene Carlson for designing and writing all of the publicity material

Bairds in Cornwall Bridge for beverages

Virginia Brecher for printing and formatting the auction forms

Margaret Cooley for proofreading

Will Calhoun and Carl DAlvia for bartending

Jayne Ridgway and Becky Hurlburt for organizing the raffle

Karolene Carlson, Ginger Betti, Ralph Gold, Peter Kalmes and Bob Potter for being cashiers

Elizabeth England, April Stevens and Sandy Neubauer for the Mystery Trays

Sandy Sandmeyer for taking care of the credit cards

Ginny Potter for preparing the certificates and the tally cards for the cashiers

Tanya Kalmes, Alexa Venturini and Clea Fowler for organizing the food and beverages

Lazlo Gyorsok for posting the catalogue on www.cornwallct.orgRichard Griggs for the public address system

GENERAL INFORMATION

BIDDING BY E-MAIL

The catalogue is found at www.cornwallct.org. Bids on any of the items can be e-mailed to [email protected] up to 9 a.m. on Friday, April 30th. Your bid will then be written down on the bidding sheet for the silent auction item that you want or given to Dave Cadwell the auctioneer who will enter it into the bidding for the live auction item. Only one bid may be submitted for each item. Please include in your e-mail the item letter and number, name of the item, your name, address and phone number. You will be notified by e-mail if you win, at which point you will submit your payment and let us know how you want the item shipped.

STATUS FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES

Purchases are not tax deductible since goods or services have been (or will be) received in exchange for payment. However, if the amount paid exceeds the value of the item, the excess may be declared at the discretion of the buyer.

Donations to the Cornwall Child Center are tax deductible to the extent of their value at the discretion of the donor.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

All tickets, restaurant and rental offerings are subject to arrangements with the donors on dates they have approved of.

Unless otherwise stated, the time limit on services, restaurants and rentals is one year from the date of the auction, i.e. May 1st, 2005.

Tax, gratuities and alcoholic beverages at restaurants are the responsibility of the bidder unless otherwise indicated in the description of the item in this catalogue.

All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges will be accepted by anybody. Payment may be made in cash or by check made out to The Cornwall Child Center.

With the exception of winning e-mail bids, all items, including gift certificates, must be claimed on the day of the auction, Saturday, May 1st, 2004.SILENT AUCTION

ART - A

A 1. Heres the opportunity to own an original pastel picture by the accomplished artist Erica Prudhomme. Jet Trail. 24 by 29

Suggested value: $500; reserve: $150

A 2. In another medium: Dick Frank has created a superb black and white photograph of a park bench.

Suggested value: $400

A 3. Media continue to evolve with Rudi Wolffs unique work: The name of the piece is French Marigold, the size is 16 by 20 with silver frame. This is Giclee, an oil based ink on archival paper, signed, artists proof.

Suggested value: $300;

A 4. This framed watercolor of a cloudscape by Connie Steuerwalt will set you to dreaming.


A 5. The imaginative and talented Danielle Mailer has produced this exceptional limited edition 16 by 18 color print.


A 6. We are fortunate to have received this beautiful 13 by 11 oil painting on wood entitled White Roses with Green Tea Cup from local artist Shaun MacDavid. You can see more of her work at www.macdavid.com.

Suggested value: $850; reserve $150

A 7. Cindy Kirks cartoons are famous and these two 11 by 14 pen, ink and colored pencil ones are terrific.

A 8. The Painted Bird in Woodbury, CT has donated a pair of shore bird curlew decoys by wildlife artist Richard Morgan


A 9. David Norris has donated a hand carved and painted wooden local fish decoy. .


A 10. This year we are pleased to have Catherine Norens black and white 11 by 14 photograph of a cat.


A 11. Bring the outdoors inside with this digital photo landscape by Harvey Offenhartz.


A 12. Multi-talented Gail Jacobson offers this exceptional collage of handmade paper, copper wire and beads.


For film buffs! Carla Bigelow has donated two wonderful posters, 2 by 3 each from Berlin in the early 1970s. A 13. Was? starring Marcello Mastroianni directed by Roman Polanski


A14. Der Fussganger (The Walker) starring Maximillian Schell.

Suggested value: $50.

A 15. From Roxana and Ledlie Laughlin comes this pair of handsome framed French Botanical hand-colored prints of pears and apples. Suggested value: $200

A 16. Cornwall artist Jackie Saccoccio painted this gouache painting on paper. It is untitled (D42) and is signed on the back. The painting is framed in a custom-made bleached maple frame.


A 17. Cornwall artist, Richard Griggs, has put together a fanciful and festive wire and aluminum Palm Tree in a pot.


A 18. Becky Hurlburts digital photographs are highly prized and this

is an offer you cant refuse. She will do 2 or 3 of these 12 by 18 framed photos of images from Cornwall. Printed on an archival printer.


A 19. You will enjoy having a Camilla Busby designed and Peter Busby fabricated steel relief wall piece called skier on a mountain.

Suggested value $100; reserve: $50

A 20. Carla Bigelow has also donated this poster by well-known modern artist Red Grooms entitled Ruckus Taxi.


CHILDREN C

Ann Golds nimble needle has once again claimed a special place on the childrens table.

C 1. Orange blossom baby size large dress.


C 2. Baby cow print romper with hat in a size large.


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C 3. And down the road from Ann, Corinne Levy has been busy sewing a cotton childs nap quilt, 42 by 57. Call it Bear-y Sweet Dreams because of the multi-color bears, bees and beehives on it.

Suggested value: $75: reserve $50

C 4. Emilie Pryor has assembled a wonderful Welcome Baby Basket that consists of a big basket full of treasures and necessary items for new parents. Includes toys, clothes, blanket, toiletries, etc. A perfect gift for new parents.


C 5. The beauty of Diane Ingersolls talent is apparent in this hand-knit childs sweater. This will be a treasure passed down from generation to generation.


C 6. Jean Vitalis has worked with children and knows a good thing when she sees it. This year she has given a NYC Fire Department Firefighter Action Figure with 21 moving parts.


C 7. The Susan Wakeen Doll Factory in Litchfield has given a gift certificate for a make your own doll. What child wouldnt love the opportunity to put her own doll together?

Suggested value: $114.95

Alec and Nan Frost have donated these wonderful wooden toys:C 8. Circus figures anyone of which could stand alone.


C 9. A box of building blocks suitable for children 18 months and older.


Everyone will want one of these dolls hand sewn by Anita Hurlburt. The name of the child can be stitched on for a gift.

C 10. Raggedy Ann dollSuggested value: $50

C 11. Raggedy Andy dollSuggested value: $50

C 12. Super Raggedy Ann doll. This one is 36!


Becky Hurlburt & Gina Maolucci have provided us with wonderful gift baskets this year.C 13. A gift basket with a variety of books, videotape and or audiotape, which would be appropriate for a 2 to 3 year old girl.


C 14. A gift basket with a variety of books, video and or audiotapes, which would be appropriate for a 4 to 5 year old boy.


C 15. A gift basket with a variety of books, audiotapes and a plush toy about Beatrix Potter characters.


Nan Frost has generously donated the following two items:

C 16. A set of tabletop blocks.


C 17. Nan Frost has given this beautiful set of wooden carnival figures.


C 18. Valorie Fishers books will soon become classics. This set of books autographed by the author can be on your shelf. My Big Brother My Big Sister Ettsworths Extraordinary Electric Ears and Nonsense!


Once again, Becky Hurlburt has collected two wonderful items for us.

C 19. A childs ride-a rocket colorful seat/pillow. Made by the Manhattan Toy Co., this delightful gift is 4 by 2 and bright and fun!


C 20. And a Pool Party! Some hot summer day on a childs birthday or just some family time, go to the Hurlburts secluded pool area and have a blast! Limited to 15 people. The date is negotiable.


C 21. Mother Goose: a Toy Shoppe located in the Litchfield Commons has donated a $20 gift certificate and a stuffed toy.


C 22. Wow! Riga Traders in Salisbury is giving you an opportunity to blast off in your own deep space adventure with the Discovery Domes personal planetarium. For ages 6 and up.


C 23. B. Johnstone in Kent has donated an outfit that can be worn by a little girl or boy ages 18 to 24 months. A Zutano outfit with matching navy fleece jacket, red fleece pants and a cute penguin T-shirt to match.Suggested value: $85

C 24. An auction first! Cornwall dads, Larry Zuckerman, David Ellen and Tony Scott, are going to provide a soccer birthday party complete with soccer balls and whistles.

C 25. And while we are on the subject, Sportsmens of Litchfield located on the Village Green Plaza have donated a childs soccer ball


Suggested value: Priceless!

FOOD

F 1. One of the special edibles that come from Cornwall is clearly maple syrup. Joyce and Phil Hart are offering a quart of their Goshen Fair Blue Ribbon finest.


F 2. Restaurant Moosilauke has offered a gift certificate for dinner for two at their restaurant in Kent where their fresh, seasonal menu is prepared with local farm products.


F 3. Wouldnt you like a maple basket filled with a bottle of farm fresh maple syrup, maple coated walnuts, maple sugar shaker, maple jelly and maple candy! All generously donated by Daniel and Melissa Adam.Suggested value: $35

F 4. Nejaimes Wine Cellars in Stockbridge, MA will give the lucky winner of this gift a picnic for 4 which includes a picnic basket, bottle of wine and food from a great selection of Tuscan, French and Mediterranean food your choice.


F 5. This is an easy way out: a food gift basket from Matthews 1812 House in Cornwall Bridge. Thanks to Deanna Matthews for this treat. You can see something of what she does at www.mathews1812house.com.

Suggested value: $50F 6. And from the kitchen of Roxana Laughlin delivered to your door (Cornwall delivery only) comes a prepared main dish for 8. For instance Veal Paprikos or Stracotto alla Toscana.


F 7. Feeling like Mexican? If so, this gift certificate for two dinner entrees at Senior Pancho Mexican Restaurant in Litchfield is for you.


F 8. A food session with Martha Loutfi for 1-3 people, of any age or sex: in about 2 hours, she will work with you at her home on the selection, preparation and eating of a main course. What a wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the best!


F 9. Imagine a cake that is a work of art and taste great. That is what you will get from Suzy Lilly Ott who will cook an intense tall dark chocolate cake that can either be topped with fresh flowers (adult) or a pyramid of ice cream balls (kids). Serves 18 to 20 and is available from 6/13/04 to 9/1/04.


F 10. A cheerful Cornwall institution, The Berkshire Country Store will provide a pizza party for kids, which will include 3 large pizzas with 3 2-liter bottles of your choice of soda. Perfect for a birthday party or picnic at the lake. Available even on weekends with one-day notice.


F 11. The White Hart has provided us with a $50 gift certificate for you to use in one of their delightful dining areas in this historic and beautiful old inn located in Salisbury, CT.


Ellen Hubbard has provided the following fine dining treats:

F 12. A $75 gift certificate for a tasty meal at the Boathouse in Lakeville, CT.


F 13. The Woodlands in Lakeville, CT has just re-opened with a lovely new dcor and the same great food. A $75 gift certificate awaits you.


F 14. Four seasonal soups from our local experts, Emilie Pryor and Jean Vitalis who will deliver to your door each season a delicious and healthy homemade soup such as creamy zucchini, carrot and yellow pepper, hearty chorizo and bean and others.


F 15. The Wake Robin Inn on Route #41 in Lakeville has given a $75 gift certificate for dining at their very popular pub.Suggested value: $75

F 16. The new owners of The Cornwall Inn have very generously donated a $100 gift certificate for you and friends to use for one of their legendary meals! Take advantage of this great offer.


F 17. Joan Thitchener will decorate an 8-inch birthday cake for you. Just let her know what you want! Her cakes are delicious!


F 18. What could be more elegant than an afternoon tea party for 20 of your closest friends at the New England Catering in West Cornwall! The date is subject to availability.


GARDEN, FITNESS AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS

GO 1. Paleys Market on Route 343 has given a $50 gift certificate that you can use to buy lots of fresh corn and tomatoes, bedding plants, bushes or fresh flowers.

GO 2, GO 3. To protect your garden from some of the non-human mammals that would like to gobble it up, take advantage of Ira Barkoffs offer of Deer No-No to gently discourage them. 2 lots

Suggested value: $25 each

GO 4, GO 5. Who wouldnt want to step outside the back door and snip fresh herbs and edible flowers from these two 20 terra cotta planters that can be brought inside to a sunny window to extend the cutting season. Thank you, Cheryl Evans.


GO 6. Judy Murphy of Old Farms Nursery on Lime Rock Road in Lakeville, CT has donated 12 one-gallon containers of perennials.Suggested value: $90

GO 7. Jane Prentice at Roaring Oaks Florist in Sharon, CT has put together a beautiful European Basket Garden a garden for any room.

GO 8. Thank you Harold MacMillan of Housatonic River Outfitters for the $150 gift certificate to your lovely store.Suggested value: $150GO 9. Bruce and Debby Bennett of Kent Greenhouse have given us a flowering tree to be picked up and planted by the lucky winner of this item.


GO 10. The Canaan YMCA is open and ready to show off its wonderful new facilities. You can win 1 session of swimming lessons. The session starts May 10th and ends June 20th.


Skip and Anne Kosciusko have generously given these two beautiful shrubs:

G 11. A mountain laurel


G 12. A rhododendron


GO 13. Cornwall has a large supply of master gardeners and this time John Hubbard has donated a substantial shrub or small tree to the auction.


GO 14. This amazing item is to be claimed in NYC. Suzy Lilly Ott is offering 3 one-hour Pilates sessions to help you get fit for the summer.


GO 15. Barbara Tingley has offered a one-month membership at the Litchfield Athletic Club. Take advantage of the full-service club that also has babysitting!


GO 16. Rustling Winds Stables on Canaan Mountain Road in Canaan, CT is ready to get you on a horse and give you a one-hour private riding lesson.


GO 17. Time to sign up for 3 yoga classes with Sarah Getz at SPACE in Lakeville, CT.


GO 18. And here is a great bargain for the fly fishing enthusiast in your family: an Orvis Super-Tac-L-Pak fly fishing vest plus a stretch and release net. Both are new and from the 2004 Orvis catalogue. Thank you Carla Bigelow.


GO 19. Golfer Alert #1. The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT has

donated 18 holes of golf for 4 people on any weekday, including a golf cart.


GO 20. Golfer Alert #2. Sandy and Dusty Sandmeyer have donated a round of golf (18 holes) and dinner for 3 people at Torrington Country Club. Fore!


GO 21. Ridgway Farm in Cornwall has selected this charming birdbath for your garden.


GO 21. Depending on your preference, take 2 canoes or 1 raft for a day thanks to Jennifer Clarke of Clarke Outdoors, our local river expert.


GIFTS

Thanks to Emilie Pryor for providing us with these two items which you can use or give as gifts.

G 1. This lovely, lime green suede shoulder bag from Italy will be fun for spring!


G 2. A small photo album covered with Florentine paper.


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G 3. Ira Goldspiel and Glen Sherman have donated a gift certificate for 1 nights stay at The Inn at Kent Falls.

The Inn is located at 107 Kent Cornwall Road in Kent.

Suggested value: $175 to $325

G 4. The Child Centers own Sue Kirber has donated a Save Your Back bag. Great for traveling!

G 5. Bianca Griggs at The Wish House in West Cornwall has given us a ceramic plaque decorated with colorful fish. It is hand-painted in Italy and would be perfect for the kitchen wall.


We are very glad that Jim and Jill Sheffield like to travel and shop. Here are some of the lovely gifts they have brought back this year! Thank you so much for thinking of us!

G 6. The first gift is a unique wooden storage box from Germany.


G 7. The next is a stunning Thai silk Jim Thompson blouse with a colorful elephant design. Size 10.


G 8. And a wooden handmade red and white birdhouse.


G 9 & G 10. The very talented David Colbert has given us two sets of 5 greeting cards with envelopes.

Suggested value: $12.50 each

G 11. And proving that talent runs in families, Hannah Colbert has designed and made a beaded, lariat necklace with a square pendant falling through a loop. Wine-red and gold colored.


D 12 & D 13. Dr. Scholls sandals are all the rage and Kathy Cain has given us two pairs of hand-painted, size 8 (fits 7 to 8 shoe) ones in fun colors for spring and summer.

Suggested value: $100 a pair

Alexandra Vassilopoulous has donated these two very interesting gifts:

G 14. A colorful handmade ribbon belt.


G 15. And a red baseball bat with a big, white flower.Suggested value: $25

G 16. Even if you dont need a new watch Carol Jalbert of Country Clothes in Kent has provided you with an opportunity you cant miss - a Skegon ladies sport watch from Denmark with a blue strap and face.


G 17. Milene Golzer of Mimi Golzer, Inc. in New York City is sending us a pair of dangly (chandelier-like) orange and black with opaque glass beads gold earrings. Wow!


G 18. And thank you May Bogdonovies for the exquisite beaded eyeglasses necklace.Suggested value: $25

G 19. What you really need is a gift of Yonka of Paris (mini facials) beauty products given by Toba Aldrich at Reflections Salon and Day Spa.


G 20. Bente Dahl-Busby and Nordicare have donated a Tempur-pedic neck pillow, which will provide superior support and comfort to the neck as it helps relieve snoring and insomnia.


Becky Hurlburt and Hal Fessenden have solved the problem of what books to take on your next trip or give as a present with this wonderful selection. Bid on these and get a bargain!

G 21. Three complete novels in one book by Dick Francis. Come to Grief Decider and Wild Horses.


G 22. Two separate books that are joined by humor. The Darvin Awards by Wendy Northcutt and The Ig Nobel Prizes by Marc Abraham.


G 23. Two separate books written by Jan Karon: A Light in the Window and In This Mountain.


G 24. Three complete novels in one book by Nora Roberts: Born in the Fire Born in Ice and Born in Shame.

Suggested value: the publishers must have felt this book was priceless because they didnt put a price on it.

G 25. Three separate biographies about three very different, but fascinating men. Its Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong, Alec Guiness: A Positively Final Appearance by himself and Dance with Demons: the Life of Jerome Robbins by Greg Lawrence.


G 26. Hostage to Fortune: the Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy edited by Amanda Smith


G 27. The connection of these two books may be a little fanciful. The Good Wife Strikes Back a novel by

Elizabeth Buchan and Emma Brown:a novel from the unfinished manuscript by Charlotte Bronte by Clare Boylan.


G 28. Two separate books, one about a fireman and one about a policeman. Working Fire: the Making of an Accidental Fireman by Zac Unger and Blue Blood by Edward Conlon.


Elisabeth Kaestner has made a beautiful pendant and earrings that you may buy together or separately.

G 29. Leaf pendant on 16 chain, sterling and Fine Silver.


G 30. Leaf earrings, sterling and Fine Silver.


G 31. A beautiful hand-knit scarf from Cindy Robbins. Thank you Cindy!

Suggested value: priceless

G 32. Nora Hutton of Noras Nursery in Cornwall Bridge has donated one of her beautiful dried flower arrangements.


HOME

H 1. Roxana and Ledlie Laughlin have very kindly donated a pair of ornamental tazzas from her mothers attic. A tazza is a decorative metal cup with handles, which rests on a pedestal.


H 2. Jayne Ridgway has donated 5 demitasse cups and saucers, which were recently described by Arthur Shaw Auctioneer and Antiques of Torrington as a fine example of hand-painted imported China. In great condition, circa 1850.


H 3. Jim and Diana Bernard of Frames and Furnishings in Goshen have donated a $35 gift certificate for use in their shop.


Barry Leonard at Excell Slenoit Home Fashion on 5th Avenue in NYC has donated the following items:

H 4. A beautiful linen kitchen set which includes 4 kitchen towels, 2 oven mitts and 2 pot holders.


H 5. A maroon and dark green stripe place set of 6 placemats, 6 napkins and 6 matching napkin rings.


H 6. And just a great collection of yellow, white and blue kitchen linens, which includes 6 placemats, 6 napkins, 6 matching napkin rings, 2 mitts and 2 hot pads.


H 7. Jim Sheffield would like you to have this half-cord of seasoned firewood. Delivered by Bill Hurlburt only in Cornwall.


H 8. Jackie Whitford has built and painted this very special coffee table that has Adirondack and animal scenes on it. H 20 L44 W 22


H 9. Fred Thibault has once again donated his ever-useful 100 Electrolux bags.

Suggested value: $1.25 a bag

And also once again here are Harry Colleys excellent Cloverdale products.

H 10. Laundry SoapSuggested value: $10

H 11. Dishwashing LiquidSuggested value: $10

H 12. All-Purpose Concentrated CleanerSuggested value: $10

H 13. Ready-to-Use Cleaner with Spray BottleSuggested value: $10

H 14. Cloverdale T ShirtSuggested value: $10

Jim and Jill Sheffield picked up these exotic items on their world travels:

H 15. A wooden fish cutting board.


H 16. A black tray from Malaysia.


H 17. A matching set of 4 blue elephant design placemats and coaster from Malaysia.


H 18. A green and blue cotton tablecloth from India. 84 by 54


H 19. Llewellyn Sinkler has donated one pair of 24 square down-filled pillows in a Brunschwig et Fils fabric: red/green/ochre with multi-colored cording. Absolutely stunning!


Thank you Geraldine Woodruff of Terston in Kent, CT for the following lovely items:J. Doyles fine stoneware from Maine, high fired and hand finished, microwave and dishwasher safe in celadon green. Items H 20 through H 23.

H 20. Set of 3 large bowls.


H 21. Medium bowl.Suggested value: $80

H 22. and H 23. 2 mugs


H 24. And completing the offering from Terston, a hand-blocked 54 square tablecloth and 4 napkins in a blue and green floral print.


H 25. Think what you can do with six gallons of Benjamin Moore interior paint from Northwest Lumber in Cornwall Bridge you select the color and type of paint.

Suggested value: $180SERVICES

S 1. Bonnie Silvernail at Shear Illusions in Sharon, CT has donated a $30 gift certificate for your use

S 2. Jo DAgostine at the Tranquility in the Litchfield Hills Day Spa in Litchfield, CT has donated their O2 Signature Facial.


S 3. Christie Menniti of the Essentials Day Spa in Kent, CT has donated an eyebrow wax and manicure.Suggested value: $25

S 4. Hylton Hundt in Millerton, NY would like you to have a makeover with Holly!Suggested value: $30

S 5. And back in Cornwall, Nancy Whitney at Whitneys Unique Salon will wash, cut and blow-dry your hair.Suggested value: $18

S 6. Skip Hunt has donated a 90-minute Swedish/shiatsu and hot stone massage.


S 7. Mark and Nancy Davis of Cornwall Auto Body on Route 7 in West Cornwall will make certain that your car will get a

a most thorough cleaning with their detailing service.


S 8. Janice Cronk of the Salisbury and Kent Pharmacies located at 20 Main St. in Salisbury, CT has donated a basket overflowing with every thing you need for a personal spa experience. Lotions, soap, hair products, polish and cosmetics.


S 9. Need to get to Bradley Airport and dont want to park? Let Mary Kay Elwell pick up or drop off you or your houseguest. Three weeks notice, please!

Suggested value: with Mary Kay to drive and amuse you, priceless

S 10. To capture the spirit of the party or event when are too busy to record the moment, let Becky Hurlburt catch it for you. Up to 2 rolls of 36 exposures or using her digital camera, she will photograph the party. Children are her specialty or anything informal in a natural setting.


S 11. Nan Frost would like to share her talent and give you two flute lessons each lesson is of an hour.


S 12. Barrantes Cleaners in Torrington, CT have given a $30 gift certificate for you to use.


S 14. Just think how a 3-hour architectural consultation with Alec Frost could help you with a small renovation in your house.


S 15. Incredible Stuff Marketing, Inc. in Litchfield has donated a gift certificate of $75 for one hour of graphic design work.


S 16. Katherine Freygang will design an invitation for you for a special occasion.


S 17. Jane Slitor of David Gavin Salon has provided us with a gift certificate for a hair cut at their Millerton, NY store.


S 18. What a lot of fun awaits you at Studio West in West Cornwall where Kim Godburn will wash, cut and blow-dry your hair before sending you on your way with a package of beauty products.Suggested value: $50

TICKETS for Museums and Performances

T 1. Pamela Chassin has given two regular tickets for the opening night of Cabaret at Tri Arts in Sharon for June 24, 2004.


T 2. Mary Rindfleisch of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble has given 2 season tickets to the Ensembles 2004-summer season. There will be 3 programs at choice of Kent or Sherman locations and the scheduled dates are 7/9 & 10, 8/13 & 14 and 9/3 & 4. Also included are 2 SCE seat cushions!Suggested value: $110

T 2. The Director of Marketing at Hancock Shaker Village, Sally Morse Majewski, has sent us a one-year family membership to the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, MA.


T 3. The Mystic Seaport Museum has sent two adult passes for the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, CT.


Edward Bigelow has once again given us these thrilling tickets to the best of NYC ballet.

T 4. 2 prime orchestra seats for you to enjoy the classical ballet, The Nutcracker performed by the New York City Ballet in the fall of 2004.


T 5. 2 tickets to the 2004 spring ballet season. This is the birthday centennial of George Balanchine. Make certain you get there early enough to see the huge photographic exhibition on the walls of the State Theater, which will be curated by Edward Bigelow!


T 5. The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA is a great place to visit or to take your houseguests. Leslie Boudreau of the Museum has sent us 4 passes.


T 6. And if T 5 wasnt enough, try this offering from this additional offering from the Norman Rockwell Museum! 10 passes to the museum and the book Pictures for the American People. Pack up the Cub Scouts or your Bridge Club and go!


T 7. Win 4 tickets to a performance at the New Victory Theater on West 42nd St. in NYC great for the family. Thank you Lisa Brown.


T 8. The Thomaston Opera House has donated 1 flex pass with 4 tickets on the pass to any performance in their 2004 season. Here is a chance to take some friends and see this big theater in a small town. Thank you Charles Dumond.


T 9. A short drive will take you to the beautifully restored Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT where you can use your 2 tickets for one of their productions.


T 10. Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA has sent us 2 tickets to a performance in the Founders Theatre of As Ya Like It or The Comedy of Errors during the 2004 season.


T 11. Seven Angels Theatre has given two main stage tickets to their theatre in Waterbury. CT.

Suggested value: $48 - $77

T 12, T 13. Music Mountain in nearby Falls Village, CT has sent 2 ticket vouchers, each for 2 entries, to any of their concerts during the 2004 season. Subject, of course, to availability. Thank you Nicholas Gordon.


T 14. Just over the border in Sheffield, MA. is the Barrington Stage Company and Sarah McChesney has donated 2 flex pass tickets, option #2, to anyone of their productions during this their Tenth Anniversary Season. All shows are available except those on Saturday nights.


T 15. Vivian Nabeta has sent us 2 tickets to Edward Albees Home Life and Zoo Story at Hartford Stage in Hartford, CT.


T 16. 2 tickets can be yours to a musical event at the Club Helsinki in Great Barrington, MA. Past shows have included Buckwheat Zyedeco, Michelle Shocked, Reggae Cowboys, Blind boys from Alabama just to name a few.

Thank you Zehr Davis.Suggested value: $45

T 17. Joe Pryor has donated 4 tickets to the off Broadway play Delaguarda which is playing at the Daryl Roth Theater located at 101 East 15th St. in NYC. It runs Tuesday through Friday night at 8 p.m.


T 18. Rachel Wilsey at Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, MA. has sent 2 tickets to a Friday evening or Sunday Matinee performance of Lakshmi Vishwanathan Dancers and Musicians in the Doris Duke Studio Theatre.


T 19. Joyful Noise has once again provided 2 tickets to Tanglewoods Salute to America at Ozawa Hall on Sunday, May 30th at 5 p.m. Paul Halley will direct the Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus and the Battell Orchestra, John McDonough will read and Kevin Johnson will present experiences of a Civil War soldier.


T 20. Thank you Michael and Brigitte Geyselaers for donating 2 tickets to Lime Rock Racetrack for the Memorial Day weekend. Such a treat!


LIVE AUCTION

NOTE: The raffle drawing will take place at 4:45 p.m., during the live auction.

L 1. Lets get this live auction off to a red-hot start with this large wooden fire engine with a working ladder! Great for any child or the child within! Thank you Andrea and Adam Frost of The Wooden Wagon in Ossining, NY.

L 2. Ride in a pace car at the Lime Rock Track in Lakeville, CT and fulfill one of those fantasies you never thought could be realized! You must be 18 or older and while there are many dates available, please check the detailed list we have for the races that are being offered.

L 3. You deserve a night out with some friends so why not snap up dinner for 12 at the fabled table 32 at the Wandering Moose. Everything is included for a family reunion, a dinner with friends or a childs birthday party. Whatever you want. Thank you Sharon and Russ Sawicki!

L 4. Joe Pryor wants you to have the drink of a lifetime. He has donated two bottles of 2000 Bordeaux wine that has been described as one of the best of the century! This bottle of Gruaud Larose is a Grand Cru class and can be drunk anytime over the next 20 years. Give it to the wine aficionado in your life.

L 5. This is one for all antique enthusiasts! Ledlie Laughlin has donated miniature andirons that hold hearth tools to the auction. These lovely antiques are made of brass and are 19th century American.

L 6. For those times when we venture forth from Cornwall, Ella Clark will make it as enjoyable as it can be in her Morton Street apartment in the West Village of NYC just north of Houston. Spend a long weekend or a couple of mid-week nights in this compact apartment that can sleep 4 (bedroom and sofa bed).

L 7. The Woodbury Supply Company of Woodbury, CT has donated this lovely and exotic outdoor hardwood bench.L 8. Denny Frost of John A. Frost Inc. offers one days work moving earth and rocks around to improve drainage or improve the landscape. This offer is good anywhere in Cornwall.

L 9. Talented Carol Schneider makes beautiful clothes and accessories out of beautiful and exotic materials. We are lucky to have this grey silk chiffon shawl made from Indian fabric. The shawl is edged in silver embroidery, has dark grey flowers on it and has freshwater pearl beads at diagonal corners.

L 10. Go no farther than Ed Kenniston at The Housatonic Valley Rug Shop in Cornwall Bridge to buy attractive rugs for your home. This year, Ed has donated a 100% wool, hand-woven, Indian Dhurrie-style runner that is multi-colored and measures 2 x 10.

L 11. A week in a home in Ireland is something youve been looking forward to. See this dynamic country and base yourself in one of its quiet, enduring spots, Castletown, in Country Cork. Thanks to Tom Bechtle and John Green, you can recharge your spirit in this 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 3-fireplace home, set in lush grounds and gardens overlooking the Atlantic. Walk, swim, explore or just look at the gorgeous scenery. Adults only. The rental can take place within the next 12 months, but please, talk to the owners soon to set a mutually agreeable date.

L 12. Another wonderful opportunity awaits you at a weekend spent at a spectacular NYC apartment located at Sutton Place and 61st St. It is located on the 34th floor and the views look to the east and north. There are 2 bedrooms and 3 baths. The dcor is Japanese. Thank you Dan and Yumi Pakenham.L 13. What better way to give a helping hand to your garden than by spreading around a load of manure. And this is a truckload of clean, nourishing manure from Fred Scovilles farm that will be delivered to you anywhere in Cornwall.

L 14. We are so lucky that great tickets to the Met are being offered again by Jean Vitalis. Two dress circle, center tickets to Madame Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera. This will indeed be one fine day if you go.

L 15. Two weeks of camp right here in Cornwall for a girl 7 to 15 years of age. Thanks to Fran Marchand, Director of YMCA Camp Mohawk, you can let your daughter or some other young girl you care about enjoy all the classic and modern camp activities horseback riding lessons are included and the independence of a full-time camp. The lucky winners of this item must complete and return the registration form by May 5th!

L 16. One is frequently reminded of the exceptional talent in our midst. With this item you get the benefit of an experts guide to the history of an area and lovely food once the tour is over. Witty, urbane NYC centennial historian John Tauranac will lead a NYC historical tour with 6 people around a neighborhood of your choice, such as Morningside Heights or Grand Central Station. And then you all retreat to the apartment he shares with his wife, Jane Bevans, for a congenial gourmet dinner she has prepared.

L 17, L 18. Enjoy pasture raised, hormone and antibiotic-free pork! Delicious and fresh, cut to your specifications. Two lots of 1/2 pig each includes chops, roasts, tenderloin, bacon, hams, breakfast and Italian sausages all flash frozen and wrapped in the quantities you desire. Smoking done by Nodines. Whether its just the two of you or a large family this is the way to go. We butcher in the fall, give us a call. Offered by Buddy and Irene Hurlburt of Hautboy Hill Farm.L 19. Wow! Get a look at this sea kayak! This teal blue, 8, 40 lb., 10 to 12 year-old kayak even comes with a life jacket and can be your! Thank you David Fairty at Backcountry Outfitters in Kent, CT

L 20. To get your next party jumping and jiving, bid for this Taylor Rental Bounce House or Bounce n Slide. Louise Houk in the Torrington branch will get you set up. Non-holiday and mid week use only.

L 21. The very talented Patsy Stroble of Strobles Baking and Catering in Kent, CT. will conduct a session for 1 to 4 people on how to make hors doeuvres. Time to be arranged with Patsy.

L 22. The amazingly skilled Mike Root is offering a whole days work of one person and equipment to trim your trees anywhere in the Cornwall and Lakeville area. Your trees will be much the better for this specialized help.

L 23. Audrey and Edward Ferman have very kindly donated a weeks visit to their beautiful home in Sanibel, Florida, which is often called Cornwall South so popular is it with the good folk of this town. And this is a spectacular house that is very comfortable. Located in a gated community far away from noise and traffic, the house has a total of 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2 sitting rooms, a heated pool and spa and a huge porch that is all screened in. And you can eat on the porch or inside. The living room, dining room and kitchen area are big, light and airy. The master bedroom is on the top floor and has a private bath and porch. The community has a large pool and tennis courts and the house is an easy 5-minute walk to one of Sanibels nicest beaches. If the walk is too much for you, the house comes with a golf cart. The house is available anytime other than the 10 days the Fermans are there in November and from January 1st to April 1st. Doesnt Christmas in Sanibel sound great!

L 24. Former Cornwall resident Tom Brokaw still keeps in touch with Cornwall by offering the chance for 2-4 people to tour the NBC Newsroom. See what goes on behind the scenes, learn to appreciate the effort and many skills that go into delivering the essential stories of the day; and witness a live broadcast from the inside. And remember that Tom is threatening to retire!

L 25. Cornwall artist Robert Andrew Parker has donated this scarce and extraordinary suite of 26 hand-colored etchings, one for each letter of the alphabet entitled Alphabet 2. Wonderful and witty, these original images represent the artists personal A-to-Z, where A is for Avro-Bison biplane, E is for Ellington, Y is for Yeats and Z is for Zombie. (Not to be missed, Franz Ferdinand and Underwear) Each set is boxed and limited to an edition of only 12, numbered and signed by the artist. Mr. Parkers work resides in the Museum of Modern Art and other international institutions and has appeared regularly in the New Yorker magazine.

L 26. Heres a chance to get some construction and carpentry work done by the experienced and highly skilled Larry Kennedy of Goshen. He is offering 8 hours carpentry to be completed in one days labor at a mutually agreeable time on the project of your choice in Litchfield County. No roofing work.

L 27. Ah, a week in Provence in a superb French farmhouse in Vaison-la-Romaine (3/4 hour northeast of Avignon). It has all the amenities and can contain 8 to 10 people in great comfort in 4 double bedrooms: 3 two-person beds, 1 single bedroom and crib, 2 bathrooms and 2 lavatories. Hendon Chubb and Phyllis Nauts offer their house in Provence anytime from November to March. This beautiful stone farmhouse overlooks their own vineyard and a restored Roman theater! Check it out at www.frenchfarmhouse.com.

L 28. Recent and repeat Caldecott award winner and illustrator of over 100 books, Marc Simont, will use his great art to sketch a subject of your choice. The idea is not to offer a portrait or a group, but rather an original image of a child, a pet, a friend, a home, as seen through his intelligent eyes. Dont let this chance to have an original sketch of someone or something dear to you slip by.

L 29. Nell Nicholas is again offering Las Columnas a house in Spain for anytime between November 1 and April 1, 2005. While Christmas can be cold in this part of Spain, the nearby Andalusia town of Mijas is very festive and religious. It also is a good base for trips to Granada, Seville, Rhonda (think ancient aqueducts and bull rings), Herez (think sherry) and Cordoba. The villa has stunning views of the Mediterranean, is comfortably furnished, child friendly and perfect for family holidays. It sleeps 10 in 5 bedrooms, has 4 bathrooms, a large private pool, weekly maid service, and is ideal for 2 or 3 families. For more information go to www.mijas-villas.com/columnas2.htm

And special thanks to those friends and merchants who donated to our mystery trays. Hope you all had fun with this new addition to the auction!

Mark and Nancy Davis at Cornwall Auto Body

David Gavin Salon in Kent

Julia Scott

Becky Hurlburt

Hal Fessenden

Documents

Auction Catalogue 2003