The Lambertville Area Education Foundation (LAEF) and community volunteers are holding the 12th annual Auction and Benefit Party at the Eagle Fire Company Banquet Hall, New Hope, on April 6.
Proceeds support grants for programs proposed by teachers at Lambertville Public School, South Hunterdon Regional High School, Stockton Borough School, and West Amwell Township School.
Event tickets, at $50 per person, are available at Lambertville Trading Company, The Medicine Shoppe, Walkers Liquor Store, or from Jill Myers at [email protected].
The silent auction will begin at 6:15 p.m.; the live auction, about 8:30 p.m.
”Attendees will be bidding on a really stunning collection of items,” said LAEF President Jill Myers. That’s because of “the generosity of businesses, restaurants, artists, and other community members who support our efforts.”
Works of art will be a highlight of the live auction, many of them created and donated by area artists. This year’s artists or donors of art works include Dot Bunn, James Cascio, Bill Claus, Jean Michel Dumas, Irma Fuhr, Gordon Haas, Kathryn Hackyl, Holly Hagy, Bob Heath, Jessie Krause, Tony LaSalle, and Nora Lewis, Porter Little, Mike Mann, Collette Sexton, John Treichler, Eleanor Voorhees and Jane Wesby.
Tony LaSalle promises to let the winning bidder of his original painting trade it for anything in his gallery, if they so choose, and will provide a home consultation for the best place to hang it.
Additional artists’ works also are expected.
Other auction items that are likely to attract spirited bidding include:
— A tasting menu dinner for eight, with wine pairings at Anton’s at the Swan;
— A one-week stay at a vacation home on Lake Tahoe;
— A one-year family pool membership at the Colonial Sportsmen’s Club;
— Four major league baseball tickets;
— A full year of free tuition at Mill Ballet;
— A long weekend stay in Wildwood;
— A long weekend stay in Vermont;
— A Breweries of Brooklyn tour;
— A Sneddon’s fireworks picnic on Lewis Island, plus a boat ride during the show;
— A wine cellar, with 20 plus bottles of wine and a wine refrigerator;
— Two sets of four tickets, plus parking passes, for a New York Giants pre-season game;
— Four tickets to Roxey Ballet’s Spring and Nutcracker performances;
— Fine jewelry, some of it designed by local artists; and;
— 14 gift certificates for area stores, restaurants, inns and services.
FOR THE EVENT’S “Best of Live” tickets and tables, contact Kathy Ferry at [email protected][email protected][email protected].
The evening will feature food and drink provided and prepared by an all-star list of area restaurants and caterers, including Anton’s at the Swan, Bitter Bob’s, Buddies, Cafe Galleria, The Chocolate Box, Fulper Farm, Homestead Farm Market, Lambertville Station, Lambertville Trading Company, The Logan Inn, Nicola’s Pizzeria, Rick’s, South Hunterdon Regional High School Culinary Program, and Tortugas Cocina.
Community members who still would like to donate auction items, such as art works, frequent-flyer miles, stays at vacation homes, and tickets to sporting events, plays, or concerts, should contact Ms. Ferry at [email protected].
The LAEF is also seeking volunteers to help at the event.
The LAEF, founded in 1992, is a nonprofit organization, run entirely by volunteers. Virtually 100 percent of its income is expended in grants to teachers at the four area public schools. More information is available at LAEF-for-the-kids.org.
