Winter 2009 eNews: InterNetzo
Save the Date for Walden's Online Auction: April 17-May 1

Going once… going twice… SOLD to the lady in the Stockhausen sweatshirt!
Save the date for Walden’s next online auction: April 17 through May 1. Have something to donate? Be creative – it could be anything from three days at a condo in Hawaii to a customized birthday song.

And this year, we have an added incentive for bidders. When you become a registered bidder, you will be entered into a raffle to win the delivery of a dozen roses to the (U.S.) address of your choice on Sunday, May 10, which just happens to be Mother's Day.

For more information, call Esther Landau, Walden’s Director of Development at (415) 648-4710 or email at auction@waldenschool.org.

You can see a preview of all the available items starting April 10 and you'll be able to pre-register at that time. Want a reminder? Give us your name and email address below.

Sneak Peek: A Sampling of 2009 Auction Items

Looking for an aeolian harp to put in your window to sing in the wind? Or maybe you’ve been wanting to hear the definitive CD of art music for the highland bagpipe? You can’t find these items just anywhere, but you’ll find them, along with hundreds of other world instruments and recordings at www.larkinthemorning.com. In this auction, we’re offering a $50 Gift Certificate toward any purchase at Lark in the Morning, either at the stores or online. Bidding will begin at $20.

All music is art, but only some of it is worth framing. We are auctioning off Nick deMaison’s string quartet score page, complete with black matting. The score is in pencil and is a draft, complete with notes in the margin and an autograph on the bottom. The bidding on this item will begin at $50.

Let us take you out to dinner in San Francisco! Combine a sight-seeing trip with the fun of visiting with Walden’s Executive Director Seth Brenzel and other local staff and administration. We are offering a trip for two to San Francisco which, in addition to the visit with Seth, also includes round trip Economy Class air, 4 days/3 nights accommodations at the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf, all room-related taxes, and San Francisco City Passes (a transit passport and your choice of admission to 5 attractions including but not limited to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Blue and Gold Fleet Bay Cruise Adventure, the Aquarium of the Bay, the Legion of Honor). A value of $3,200, bidding on this item will begin at $2,000.

Hang beauty on your wall! Our auction will feature matted art photos from Marshall Bessières and Brad Evans, including Marshall’s gorgeous shot of a monarch butterfly. We truly can’t put a price on these fine works of art, but we’re starting the bidding at $40.

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