Live Auction Conducted By Auctioneer Extraordinaire Patrick Hume.
Look through the auction items and team up with your friends to be the winner bidder of the item (or two or three) that you must have! (Absentee bids welcome)
- I’ve Got Your Back with the Mulvaney’s
On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, Bobbin and Patrick Mulvaney are combining their interests in literacy and mental health into one world class summer night! Come relax at Mulvaney’s NextDoor for a delightful evening with authors Dorothy Rice, Gray is the New Black and Lily Bernheimer, The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being, joined by Patrick and Bobbin Mulaney who will talk about their newest project, I’ve Got Your Back. Chef and community citizen extraordinaire Patrick Mulvaney will also prepare a delicious Farm-to-Fork spread that you can enjoy with a glass of complimentary Sobon Estate wines. This event will benefit I’ve Got Your Back and the Foundation. Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Tickets are $100 per person.
- Down Time at Dillon Beach
How about some down time at Dillon Beach with up to nine friends and family? Perched on a hill above the ocean, this vacation home (with 3 bedrooms, a loft, and 2 bathrooms) reigns over majestic views of the Pacific Ocean. The path to the beach is just a 4-minute walk. This 2-night getaway offers plenty of hiking and beach activities, as well as opportunities for kayaking, surfing and fishing. But for those who want to curl up with a nice book overlooking the ocean views of Dillon Beach, we are including 3 books of your choice from this year’s author cohort. Housekeeping and transient occupancy taxes included. Value: $1,000.
- Our Favorite Wines Accompanied by the Books Penned by our Favorite Female Authors!
Reading is important. It helps us reach further, try harder, to peer through a window to imagine life in another’s shoes. Foundation board members have chosen their favorite books penned by women and stories written about women and paired their selection with quality wines. Find that cozy chair and warm fireside and plan a date with a woman’s written word while sipping from your new personal wine collection! Value: $1,000.
- Go Like Hell
Back by popular demand, Foundation board member Katy Boase and her husband Ian are staging a delightful brunch with New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, journalist, and public speaker, A. J. Baime in their Granite Bay home. Baime, a master of nonfiction, is known for his books The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World (2017), and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans (2009). You will hear how Baime has parlayed his journalism career to become an award-winning author. Your morning will include a walk under the tall oak trees, Bloody Mary’s, mimosas – beverages of your fancy, and a brunch filled with the classic tastes of traditional American cuisine. Buy 2 tickets or the whole brunch and have a family celebration without the work. This brunch will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Limited to 40 guests. Tickets are $100 per person.
- Sequestered in Sedona
Situated in Arizona’s high desert under the towering rim of the vast Colorado Plateau, Sedona’s beauty is known to rival many national parks. Bring your family and/or friends to enjoy 7 days and 7 nights in this charming hilltop home, complete with brilliant red rock views. Take a day trip to the majestic Grand Canyon or explore the sweeping views from Airport Mesa and Cathedral Rock or one of the many other nearby hiking trails. You are a short drive to Uptown Sedona where you can tour one of their premier art galleries or dine at a diverse selection of fine restaurants. After a day out, relax in the patio hot tub and curl up by the fireplace to enjoy your new Nook along with the writings of several of tonight’s authors. This 2 bedroom and 2 bath, 1,380 square foot Sedona home is perfect for a party of four people. Value: $1,200.
- A VICTIM, A VILLIAN, or a CAMEO?
In one hundred years, your great great great grandchildren will be re-telling the story of why mystery writer Claire Booth named a character after you! And while your support for the Foundation is the real answer, years of retelling could leave your future descendants wondering if Booth crossed your path in a gritty local jail or if somehow your story was entwined with Sacramento’s serial killers. You could live forever within the pages of a Hank Worth Mystery, or a new thriller and confound future generations to come. We can see it now – Auguste Dupin, Nancy Drew, Sherlock Holmes (your name here). Value: Priceless – But we’ll start the bidding at $1,000.
- Aloha from the Big Island
Bring your family and/or friends to this gorgeous Big Island Hawai’i villa and enjoy resort living in the setting of a private home! For those who want to lounge in luxury, you will have 7 nights and 8 days to enjoy this modern villa and all the Big Island has to offer. On any given day you can walk down to Magic Sands Beach or stay right where you are and enjoy the heated saltwater swimming pool and sweeping ocean views. In your down time, enjoy your new Nook and the writings of several of tonight’s authors. This Kailua Kona Sunset Ocean View Vacation Home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths within 1,800 square feet and is perfect for a party of six people. Value: $2,000.
- Capitol Insiders
Statehouse at the Capitol is Sacramento’s best kept secret, and like the name infers, is located inside the State Capitol Building. We are pleased to offer you and nine of your closest friends this top-notch culinary team, led by Executive Chef Dan Watterson and coupled with Sacramento historian and author, William Burg, Wicked Sacramento. You will be sitting inside the State Capitol enjoying a wine paired, multi-course dinner prepared by Statehouse’s Top Chef Watterson, while musing with William Burg about an era in Sacramento’s history in the early 1900’s when civil rights, prohibition, the 19th amendment were all topics of the day; the Progressive Era. Available July 2020 – February 2021. Includes 5 copies of William Burg’s Wicked Sacramento. Market Value: $2,500.
- Seeing is Believing
Children need to see their lives and stories reflected in the pages of the books they read. In honor of Sacramento’s newly established Literacy Day, September 8th, our Foundation Executive Director, April Javist has invited professor and author Dr. JaNay Brown-Wood, Grandma’s Tiny House to her home for a meal prepared by hobby chef David Sobon and a night of literary and literacy fun. You will hear from Dr. Brown-Wood about the research and writing she has done to bring diverse protagonists into children’s literature. When we bring our values together with good food and friends, we make lasting memories. Guests will enjoy complimentary wine from Sobon Estate and Dinner. Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Limited to 20 guests. $100 per person.
- A Woman’s Pen
This is our signature auction item! Every single author here tonight has autographed a copy of their book and added it to the 2020 Authors on the Move Collection. With our featured theme authors of A Woman’s Pen, you can immerse yourself in the literary greats and turnkey stories penned by and written about women. Add some grandeur to your book collection with this library of books. From nonfiction to literary fiction, poetry to mystery, you’ll have a book for every mood! Don’t miss out on this Authors on the Move auction item! Value: $1,000.
- Get Away to Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay’s Pajaro Dunes is a great place to go in the spring, summer, fall or winter, especially if you’re staying at a beachfront condo on the Pajaro Dunes with up to three companions! Indulge in 5 days and 4 nights of moody seascapes, amazing chowder and the soothing sounds of the waves. If you want to venture out, enjoy the complimentary Monterey Bay tickets, and if you want to stay in and gaze at the ocean, enjoy your new Nook with a few of tonight’s authors most recent work. Market Value: $1,200.
- Women in Art & Literature Happening Here
To celebrate 100 years of gender equality in the voting booth, the Foundation and the Verge Center for the Arts are hosting an event to celebrate women in the arts and literature. On Thursday, August 14, 2020, Founding Director Liv Moe along with poet Linda Collins, Painting Trees and authors Jasmin Darznik Song of a Captive Bird and Vijaya Nagarajan Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India will discuss the role women play in the art and literacy worlds. Guests will be treated to a dialogue with the authors as well as a private tour of Jennifer Kim Sohn’s 25 Million Stiches, a community art installation of embroidered fabric panels by volunteers. In addition to the tour and lively discussion, guests will enjoy a delightful buffet of appetizers provided by American River Provisions. The night will be topped with complimentary wines. Thursday, August 14, 2020. Tickets are $100 per person.
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