Market Day
Stop by Ludlow-Taylor E.S. Saturday April 10th to get some fantastic bargains. The cost of admission is only $5. There will be a cash raffle for $200. Raffle tickets cost $5 for one ticket or 3 for $10. Smaller items such as certificates for free coffee from SOVA and sandwiches from Taylor Market are some of the smaller prizes that will be raffled throughout the event. A silent auction will be held from 11:00 am-1:30 pm.
Silent Auction Items (updated weekly)
Coco O'Brien! - The rumors are true. Market Day has scored 2 limited view tickets to see Conan O'Brien's tour stop at DAR Constitution Hall. The event is called "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour." June 8, 2010 8:00pm. This event is SOLD OUT so this might be your only way to get tickets.
Father's Day Baseball for 4 - 4 club level tickets to the Sunday June 20th (Father’s day) game against the Chicago White Sox.
H Street Country Club Birthday Party for 10 Children - The only thing not included is tax and gratuity.
CHAW(Capitol Hill Arts Workshop) $210 Gift Certificate - Not only can this certificate be used toward any adult or child course but it can also be applied toward the cost of the aftercare program.
Spa on the Hill - $100 Gift Certificate.
Full Semester Language Course at the Goethe Institut. A value of over $300.
Cathedral Choral Society Family Christmas Concert - Four Tickets. This event has always been a local favorite and usually sells out in advance of the Christmas Season. Secure your tickets now.
Jewelry designer, Jeanne Mattison has donated a necklace and earrings of her own design--Botswanian agate, with sawvoroski crystals, about 24" long with matching earrings made of the same stones on sterling earwires.The combonation would normally retail for over $300.
Wendy Stevens Handbag. Leather and Stainless Steal. Urban-chic design donated by Forecast at Eastern Market. A retail value of over $600!
Shakespeare for Two - Two tickets to either of the two remaining shows in the 2009-2010 Shakespeare Theater Season.
PROST! $100 Gift Certificate to the new Biergarten Haus on H Street. Aaron McGovern has generously donated this item which can be used once his new restaurant has opened. Anyone monitoring the construction has noticed the beautiful wood work not to mention the 12 German biers on tap! His grand opening is just around the corner.
Atlas Performing Arts Center - A voucher for one pair of tickets. No restrictions.
Entry Level Guitar - Foxes Music, one of the best music stores in the Washington Area, has donated an entry level guitar. Details about the instrument to come in the next week.
Cantate Chamber Singers - Season Tickets for 2010-2011 Season.
In depth tour of the gargoyles at the National Cathedral by Stone Carver, Clift Seferlis for up to 8 people. - Clift Seferlis is a well known stone carver in the Washington area. His father, Constantine Seferlis worked for two decades on the Cathedral as well as the U.S. Capitol, the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, The Smithsonian Castle and the restoration of the fountain at Dupont Circle. With this tour, you and 7 friends will take a tour behind the scenes at the Cathedral and hear stories about the many grotesques that grace it's facade. You may also find yourself in some rarely visited corridors in order to get views not ordinarily experienced by the average visitor. Bidders should not be afraid of heights.
Washington Bach Consort - This excellent period instrument ensemble has donated two tickets for this season's final concert titled "Magnificat". The concert features the beloved Magnificat by J.S. Bach and also features the lesser known work of the same title by his son C.P.E. Bach. Hearing works on the same subject by the two masters consecutively is an experience not to be missed.
Wizards vs. Pacers - Four lower level tickets to see the Washington Wizards take on the Indiana Pacers, April 14th. Each ticket is valued at $99 for a total value of nearly $400.
