1. Chinese Nets at Fort Cochin, 15″H x 20″W color photograph (matted and framed dimension = 28″H x 32″W)  ($750 value)

Chinese Nets at Fort Cochin

2. Women of Koualam, Bay of Bengal, 15″H x 20″W color photograph (matted and framed dimension = 28″H x 32″W) ($750 value)

Women of Koualam, Bay of Bengal

http://www.bergstresserimages.com

Two nights in the heart of Portland’s arts district

Loft living at its most elegant! Dining/living area with full-size sleep sofa, queen bed, one bath. Walk to the Old Port, the Portland Museum of Art, and Portland Stage. ($400 value)

Kitchen, Dining, and Living Rooms

One week in Rangeley, Maine

Enjoy Sig’s lake-front home, with great room, three bedrooms, two baths, private dock with canoe and kayak. 20 minutes from Saddleback Ski Lodge. An ideal spot for summer or winter vacation. ($1800 value)

Rangeley

“Night/Day, Yin/Yang, You/Me” by Janice B. Adler

Double wedding ring diptych. Classic quilt pattern, made with plastic bags and mixed media. Each 24” x 24” ($500 value)

Art by Janice B. Adler

Sailing Cruise

Day cruise for four on 40’ yacht on Boston or Hingham Harbor. Mutually convenient time and length to be determined by owner and winner. ($300 value)

Day Cruise

Necklace

14 k yellow gold ball chain and solid key, donated by Sackowitz Jewelers in New York City. ($375 value) 

 New York Giants Tickets (2010 – 2011 season)

Two tickets to a home game of your choice for the NY Giants 2010 – 2011 season in the new $1.2 billion stadium under construction.  Tickets include parking pass.  Auction winner will select game of your choice by June 7, 2010 and receive the tickets and parking pass when available in August, 2010.  Tickets courtesy of friends of Lee Adler.  ($300 value at current prices, price is expected to be significantly higher next year.)

Boston Bruins Tickets

2 tickets in Loge 21, Row 14 for December 2 game with Tampa Bay Lightning.  Includes access to Legends, the private bar and restaurant in the Garden.  Tickets courtesy of Patrick Walker and Covisia Solutions. ($260 value)

Two nights at a luxury boutique hotel

Two nights in a studio suite at The Inn at St. Botolph, in Boston’s Back Bay. Package includes a bottle of Prosecco and truffles upon arrival, daily continental breakfast, and 25% off dinner at a Columbus Hospitality Group restaurant, including Sorellina, Mistral, Teatro, L’Andana, or Mooo . . .  (Hotel value: $380)

Cookie-of-the-Month Club

 Enjoy fresh, home-baked cookies, delivered to your home every month. Share the sweetness of double-chocolate cranberry, fudge brownie supreme, lemon sweetie pies, and apricot almond bars. ($250 value)

Jazz Piano

Two hours of solo jazz piano for your next cocktail party or special event by Lee Adler. Music features everything from the Great American Songbook to contemporary popular music with a jazz flair and improvisational interludes. ($250 value) 

Voice Lesson

One hour voice lesson with Kris Adams.  ($75 value)

Pottery by Megan Leary Crist

Free-form shape, inspired by a large beach rock from the New England coast. Measuring 14” x 9” x 5,” the piece has a stunning bronze green glaze on the interior and an earthy olive green on the exterior. May be used as serving piece or display item. ($75 value)

Pottery by Megan Leary Crist

 Restaurant Gift Certificate

$100 gift certificate for Sorriso Trattoria in Boston’s Leather District.  Traditional Italian cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere.  Open for lunch and dinner.

Women’s Designer Clothing Gift Certificate

$100 gift certificate to shop at The Studio, 233 Harvard St., Brookline

 Manicure/Pedicure

At Lucy’s Salon in Waban, MA  ($60 value)

Personal Training

 1) Gift Certificate to Future Shapes for (1) one hour personal training session with one of our certified trainers at 56 Winchester St., Newton. Includes free t shirt (value $85)

 2) Gift Certificate to Fitness Therapists for (1) one hour personal training session with certified trainer Jill Blondek at at 200 Linden St., Wellesley (value $80)

 Hair Styling

At Dellaria Salon in Needham (3 gift certificates — $50 value each)

 Photo Collage

Original 16″ x 20″ framed photo collage of tulips by Truda Bloom ($125 value)

 CD Package by Concert 2009 Artists

CDs from Kris Adams, Laszlo Gardony, and Jon Hazilla (2).  Total of 4 CDs.  Not sold in stores!  ($60 Value)

http://www.myspace.com/stevenkirbymusic

Bass:  Jason Davis

http://www.earthsoundonline.com

Drums: Jon Hazilla

http://www.berklee.edu/faculty/detail/jon-hazilla

Sorenson Theater, Babson College, Wellesley, MA

Featuring:

Kris Adams	Laszlo Gardony

Performing a unique blend of Jazz, Brazilian, and selections from the American Songbook

More Musician Information

Also:

• Craig Sonnenfeld – Roots/American Songwriter and Guitarist
• Lee Adler and Herman Johnson with Robert Rivera

About the Event

“Concert 2009″ will take place at the Sorenson Theater at Babson College in Wellesley, MA on Sunday, November 1, 3-5 PM. Featured artists include Jazz vocalist Kris Adams, pianist Laszlo Gardony, Roots/American Songwriter and Guitarist Craig Sonnenfeld, and pianist Lee Adler with saxophonist Herman Johnson. In addition to the concert, there will be a silent auction and a reception for individual donors of $100 or more. Read the MGH endorsement letter.

Silent Auction

The silent auction will begin at 2 PM and will include a week in Rangeley, ME, a Day cruise on 40′ yacht, original art and jewelry.

For tickets and donations click here.

100% of your check for tickets/donations to the Sig Adler Lung Cancer Research Fund at MGH goes to lung cancer research and is tax deductible to the extent provided by law.

Saxophonist Herman Johnson was born in Philadelphia, PA. He then came to Boston, MA and attended The Berklee College of Music from 1973 to 1977. Herman was an Assistant Professor from 1978 to 1996. Mr. Johnsons’ passionate playing is as visually majestic to the eyes as it is pleasing to the ears. He has played with legends King Curtis, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Stevie Wonder.

Cellist and Bassist Robert Rivera studied at the Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, the Longy School of Music, the Boston Conservatory, and the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow, Russia. Robert has played extensively in the US and Europe, working in genres as diverse as classical, jazz, and improvisational music.

View Larger Map
From Forest Street, Wellesley entrance:

Upon entering the campus, you will be on College Drive, the main road through the campus.

Parking:

Nichols lot, take the first right onto Nichols Road, and the visitor lot is on the right.

Hollister lot, take the second left onto Map Hill Drive. The Hollisiter visitor lot is on your right.

Trim lot, take the second left onto Map Hill Drive. The Trim lot is approximately one block down on your left.

Theater:

Walk back to College Drive, turn right on the sidewalk from Nichols lot, or left from Hollister or Trim lots.

The theater is a two story, glass fronted building on your left, 3 buildings from the corner of Map Hill Drive.

Use Hollister for handicap parking. There is a “drop-off only” parking zone directly in front of the Sorenson Center for the Arts, and zero-clearance sidewalk access from the driveway to the right of the theater building. The theater has seating for wheelchairs and an elevator.