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vacations, wines, family excursions, clothes, sports tickets and collectibles, and much more will be waiting for the highest bidder in the silent auction. A live auction follows dinner; music and dancing amid the lights of Paris will top off the evening.
“This is our first party of the millineum, the twentieth anniversary of the school auction. We have an extraordinarily creative committee and they are thinking out every detail to be sure that people have - well, just a wonderful, wonderful evening. They are doing a terrific job and I think people will be delighted by the many special touches the committee has planned,” said Cindy Davison. Cindy and her husband, Wayne, are co-chairs for the second year.
An enticing array of treats for every taste and price range is coming together and every day brings new surprises, said Donna Little, who is chairing the solicitations committee for the second year. A great way to keep in touch with new additions is to visit the school web site - it is updated frequently, added Renee Rankin, chair of the silent auction set-up.
A sampler of items ready for the auctioneer’s gavel or bidder’s pen includes:
• Father Martin’s 15th Tall Clock, hand crafted from fine woods especially for the auction, will
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A private concert performed by jazz musician Taylor Eigsti (Class of 2003), whose professional acclaim just keeps growing, is sure to be a popular live auction item.
Auction party information and items are on the Passage to Paris Website: http://www.woodsidepriory.com. Click on Auction 2000.
DTon’t Miss Passage to Paris
he luxury liner Normandie was the ultimate in modernity and glamour - the most elegant, exclusive ocean liner ever to
grace the waves. It sets the theme for this year’s gala fund-raising event, 6p.m., May 6, at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City.
At Passage to Paris, Woodside Priory’s annual auction, guests will experience both the luxury of a Normandie Atlantic crossing, and the fun of a night out on the town in the legendary French capitol.
The Normandie’s time is the second half of the 1930s. The French were anxious to put the privations of war and depression behind them. They wished for a beautiful symbol of French national pride — a dazzling showcase of France’s excellence in art and design as well as a demonstration of its leadership in technology. Theshipdeliveredonallthosehopes and expectations.
True to the original experience, Passage to Paris guests will stroll through spacious promenades, a charming deck with a view of the sea, and salons that take touches from the ship’s gracefully mirrored
halls. Floor-to-ceiling towers of glass, a famous part of the Normandie’s Grand Salon, will grace the Sofitel. (The Priory’s faux models are unbreakable but reproduce the glittering effect that enchanted the Normandie’s passengers.)
As guests stroll the ship, sipping
wines and champagnes, enjoying the hors d’oeuvres, they won’t be able to resist the treasures there for the taking. As always, restaurants,