The Crescen-Dough Auction is a fun-filled evening of bidding, socializing, and dining, all to support the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (HSO). An advanced reservation is needed to attend. Call the HSO at (256) 539-4818 to make your reservation. All the monies raised that evening go to the Symphony to support its programs and music education.

This year's auction is Friday, April 17, 2009, at The Davidson Center for Space Exploration, U. S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

The Evening
5:30	Festivities Begin
6:15 to 7:30	Buffet Available
7:45	Silent Auction Closes
8:00	Items of Note Closes
8:10	Live Auction Begins
9:00	Blind Bid Closes Tellers Open

DINNER
The buffet dinner will include BBQ chicken, chopped pork, potato salad, corn casserole, baked beans, tossed salad, rolls, buns, brownies, water, iced tea and coffee. Popcorn buckets, an auction tradition, will be placed on the tables during the Live Auction.

BARS
There will be four cash bars with full bar selections including the sale of bottles of wine. For the first time, beer will be offered compliments of Olde Towne Brewery.

SILENT AUCTION AND ITEMS OF NOTE
Come early to the Auction to bid on hundreds of items and packages in the Silent Auction and Items of Note. You will find a wide array of items and gift certificates for your home, travel and leisure, entertainment, children, pets, health and beauty, and more. Bid on items especially designed for him and for her. Check out the jewelry and the art. Beat the clock and get your winning bids in on your favorite items.

BLIND BID
Blind Bid is a new addition to the auction this year. All items will have a corresponding bid sheet. You will have the chance to “blindly” bid on an item and place your bid in a sealed box. At the end of the bidding, the box will be opened and the bid sheet with the highest bid wins. In the event of a tie, your tie-breaker amount will be added to your bid to determine the winner.

RAFFLE
A Framed Watercolor of Big Spring Park
Yuri Ozaki Fine Art and Habersham Furniture Gallery
 
$250 Williams-Sonoma Gift Certificate
Donated by Symphony Guild Friends
 
A dazzling trio of original designed, hand-blown perfume bottles
Susan Knecht
 
$500 Belk Gift Certificate
Janet Brown, Parkway Place Belk

$150 Elegant Dinner for Two with Champagne
The Heritage Club

The raffle drawing will take place before the Live Auction starts. Tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00

LIVE AUCTION
The Live Auction items, which are listed on the website, offer something for everyone. Don't miss a minute of the excitement! Pick out that special piece of jewelry that was meant for you or someone you know. The Auction's fabulous parties are always popular with bidders. Extend the evening's magic by planning ahead with your friends to buy your favorite party together.

Buyer's Incentive
As you bid and win a Live Auction item, your bid number will be entered into the drawing. Your bid number will be entered one time for every live auction item you win. In other words, if you win 5 Live Auction items, your number will be entered 5 times! At the end of the Live Auction, there will be a random drawing where one lucky person will win the Buyer's Incentive Prize. This year’s prize is a specially mixed case of wine with an estimated value of $500. You must be present to win.

There's more to see and buy at Crescen-Dough Auction than what appears on the website. Keep checking back for additions and updates.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Registration
Each Auction attendee will be assigned a bid number & a catalog at check-in. If you received a catalog in the mail, please bring it with you the night of the auction.

Absentee Bids
If you are unable to attend the night of the auction, a new option is available this year - the Absentee Bid. Go to the auction website, www.crescendoughauction.org, and print a copy of the absentee bid form. Follow the instructions and note that all absentee bid sheets must be receive no later than 9AM CDT on the 17th of April, 2009. The Guild is not responsible for bids that are not received by this date and time.

Silent Auction and Items of Note
All items have a corresponding white bid sheet. Use your bid number, not your name, to bid on an item. All bids are in whole dollar amounts only and must be made in $5 increments. The highest bid at closing wins. Please note the minimum bids and the bidding increments as it is imperative these are followed. If theses rules are not followed, your bid will be counted invalid. To BUY IT NOW, write your bid number next to the BUY IT NOW amount on the bid sheet and notify the Auction volunteer worker.

Blind Bid
This is a new addition to the auction this year. All items have a corresponding bid sheet. You will write your bid for an item and place your bid in the corresponding sealed box. Your bid will be unknown (or blind) to other bidding competitors. Be sure to fill out the “maximum bid allowed” at the bottom of the bid sheet. At the end of the bidding, the box will be opened and the sheet with the highest bid wins. In the event of a tie, your maximum bid amount will your final bid. Please bid in whole dollar amounts. If a maximum bid is not listed and a tie occurs, the item is won by the person who added a maximum bid. If these rules are not followed, your bid will be counted invalid.

Live Auction
Hold up your bid number so that the spotter and Auctioneer can see who is bidding. The last highest bid wins the item. The Auctioneer will say “sold to…” and call your number.

Successful Bids and Payments
Payments may be made by cash, check, MasterCard or Visa. Please make checks payable to the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild. All sales are final. Items may be removed from the Auction only by exhibiting a paid receipt. Check out begins at 9:15PM at the east end of the Davidson Center. We encourage you to take your items at this time. However, if you are unable to so, items may be picked up in the Terrace Room at the Davidson Center from 8:00AM to 9:00AM on Saturday, April 18, 2009.

Additional Considerations

• Plan in advance with your friends to bid on the large catered parties which are among the most popular Live Auction items.
• Prices listed in the catalog are estimates only and have been rounded to the next dollar. Items and services are not warranted by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild as to value or quality or for tax or other purposes.
• All sales are final and “as is”. There will be no substitutions, exchanges, or refunds with donors.
• The Donor reserves the right to request a refundable damage deposit on vehicles, boats, condominiums, and other valuable items that are on loan to the purchaser.
• The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild is not responsible for items after they leave the Auction.
• The final decision regarding disputes over winning bids and other Auction-related matter shall rest with the Auction Chairman.
• The Auction Committee has made a good-faith effort to include complete and accurate information in the Auction catalog. Nothing in this catalog creates a contract between the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild and any individual for goods or services. All dealings are between the high bidder and the merchant donating the good(s) or service(s). Terms of and restrictions on an Auction item are specified in the gift certificate representing the donation.
• Unless otherwise specified, all Auction items and services must be used at a mutually agreeable time within one year of April 17, 2009.