Painted Violin Society
Stand and raise your paddle to join the 2010 Painted Violin Society. Along with the generous support of Jerry Damson Automotive you will be proud sponsors of the 2011 Family Concert Series. Each Painted Violin Society member will receive a commemorative Painted Violin poster. Your name will be printed in the Fall and Spring 2010-2011 Huntsville Symphony Orchestra program as a Society member.
Membership
$100.00 per couple donation
$ 50.00 per individual donation
How it Works
The Crescen-Dough Auction is a fun-filled event supporting the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra and its music education programs. This casual evening is great for friends, food and fun. Grab your friends, buy a table and enjoy a “stellar” evening! An advanced reservation is required. Call the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra office at (256) 539-4818 to receive an invitation. The proceeds raised at Crescen-Dough Auction go directly to support the HSO and its music education programs.
This year’s Auction is Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Huntsville, Alabama.
The Evening
| 5:30pm | The Stars Shine |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm | Buffet |
| 7:45pm | Silent Auction Closes |
| 8:00pm | Items of Note Closes Blind Bid Closes |
| 8:10pm | Live Begins |
Dinner
The buffet dinner, which will be available from 6pm-8pm, will include BBQ chicken, pulled pork, potato salad, baked beans, tossed green salad, buns, rolls and for dessert hot peach and blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream. Beverages included with the buffet are iced tea, water and coffee. Fresh popcorn, an Auction tradition, will be available on all guest tables during the Live auction.
Cash Bars
Cash bars with full bar selections will be available throughout the evening.
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
The Blind Bid concept will once again be a part of the auction. Blind Bid will offer a variety of Art, Jewelry, and Trips-something for everyone! Each item will have a corresponding bid sheet. You will be able to bid “blindly” on an item and then place your bid in a sealed box. The bid sheet will ask for a minimum and maximum bid. At the close of Blind Bid (8:00 p.m.) each sealed box will be opened and the bid sheet with the highest bid wins the item. In the event of a tie the maximum bids will be used to determine the winner.
Raffle
Raffle tickets will be available during the evening or in advance from a Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild member. Tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00. The raffle drawing will take place at the beginning of the Live Auction.
Raffle Items
- $500 Belk Gift Certificate
Janet Brown, Belk at Parkway Place - $325 Original Painting by Danielle Damson
- $250 Topiary Tree Gift Certificate
Vicki Janssen, The Topiary Tree - $250 Tena Payne’s EARTHBORN POTTERY Footed Pedestal Bowl
Symphony Guild Friend - $250 Shiraz Persian Rug (semi-antique) 1’11 x 2’9
Symphony Guild Friend
Live Auction
The Live Auction begins just after 8 pm and is a great way to sit back, enjoy some fresh popcorn and start bidding! The Live Auction items, art, jewelry and Crescen-Dough’s famous array of parties, offer something for everyone. Check out the items on the website to start your wish list. So, plan ahead with your friends to purchase the perfect party.
Buyer’s Incentive
One lucky person will win the Buyer’s Incentive at the end of the Live Auction. Every time you bid and win a Live Auction item your bid number will be entered in the drawing. So, the more you buy in the Live Auction the better your chances of winning the Buyer’s Incentive. The Buyer’s Incentive is a mixed case of wine from the wine cellar of Dr. and Mrs. William Shergy.
MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN
Terms and 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 Bid
If you are unable to attend the night of the Auction you may bid using an absentee bid. On the Auction website is a printable absentee form. Must be received no later than 9am CDT on the 16th of April, 2010.
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
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 be 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
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. The cashiers will be located 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 17, 2010.
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 16, 2010.
