Golden Ticket
Only 50 Golden Tickets will be sold at $200 each on Gala night. One lucky winner will be drawn and will get to choose their favorite item from the live auction.* No bidding is required. Ticket sale starts at 6:30pm and will end at 8:30pm or when all tickets have been sold, whichever comes first. (We always sell out, so get there early to get yours!)
*Items 1, 11, 12 are exempt from the Golden Ticket.

Dessert Auction
There is a fabulous dessert for each and every guest, but the only way to get your favorite is to bid! As you enter, you will be assigned to a dessert team (Red, Orange, etc), and you will find a bid option for your team on the mobile bidding platform. Your team total will be calculated. The team with the highest total bid will dash for a slice of their the first choice from the dessert display, and guests will continue to be invited to dessert in the order of their team totals. Listen for announcements from the auctioneer about when the Dessert Dash bidding will close. Winners will be announced right after the Finale Performance.

Wine Toss
To win a bottle of wine, fling your ring to encircle the bottle you have your eye on. A ticket to play costs $20 and bottles range in value from $20-200. Whichever bottle you ring will be yours to take home at the end of the night! Bottles may not be opened or consumed at the Gala.

Silent Auction: Mobile Bidding
Our mobile bidding platform is web-based and can be accessed from any device with an internet connection. When you check in at the Gala, the volunteer will confirm your cell phone number and push a text message with a link to the mobile bidding platform. When you click the link, you will be asked to confirm your name and then you will automatically be logged in with your bid number. You can find/sort items using the menu. Click into any item to view the description and additional photos, and place a bid. For each auction item you will see the following options:

• Quick Bid: Place a bid at the next pre-set increment (a popup dialog will show the amount)
• Bid: Jump to a higher bid amount or set a max bid: you choose an amount you’re willing to bid to and the system will automatically place bids up to that amount at the preset bid incremements if anyone else outbids you. 
• Buy Now: Guarantee a win on any item by selecting this option at the price indicated. 
• Watch: Add to a list of items you may bid on later. 

You will see a confirmation message at the top of the screen when a successful bid is placed. Click on “My List” to see all items you have bid on (and whether you have been outbid) as well as anything you add to your “watch list”. You will receive a text message when you have been outbid for any item.

There will be a computer available if you would prefer not to use your phone for bidding. Find a Gala staff member or volunteer for any questions about the mobile bidding platform, or to report any issues.

Class Projects
All class projects will be brought to the Gala, and will be on display during the silent auction. Some of them will be open for bid during the Silent Auction. Others are reproduced items that you can purchase before, during, and after the Gala at a fixed price (Order by April 1).

Live Auction
To enter a bid, a bidder must hold up their bid number facing the auctioneer. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have sole and final discretion to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer the item in dispute. Winning bidders must acknowledge their items by signing the bid sheet, which will be delivered by runners throughout the event.