Welcome to the 2017 Barn Bash Silent Auction!
Here you will find all the items that will be available to bid on from 5:30 to 9PM at our August 26th Barn Bash. Thanks to all of our wonderful donors and volunteers, we have over 75 options to choose from, including wonderful pieces of art, memory-making activities, exciting destinations, delicious assortments of gourmet treats, and a variety of interesting items and helpful services for everyone.
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We hope to see you all there!
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Contact the office at 508-991-2289 if there is an item you would like to have bid on and will not be able to attend our event.
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Items, values, and details will be updated as they come in.
ART
Brian Wood 12x12" 8x8" and 5x5" Leaf Prints
Value: $150
Staring Bid: $75
Brian Wood 12x12" & two 5x5" Leaf Prints
Value: $150
Staring Bid: $75
Hand Stitched Fabric Piece by Kathy Daniels depicting DNRT's Frank Knowles/Little River property.
Value: $300
Starting Bid: $150
Hand woven wool rug by Jane Ashley 22.5x37"
Value: $300
Starting Bid: $150
"Winter Morning, Destruction Brook" Acrylic on canvas, by Heather Stivison
Value: $700
Starting Bid: $300
Print by Milton C. Wieler "Pick Up Time - Barnegat Bay"
Donated by John H. Read
Value: $350
Starting Bid: $150
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Print in good condition, matting needs replacing
"Barney's Autumn" Watercolor Print by Frank McCoy, Framed by Norton Gallery
Value: $325
Starting Bid: $150
Marshall Sanderling Cat Boat Prints in both 8x10" and 14.5x17"
Donated by Tally Garfield
Values: $25 and $75
Starting Bids: $5 and $35
Antique Decorative Fireplace Oak Chair
Donated by Marie Hall
Values: $200
Starting Bids: $100
Original Metal Piece "Yard Bird" created from reclaimed materials by Kirt Rebello
Value: $400
Starting Bid: $125
Big Vegetable Harvest Photograph by Lyn Keith
Value: $400
Starting Bid: $100
Items to be Determined
Jewelry piece done by Jennifer Collins
A donation by Arthur Moniz Gallery
Activities
Take a look inside a honey bee hive with Lisa Mellgard, includes a hand-made honey pot and local honey from Peter's Creek Farm, BeeLoved Honey, Salt Marsh Farm, and Abi's of Pardon Hill
Donated by Lisa Mellgard, Gretchen Knowlton, Dana & Peter Bullard, and Mary Dewar
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
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Must be on a warm September/October 2017 or Spring 2018 day. Hats and guards provided, winner must wear their own pants and jacket.
Walking Tour of Shingle Island Reserve led by Linda Vanderveer
Value: $
Starting Bid: $
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Maximum of 10 people, subject to availability
VIP Experience for Boston Bruins Home Game
Donated by John & Lynn Reichenbach
Value: $1,100
Starting Bid: $600
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4 loge tickets
Opportunity for 2 children (ages 6-12) to high five players exiting locker room
A 2017-2018 team autographed jersey
2 Hours of music by the Spindle Rock River Rats.
Value: $400
Starting Bid: $200
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Must be within a reasonable distance of Dartmouth MA
1 Hour Private Yoga lesson for two with Jeff Costa Value: $108
Starting Bid: $50
1 hour sailing lesson with Felicity Forbes Hoyt.
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $50
Two Hours of Genealogy with Kathy Aisenberg
Value: $200
Starting Bid: $100
Slocum River Cruise on board a 26' Privateer
Donated by Brad & Susie Jenkins
Value: $500
Starting Bid: $250
Seal Watch at Gull Island
Donated by Brad & Susie Jenkins
Value: $500
Starting Bid: $250
Make Memories and Learn Package - 4 Passes to both The Rotch Jones Duff House and New Bedford Whaling Museum, a Lloyd Center Family Membership plus Lloyd Center bag, mouse pad, and mug, and a DNRT Gift Basket with 2016 Trail Guide, water bottle and hat and $50 membership
Donated by A Friend of DNRT, The Lloyd Center, and DNRT
Value: $275
Starting Bid: $125
Pot O Gold Scratch ticket basket
Donated by the DNRT Board
Value: $180
Starting Bid: $50
Birthday Pony Party: A Birthday Party for 8-10 children (ages 5-8 years) at the beautiful & picturesque KATYDID FARM located in South Dartmouth.
Party to include invitations, fun farm activities such as pony rides, gator rides, feeding horses carrots, light refreshments (including cupcakes), and favor bags. (Date to be mutually agreed upon by party organizers & winning bidder.)
Donated by Olga Lassalle & Susan Mead
Value: $500
Starting Bid: $300
Two Ticket Vouchers for the 2017-2018 Trinity Repertory Theater Company Season
Good for the first 11 performances of 2017-2018, excludes Saturdays, booked-in shows, and A Christmas Carol.
Tickets to the Zeiterian Performing Arts Center
Good for a 2017-2018 Season Performance
Value: $250
Starting Bid: $
Destinations
Dinner for 14 at Mass Audubon's Stone Barn, catered by Lyn Keith with lobster given by Grant Moore, New England clam chowder, and the lot. Food serving by Sterling Services, Beer and Wine by OCD Beverage Catering, and music by Eddie Dylan or Chris Richards.
Value: $2,500
Starting Bid: $1,000
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Must be booked between Memorial Day and Columbus day of 2018. Subject to availability.
Two nights lodging and breakfast for 2 at the Commodores Inn, Stowe, Vermont.
Value: $450
Starting Bid: $200
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5 Night stay in a Lovely Home in the hills,
Turnbridge Vermont
Donated by Victor Mailey & Bettina Borders
Value: $1,500
Starting Bid: $700
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3 Bedroom house with a loft, sleeps 6. Winner has choice of Fall, Winter, or Spring rental, excluding September 14-17, 2017 & February 10-24, 2018
2 Nights Stay at the Guesthouse at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA
Donated by the Trustees
Value: $600
Starting Bid: $300
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Holiday weekends excluded, good through May 31, 2018
3 Nights stay for Two at the award winning Eliot Hotel with their Bake Shop Buffet Breakfasts, Boston MA
Value: $2,160
Starting Bid: $1,000
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Subject to availability, parking not included
Gourmet
Five Course Seasonal Dinner Party for 4 Guests prepared by Personal Chef Elle Bee
Value: $450
Starting Bid: $200
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A Tuscan dinner for 6, locally hosted with dinner, flowers, and two bottles of wine provided, all by Nina Knowlton and Tina Read
Value: $600
Starting Bid: $300
Cookie Jar with cookies for 3 months made by Nina Knowlton
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
Two pasta baskets, each with 3 bottles of Ooma Tesoro's Marinara Sauce, a Bottle of Olio Di Melli Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic, 4 kinds of Italian Pasta, a box of breadsticks, and Two Bottles of Wine. One Basket also includes a Pasta Cookbook, and the second includes Dish Towels, a Ladle, and a Spaghetti Fork
Donated by Robin and Michael Tesoro, Tony& Rosemary Melli, and Board Members and Friends of DNRT
Value: $160 & $180 respectively
Starting Bid: $80 & $90
Pizza Basket with 3 bottles of Ooma Tesoro Marinara sauce, Pizza Crisper, a gift certificate to Brick, a bottle of wine and more!
Donated by Ooma Tesoro & a Friend of DNRT
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $60
Basket of food and flowers from Helfand Community Gardens
Donated by Susie Humphrey
Value: $75
Starting Bid: $35
Hand-Made Cheese Board by Richard Tabors
Value: $
Starting Bid: $
Home-Made Customized cake by Nina Knowlton
Value: $125
Starting Bid: $65
Case of Wine Selected by the DNRT Board
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Case of Wine Selected by the DNRT Board
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
For You
Duck Duck Goose! Wooden Duck Decoy #2 with Decoy Pinot Noir and Pear Grey Goose
Donated by Burney Gifford & a Friend of DNRT
Value: $210
Starting Bid: $75
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Remington Limb N Trim 14" Chainsaw with 100' Medium Duty Outdoor Extension Cord
Donated by Lila Greene
Value: $70
Starting Bid: $35
Wooden Duck Decoy #1
Donated by Burney Gifford
Value: $50
Starting Bid: $25
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Vintage Hermes Scarf 'Vent Portant' with original box
Value: $400
Starting Bid: $150
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Previously owned, in good condition
Organic gardening Basket with several native plants and recommended gardening book Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy
Donated by Quintessential Gardens
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $30
Two boxes of assorted bulbs totaling 200 bulbs with bulb-planting tool
Donated by a Friend of DNRT
Value: $125
Starting Bid: $40
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To be Shipped in September
Bulb collection includes Tulips, Daffodils, Crocus, Alliums, Muscari, Galanthus, and Anemone, zones 5-9
Dog Basket #1 - Grooming from Hidden Brook Veterinary, Dog Collar, DNRT Trail Guide & Hat, and a dog toy
Donated by Hidden Brook Veterinary Services & a Friend of DNRT
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Dog Basket #2 - JC Wagmore Dog Biscuits, $50 Gift Certificate for Isadore's Grooming Truck, Dog Dish, and Dog Towels
Donated by Both listed & a Friend of DNRT
Value: $130
Starting Bid: $65
Dog Basket #3 - Harmonious Hounds Dog Training, DNRT Trail Guide & Hat, Turdlebag waste satchel & bags, and leash
Donated by Both Listed, and a Friend of DNRT
Value: $125
Starting Bid: $60
Fall Succulent Ensemble in a Campo Di Fiori terracotta pot
Donated by Avant Gardens
Value: $95
Starting Bid: $50
Two outdoor Benches made of native red cedar by Richard Tabors
Value: $400
Starting Bid: $200
Antique Rocking Chair
Made by a man in Kentucky and used by the Frontier Nursing Services which was established in Leslie County, Kentucky in 1925, and introduced the first nurse-midwives to the United States
Donated by Barbara Porter
Value: $200
Starting Bid: $100
Standing Yellowlegs Decoy
Donated by Jay MacLaughlin
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
Outdoor Fire Pit & basket of goodies
Donated by Big Value & Friend of DNRT
Value: $125
Starting Bid: $50
$100 Gift certificate to ACE Hardware with leaf bags and rake
Donated by ACE Hardware
Value: $125
Starting Bid: $50
Two Baskets of pre-published advanced reading books (published after august 2017) - Adult and Teen's baskets. Donated by Partners Village Store
Value: $40 each
Starting Bid: $10
Items to be Determined
Plant by James Perry Landscaping
Services
25 'Person Hours' of Trail or Yard work done by DNRT's very own trail crew
Value: $800
Starting Bid: $400
Two 2 hour eBay Lessons
Donated by Marie Hall
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
Two Nights of House and/or Pet sitting by Morgan Bullard-Hodge
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
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Subject to availability
Old-Fashion Letter Press Print Job (e.g. invitations or stationery)
Donated by Toby Hall
Value: $300
Starting Bid: $175
Three Hours of Handy Man work by Dan Lowney
Value: $120
Starting Bid: $60
Mulched Horse Manure for the garden
Donated by Dr. Gerry Pietsch
Value: $60
Starting Bid: $30
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Winner must pick up