1.
RAP AND RING
IN THE NEW YEAR IN NYC
Don’t
give away your shot: You will not see Hamilton—Broadway’s
hottest Tony winning musical ever—anytime soon or better way than this. Bidding
will be fierce for these two center orchestra seats 15 rows from the stage on Saturday,
December 30. An excellent escape to the city that never sleeps for New Year’s,
this package is loaded: Three nights at the newly renovated InterContinental
Barclay (kisses away from Times Square where the ball drops), certificates to both
the popular Irvington at Union Square and Food Network star Anne Burrell’s new hip
Brooklyn eatery, and a new “do” at Sally Hershberger’s NoMad Salon.
Value: $3,625
Special
Thanks: The Kampfe Family, InterContinental Hotels Group, Anne Burrell, The Gerber
Group, Sally Hershberger/Tim Rogers Salon
Restrictions:
Room nights are for December 30-31, 2017 and January 1, 2018. Hamilton tickets may not be re-sold for
cash or other benefit. Anne Burrell certificate is for dinner for two people at
Phil and Anne’s Good Time Lounge. Certificate to Irvington is $250 cash
equivalent food credit.
2.
ATLANTA
FALCONS VIP EXPERIENCE
Calling
all dirty birds: Pre-season will be here before you know it, and, there is no
cooler way to get close to last season’s NFC champs without hitting the
gridiron yourself. High bid gets four Falcons fans box seats to a home season
game plus VIP access to the first Saturday training camp practice at the team’s
training facility in Flowery Branch, GA. Easily the hottest ticket in town
after last year’s epic Super Bowl, your four regular season tickets are in a
private suite on the 50 yard line in the brand-new Mercedes-Benz Stadium for
the December 3 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Food and beverage included.
Boo-yah!
Value:
Priceless
Special
Thanks: Dr. and Mrs. Michael Weiss, Arthur Blank
Restrictions:
There may be other guests in the suite on game day. Tickets are
non-transferable.
3.
SEVEN SUMMER NIGHTS
IN TELLURIDE
Why did
it take you so long to visit Telluride during the summer? Everywhere you hike,
bike, golf, climb or float, breathtaking mountain vistas kiss your face. And,
just about every weekend, a summer festival celebrates the best of Colorado.
With amenities rivaling a five-star resort, this grand (3,400 square feet)
three-bedroom/three bath timbered home hugs the ridgeline, offering stunning
drop-away views of the Valley Floor and San Sofia Ridge. (We hear the best
views are from your eight-person Jacuzzi.) Cook at home in your gourmet kitchen
or go to town via a short gondola ride to charming Telluride Mountain Village.
Value:
$8,000
Special
Thanks: Carolina and Tom Branch
Restrictions:
Only available the week of July 22-29, 2017. Non-transferable.
4.
LUNCH WITH GOOP AND GWYNETH PALTROW
Academy
Award winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow has a big heart—and so does goop, her ever-evolving lifestyle website
devoted to making every choice count. You and three friends will get the chance
to learn from the source of all things healthy at goop’s legendary test kitchen in Los Angeles, making a yummy,
health-centric dish with goop editors
and then sitting down with the star herself to enjoy the results. A
once-in-a-lifetime experience, this package also includes hotel accommodations
for two nights (two rooms) at one of InterContinental Hotels Group’s fabulous Los
Angeles properties.
Value: Priceless (actually goop-ifying)
Special
Thanks: Ms. Gwyneth Paltrow, goop, InterContinental Hotels Group
Restrictions:
For a total of four persons, excluding Ms. Paltrow and goop editors. Lunch must
take place by May 6, 2018. Date of event subject to Ms. Paltrow’s availability
and must be scheduled three months in advance.
5.
18 HOLES AT
SHINNECOCK HILLS
Few get
on the elite links of America’s oldest golf course—Shinnecock Hills in
Southhampton, NY. Even fewer get a glimpse inside the storied clubhouse and its
U.S. Open lore. (Shinnecock has hosted three national championships; a fourth
is in 2018). But now you can. High bidder and two friends play the 126-year-old
course with a member, recovering during lunch at the club and, later, at an
InterContinental Hotel nearby. This may be your only chance to play the fourth
best course in America with a back nine deemed the toughest in all of golf. To
get you ready: Pilates golf conditioning from nationally renowned Inspire
Health.
Value:
$6,265
Special
Thanks: William H. Longley with Scientific Intake, Dr. Bruce Bode, Inspire
Health, InterContinental Hotels Group
Restrictions:
Golf must be scheduled at least two months in advance on a mutually agreed upon
date by May 6, 2018. Players are responsible for caddies. Hotel is for two rooms
for two nights. Golf conditioning is for three individual sessions for three
players and non-transferable.
6.
THANKSGIVING
IN PUERTO LOS CABOS LUXURY HOME
Instead
of making the turkey, make listening to breaking waves your only chore this
Thanksgiving in Puerto Los Cabos, Mexico’s lavish 2,000-acre resort. Perfect
for family or friends, your stunning 7,000-square-foot luxury home sleeps 12
(six bedrooms, six baths, two half baths) and literally offers million dollar
panoramic ocean and golf course views. When not unwinding in your private
heated pool or hot tub, enjoy the resort’s swanky beach club and fitness
center, two world class signature golf courses, gold star fishing, or head to
kid-friendly historic San Jose and party town Cabo San Lucas. Last paddle
standing gets the wishbone.
Value:
$16,000
Special
Thanks: Carolina and Tom Branch
Restrictions:
Valid week of November 18 to November 25, 2017 only.
7.
IN-HOME DINNER
FOR 10 WITH UMI’s EXECUTIVE CHEF & PASTRY CHEF
Chefs Fuyuhiko and Lisa Ito are famous among
Hollywood celebrities, musical phenoms, and Atlanta’s in-crowd for their elegant
fusion of sushi and deftly executed Japanese desserts at Umi and sister club
Himitsu, easily Atlanta’s hottest reservations. Forget Open Table. You get Japanese
dining’s most modern and innovative culinary couple to yourselves for a sophisticated
at-home dinner for 10. Each graceful course prepared by Fuyuhiko will be paired
with hand-selected craft sake and capped by dessert by pastry chef Lisa.
Clearly, this is dinner as fine art at its delectable best.
Value: Priceless
Special Thanks: UMI, Chefs Lisa and Fuyuhiko Ito
Restrictions: Must schedule reservations two weeks
in advance. Does not include gratuity and is subject to restrictions on certain
holidays.
8.
ORIGINAL TODD
MURPHY UNIQUE PRINT
Currently
represented by red-hot Manhattan gallery, Marc Straus NYC, former Atlantan Todd
Murphy is collected by prestigious museums, private investors, and celebrities
worldwide. The Indigo Girls were among his first buyers (their "Hammer and
a Nail" video featured both Murphy and his art); Sir Elton John began
amassing his work in the mid ‘90s. Other famous fans: Jon Bon Jovi, Michael
Stipe, T Bone Burnett, LA Reid, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon
Stewart, and more. Join an A List crowd with this stunning 72” x 48” composite
archival pigment print featuring objects excavated by Murphy himself.
Value: $25,000
Special
Thanks: Todd Murphy
Restrictions:
Cannot be returned or exchanged.
9.
A WEEK AT SIR
RICHARD BRANSON’S PRIVATE ISLAND
Richard
Branson’s Necker Island is barefoot luxury that is about as exclusive as it
gets. The Virgin Group founder’s personal holiday home—74 acres in an unspoiled
area of the British Virgin Isles—is open to an elite few for about a month a
year. For seven nights, you and a companion may feed the lemurs, play tennis
under a flock of flamingoes, find your Zen at the spa, or play in the gorgeous
turquoise ocean water or freshwater pools. The food is plentiful (try the
floating sushi bar), the parties are legendary (Disco Night, anyone?), and the
staff is unparalleled. Three words from those who know: Vegas rules apply.
Value: Priceless
Special
Thanks: Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Limited Edition
Restrictions:
Accommodation is for two people for seven nights (one bedroom in the house)
during the month of September, 2017, including all food and drink, return
transfer from Virgin Gorda or Beef island airports, and access to staff, tennis
pro, watersports instructors and equipment. Proceeds also benefit the Unite BVI
Foundation to assist local causes in the British Virgin Islands.
10. ONE-OF-A-KIND TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE
There are a number of rides that will get you there,
but this fully customized and modified version of a stock Triumph Street
Twin—Cycle World and Motorcycle Magazine’s 2016 Bike of the Year—leads the
pack. This one-of-a-kind custom bike has been donated for auction by premier
Atlanta area European motorcycle dealer Hourglass Cycles and all the custom
touches done by Jesse Spade Designs of Atlanta. Tonight’s model simply cannot
be bought anywhere else. Loaded with custom fabricated touches, it hits the
sweet spot, with some special touches for JDRF Georgia. It sports new custom
suspension front and rear, hand made exhaust system, a hand made scrambler
style tail, custom made solo seat, a lot of fresh powder coating in attention
getting colors, and a very special paint scheme that mirrors a child’s
crayon-design! During the 2017 JDRF One Walk, Hourglass was on hand to help
hundreds of children color and submit their designs for the bike. The winner
was 12 year-old, Jackson Sullenberger, and his custom-painted design is offered
tonight in all it’s full size glory! There has NEVER been a Street Twin built
like this and there are some industry firsts on this awesome machine that can
be yours!
www.hourglascycles.com
Value: $20,000+ with customization and
modifications
Special Thanks: Hourglass Cycles, Jesse Spade Designs
Restrictions: Cannot be returned or exchanged.
11. FOUR ROUNDS OF GOLF AT DOONBEG, LAHINCH AND
MORE
Play
Northern Ireland’s most famous courses—Doonbeg (two rounds), Lahinch (one
round) and a third course—from your home base at luxurious five-star Trump
International Doonbeg, a coastal haven in County Clare. (Transportation to your
mystery course? By helicopter, naturally.) The golf is for four, but your
four-bedroom links cottage sleeps eight with the famous White Horses spa,
plenty of shopping, and lovely outdoor hikes and trails located nearby. Splendidly
decorated as a posh country home, your cottage comes with concierge service and
amenities befitting Condé Nast Traveler’s number two resort in Europe.
Value:
$17,200
Special
Thanks: Trump International Doonbeg,
Lahinch Golf Club, Dr. Bruce Bode
Restrictions:
Must be booked three months in advance.
12. KIAWAH OCEANFRONT HOME FOR A WEEK
Winner
of the prestigious Prism Architectural Award, this oceanfront manse sends out a
serious beacon. Nestled among myrtles and palmettos on gorgeous Kiawah Island
near Charleston, SC, your home for seven nights is big enough for a crew (five
bedrooms/five baths), but secluded enough for intimate gatherings (i.e., private
boardwalk to the beach.) Loaded with luxury details and extras—infinity-edge
swimming pool and hot tub, sun deck with panoramic ocean views, and an arbor
covered terrace overlooking the beach—you also have access to Kiawah Island
Golf Resort’s golf, tennis and spa. Let your paddle light the way.
Value: $15,950
Special
Thanks: Eva and Kent Holland
Restrictions:
Available for seven nights during following dates: September 24 thru October 1, 2017; October 14
through October 22, 2017; April 8 through May 19, 2018.
13. PRIVATE FETE FOR 50 AT HATHAWAY GALLERY
Let the
team at Jackson Durham Events, Atlanta’s premier event planning firm, plan your
next soirée. Personally overseen by the legendary Barbara Roos and Christopher
Macksey who have created the dazzling decor and more for the JDRF Georgia Gala for
years, your event will be at Hathaway Gallery’s contemporary art space in
Atlanta’s cool kids Westside neighborhood. Included is food for 50 guests by
Dennis Dean Catering—easily considered one of Atlanta’s best—and other delicious
details designed and styled specifically for you. If only every party could be
this good.
Value:
$10,000+
Special
Thanks: Hathaway Gallery, Jackson Durham Events, Barbara Roos, Christopher
Macksey, Dennis Dean Catering
Restrictions:
Event must be booked three months in advance.
14. 2018
ROBB REPORT CAR OF THE YEAR JUDGE IN NAPA
Jay-Z
and Kanye West sing about it. Tony Soprano reads it in an episode of The Sopranos. The Robb Report—widely
known as the go-to magazine for all things defining the luxury lifestyle—is
offering tonight’s high bidder the opportunity to help select its 2018 Car of
the Year. You will drive, evaluate, and share your thoughts on top contenders
for 2018. (Last year’s winner: The Ferrari 488 GTB. Runner-ups: models from
Porsche, Tesla, Bentley, McLaren, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, and more.) Bring a
guest to enjoy two nights at Meadowood, the 250-acre über luxe, full-scale
private resort in the heart of verdant Napa Valley, CA.
Value:
Priceless
Special
Thanks: Robb Report
Restrictions:
“Judge” must have a valid driver’s license and be 25 or older. Judge’s guest is
not part of the drive program, but welcome for all meals and guest programming.
Must be scheduled on mutually agreeable date between late October and early
November 2017.
15. FOUR
NIGHTS AT SIR RICHARD BRANSON’S SAFARI CAMP IN KENYA & TWO NIGHTS AT
BABYLONSOTREN WINE COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA
You and a companion spend four nights in a luxury tent
at Sir Richard Branson’s Mahali Mzuri safari camp boasting wooden floors, a
plush en-suite bathroom, heaps of living space, and a raised patio with a view
of the bush and beyond. Twice daily, you and your personal experienced guide
explore the wildlife-rich plains, retreating between the camp’s 40-foot
infinity pool, a spa, world class locally sourced dining, and, of course,
drinks aplenty. Continue your adventure by heading south for a different taste
of Africa with two nights at Babylonstoren, rated as one of the 20 best
hotels in the world by Conde Nast. Enjoy a VIP Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting and soak in the the perfect converted 17th century Cape Dutch boutique farm
hotel within magnificent vineyards and orchards in the Drakenstein Valley home
to every relaxing amenity you could imagine.
Value: Priceless
Special Thanks: Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Limited
Edition, Eagle Rock Distributing Company, BABYLONSOTREN
Restrictions: Winner will be given the option to add
more room nights at his or her own expense at either location. Valid for stays
until May 20, 2018. Booking is subject to availability and excludes stays
between June 16, 2017 and October 15, 2017, Christmas and New Year’s. Round
trip economy airfare between US and Nairobi or Cape Town Airports included
(excludes domestic transfer between the two).