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Item No. 1

A Week on Lake Lanier at


A week's stay for 8 at a private lakeside South Carolina Adirondack-style lodge plus a piece of original artwork by SYLVIA RANDOLPH

Perfect destination for an artist's retreat, family trip, business retreat or restful vacation.

One-week stay in a fabulous large Adirondack/western lodge with a mountain influence.  Located on Lake Lanier 35 minutes from the Greenville/Spartanburg airport. Lovely grounds surround this tranquil setting. Includes cocktail cruise on a vintage Chris Craft and access to a canoe the entire week.  
 
 Area towns include Asheville (N.C.) and Greenville with attractions including the Biltmore House & Grove Park Inn in Asheville, Chimney Rock & Lake Lure and surrounded by beautiful Carolina hunt country.

Camp Fire Water will accommodate up to 8 people (3 bedrooms each w/ private bath: 2 w/ queen beds, 1 w/ 4 singles).

Includes up to 75,000 air miles.

www.campfirewater.com

 


     
Item No. 2


Santa Fe Opera Package
August 16 - 23, 2008 

A one-week stay at the Villas de Santa Fe Resort located at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo mountains and a piece of original artwork by MARGARET MCDERMOTT

Within walking distance of the city of Santa Fe where you will discover Spanish colonial art and the Native American history of the Pueblo and Navajo people, along with galleries, museums, world-class music, theatre and dance.

The Santa Fe Opera has become well known as the summer oasis for internationally acclaimed operatic talents and opera enthusiasts!  Enjoy the experience with two tickets to Giuseppe Verdi's RADIMISTO. Verdi amazed the musical world when he crowned a lifetime of operatic tragedies with this richly comic portrait of Sir John Falstaff, the earl of excess. The score features a flood of melodies, inexhaustible rhythms, and a quicksilver orchestral palette.

 Package includes two tickets to the opera and a week at the resort. Resort includes on-site fitness center, pool, and hot tub. Includes up to 75,000 air miles. 

www.diamondresorts.com


Villas de Santa Fe Resort


The Renowned Santa Fe Opera
     
Item No. 3

Exclusive Al Fresco Dining
on the Douglas Lakeshore
July 12, 13, or 14

Enjoy fine food and wine amid fine surroundings. Experience the exquisite culinary artistry of private chef Kirk Warner as he prepares a one-of-a-kind dinner for up to 10 at the beautiful Lakeshore Drive home of
Jon and Jill Winston.
Package includes a piece of artwork by DAWN STAFFORD/Peachbelt Studio.

Chef Kirk of Kirk’s Traveling Kitchen brings the craftsmanship and dedication of a great restaurant into the private kitchen, with emphasis on a more personal style of cooking. He has been recognized nationally in Food & Wine Magazine, Travel & Leisure, and USA Today. This package gives you the opportunity to join the ranks of his satisfied customers in Santa Fe, San Francisco, Luxembourg, Lithuania, London, and New York—and now Douglas.

www.travelingkitchen.com

 

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On the Douglas Lakeshore

KTK's Exquisite Cuisine
(photo: Katherine Bish)
Your Private Chef for the Evening
Chef Kirk Warner
(photo: Dan Dreyfus)
     
Item No. 4

A Capitol Getaway:
Washington, D.C. in Style
at the Mandarin Oriental

A 3-night stay in the luxurious Mandarin Oriental hotel, ranked among the "Top 100 Hotels of the World" in Institutional Investor magazine's survey, plus a piece of original artwork by CINDY PETERSON. Package also includes two tickets to a Washington, D.C. performance by
THE CAPITOL STEPS.  

A new level of luxury at the heart of the U.S. capitol, just blocks away from the nation's most revered monuments and within easy reach of Capitol Hill.  Elegant rooms with wonderful views. The hotel's restaurant, CityZen, is under the guidance of Eric Ziebold, one of America's best "raw chefs." 

The Mandarin Oriental's spa is 10,500 square feet of total luxury where you will find everything you can imagine to pamper and soothe mind, body, and spirit: amethyst steam rooms, relaxation areas, a vitality pool and ice fountain for ladies, and a sauna and plunge pool for gentlemen.
Includes up to 75,000 air miles.

 

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel | Washington, D.C.
     
Item No. 5

 

WINE CONNOISSEUR PACKAGE

A custom, furniture-quality wine cabinet, designed by Norm Jones and hand-crafted by Charles Morgan of
Morgan Design

and

ONE HUNDRED (yes, 100!) bottles of premium wines.


The custom-made Wine Cabinet, a work in progress, in Charlie Morgan's workshop.
   
Item No. 6

Venetian Night Party Cruise
Aboard the “Carmen” plus a piece of original artwork by
ANNE CORLETT WILEY

Gather a dozen of your friends and join Captain Jeff Phillips, and hosts John Cannarsa and David Lyon for a private party aboard “Carmen”, a 53-foot Hatteras Classic Motoryacht. 

The margaritas will begin flowing as you wind your way along the river and out to the Lake Michigan shoreline for a sunset cruise…then back up the river on a scenic dinner cruise toward the harbor, where you and your guests will have front row seats right in the middle of the action for Saugatuck’s famous Venetian Night and fireworks!  

(Venetian Night is July 26, 2008, but if you’d prefer a different date without the Venetian Night excitement, alternate dates can be arranged.)

 



Sunset Cruise and Venetian Night Party Aboard "Carmen"

     
Item No. 7

A week-long stay at beautiful
MISSION HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
in Rancho Mirage, California
plus a piece of original artwork by MARYJO LEMANSKI

You will stay at a fully equipped, stylish one bedroom townhouse within the club. There is a pool and spa right outside your patio door. Walk this huge country club, or ride the provided bicycles, and enjoy the spectacular desert scenery. You'll have access to the championship tennis facilities and new luxurious fitness center and spa (fees charged for these).

Outside the gates, you are centrally located in the Coachella Valley, and minutes away from Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and all the offerings--restaurants, hiking, shopping--in the Desert communities.  

Recommended times to go are late spring and fall.  Advance reservation is required, though most weeks should be available, except the blocked season of January 1st through April 15th. Includes up to 75,000 air miles.

www.missionhills.com


Mission Hills Country Club | Rancho Mirage, CA

     
Item No. 8

A New York Frame of Mind

Stay in the Historic New York Townhouse of Photographer
RICHARD RENALDI
and take home a piece of his art!

Enjoy a 2-night stay at the historic Greenwich Village townhouse of well known NY photographer Richard Renaldi, explore the city, and take in a show. To top it off, receive one of Renaldi's premium limited edition photographic prints.

Package includes up to 75,000 air miles and theatre tickets.  
Schedule with owner for a time
after Fall 2008.

Visit Renaldi's website at
www.renaldi.com



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