AUCTION CATALOG SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. LA CUCHARA 1
2020 A Night on the Town Committee Caroline Moore, co-chair Blake Sheehan ’00, co-chair
Arielle Harry-Bess Katharine Fox Castro ‘98 Camille Delaney Brooke Farzad Torie Getschel Melissa Hood Holly Jackson Jiho Kim Eleni Liapi Amber Wilke Annie Wu ’01 Carmen Zuniga
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. VIP Happy Hour 7:00 P.M. Silent Auction & Raffles Open 7:30 P.M. Passed Tapas Charcuterie & Crudité Stations 9:00 P.M. Section 1 of Silent Auction Closes 9:30 P.M. Section 2 of Silent Auction Closes 9:40 P.M. Raffle Drawings Check Out Begins 10:00 P.M. Event Ends
SILENT AUCTION BIDDING INFORMATION: 1. All items in the Silent Auction have bid sheets on the tables. Persons desiring to place a bid may do so by writing their bid, name, and phone number in the space provided on the bid sheet. 2. Each new bid must be written in the next available space on the bid sheet. 3. At each of the closing times, all bidding will end for that section. Blocking access to bid sheets is strictly prohibited. 4. Bidders will be asked to visit the check-out table beginning at 9:40 P.M. to complete their transaction(s). 5. The winning bidder will either receive the auction item(s) at check-out or be instructed on how to retrieve their item(s).
THE FINE PRINT: 1. Failure to arrange use of vacation home/trips, meals, excursions, services, or tickets within the time limit specified in the auction catalog or on the gift certificate imposes NO obligation on the part of the donor or Calvert School for a refund. 2. All sales are final, and all items are sold “as is.� Under no circumstances may any auction item by exchanged or returned to the donor(s) unless otherwise stated. Resale or donation of services requires the permission of the donor. 3. Payment by the winning bidder must be made at the end of the event. Methods of payment include VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, cash, or checks. Any payment over fair market value is tax deductible.
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Section 1: 100: BEACH BOUND Life’s a beach… and you can be on your way with this customized Lands’ End Calvert beach bag filled with everything you need for beach day fun, including this priceless personalized beach towel featuring our Fifth Agers, beach games, sand toys, two beach chairs, and a Yeti Cooler with two insulated Calvert cups. Sandy hair and salty air… you’re almost there! Donated by: Calvert’s Fifth Age Families Starting Bid: $220 Minimum Bid Increase: $20
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101: RAINY DAY FUN Who needs sun to have fun? This upside-down umbrella is full of fun for a rainy day. Package includes Legos, board games, passes to the Maryland Science Center, the Fire House Museum, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum, gift cards to Ivy Bookstore, aMuse, Senator Theatre, Social Studio, Amazing Glaze, Uber Eats, Smoothie King, subscriptions to Netflix and Kiwi Crate, books, & more. This is rainy day fun galore! (Oh…and there are snacks and gin, too! Donated by: Calvert’s Sixth Age Families Starting Bid: $300 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 102: COOKING WITH KIDS A dash of fun, a pinch of sweet, cooking with kids makes life complete! Our Seventh Age has whipped up a package full of all the ingredients needed for cooking with kids, starting with a Le Creuset Dutch Oven. Mix in adult and child aprons and mitts, bee-themed cooking utensils, kid safe knives, cutting boards, specialty spices, oils, and gourmet pasta sauce. Top off your culinary adventure with these special recipe cards filled with favorites from our Seventh Agers and a platter decorated with the grade’s thumbprints. Also includes private cooking class at Sugar Coats Bakery, one spot in a cupcake class at Charm City Cakes, and a bottle of wine. This package is amazing! Donated by: Calvert’s Seventh Age Families Starting Bid: $350 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 103: MOM’S DAY OUT Need a break from carpool, laundry, kids, and chores? No one deserves this more! Call your Lyft (gift card included) and party like a mother! Package includes About Faces Spa Getaway, Soiree Salon Gift Card, Massage Envy Gift Cards, Starbucks Gift Card, Marc Jacobs Bag, Sunglasses, Perfume and Skin Care Pack, bath salts, body lotion, and wine. Donated by: Calvert’s Eighth Age Families Starting Bid: $220 Minimum Bid Increase: $20
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104: BLACK & GOLD Ninth Age families are full of school spirit, and they have packed a bunch of it up just for you, including Calvert gear from the school store in adult and child sizes, a custom Calvert basketball, and much more! You will be the talk of the tailgate with this Calvert stadium blanket and two Calvert sideline chairs. There’s even Calvert honey… but nothing is as sweet as this Calvert photo blanket featuring our Ninth Agers. Donated by: Calvert’s Ninth Age Families Starting Bid: $170 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 105: CALVERT’S CORN HOLE Ninth Age school spirit is still going…it’s overflowing onto these custom Calvert corn hole boards. Set contains two custom boards, game bags, and a sixpack of Calvert beer. You’re off to corn hole fun…hope you get to twenty-one! Donated by: The Renner Family Starting Bid: $60 Minimum Bid Increase: $20
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106: GREAT OUTDOORS You’re off to where the Wifi is weak…but the connections are better! Tenth Age has packed up everything you need for an outdoor adventure including a Coleman River Tent (for six!), North Face Backpack, solar LED lantern, Coleman heavy duty cooler with wheels, Trail Buddy trekking poles, and a portable fire pit with roasting sticks (marshmallows included!). Package also includes Irvine Nature Center Pacesetter Membership, Camp Puh’tok Certificate (one week of day camp or credit towards overnight), Great Outdoors Picture Frame (hand painted by Lower School Art Teacher Ms. Thompson), and Mrs. Silbertstein’s Homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies… it doesn’t get better than this! Donated by: Calvert’s Tenth Age Families, Nicole Thompson, and Susie Silberstein Starting Bid: $320 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 107: KEEP CALM…IT’S DATE NIGHT! Fifth Grade has your date nights covered with dinners at Charleston and Citron, theatre tickets to The Senator (2) and The Charles (2), Uber gift card, flowers from Radebaugh, and a Visa Gift Card (for the sitter of course!) They’ve also added wine and Calvert stemless wine glasses so you can send the kids out and stay in; hope you win! Donated by: Calvert’s Fifth Grade Families Starting Bid: $200 Minimum Bid Increase: $20
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108: GET YOUR GAME ON! Sixth Grade scores a touchdown, homerun, and ace! This package includes an authenticated football signed by Justin Tucker (our very own Raven and the most accurate kicker in the NFL!) This Yeti cooler is tailgate-ready for the next Ravens season, and you will be too, with these four (4) tickets to a 20202021 Ravens home game. We have more for your memorabilia collection! Add these signed baseballs by legendary Orioles Brooks Robinson and Jim Palmer. Create your own baseball legend (or just an afternoon of fun) with this two-lesson package (45 min. each) instructed by our own Mighty Bees baseball coach, Josh Angulo-Bartlett. Not done yet…Squash, anyone? $100 certificate towards a private lesson with Lefika Ragontse of Dread Sports, who has coached players to 15 national titles. Whether you are just beginning or ready to take your squash game to the next level, this is for you! No need to play in the fantasy sports leagues; this basket is the real thing! Donated by: Calvert’s Sixth Grade Families Starting Bid: $340 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 9
109: FAMILY FITNESS Just do it… Seventh Grade has your gym bag overflowing with family fitness and fun, including certificates for the Athletic Learning Center, Meadow Mill, ASA Run Fest, Nao Meditation, iFly, and Earth Treks. They have also included Ravens and Orioles gear, a Fit Bit, yoga mat, a Calvert Squash bag and hat…and that’s not it… Start bidding, and get fit! Donated by: Seventh Grade Families Starting Bid: $260 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 110: HEAD TO THE STADIUMS…WITH SEATS Seventh Grade did it again…pack up these two custom Calvert stadium seats and blanket and head to M&T with two (2) tickets to a 2020 Ravens home game. That’s not all; try your seats at Camden Yards with these four (4) tickets (right behind home plate!) to an Orioles game. Parking pass included. Donated by: Calvert’s Seventh Grade Familes…Again! Starting Bid: $240 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 111: CITY SLICKERS…OFF THE BEATEN PATH Take a detour and discover these amazing eats around Baltimore. This board is pinned full of all you need, including gift cards to Alma Cocina ($100), 29th St Tavern ($50), Johnny Rads ($50), Dovecote Café ($50), Blue Pit BBQ & Whiskey ($50), Ida B’s ($60),Cinghiale (Dinner for two), Aldo’s ($200), and DiPasquale’s Italian Market (Party Super Sub). Donated by: Calvert’s Eighth Grade Families Starting Bid: $180 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 112: CUSTOM FRAMED VINTAGE CALVERT FOOTBALL SWEATER Long before the Mighty Bees, Calvert athletes wore these. Bid now, and add some Calvert memorabilia to your collection. Donated by: Calvert’s Alumni Association Starting Bid: $100 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 10
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Section 2 200: MR. HOWE’S HANDMADE DISHES He does more than teach middle school math. Skip Howe’s hobby is using the potter’s wheel to throw plates and bowls. You may choose 12 pieces from his studio or order the size and color you want if nothing on site strikes your fancy. It all adds up to a win for the highest bidder! Donated by: Skip Howe, Middle School Math Teacher Starting Bid: $100 Minimum Bid Increase: $25 201: LOWER SCHOOL LUNCH PARTY Mrs. Martin will be the special guest at this lunch-time party. The winning Lower School child will be treated to a pizza lunch and get to choose a book that Mrs. Martin will read. Lunch will take place in the student’s homeroom classroom that day. Redemption instructions available at checkout. Donated by: Elizabeth Martin, Head of Lower School Starting Bid: $50 Minimum Bid Increase: $25 202: MS. WLODARCZYK IS OUT OF THIS WORLD Need some space? Your child will be over the moon with a day of exploring with our planetarium expert and Lower School Science Teacher, Ms.Wlodarczyk. This package includes a private showing in Calvert School’s Luetkemeyer Planetarium. The planetarium provides a unique setting for a birthday party or family gathering for up to 26 people. The planetarium show will be scheduled on a mutually agreed-upon date. Redemption instructions available at check out. Donated by: Lori Wlodarczyk, Lower School Science Teacher Starting Bid: $50 Minimum Bid Increase: $25
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203: MR. BUCK AS BUTLER FOR THE DAY Mr. Buck will be your son’s or daughter’s “Butler for a Day”! On “Butler Day,” Mr. Buck, clad in black tie, will greet your child with breakfast items and will then travel with him/her throughout the day to classes, providing favorite snacks and refreshments, carrying books, etc. Valid for Middle School students only. Redemption instructions available at checkout. Donated by: Matt Buck ’87, Head of Middle School Starting Bid: $50 Minimum Bid Increase: $25 204: BLACK & GOLD BIRTHDAY BASH Your child’s birthday will be the talk of the town. Party includes four hours at Calvert to celebrate your little one’s birthday, as well as gym or art room rental, set up, party time, and clean up. Redemption instructions available at check out. Donated by: Timika Tyson, Director of Co-Curricular Programs Starting Bid: $50 Minimum Bid Increase: $25 205: NAME YOUR GAME WITH MR. ANGULO-BARTLETT AND MR. BETUSTAK Show your black and gold pride and choose your own adventure with Mr. Angulo-Bartlett & Mr. Betustak. Up to nine students will be “locked in” at school and design their own adventure. Volleyball? Basketball? Flashlight Tag? The possibilities are endless! To be held on a mutually agreed date and time. Redemption instructions available at checkout. Donated by: Josh Angulo-Bartlett, Lower School Phys Ed Teacher Josh Betustak, Eighth Age Boys Homeroom Teacher Starting Bid: $50 Minimum Bid Increase: $25
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206: ART AFTERNOON WITH MS. THOMPSON The lucky winner and three (3) friends will meet with Lower School Art Teacher, Ms. Thompson on a mutually agreed upon afternoon for some painting fun. Snack and supplies provided. Redemption instructions available at checkout. Donated by: Nicole Thompson, Lower School Art Teacher Starting Bid: $50 Minimum Bid Increase: $25 207: FENWAY PARK FUN‌PLAY BALL! This package is the ultimate dream come true for the die-hard Red Sox fan. It includes four (4) infield grandstands tickets to a 2020 regular season game, a view of batting practice from the field, and an inning inside the Green Monster. This package may not be redeemed on Opening Day, for games against the New York Yankees, Alumni weekend, or post season games. Donated by: Janet-Marie Smith and the Boston Red Sox Starting Bid: $250 Minimum Bid Increase: $50 208: LA DODGERS EXPERIENCE This package includes four (4) MVP Field Tickets to a 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers regular season home game and the opportunity to view batting practice from the warning track behind home plate prior to the game. Does not include Opening Day and certain promotional dates. Redemption instructions available at checkout. Donated by: Janet Marie Smith and the Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Bid: $200 Minimum Bid Increase: $50 209: PEARL JAM TICKETS Two Pearl Jam tickets, to the sold-out Baltimore show. Bid high, and you can go! Show is on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Royal Farms Arena. Donated by: Shot Tower Capital & Robert Law ’95 Starting Bid: $200 Minimum Bid Increase: $50 16
210: ORIOLES BASEBALL Let the magic happen with these four (4) tickets to an O’s game this coming season. Seats are in Section 32, Rows 2 & 3, right behind home plate. Parking pass included. Game will be on a mutually agreed upon date. Redemption instructions available at check out. See you at the Yard! Donated by: Aimee & Mark Fulchino Starting Bid: $160 Minimum Bid Increase: $20 211: SIMON G. WHITE GOLD PENDANT This beautiful 18 karat white gold diamond pendant necklace designed by Simon G. could be yours. The pendant centers 12 round brilliant cut diamonds in a rectangular pattern that are surrounded by 32 round brilliant cut diamonds in a halo design. The pendant suspends from a two-row bail adorned with 14 diamonds on a white gold cable link chain. Donated by: Smyth Jewelers Starting Bid: $1,000 Minimum Bid Increase: $100
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212: HOME SWEET HOME Looking to update your home or build a new one but not sure where to start? Ziger/Snead Architects has you covered! This unique experience includes up to ten hours of consulting service ($2000 value) with a tangible outcome that is tailored to your goals and needs. When your home is complete, let Maryland Move Managers get you organized! Certificate includes two (2) organizational specialists for (3) hours of organizing. Ready for a do-ityourself project? This Dewalt 20V Combo Kit($249)with a 20 volt cordless/ brushless drill and impact driver with two 20 volt batteries, a charger and a carrying case will come in handy. Donated by: Ziger Snead Architects Maryland Move Managers Black & Decker Starting Bid: $350 Minimum Bid Increase: $100 213: THE ART OF ALEX CUSTOM PAINTING Lucky winner receives custom made artwork by artist and sixth age parent, Alex Benitez. You choose the color scheme, size (up to 48� x 60�), and orientation and Alex will paint just for YOU. This is a one of a kind piece. Start the bidding! Donated by: Alex Benitez Starting Bid: $200 Minimum Bid Increase: $50 214: READY FOR A REFRESH? Fifth Age families have done it again! Get beach ready with this consultation and nonsurgical service of choice. Service includes Botox, Filler, or Facial Peel. Donated by: Fifth Age Families & Dr. Erin Rada Starting Bid: $150 Minimum Bid Increase: $50
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215: EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Shayna Hardy Photography’s portrait studio specializes in creating beautiful family portraits that your family will love for years to come. Her custom boutique studio always has the end results in mind, a fabulous experience that leads to a finished piece you will cherish. This package includes a Family Portrait Session and a $250 print credit (a $500 value). Donated by: Shayna Hardy Photography Starting Bid: $100 Minimum Bid Increase: $50
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The committee would like to send a special thank you out to our amazing parent reps for all of the time and dedication spent organizing and creating the unbelievable class baskets. Congratulations on a job well done and thank you to all who donated!
2019-2020 Parent Reps Brooke Farzad
Quiana Roberts
Katharine Castro
Nancy Martin
Alexis Grumbine
Arielle Bess
Cozumel Pruette
Rachel Grodin
Laura Angell
Kelly Foley
Brin Zink
Holly Jackson
Tracy Browning
May Blanchard
Alison Jamison
Alicia Schmidt
Beth deVilliers
Sarah Mumford
Katie Filling
Jie Xiao
Megan Tahboub
Betsey Winstead
Mindy Mangum
Julie Vaughn
Stephanie Ruckman
Holly Coady
Kerry Schriefer
Christy Miller
Julie McAllister
Jennifer Kennedy
Jennifer Conyer
Elisha Hawk
Adrianne Carroll
Melissa DeLong
Caroline Casey
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The Calvert School Parents and Alumni Associations extend their sincerest gratitude to those listed in this catalog who graciously donated items for tonight’s silent auction.
29th St Tavern Aldo’s Alma Cocina Amazing Glaze aMuse Josh Angulo-Bartlett Atlas Restaurant Group Baltimore Ravens Alex Benitez Josh Betustak Black & Decker Blue Pit BBQ & Whiskey Boston Red Sox Matt Buck ’87 Calvert School Alumni Association Calvert School Families Calvert School Parents’ Association Camp Puh’tok Charm City Cakes Cinghiale Dovecote Café Dread Sports Fire House Museum The Foote Family Aimee & Mark Fulchino H&S Properties Skip Howe
Irvine Nature Center Johnny Rads LA Dodgers Rob Law ’95 Elizabeth Martin Maryland Move Managers Maryland Science Center Meadow Mill The Paterakis Family Dr. Erin Rada Radebaugh Florist The Renner Family Ripley’ Believe it or Not Museum Shayna Hardy Photography Susie Silberstein Sarah Slomkowski ’91 Janet Marie Smith Smoothie King Smyth Jewelers Social Studio Soiree Salon Sugar Coats Bakery Nicole Thompson Timika Tyson Lori Wlodarczyk Kendall Zaharris ’05 Ziger/Snead Architects
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