Enjoy two (2) tickets to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, widely regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world! SPCO is celebrating its 65th season and plays everything from the classics to modern pieces.

Join RCHS Board member Lee Pao Xiong for a very special foodie experience: a personal tour of the Hmong Village Shopping Center on the Eastside of Saint Paul. Hmong Village is home to more than 17 individual food stalls, 20 farmers market vendors, and 100 specialty merchandise shops. Not only is it one of the largest Hmong markets in the country, it's one of Saint Paul's most incredible cultural treasures!


Lee Pao will teach you and up to four (4) guests all about Hmong history and culture as you are guided in and among the many stalls and shops. After your tour, enjoy a complimentary Hmong lunch. Last year's tour winner provided a review to tempt you even more, explaining that "I can't recommend Lee Pao enough as a guide for Hmong history; culture; food; dress and much more. Plus he seems to know everyone in the Hmong Village!"

Date to be mutually agreed upon by donor and winning bidder. Tour to take place on a Friday or Saturday.

Many know the story of how the construction of I-94 destroyed the Rondo neighborhood, which was home to a thriving African-American community. But few have heard stories and accounts first-hand. Rondo Elder, historian, and author Frank White will share his time and historical knowledge with one lucky bidder and three (3) friends for a 90-minute driving tour of Historic Rondo.

Frank White is a long-time sports and recreation professional, author, and Minnesota sports community advocate. Frank is currently a retired curator, historian and author. His recent book entitled "They Played for the Love of the Game" chronicles the baseball participation of African Americans in Minnesota. It is one of several of his projects focusing on the history of sport in Saint Paul. Through his speaking engagements for various organizations and libraries, Frank promotes the legacy of African American sports especially baseball in the Rondo Neighborhood.

Date to be mutually agreed upon between Frank White and the winning bidder. Tour can take place April through September 2025.

Clubs, check. Golf balls, check. Country club? We can help you check that box!

This auction item is for a round of golf at Midland Hills Country Club for three (3) plus lunch with club historian and former RCHS board member John Hamburger. The golf course opened in 1921 and was recently restored by classic golf architect Jim Urbina.

Date to be mutually agreed upon between donor and winning bidder.

Want to show your love for Minnesota or send a memento from home to someone out of state? We got you covered! This adorable set of flour sack towels features the iconic silhouette of our beloved state, each cut from a different holiday -- or everyday -- fabric.

Towels are hand appliqued by Saint Paul artisan Kate Pearce.

For those of you interested in the happenings south of the river, this local history package will help you familiarize yourself with the history of Dakota County. The package includes a household membership to the Dakota County Historical Society; several publications, including Dakota County in the Twentieth Century, four issues of Minnesota's Heritage journal, and A County Divided; and misc. items.

Established in 1939 and incorporated in 1978, Dakota County Historical Society (DCHS) offers tours, exhibits, camps, and many interactive programs that cover all manner of topics. These include the Civil War, the Dakota People, Minnesota as the original "Silicon Valley" of the world, traditional agriculture, food processing, and market gardening, Mississippi, Minnesota, and Vermillion River histories, quack medicine, politics, and much more. There is truly something for everyone at DCHS!

DCHS also operates three sites for you to explore: LeDuc Historic Estate, Lawshe Memorial Museum, and Sibley Historic Site.

One of the most exciting aspects of a visit to Gibbs Farm is a game of lacrosse! Lacrosse has been played for centuries by Dakota people and Gibbs Farm provides opportunities for kids to try out this fun game on our Dakota Tours and Dakota Summer Camps.

In order to provide enough sets for large groups, we are asking for donations to help purchase this handcrafted equipment. Lacrosse sticks are purchased from a Native artisan. Each set costs $200 and includes two (2) lacrosse sticks and one (1) leather ball.

Have you ever been inside a tipi? This is one of the highlights of Gibbs Farm's Dakota programming. Students adore the tipi, often gasping as they enter the tipi to learn about Dakota winter life and storytelling.

The two tipi at Gibbs Farm are integral to over half our programming including the new year-round Dakota history field trips, Saint Paul Kindergarten field trips, summer camps, and public tours.

As the site maintains one tipi year-round for winter programing, covers degrade quickly and need to be replaced every few years. One cover costs $2,000. Your $50 goes a long way towards helping us maintain this important resource!

Historical costuming is essential to set the scene for Gibbs' pioneer-era programming! Gibbs Farm provides dresses, shirts, cloaks, and hats for staff and volunteers to wear during Field Trips, Summer Camps, and Events, enriching the student and guest experience. A high quality, handmade prairie dress or shirt lasts several years.

Your $50 helps Gibbs Farm by contributing towards the purchase of fabric to make pioneer clothes!

Maintaining eight acres of gardens, prairies, and orchards isn't easy! Still, Gibbs Farm has an amazing core of volunteers ready to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. What Gibbs Farm needs are tools and equipment to help them get their jobs done. Wheelbarrows, buckets, shovels, mulch and compost, work carts, garden gloves, cold frames, and plant markers are always much appreciated.

Your $50 will go a long way towards helping Gibbs Farm and our volunteers maintain its beautiful grounds.

Bless our hearts! An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a critical piece of equipment that can help save lives during an emergency. AEDs are used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It's a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.

Safety precautions are of the utmost importance at Gibbs Farm. Your $50 contribution towards the purchase of a $1,500 AED for the Annex Office building will free up financial resources to augment student and guest experiences.

Note: Gibbs Farm does have one AED for use on site. However, the site encompasses eight acres and every second counts during an emergency.

Fun for the whole family just in time for the holidays! This package includes four (4) tickets to Gibbs Farm as well as a multitude of old fashioned children's games. They might be old fashioned, but they'll never go out of style!

Games include:

• Cup and Ball
• Jacob's Ladder
• Extra Long Jump Rope
• Mini Flower Press
• Wooden Whizzer
• Cat's Cradle
• 500 piece pollinator puzzle
• Build-A-Bug: Praying Mantis
• Sunshine Print Paper
• Two sticker books
• Two animal pencils
• Scratch Art Butterflies

Settle into winter with a nightstand full of new reading material. This package features books by Native Minnesota authors, including:

• Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota by Gwen Westerman & Bruce White
• Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest by Heid E. Erdrich
• Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers by Teresa Peterson & Walter LaBatte Jr.
• Golden-Brown Indian Girl: A Small Voice Gets Louder by Donna F. Council
• Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but were Afraid to Ask Revised and Expanded by Anton Treuer
• Indian Boyhood by Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa)

The package also comes with something to look forward to in spring -- four (4) admissions to Gibbs Farm!

Includes two (2) Lego sets. A wonderful gift for adults and children alike! Transport yourself across the pond with this Lego package, which includes a Vespa Lego set and London Phone Booth Lego set.

Peking Garden has been proudly serving its loyal customers with the highest quality authentic Chinese food since 1991. They have a complete Chinese menu and have earned a reputation of serving the finest quality homeland Cantonese dishes in the Twin Cities.

The winner of this $150 gift card will dine in style!

Includes two (2) Lego sets. Build the beautiful Mona Lisa brick by brick, and enjoy London's Architecture from the comfort of your living room.

Perfect for Holiday gift-giving and entertaining! Includes Massa Antico Primitivo, Amicale Cantine Di Ora, Diamedes Perlita Malbec/Syrah, Mer Soleil Sant Lucia Chardonay, and a Minnesota Vikings Blanc,

Enjoy the bright, lively kick of this classic cocktail. This beautiful kit includes two copper mugs, Goslings Ginger Beer, lime juice, and Minnesota's own Farrell's Reserve Vodka.

Kick back and enjoy a variety of brews including IPAs, Lagers, Pale Ales and more. This assortment of highly rated craft beers is perfect for Holiday gatherings!

Pick up your Holiday meal essentials and treats with a $100 gift card for Trader Joe's!

Package includes four (4) regular admission tickets to the Minnesota Zoo valid now through December 31st, 2025. Includes complimentary parking.

Calling all foodies! Local Chef Tammy Haas will prepare a customized four-course meal, complete with wine pairings, for you in your own home!

Chef Tammy will work with you to design a menu for up to six (6) diners that everyone will love. The day of the meal, she he will bring all the necessary ingredients, pots, pans, and cooking utensils needed to prepare your feast.

Chef Tammy's cooking style
combines classic techniques with impeccably fresh ingredients. She has been part of the Cooks of Crocus Hill family for more than 15 years
where she teaches a wide array of cooking classes from the basic to the exotic.

Not just one but two special flower-related classes await you in this amazing auction item!

First, meet up with Clare Holte, Adult Programs Manager of Gibbs Farm, as she helps you and your three (3) besties build your very own flower press. Pressing flowers is an "old fashioned" craft that is coming back in style. You can use your dried pressed flowers in an endless variety of crafts and Clare will get you started off on the right foot!

She will walk you through the steps to measure, drill and assemble your press. After assembling your press, we will head out to the 8-acre site and collect a variety of flowers and foliage to press. This is a chance to observe familiar flowers and recognize the beauty of things we often overlook! Surprise favorites often include strawberry leaves, asparagus fronds, creeping charlie, and individual hydrangea petals!

Second, step into a world of seasonal flowers and experience the art of floral arrangement! Design a stunning flower arrangement that captures the current season. In this intimate class for four (4), award winning floral artist Dixie Nelson, PFD, owner of Lilles de Fleur floral studio, will share her passion of floristry, share tips and tricks of the floral trade and lead you through the process and provide design guidance for creating your very own take-home floral arrangement. Your floral kit will include a hand picked selection of fresh flowers and foliage to create your composition in a reusable vase.

Both classes will take place at Gibbs Farm at times mutually determined by all parties.

Do you belong to a club or organization that is looking for a fun activity? Maybe you have a high school or family reunion that could use a boost? This playful, no-fear sketching workshop will help up to 20 people rekindle the wonder for drawing they felt as a child. This is a particularly good experience for multiple generations of a family.

Jeanne Kosfeld, the illustrator for the newest RCHS publication, Parks & People: A Colorful History of Saint Paul Parks-a coloring book for park lovers, will share her love for sketching and show you how she approaches a complex scene on location. What location? Any one of the Saint Paul parks featured in this new coloring book! Every participant will leave with a free copy of the coloring book and a sketchbook, ready to give you hours of enjoyment wherever you are!

Instructor Jeanne Kosfeld paints and sketches primarily with water-based media, but her previous body of work includes newspaper design, board game design, creating public sculptures in ice, organic matter, and polymer. Her work appears in public & private collections. She has been honored with artist-in-residencies in numerous local, national, and international parks and historic sites.

Date of workshop to be mutually determined by auction winner and workshop leader.