Get the Rods and Reels Ready!

Calling all fishermen and fisherwomen!! You and 5 friends will venture out on a private, 5-hour sport fishing trip off the coast of Connecticut, in search of striped bass, bluefish, fluke and more! Get ready for a memorable day aboard the Aubrey Joy, a 2002 48' Chesapeake deadrise boat made by Chesapeake Boats Inc. She sports an 800 Hp CAT engine and cruises at 18 kts with a 16' beam and 30' of deck space.

Can upgrade trip to host up to 18 people for $125 per person. Redeemable during normal hours of operation. Gratuities not included.

Head to Maine for 4 days & 3 nights

This package includes a 4 day and 3 night stay in beautiful Kennebunk, Maine. The dates are negotiable from October 2025-May 2026 and can be mutually agreed upon with the owner and auction winner.

If you are looking to spend a few days by the beach, then this is your place! Check the location - you won't get closer than this. This large Maine 'cottage' was renovated over the winter of 2013 with new wrap porch, expanded kitchen, laundry, and first floor bathroom. It was renovated again in 2020 with two new bathrooms on second floor.

There are unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean and only a few steps away from the white sands of Gooch's Beach in Kennebunk, Maine. Ride the waves, explore the tide pools, enjoy miles of ocean front biking, surfing, walk to the playground, sign up for a whale watching trip or just relax on the beach. The property is a short pleasant walk to the well known Kennebunkport area, where there are plenty of shops, boutiques and wonderful restaurants to enjoy.

The house has an open deck for dining and sunning, as well as a large closed porch for chillier nights. The dining room, kitchen and living room on the first floor provide vacationers with plenty of space and ocean views from all rooms. This winter, the house was upgraded to include an additional first floor bathroom, laundry, and expanded kitchen area. Wake to the sound (and the view!) of the waves from any of the 4 second floor bedrooms. The master bedroom with queen bed has a in suite half bath and connects to a second bedroom which has a king bed and full bath. The third and fourth bedrooms both have two single beds.

A Look Inside the Mind and Heart of Wine!

Join The Wise Old Dog at a 90-minute private tasting for you and 12 of your friends. This very special event will take place in your home or at one of their Farmtables in either West Hartford or in the newly opened Litchfield tasting room, at your pleasure and preference.

You and your guests will share fine boutique wine, laughter, and explore some delicious new flavors of the world's favorite libation.

Step into the Kitchen with More Italian Pasta Lab!

From learning to make fresh pasta to creating authentic Italian dishes, this cooking class for 5 people will be a fun and delicious experience for everyone. Ready to roll up your sleeves and cook with More Pasta Lab?

Immerse Yourself in an Unforgettable Culinary Journey

Bid on this $150 gift card to The Foundry, Executive Chef Jeffrey Lizotte's culinary crown jewel in Downtown Hartford. The Foundry features cuisine rooted in the contemporary American seasonal tradition. Their refined dishes are an authentic reflection of the highest-quality sustainable ingredients New England has to offer.

With an ambiance that speaks to a storied history, uncompromising service, and a panoramic view of the city of Hartford, The Foundry provides guests with an elevated dining experience with every visit.

...When You Don't Feel Like Cooking

A one-year subscription to the non-cookbook newsletter for cookbook lovers and kitchen phobics alike. Every Saturday morning, you'll receive an email with a new craveable, "complete meal" recipe that dirties minimal dishes and tastes amazing, written by New York Times-bestselling cookbook author Caroline Chambers.

No more scrolling around the internet for hours trying to decide what's for dinner. Caroline has got you covered.

REALLY don't feel like cooking? Take this $50 gift card to Joey's Pizza Pie, West Hartford and give yourself the night off!

The Ultimate Chocolate Experience

Fascia's Chocolates is a gourmet family-owned business in Waterbury, CT. They have been making amazing chocolates since 1964.

This item is a chocolate experience with a kick. Gather your friends together and take a trip inside Fascia's, sample chocolates, and have lots of fun!

You will have in-depth chocolate tastings and Carmen, the owner of Fascia's, will be your guide. He knows everything there is to know about chocolate. Group size is for 4. Your experience will be scheduled for a mutually agreed upon time.

The winner of this item will also receive a 1 pound box of chocolate to take home today! How sweet is that!

Basket of Fun from Avon Prime Meats

It's almost BBQ season! This item includes all sorts of delectable BBQ theme items from our friends over at Avon Prime Meats, along with a $25 gift card. Break out the basket and have yourself a party!

BouNom Yum Yum!

Pastry lovers everywhere will love BouNom Cafe and Bakery.

The winner of this item will receive a $100 gift card to this very special and very delicious bakery in Avon.

BouNom ("BOO-nam") is a celebration of family. They specialize in French and Southern-inspired pastries, baked goodies and drinks, sourced from the finest ingredients, all baked daily, from scratch in-house.

Custom Cookies by Katie Bee's Bakery

Katie Bee's specializes in small batch designer cookies that add the perfect final touch to your event. Using top of the line ingredients Katie works with you from design to fruition to create edible art to help celebrate life's milestones!

Each cookie comes individually wrapped and heat sealed for freshness. Cookies are best enjoyed within the first week but stay tasty for up to 3 weeks and can be frozen.

This item includes 1 dozen gorgeous custom cookies for tier 2 designs which includes up to 6 colors in addition to white. This tier does not include characters or logos. Scheduling is subject to availability. Please schedule with as much notice as possible, preferably at least 1 month in advance.

Gather & Graze at The Gastropark

The winner of this item will receive $40 in tokens and some sweet Gastropark swag!

GastroPark believes that food unites, empowers, and celebrates our community. Their indoor/outdoor foodie playground is a place where the whole family can enjoy an ever-changing selection of local food trucks and a great selection of cocktails, craft beers, and wine.

Autographed Cookbooks by Dan Pelosi and Zoe Francois!

A signed copy of Let's Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart and Home AND a signed copy of Zoe Bakes Cakes!

Let's Eat, by New York Times bestseller Dan Pelosi, is a warm hug of home cooking, sharing both comfort and connection with 101 of his nearest and dearest Italian-American recipes.

Zoe Bakes Cookies is from the expert baker and bestselling author Zoe Francois. There are countless ways to make a cookie. Whether it's thin and crispy or soft and cakey, everyone has a different version they crave. In this cookbook, Zoe shares the classic cookie recipes every home baker wants to master and adds in some personal favorites from different eras in her life.

Private Tasting Experience at Hartford Flavor Company

You and 9 friends will enjoy a private tasting experience in Hartford Flavor's Tasting Room, Diana's Lair. The hour-long experience includes a tour of the production facility, tastes of award-winning spirits, and a delicious cocktail from their wonderful menu.

Date Night!

Enjoy a date night in the great city of Hartford! You'll win 2 tickets to any performance during the subscription season at Theater Works. This theater constantly blow us away with their outstanding productions.

Afterwards, you can use your $50 gift card to the Hartford Flavor Cocktail Parlour where you'll step back in time and experience a classic cocktail bar, lounge, and game parlour. Enjoy delicious cocktails and fresh, farm to table cuisine in a unique series of spaces unlike any other right on historic Pratt Street in downtown Hartford.

Family Outing at the Connecticut Science Center

Includes 1 family 4-pack of general admission tickets to the Connecticut Science Center.

The Connecticut Science Center represents the best of our state's legacy of invention, and a glimpse at the limitless future possibilities here in Connecticut and beyond. A hub of innovation for our country, Connecticut has given the world an incredible array of advances based in science, technology, engineering, and math - from the helicopter to the whiffle ball, from cutting-edge aerospace to the latest in pharmaceuticals. The vision, knowledge, creativity, and commitment of our fellow citizens have made important and appealing things that continue to improve our lives and our world.

Take in a Hartford Athletic Game

Score a goal with this great item -- four (4) tickets for any 2025 regular season home match (subject to availability) plus a Hartford Athletic t-shirt, banner, and more fun swag!

Soccer is the only sport definitively played all over the world, and Hartford is one of the most passionate soccer communities in the U.S. It is a simple yet beautiful game that appeals to all backgrounds and brings people together. Hartford Athletic strives to join alongside all those that work so hard to put the heart in Hartford.

Join the Pack!

Don't miss out on the action of a Hartford Wolf Pack hockey game at the XL Center. 4 tickets to a mutually agreed upon game in the 2025-26 season which begins in October.

The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since the team's inception in 1997. The Wolf Pack are the top player-development affiliate of the NHL's New York Rangers and play at the XL Center. The Wolf Pack has been home to some of the Rangers newest faces including Igor Shesterkin, Filip Chytil, and Ryan Lindgren.

Your Local Sewing Studio!

Pick up a new hobby, or hone your skills with this $50 Gift Certificate to Hartford Stitch's West Hartford studio.

Hartford Stitch offers classes and workshops for kids and adults from beginner sewers to advanced makers.

Dinner and a Show

The winner will receive 2 tickets to a performance of Romeo + Juliet between 4/17/25 and 5/18/25. You won't want to miss this production of William Shakespeare's most well-known play from Hartford Stage Artistic Director, Melia Bensussen. The tragic love story that has inspired countless movies, musicals, and modern adaptations gets back to its roots in this lush and energetic production.

After the show, head to dinner with a $50 gift card to Salute Restaurant, an energetic, upscale, casual restaurant that promises to bring you fresh Italian dishes you're bound to love and crave.

Ticket reservations must be made 48 hours in advance of selected performance. Certificate must be redeemed in person at the box office. Tickets are subject to availability. Gift certificate valid for silver and bronze seating only. No refunds or exchanges of tickets or certificates allowed.

Six Flags and Stone Age Rock Gym

Fun for kids or adventurous adults! This package includes 2 single day tickets for the 2025 season at Six Flags New England and 8 Stone Age Rock Gym passes OR a free month when starting an automated membership at the Manchester Stone Age Rock Gym.

A Trip for Four on the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat's 2 1/2-hour train and riverboat journeys begins at the historic 1892 Essex Station for a 12-mile, narrated round-trip into the heart of the unspoiled Connecticut River Valley. The steam locomotive pulls vintage coaches through the quintessential New England towns of Deep River and Chester. A natural highlight is the undeveloped Selden Neck State Park, accessible only by boat. Essex Steam Train offers unique access to several coves and preserves, immersing passengers in an on-board eco-excursion. The train travels near the tidal wetlands of Pratt Cove and Chester Creek - bountiful, natural habitats for birds including Cormorants, Ducks, Swans, Greenland Geese, Blue Heron, Egrets, and Red-winged Blackbirds. In February and March, the majestic Bald Eagle is the star of the show when it migrates south to the Connecticut River Valley from Canada and Maine.

Voucher for up to 4 people to enjoy a Train & Riverboat Excursion on any weekday the Train & Riverboat is in operation.

Find Your Creative Escape at The Claypen!

Bring people together through the power of creativity with a 2 Hour Private Party at The Claypen. The Claypen is a pottery + DIY art studio located in the heart of West Hartford Center. Your event must be held during their private event time slots Sunday - Thursday.

Attendees will be responsible for purchasing their individual pottery day of. Valid until 09/30/25.

Celebrating the
Innovation and Artistry of the American Clock & Watch Industries

A one-year family membership to the American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, CT! The museum's collection has over 6,000 timepieces with approximately 2,500 clocks and 3,500 watches. The research and archive library housed at the museum consists of thousands of books, catalogs, photographs, and documents. Visitors to the museum will find over 1,500 clocks and watches on display including advertising clocks, punch clocks, grandfather clocks, blinking-eye clocks, railroad watches, character watches, and even Hickory Dickory Dock clocks.

Included is a beautiful coffee table book, Timeless, Masterpiece American Brass Dial Clocks.

Hit the Slopes at Ski Sundown!

Whether you're new to skiing or snowboarding, or if you're a pro, take these two 8-hour lift tickets to Ski Sundown for the 2025-2026 season. This family-friendly ski area in New Hartford, CT offers day and night skiing from early December through late March with 17 trails (16 lit for night skiing) spread out over 70 acres of skiable terrain.

Show Off Those Pearly Whites

Get your teeth their whitest with Zoom Whitening at Farmington Avenue Dental Care, located in the West End of Hartford.

Enjoy superior whitening, for a beautiful, confident smile.

Get the Smile You Always Wanted

Our friends at West Hartford Orthodontics are offering a $500 gift card towards orthodontic treatment along with a gift bag full of all sorts of fun goodies: whitening kit, electric toothbrush, fun swag, and a whole lot more!

Go see the wonderful folks over at West Hartford Orthodontics!

Dazzle with this Necklace

Journey Home's Sara Wilson has a favorite jeweler and her name is Trish. Trish owns iDazz Custom Designs. Sara met Trish a few years ago at Celebrate West Hartford and Trish has transformed Sara's jewelry from blah to fun. iDazz has a wonderfully eclectic collection of fun and wearable jewelry. Trish picked out this gorgeous fordite and sterling necklace. Add this one-of-a-kind piece to your collection today!

Jazzercise West Hartford

Jazzercise West Hartford offers group fitness classes for all levels. Their classes incorporate dance cardio with strength training to sculpt and tone your muscles in the ultimate full - body workout. Whether you're looking for physical results or a way to relieve stress and FEEL your best, Jazzercise instructors will guide you every step of the way in your wellness journey!

Winner will receive one month of unlimited classes!

It's Time for Some Self-Care

Enjoy a $50 gift card for aesthetic services by Barbara Birth of The Enlightened Touch and a haircut and gloss by stylist Mari Jacquot.

Off Center Salon & Spa takes pride in their commitment to exceed your expectations! Located just "off" West Hartford Center at 141 South Main Street, they're a quick drive from anywhere in the Hartford area.

8 Weeks of Unlimited Yoga

Enjoy 8 weeks of unlimited yoga with Liz Hall. This offer can be used via Zoom or in person and is good through April 2025. Live instruction is held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden.

Say Cheese!

A weekday family photo session in the Hartford area and an 8x10 print or $75 product credit. Value: $400. Redeem by 6/30/26.

Interior Design

Let Ridgewood Designs help you visualize your home in a new way that inspires gathering, warmth & cheer. Donation includes a 1 Hour Design Consultation for Bathroom and Kitchen renovation or another room in your home.

Financial Planning Made Simple

Sometimes planning for your financial future can be quite daunting. Give yourself the gift of a private consultation with a Certified Financial Planner.

Use your gift consultation, up to 2 hours, with Marisa Rothstein, JD, CFP, to answer all your personal financial questions. You select the issues we address.

Common topics include: setting a savings goal; reviewing your investment; portfolio allocation; planning for college expenses; and analyzing insurance needs.

Your Community Ceramics Studio

The winner of this auction item will receive a $100 gift certificate to Junkpot Studio and a beginner's "tool kit" to get you started!

Junkpot Studio's mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, and fun space where individuals of all levels can explore the medium of clay. They offer both hand building and wheel throwing classes designed to not only advance your skills, but to foster your innate creativity. Self-expression is highly encouraged and the sharing of ideas is welcomed within this clay loving community.

HolidayeHaus - Bring Luxury to your Table

Spice up your tablescape with a tasteful twist from HolidayeHaus! A set of luxury holiday crackers (made to order) with pick-up or shipping available. These custom handmade confetti-filled British crackers are sure to bring more merrymaking to the party!

Trio of Handmade Items from Fresh Start Worx

These three items are handmade at the Fresh Start Worx shop from scrap lumber from other projects on the shop floor. The Picnic Pal is great for storing condiments and the Garden Buddy is commonly used as a plant holder. The beautiful serving tray is perfect for the host or hostess with CT pride!

Fresh Start Worx employs and trains individuals seeking to improve their lives with a future in building high-quality custom products and, in partnership with community organizations, provides education and training through the Richard P. Garmany Fresh Start Worx Academy.