by Christopher Souza

Oil on wood panel, 12 x 12.

In 1971 the Dead introduced a slew of new songs in concert which never got a proper studio recording. The plan was to record an album tentatively titled "Ramble On Rose" in the folksy, Americana style of "American Beauty" and "Workingman's Dead", both released in 1970. Unfortunately the album never materialized due in part to the failing health of keyboard player/vocalist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. Many of these songs turned up on 1971's eponymous live album "Grateful Dead" (aka "Skull and Roses" or "Skullfuck") and the live double album "Europe 72".

I decided to imagine that the album was in fact recorded and released and have designed a cover for it. I borrowed a line from the song Jack Straw for the title "Ain't that Heaven Sent".

I've compiled a Spotify playlist consisting of live versions of the songs. Search for "Ain't That Heaven Sent" by Christopher Sousa.

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Dianne Longchamps

12 x 12 encaustic painting

"Howlin' Wolf, Smokestack Lightnin'"

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Georgene Reidl

12 x 12 oil on board

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Mark Adams

"Elevator Music for a Trip to the Moon (The Universe Will Hum Regardless)"

12" x 12" Graphite, colored pencil and gouache on birch panel

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Sian Robertson

12 x 12 vintage maps on card stock

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by James Ryan

12 x 12 cut paper

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Mark Adams

"Mare Liberum (Hendrix Roils Debussy - the Lampedusa Sessions)" double album

24" x 12" watercolor on paper

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by MP Landis

12 x 12 paint, ink, pencil, screw hole on paper

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Helen Grimm

12" x 24" (or two panels at 12" x 12") oil on panels

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Gaston Lacombe

12" x 12" album cover art called "Caleb and the Technicolor Dreamcoat

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Lydia Marie Hicks

12" x 12" digital print on photo paper, space dust

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Jimmy Lee Curtis

(2) 12" x 12" oil on panel

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

"Still Lost but Somewhat Content" by Paul Rizzo

12" x 12" pencil, acrylic, mixed media on paper on panel.

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

"Good News for people Who Love Bad News"

by Stephen Holden Wells

12" x 12" 3-dimensional: acrylic, wood, sculpey, resin on canvas

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

"Meet the Cash Money Aliens" by Joey Mars

12" x 12" multi media paint & collage on existing "Meet the Beatles" album cover.

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Margaret Furness

12" x 12" oil on board

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Larry R. Collins

12" x 12" charcoal on paper on board

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Bert Yarborough

12" x 12" collage

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Suzanne Packard

12" x 12" oil on canvas

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Suzanne Packard

12" x 12" oil on canvas

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Bailey Bob Bailey

12" x 12" photo on wood

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Jerome Greene

12" x 12" oil on panel / mixed media

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

by Greg DeLory

12" x 12" photograph on particle board

Bidding on this item will close at 4pm on Sunday April 14. All bids, including those placed at the Schoolhouse on the day of the party, will be made through the GiveSmart site. This means that absentee bidders will be able to participate right up to the close of the auction, and the highest current bid will be visible on GiveSmart.

Bill Evans - Darth Vader mashup.