The winning bidder will enjoy a private tour of the museum's American Painting collection with Erin Monroe, Krieble Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture for up to six guests. The tour will take place at a mutually agreed upon time Thursday or Friday between 10am-5pm, although exceptions can be made based on curator's availability. The tour will be followed by lunch in the Berkins Cafe. Expires September 2024.

The winning bidder will enjoy a half day fishing charter aboard Sea Sprite for up to six people. Date to be mutually agreed upon from 7-11am or 12:45-4:45pm. Gratuity of 20% of the trip, $170 is not included. You are welcome to bring snacks and drinks with you and don't forget a cooler with ice for your fish. Charter runs rain or shine except for high seas.

The winning bidder will enjoy a private cooking class with Nancy Kirkiles-Smith at the Weekend Kitchen in Essex for up to six people. Menu determined by the winner and date to be mutually agreed upon during 2024. The class is BYOB.

Enjoy two hours of bowling with shoe rentals for up to eight people at High Rollers Luxury Lanes & Lounge in the Foxwoods Resort Casino. Does not include food or beverages. Must make advance reservations and excludes Saturdays. Expires December 1, 2024.

The winning bidder will receive a dozen Easter Eggs made from scratch with peanut butter centers coated in dark premium chocolate available the week before Easter 2024. Each egg may be personalized, and they will be beautifully presented in baskets. The winner and a guest are also welcome to participate in the making of the eggs at the Lyme home of Marie Martin where you will learn how to create these tasty treats, which have been a "Marie" tradition since 1970.

Treat yourself to 18 holes of golf at Stonington Country Club. Enjoy a weekday foursome with carts on this private, par 72 championship course. Tucked away off a country road among 140 acres of rolling hills and meadows, Stonington Country Club is in one of Connecticut's most beautiful pastoral golf settings. Weekdays only. Proper dress and etiquette required. Some restrictions may apply based on day, time and course availability (tee times available after 1pm). Valid for one year.

Immerse yourself in a truly magical evening at the ballet, reveling in the beauty of the dance at the New York City Ballet. The winner will receive two tickets for the performance of your choice during the 2023-2024 repertory season at the David H. Koch Theater. Performance selection is subject to ticket availability. Valid September 2023 through May 28, 2024.

Experience world class chamber music with two Mini-Subscriptions to three concerts during the 33rd Season at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme! Includes dinner for two with the artists at a Board Member's home after one Saturday concert. Concert dates are: October 4/5, 2023; December 2/3, 2023; February 3/4, 2024; March 6/7, 2024; and April 27/28, 2024. Dinner to be mutually agreed upon.

Come out and take in a game with your closest friends and family! The winning bidder will receive a luxury suite (twenty tickets) for any Norwich Sea Unicorns regular season 2024 home game at Dodd Stadium in Norwich. Valid for a Tuesday-Thursday home game, pending availability. Must be reserved a minimum of two weeks in advance. Does not include food and drink.

Work on your golf game with a foursome of golf and two carts at the Old Lyme Country Club. Analyze your game afterwards over lunch at the club. Alcoholic beverages and gratuity not included. Proper attire and advance reservations required. Expires November 30, 2023.

The winning bidder can enjoy a shopping and dining experience in Niantic! You will receive $50 in gift cards to Sift Bake Shop; an autographed copy of Adam Young's Sift Cookbook; a $50 gift card to GG at Home; $50 gift card to La Lorona; $50 gift card to Spice Club; $50 gift card to Azalea; and $100 in gift cards to Grace.

The winning bidder will receive two orchestra tickets to the Sunday, November 26, 2023 matinee performance of Moulin Rouge at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, CT. Seating subject to availability, some restrictions apply. You will also receive a $150 gift card to Black-Eyed Sally's southern kitchen and bar. Enjoy the show then head over for dinner before heading home.

Letterpress is the process of printing with metal or wood type and images on fine cotton paper with hand or foot operated presses from the 1800s. You and a friend will attend two half-day workshops to learn the art of letterpress printing with letterpress printer and press restorer John Falstrom at his studio in Lyme. You will learn how to use all the equipment necessary to set up, adjust, ink, and produce your own prints. Each session will be 4-5 hours long. Valid for one year.

The winning bidder will receive two four-play subscriptions to any TheaterWorks Hartford season.

The winning bidder will receive a two hour private bird walk for up to six people at the Roger Tory Petersen Estuary Center in Old Lyme led by a staff member. Date to be mutually agreed upon. Valid for one year.

The winning bidder will receive two entries for Vista's Tour de Shore 2023 on Sunday, October 1, 2023! This annual cycling event and fundraiser features a variety of route lengths for cyclists of all abilities, starting at the Westbrook Elks Lodge and traveling along Connecticut's scenic shoreline at the peak of fall foliage. All participants will come together on event day to ride and celebrate their hard work with food, music, and raffle prizes! You will also receive a $50 gift card to Creations in Madison.

The winning bidder will receive a certificate for a morning or noon sail aboard the Schooner ARGIA for two people. Valid Monday to Friday in May, June, after Labor Day in September, or October (except holidays and special events). You will also receive a $100 gift card to Bravo Bravo and Red 36 both located in downtown Mystic. So, take in a cruise then head over to Bravo Bravo for lunch and then Red 36 for dinner.

The winning bidder will receive a certificate for four people to enjoy a two and a half hour train and riverboat excursion on the Essex Train & Riverboat. Valid Monday-Friday in coach seating. After your excursion head on over to Scotch Plains Tavern in Essex for some authentic tavern cuisine with a $150 gift card.

The winning bidder will receive a certificate for four to enjoy a cruise aboard RiverQuest or OnRust departing the Connecticut River Museum docks along the Connecticut River where 100's of thousands of Tree Swallows gather. After spending the day miles away, the swallows return each night to sleep in the reeds. They gather at sunset and perform aerial ballets forming an amazing display of art, coordination and cooperation! The cruise lasts between 2 to 2.5 hours. Before the cruise you can tour the Connecticut River Museum with four complimentary passes. You will also receive a $150 gift card to Black Seal in Essex which you can use towards lunch or dinner either before or after your cruise.

The winning bidder will receive a private 90-minute guided tour for up to eight people at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum a 33-acre summer estate located in Bristol, RI with grand views of Narragansett Bay. The property features a 45-room mansion filled with family heirlooms, framed by a series of lovely gardens that range in character from mysterious to exotic, and from poetic to practical. Must be scheduled in advance. You will also receive a $200 gift card to The Beehive Cafe located in the historical waterfront district of Bristol where you can take in lunch or dinner before or after your tour.

Subscriptions for two people to the 2024 Essex Winter Series season. Enjoy concerts by the Four Hands - Four Voices: pianists Mihae Lee and Randall Hodgkinson with celebrated vocalists Amanda Forsythe, Krista River, Charles Blandy and David Kravitz (January 28), the Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert featuring Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks (February 18), the Fenton Brown Emerging Artists Concert featuring solstice duo Viola Chan, flute and Abigail Kent, harp(March 10), and Essex Octet: David Shifrin, clarinet; William Purvis, French horn; Frank Morelli, bassoon; Ani Kavafian, violin; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Peter WIley, callo; and Timothy Cobb, double bass (April 7). All four concerts are held on Sundays at 3:00pm at Valley Regional High School, or John Winthrop Middle School both located in Deep River. The magic of music is the perfect cure for winter woes!

The winning bidder will receive four tickets to a Hartford Athletic match of the winner's choosing during the 2024 season plus a t-shirt, magnet and koozie. Subject to availability. You will also receive a four pack of tickets to a 2023-2024 Bridgeport Islanders regular season home game at Total Mortgage Arena. Subject to availability.

Two loge box seats to the 2024 U.S. Tennis Championships held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, NY. The U.S. Open is a sports and entertainment spectacle featuring world-class athletes and electrifying action. Day session, Thursday, August 29, 2024.

The winning bidder will receive two tickets to any evening performance of Dreamgirls at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam November 10-December 30, 2023. Based on availability. You will also receive a Goodspped tote bag and mug.Then, head on over to Gelston House and enjoy dinner with a $100 gift card.

Receive four tickets to a Connecticut Sun home game for the 2024 WNBA regular season. Based on availability. You will also receive a $150 gift card for MJ23 Sports Bar & Grill located in Mohegan Sun.

The winning bidder will receive four unrestricted 8-hour lift tickets for use during the 2023/2024 season at Ski Sundown in New Hartford. Expires at the end of the 2023/2024 season.

The winning bidder will receive two orchestra subscriptions to the 2024 season of Chestnut Hill Concerts consisting of four concerts. All concerts are held on Friday evenings in August, 7:30pm, at The Kate in Old Saybrook.

The winning bidder will receive two pairs of Loge tickets (total of four tickets) for the 2023-2024 season. You and a guest may choose to see two different shows or you and three guests can attend one. The 2023-2024 season includes: October 21, 2023 - Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Tom Brown's Dixieland Band; November 18, 2023 - Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra and Dvorak's Violin Concerto; January 27, 2024 - Mozart Symphony No.41 Jupiter and Beethoven's Violin Concerto; February 24, 2024 - Works by modern composers and Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony No.3; March 30, 2024 - Strauss' Don Juan and Brahms' Symphony No. 2; and April 27, 2024 - Stravinsky's Firebird Suite and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass. Subject to availability.

The winning bidder will receive admission to the Webster Bank Museum Center at the Mark Twain House and a Private Guided Tour of the Mark Twain House for up to ten guests. Mark Twain lived in the house from 1874 to 1891 where he wrote his best known, best-loved works, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Subject to availability, blackout dates and restrictions apply. Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance. Expires 12/31/2024.

The winning bidder will receive four tickets to experience the rush of TreeTrails Adventures as you swing through the trees of their thrilling adventure park. Your two hour experience includes navigating bridges, zip lines and swings made from wood, cable and rope. TreeTrails offers 5 aerial trails with 53 elements and 7 zip lines. The easiest trails are 10 to 12 feet high with their most difficult trail spanning the trees at 50 feet above the forest floor. It's a perfect adventure for ages 7 to adult and offers an exhilarating experience for beginners to experts. All participants must weigh between 45 and 265 pounds and reach 65 inches. Expires 12/31/2023.

The Viaggio dei Sogni is a private, 40-minute trip on an authentic Venetian gondola along the refinished Riverwalk in Providence. Each trip includes an ice bucket, glasses, and an opener so feel free to bring your own wine. Also includes handmade Italian wine biscuits and some Italian singing from your gondolier, who would also be glad to give you a tour of the city. (Does not expire.) After your gondola trip, stop by the rustic Spanish eatery Palo Tapas Bar housed in the historic Steeple Street Building with a $150 gift card. They bring the tastes and culture of Andaluca to Providence offering tapas, seafood, charcuterie & meat plates, plus cocktails.

The winning bidder will enjoy a private 2-hour art party in the Florence Griswold Museum's Hartman Education Center led by Julie Garvin Riggs, the Museum's manager of youth education and outreach, for up to twelve people. All supplies are included. Date to be mutually agreed upon and must be scheduled by September 30, 2024.

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to rumba! Gift certificate for two private lessons, two group lessons, and one studio party at Arthur Murray Dance Center in Niantic. No expiration date.

A year's worth of family fun! The winning bidder will receive a one year family membership for the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT. Membership must be redeemed in person. You will also receive a one year family membership for Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center and Coogan Farm Nature & Heritage Center, both located in Mystic, CT.

Enjoy lunch for two at the Bistro in the breathtaking Ocean House located in Watch Hill, RI. Includes appetizer, entrees, and desserts for two. Alcoholic beverages not included. After lunch you are invited to visit the Bemelmans Gallery which pays homage to the beloved illustrator and author Ludwig Bemelmans. The curated Gallery collection, owned by the historic hotel's proprietors Charles and Deborah Royce, includes original works, architectural commissions, illustrations of product campaigns, and illustrations of the beloved Madeline series. It is the largest permanent, private collection of work by Bemelmans on public display in North America, and showcases select pieces which have never been seen by the public before. The Gallery also features detailed didactics to bring meaning to various pieces in the collection. Valid November through April, based on availability, excludes holidays and blackout dates. Expires 12/30/2024.

The winning bidder will receive two tickets for An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katharine McPhee on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7:30pm at the Garde Arts Center in New London. Must be redeemed before the day of performance at the Garde Box Office. Excludes Loge seating.

Escape To A World Of Magic & Merriment! Step back in time to a 16th-century harvest festival at Connecticut Renaissance Faire's 25th anniversary celebration! Since 1999, they've been the gateway to a magical world where you can shop in New England's largest Medieval Marketplace, feast on juicy turkey legs and craft beers, and enjoy hilarious comedy and thrilling acrobatics on ten stages. All ages can enjoy the magic of the Renaissance - costumes are encouraged, but not required. Saturdays and Sundays, September 2-October 15, 2023 (plus Labor Day & Indigenous People Day), 10:30am-6pm in Lebanon, CT.

The winning bidder will receive two tickets to any performance of Wish You Were Here at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, October 5-28, 2023.

It's 1978 and protests are breaking out across Iran, encroaching on the suburb where a tight-knit circle of girlfriends plans weddings, trades dirty jokes, and tries to hang onto a sense of normalcy. But as the forces of revolution escalate, each woman must choose whether to join a wave of emigration or to remain in their country, where the future is uncertain. With breathtaking humanity and cutting wit, 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner Sanaz Toossi chronicles a decade of life during and after war, as best friends forever become friends long lost-scattered and searching for home.

Enjoy a docent-guided tour of the New Britain Museum of American Art's permanent collection for up to twelve people. Experience an entire survey of the nation's art history from 1740 to present. The NBMAA collection features nearly 11,000 oils, watercolors, drawings, graphics, and sculptures. The Museum also features major visiting exhibitions in their popular NEW/NOW gallery. Tour must be scheduled during regular Museum hours.

The winning bidder will receive four certificates for an 18-hole round of golf with cart on the Gary Player course at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. Use individually or in pairs or as a foursome, its up to you. Valid Monday-Thursday anytime or Friday-Sunday after 2pm. Expires 12/31/2023.

The winning bidder will receive four tickets to visit any one day during the 2024 operating season. Admission includes unlimited rides and access to Crocodile Cove Water Park. Expires 12/31/2024.

The winning bidder will enjoy a gourmet dinner for six with Museum Trustee Kay Knight Clarke at her home overlooking the Connecticut River in Old Lyme. Accompanying the dinner will be French red Bordeaux wine from around 2000. Date to be mutually agreed upon through September 30, 2024.

Experience Storrs' most exhilarating outdoor experience! The winning bidder will receive four 3-hour climbing vouchers where you can experience their self-guided tree-to-tree climbing adventure with roughly 106 tree top platforms connected by bridges, ladders and 28 zip lines. Plus, receive a voucher for a single axe-throwing lane for up to five participants. Vouchers expire August 29, 2024.

The winning bidder will receive two tickets to any performance which is part of their 23/24 season beginning in Fall 2023-Spring 2024. Blackout dates may apply. Seating selection based on availability.

The winning bidder will receive two all day lift tickets for Bromley, Vermont's Sun Mountain located in Manchester Center. Valid for the 2023-2024 season. Expires 4/15/2024.

The winning bidder will receive two one-hour private lessons with Chrissy Carter in your home. These sessions are appropriate for all levels and are tailored to your specific needs and goals, whether you're brand new to yoga or interested in deepening your practice.

Chrissy Carter is a celebrated yoga teacher and educator with over twenty years of experience. As an internationally-recognized teacher trainer, Chrissy has certified and mentored some of the industry's leading yoga teachers. Her teaching style focuses on alignment and inspires an appreciation for the mechanics, anatomy, and philosophy of the practice. Chrissy is a visiting master teacher at THE WELL in NYC and has served as a guest teacher at Columbia University for the integrated yoga elective in the physical therapy program. She teaches workshops and retreats around the country including the Mayflower Inn & Spa and Blackberry Farm. Chrissy is the star of two Gaiam DVD's and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times and Yoga Journal Magazine.