A Night of Music with Steve Wolbrecht, Laura Elmquist, and Friends

Pianist Steve Wolbrecht, Village Musician Laura Elmquist, (and other musician friends!) will come to your event and make
some music!

Options include a hymn sing, background tunes for your party, or even a play through of the new Vespers '23 service Bless This Night!

Travel is limited from Bellingham to Portland on the western side of Washington state. Date to be mutually agreed upon by musicians and winning bidder. Expires May 31, 2024.

While Steve Wolbrecht's day job is in IT, his vocation is in music. He routinely serves as a substitute accompanist for Lutheran churches in the Tacoma, WA area, and most recently scored the music for the latest Vespers setting for Holden, Bless This Night: Vespers '23. Steve enjoys putting new twists on traditional tunes, adding jazz and modern elements to well-known songs and hymns. Steve also spent more than a decade as keyboardist and vocals in a "history of rock" cover band, sang in Seattle's Illumni Men's Chorus, PLU's Choral Union, as well as Choir of the West when he was a student at PLU.

Laura Elmquist is a flutist and pianist who graduated from Luther College in 2022 and now serves as the Holden Village Musician. At Luther, they studied music education and participated in Concert Band and Nordic Choir. Since their arrival at Holden in January of 2023, they have enjoyed collaborating with staff, faculty, and guest musicians, contributing to the creation of Bless This Night: Vespers '23 by arranging the C instrument score, and sharing their love of music with the community.

Value: $450

Photos by Berit Kirkegaard and courtesy of Steve Wolbrecht

Clean Energy Consultation

Are you looking for advice on how to decarbonize your home, business, church, or organization? Want to learn more and get involved in reducing your greenhouse gas emissions and advocating for policy changes in your local community and state?

Rick Brown, PhD, TerraVerde Energy Board Chair and member of the Holden Board is eager to share his knowledge and experiences in a conversation (in person in the Bay Area or virtually) with others.

He has been involved in the development of clean energy policy and businesses over the past 16 years and would look forward to offering his knowledge and experience in developing strategies to meaningfully address the climate crisis.

Learn about how Holden continues to prioritize clean energy efforts as well, seeking to live out environmental stewardship.

This consultation will specifically focus on how to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from your home (or business, church or organization), and get involved in advocating for policy changes in your local community and state.The consultation can include up to 6 people.

Date to be mutually agreed upon with winning bidder. No expiration date.

Value: $250

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Dinner for Six in Seattle

Holden Archivist and former Village Pastor Nancy Winder welcome you to their Seattle home for a festive meal.

The menu depends on the season and will be your choice. The food will be paired with Washington wines and the evening just might close with some port and scotch.

Date to be mutually agreed upon with winning bidder. No expiration date.

Value: $500

Meal, Music, & Mix for Eight

Enjoy a gourmet dinner and wine for eight people prepared and served by four current Holden Village Board members: Sandie Anderson, Mark Schwehn, Chris Hughes, and Anthony Titus.

You choose the location (within an hour of the Twin Cities, MN) or this experience can be hosted at a Board member's home in the Twin Cities.

Begin the evening with classy Hors d'oeuvres and an extraordinary signature cocktail made by Mark. Live classical guitar music by Anthony Titus will accompany your dinner.

This experience also comes with two royal blue Holden Kitchen aprons - brand new with a vintage Holden Village patch sewn on the front!

Expires one year after the auction. Dates to be mutually agreed upon by hosts and winning bidder.

Value: $800

Dinner for Four in Chalet 6 with Mark and Kathie

Mark and Kathie Caemmerer-Bach, two of Holden's Executive Directors, are excited to welcome you to their home in Chalet 6 next time you visit Holden! Bid for an opportunity to enjoy a delicious dinner for four people in their cozy home.

Enjoy four simple courses offering fresh, sustainably-sourced ingredients paired with Washington wines and lively conversation. Special dietary needs can be accommodated in the planning.

Purchase this experience for yourself or gift it to friends or family you know will be coming to the Village!

Join Kathie and Mark for an exquisite evening of great food and great conversation!

Dates to be mutually agreed upon with Kathie and Mark and winning bidder.

Value: Priceless

(A description and good faith estimate of the value of goods or services received will be provided to the winning bidder)

Photos by Anny Joy Berntsen