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The White Collection Closes at 7:45pm


Game Night
Match wits and words with your friends over delicious hors d’oeuvres in the Governor’s Room at Hotel Deca, courtesy of Tony’s Events & Catering.  Includes fabulous food for 20 and literary-themed box games to delight and challenge your friends. Value: $600

Going (Coco)Nuts!
If you have not had Tom Douglas’ Triple Coconut Cream Pie, you’ve truly not lived!  Chef Tom Douglas is known for his many popular restaurants and has cookbooks.  Includes the pie and a signed copy of Tom Douglas’ Big Dinners. Value: $70

Do You Believe in Make-Believe?
Artist John Curtis Crawford builds cozy cottages of stones, twigs and natural elements. Place this delightful creation in your house or garden to call the fairies to their new home. Includes the 25th anniversary edition of Faeries. www.fairywoodland.com Value: $400

Talking About Books & More
Imagine getting paid to pore over books, sift through tempting titles, and read advance copies of soon-to-be bestsellers. You and two friends will learn about upcoming titles and the world of books when you have lunch at Tutta Bella in Issaquah with avid reader and Costco Book Buyer Pennie Clark Ianniciello. Includes a basket of books selected by Pennie. Value: $300

It Was a Very Good Year
Let your palate play with the layered and distinct complexities of two bottles of 2007 Merlot and one bottle of 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon from Bookwalter Winery.  Savor the subtleties of these highly rated wines from the “vintage of the decade” (The Wine Spectator). Includes Wine Trails of Washington.  Value:  $225

A Season of Seattle Arts & Lectures
Enjoy fascinating programs when you and a guest attend the entire 2010-2011 Literary/Arts series from Seattle Arts and Lectures.  Season subscription includes entrance to post-event receptions and discussions.  Value: $570

Las Vegas Get-Away
Two nights of deluxe accommodations for two at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin. Close to the Las Vegas strip, you’ll enjoy the serenity of your luxurious guestroom and amenities  including pools, spa, salon, fitness center, award-winning restaurants and nearby attractions. Bring your golf clubs and trythe TPC Las Vegas course. Expires December 30, 2010. www.jwlasvegasresort.com  Includes room,tax and Las Vegas Noir. Value $400.

Collector’s Copy - The Lost Symbol
A copy of Dan Brown’s new novel, autographed by the author.
Value: $100

An Evening with Garth Stein Spend the evening with the entertaining author of Racing in the Rain. Hosted by KCLS Director Bill Ptacek. Friday, May 7. Featuresan array of wines and hors d’oeuvres. Purchase individual  seats at $75 each or buy the full event for $600.



The Black Collection Closes at 9:30pm

South African Safari
Spend six days and five nights at one of two luxury lodges at Ezulwini in South Africa.  You and your guest can be as adventurous as you like: soak up your surroundings and sip cocktails pool-side or go on a game drive and snap unforgettable photos of local wildlife.  Located in protected land in Kruger National Park. An unforgettable experience. Includes Lonely Planet’s Southern Africa.  www.ezulwini.com Value: $2,500

Fiesta of Flavors
Gourmet Mexican cook Marilyn Wilkinson whips up a feast for eight guests at a private home in Bellevue overlooking Lake Washington. Enjoy cucina nueva – a flavorful array of regional authentic Mexican classics. Includes signed copy of The Taste of Mexico, edited by Marilyn.  Date to be setwith successful bidder. Value: $500

An Evening with Mary Daheim 
Enjoy meeting mystery writer Mary Daheim and learn more about her work, her series and her inspirations for her stories, Sunday, April 18.Hosted by KCLS Foundation President Kathy Brown. Purchase individual seats at $75 each or buy the full event for $600.

Wine Tasting and More!
Invite seven friends to enjoy wine tasting from the barrel and hors d’oeuvres in Richland with winemaker John Bookwalter.  Sample current releases, artisan cheeses, meats and unique culinary fare and enjoy live music at the winery.  Take home four signed magnums of the 2006 Foreshadow Cabernet Sauvignon.  Includes Washington Wines and Wineries. Value:  $1,000

An Evening with Bill Dietrich
Meet Bill Dietrich and learn more about writing fiction and non-fiction. Enjoy great food at Vios Café at Ravenna. Thursday, April 29, 7pm. Hosted by KCLS Foundation Board member Karen True. Purchase individual ‘seats’ at $75 each or buy the full event for $600.

A Perfect Pair: Great Coffee and Great Books
Enjoy a perfect shot of espresso at home with your Starbucks Sirena Espresso Machine. The good brews continue with the Starbucks Coffee Press Gift Pack, four pounds of coffee, and two mugs for sharing in the bounty of the bean.  Includes a selection of great reads. Value: $550

Your Name in a Book
Your name immortalized in a thrilling story. Author Kevin O’Brien will include your name in an upcoming book.  Includes discussion with author re: suitability of name/character. Value: Priceless. 

Collector’s Copy - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
A copy of this popular title, signed by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven Hopp and Camille Kingsolver. Value:
$75

First Dibs on New Books
Watch the Third Place Books events calendar for author appearances from now until the end of the year, and pick your five favorite – or new – authors.  Third Place Books will have each author sign the book and it will be ready for you to pick up at the store’s Lake Forest Park location. www.thirdplacebooks.com Value: $150

Banned Books Art Pieces

Artists and writers both experience censorship. The Kirkland Library involved local artists in recognition of Banned Books Week last fall. Each artist was given a copy of a title that had been challenged or banned, each artist read the book, and then altered their copy so it could not be read by others.  Artists generously donated their pieces for this auction.

A Silly Cage by Cathy FieldsCathy Fields
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
“It’s a shame for kids to miss a quality book because of someone’s over-reaction to a single kiss, or a well-warranted, angry word. Olive’s Ocean was such a sweet book, I could never figure out why it was banned. Reflecting on this, “A Silly Cage” holds Olive’s Ocean hostage behind crime scene tape that quotes the mystery of its banishment. Inside its cage, tidbits of imagery leak from the book, hinting at the richness lost to young readers.” www.cathiefields.com Value: $750

 

 

Art by Betty HagemanBetty Hageman
ttyl by Lauren Myracle
“As a teen, I’d visit local public libraries, reading books on all sorts of topics. I inspected each new idea. How did it feel? What was its logic? Its potential consequences? The more I read, the more I learned that there are many, many ways of believing and behaving, and that by becoming more aware of options I could make better decisions for myself. This artwork reflects the excitement, mystery and curiosity I felt as a teen when presented with a library full of ‘unapproved’ reading material containing ideas and activities from which I had been sheltered and shielded.” www.bettyhageman.com
 Value: $450

 

AnonymousAnonymous
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
“This story is about a teenager who struggles with her weight. She hates her images and wishes she were thin like the popular girls. Her romantic life is limited to lip locks with Froggy, a fellow outcast student. In direct violation of her own personal code of fat girls, Virginia makes a personal statement about her identity by wearing a tight purple dress to a family function. The book was banned for sexual reference. The ideas expressed were those by many women, young and old…to suppress them is retrogressive to any progress of women’s freedom.”
Value: $50



Jeny FilliusPerks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
“”I feel that this book is a good representation of what some teenagers go through at times. I also feel for that one youth, who feels bad and freakish occasionally, this book may offer some hope and give them some comfort that they are not alone. I found the story to be heartbreaking so I put a broken heart on the front. Then on the inside using two different metals I cut out Charlie as a silhouette so he’d look like a wallflower and blend in. On the opposite page  also in silhouette is Charlie and his aunt watching TV. I loved reading this book and transforming it into an art piece.” www.jennyfillius.com Value $50

 



Patti Bowman
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell III
“I encased a book which was on the banned book list in mirrors, and then etched and painted the mirrors. The book is based on a zookeeper’s observations of penguin behavior. He observed two male penguins bonding and becoming a pair, and making desperate attempts to hatch a rock. The zookeeper gave the pair an egg to foster, and the hatchling was named ‘Tango’. It is natural for us to observe nature and to see ourselves in what we observe. Sometimes our observations challenge our beliefs about ourselves and antics ensue which range from ridiculous to murderous. I incorporated Copernicus’ sun-centered model of the solar system as a nod to the time-honored tradition of banning books and of rejecting nature when she disagrees with us. If we take an honest look at ourselves from time to time, even if we are caught off guard, should that really inspire fear?” www.psbowman.com  Value: $500



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