There are just THREE days left in the Treasures of Santa Cruz online auction! 45 of the 149 items will CLOSE online this Friday at 9:01 PM (PST).  There’s still time for you to place your bids and win that special piece!  Proceeds from Treasures of Santa Cruz benefit SPECTRA arts learning in our public schools, Grants to local artists and arts organizations, and the Open Studios Art Tour^©

Please visit our website www.ccscc.org to PREVIEW and BID on the many wonderful items we have to offer.  All online auction registered bidders will be issued a complimentary admission ticket which can be picked up at the will call table at the event.  Come out and continue bidding on those silent auction items carried forward from the online auction!  If you can’t make it, a friend can continue bidding on your behalf as your proxy.

Please join us at the celebration!  Treasures of Santa Cruz takes place this Saturday, April 21^st from 3–7 pm, 2200 Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz (the former Lipton Building). 

Below is a complete listing of the items CLOSING ONLINE:

Amethyst-5:  Mosaic by Gayle Larson

Amethyst-7:  Oil painting by Catherine Segurson

Amethyst-8: Pigmented print by Guy Siratt

Amethyst-11:  Silk scarf by Sue Terence

Amethyst -12: Handcast intaglio by Neno Villamor

Aquamarine-1:  Acrylic painting by Marly Cooke

Emerald-1:  Carved vase by Chris Anderson

Emerald-5:  Necklace by Kathryn Corby

Emerald-12: Necklace/Bracelet combo by Katherine Stutz-Taylor

Emerald-14:  Ceramic pitcher & cups by Allan Wilks

Garnet-2:  Porcelain vase by George Dymesich

Garnet-4:  Black & White photograph by Paul Henri

Garnet-8:  Photograph by Ted Orland

Garnet-12:  Clay sculpture by Helen Slater

Garnet-14:  Etched Silver post earrings by Carol Webb

Garnet-15:  Etched Silver post earrings by Carol Webb

Garnet-16:  Photograph by Paul Zaretsky

Jade-5:  Ink-jet print on canvas by Dirk Janssens

Jade-9:  Ceramic fish by Nissan O’Connor

Jade-10:  Glass vase by David Salazar

Opal-2:  Silk scarf by Jody Bare

Opal-4:  Digital print by Russell Brutsché

Opal-9:  Acrylic painting by Sharon Medler

Pearl-1:  Two Tickets to Actors’ Theatre “How I Learned to Drive” & dinner for two at Hula’s Tropical Island Grille

Pearl-2:  Two Tickets to opening night of Cabrillo Festival Contemporary Music

Pearl-3:  Two Tickets to Santa Cruz Symphony White Album Ensemble “Come Together” & $50 gift certificate to Café Cruz

Pearl-4:  Two SEASON tickets to Shakespeare Santa Cruz

Pearl-6:  Mosaic Bird Bath & mosaic class for four with Nancy Howells

Pearl-9:  Mosaic class for two with Roberta Lee Woods

Pearl-10:  Two one-month passes to Salsa Rueda Santa Cruz

Pearl-11:  Custom 8x10 oil portrait of your dog, cat or horse

Pearl-12:  Calligraphy class with Ruth Korch

Pearl-13:  Storytelling with Erica Lann-Clark

Pearl-14:  High Tea & Knitting Party for six

Pearl-15:  Banana Slug String Band performance at a school in SC County

Pearl-16:  Two hour sail on the Monterey Bay with Mark Shargel

Ruby-3:  Mixed Media painting by Myra Eastman

Ruby-4:  Acrylic painting by Nick Ely

Ruby-5:  Fused glass by Ronald Enomoto

Ruby-10:  Woven bracelet by Dyann Paynovich

Sapphire-1:  Silver earrings by Stephanie Adams

Sapphire-3:  Monotype by Joan Blackmer

Sapphire-10:  Glass bowl and plate by Penny Waller

Topaz-6:  Stoneware basket by Sandy Kinzie

Topaz-7:  Polaroid transfer by Claire Lerner

Note: 

The remaining 82 Silent Auction items are PRE-Bid only.  You can distinguish the Pre-bid items from the items closing online by the orange box to the right of the item #.  The high bid on these items will be CARRIED OVER as the starting bid for that item in the silent auction. 

You cannot bid online on any of the 22 items in the Live Auction group (Diamond).  These items can only be bid on during the Live Auction portion of the event.

·       While at the event, you’ll have the chance to enter the raffle drawing for a One-Year Unlimited Use pass for Two to the Nickelodeon, Del Mar and Aptos Cinemas!  Purchase one raffle ticket for $10 or three raffle tickets for $25.  Can’t make it?  Have one of your friends purchase them for you at the event – you need not be present to win.  This opportunity is not one to be missed!!!

Treasures of Santa Cruz takes place THIS SATURDAY, April 21^st from 3–7 pm, 2200 Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz (the former Lipton Building). 

In addition to the Silent & Live Auctions, you will be entertained by:

Watsonville Taiko

Salsa Rueda Santa Cruz

the VigilAntiUP! Stiltwalkers

Maiva Tahiti Otea Polynesian Dancers

Tropicalismo Brazilian dancers

Fiber Optic costumes by Kathleen Crocetti

and Treasure Hunt costumes by Suzanne Schrag

Tickets to the event are only $10 and are available at Palace Arts & Office Supply in Santa Cruz & Capitola, and the Cultural Council County office

Treasures of Santa Cruz is sponsored in part by:

Barry Swenson Builder

Devcon Construction, Inc.

Digital Media Factory

Elyxir Distributing, LLC

First American Title Company

Legend Theatrical

Redtree Properties, LP

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