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Thanks to the work of the Auction Committee, we have assembled an amazing array of unique items for our online auction this year. All of the proceeds help support Horizons' work on behalf of the LGBT community.

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If you have any questions about the auction, or be an auction donor, please contact Devesh Khatu, Events Manager, at 415.398.2333 x115 or events@horizonsfoundation.org.

Featured Items

• Review Dinner for Two Guests with San Francisco Chronicle Restaurant Critic Michael Bauer on a Critique of a Bay Area Restaurant.
• A Balcony Stateroom on the Western Caribbean Cruise with Sweet, a New Eco-friendly Lesbian Travel Company.
• All-gay Mexican Riviera Cruise Vacation for Two with RSVP Vacations.
• Two Night Luxury Holiday for Two at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Southern California.
• 3 Nights in an Ocean Drive Penthouse Suite with Rooftop Terrace with Valet Parking and Chef's Choice Dinner for Two at Table 8 Restaurant at the Hotel de Soleil South Beach.
• Complete Estate Planning Services by Deb Kinney, DLK Law Group.
• Two Night Stay for up to 10 Persons in a 5BR, 5BA Inverness, CA Home Overlooking Tomales Bay.
• Private Concert in your Home by the Band Blame Sally.

Here are some more of the items that will be auctioned off September 1 through 20: more items added every week. (list updated as of August 8, 2008)

Getaways

• Kona, Hawaii: One week stay at an oceanfront condo.
• Paris: One week stay at an apartment in Paris' Montmartre district.
• Hotel Kabuki: One night stay at this newly renovated Joie de Vivre hotel in San Francisco's Japantown.
• Hotel Rex: One night stay at this Joie de Vivre hotel on Nob Hill.

Unique Experiences/Lifestyle

• Wedding Chapel in the Hills: plan your wedding at the Skyline Community Church in Oakland.
• Half-hour "Hands-on" Flying Lesson in a Cessna 172SP single engine aircraft with a flight instructor.
• Two private riding lessons at Millenium Farm in Portola Valley.
• Docent Tour of San Francisco's City Hall.
• Le Creuset:Six piece classic cookware set in cherry red, and the original lever model from Screwpull, in brushed satin.
• Gap Inc.: Two $100 gift cards to Banana Republic.
• Bi-RITE Market: $50 gift certificate to this neighborhood market near Mission Dolores in San Francisco.
• Peet's Coffee & Tea: One year of Peet's coffee (or tea).
• See's Candies: Two gift certificates, each good for a pound of See's Candies.
• Good Vibrations: Gift bag filled with adult erotica.
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo: Two admissions valid during the 2008 season.
• Chabot Space and Science Center: General admission and MegaDome Theatre tickets (2 sets of two each).

Professional Services

• Create Your Family Tree: 10 Hours of geneology and family history research.
• Complete financial plan by Angela Berry Financial Services.
• Preparation of a single person will by Law Offices of Helene Wenzel.
• Three Hours Consultation on Marriage, Domestic Partnership or Pre-nuptial Agreements by Fred Hertz.
• One month of life coaching by Peter Chandonnet, life coach and yoga instructor.
• Goals Insight, Inc.Audio CD and workbook to empower and help propel your professional and personal life to new levels.

Arts/Entertainment

• San Francisco Opera: Two tickets for any 2008-09 season performance.
• San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus: Two season subscriptions to the chorus' 31st season.
• Berkeley Rep: Two tickets for any performance.
• New Conservatory Theater: Four tickets to a performance of Zanna Don't.
• The Rrazz Room: Four tickets to any event at this new jazz/cabaret lounge in the Hotel Nikko San Francisco.
• Beach Blanket Babylon: Two tickets to this San Francisco institution in North Beach.
• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: Galleries family pass for four (4 sets).
• Punch Line Comedy Club: Ten tickets.
• One Month of Sunday Group Dance Lessons from Dancing with the Queers.
• Two Private Dance Lessons for two by Light on your Feet.
• Wolfe Video: The Women’s and Men's LGBT DVD Library Starter Kits (each contains six DVDs of LGBT films)

Dining Out

• Ritz-Carlton San Francisco: Sunday jazz brunch for two at this Nob Hill landmark hotel.
• Pres a Vi: $200 Gift Card to Pres a Vi restaurant in the Presidio of San Francisco.
• Rubicon: $100 gift certificate for dinner for two at this fabled San Francisco restaurant.
• Postrio: $100 Gift Certificate at this superb restaurant near Union Square.
• Supperclub: Dinner for two at this unique dining establishment in SOMA.
• Tommy Toy's Cuisine Chinois: Signature dinners for two at this French-Chinese restaurant in San Francisco's financial district.
• Tangerine Restaurant: Two $50 gift cards to this neighborhood Castro restaurant.
• Oliveto Restaurant: Dinner for two at this Rockridge restaurant.
• Joe DiMaggio's Italian Chophouse: $100 Gift Certificate to this North Beach steakhouse.
• CAV Winebar & Kitchen: $50 Gift Certificate to this wine bar and restaurant in the Civic Center area.
• Yank Sing: $50 Gift Certificate to one of the best dim-sum places in San Francisco.
• McKormick & Kuleto's: $50 Gift Certificate to this San Francisco seafood restaurant.
• Lalime's: $50 Gift Certificate to this Berkeley restaurant.
• Sea Salt: $40 Gift Certificate to this Berkeley restaurant.
• Hobee's California Restaurants: $25 gift certificate to this Peninsula/South Bay restaurant chain.

Wines from these generous vintners:

• Hafner Vineyard: Mixed case of six bottles each of 2002 Cabernet and 2005 Chardonnay.
• Grgich Hills Estate: 1.5L 2006 Napa Valley Chardonnay.
• Kenwood Vineyards: 1.5L 2001 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon.
• Korbel Champagne Cellars: VIP tour, tasting and lunch for two.
• W & J Graham's Port: A 750 ml bottle of W & J Graham's Six Grapes Reserve Port and a picnic backpack.

Health and Beauty

• Series of three microdermabrasions and a facial/massage at City Faces in Pacific Heights in San Francisco.
• Kabuki Springs & Spa: Full session massage with access to the communal baths (2 certificates).
• Bally Total Fitness: Three month membership.
• Acupuncture Treatment and Chinese Medicine Consultation by Srinika Narayan, licensed acupuncturist in the Castro.
• One month of private yoga instruction by Peter Chandonnet, life coach and yoga instructor.
• Chiropractic Consultation and Examination.