Private Cocktail Party and Tour at the Explorers Club

For 15

Enjoy a tour, refreshments, and “Explorers Club Scotch” at the world famous Explorers Club with Will Roseman, Executive Director. For more than a century, members of the Club have traversed the earth, the seas, the skies, and

even the moon, on expeditions of exploration. The Explorers Club contains a building full of historic and fascinating

objects collected on these expeditions and housed at their historic Club Headquarters located at 46 E. 70th Street, New

York, NY 10021.

DONOR: Explorers ClubVALUE: $2,500

MINIMUM BID: $1,500BID INCREMENTS: $100

Time Traveling at the Saratoga Springs History Museum

For 6A private tour with Michael Levinson, the Curator of the Saratoga

Springs History Museum in the old The Canfield Casino, and dinner in the High Stakes Gambling Parlor, which overlooks

Congress Park. The Herter Brothers designed the Casino, built in 1870, the same year they designed interiors at the White House, and it is the only surviving commercial interior on the National

Historic Register by them. Dinner will be provided by Lilly and the Rose. (Tour and dinner should be arranged at least two weeks prior

to desired date.)

DONOR: Saratoga Springs History Museum, Lilly and the Rose

VALUE: $1,500MINIMUM BID: $750

BID INCREMENTS: $100

Private Tour of Metropolitan’s American Wing with Curator Elizabeth Kornhauser

For 6

A private tour of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Hudson River School Collection with Elizabeth Kornhauser, Curator of

American Paintings and Sculpture, and lunch in the Patron’s Dining Room.

DONOR: Metropolitan Museum of ArtVALUE: $900

MINIMUM BID: $500BID INCREMENTS: $50

A Tour of Five Riverfront Country Seats with Wint Aldrich For 4

A privileged introduction to our sometimes icy climes, this tour will feature five of the most significant private riverfront country seats between Hudson and Poughkeepsie: Oak Hill, Midwood,

Rokeby, Astor Courts, and Edgewater. Your guide will be J. Winthrop (Wint) Aldrich, former Deputy Commissioner of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Wint has a deep, personal knowledge of the Hudson Valley, its families and properties, and conveys their stories with passion, insight and humor. An alfresco lunch will be delivered mid-tour by Chef Rei Peraza, of Panzur. Pazur is located in Tivoli, NY and is known for

careful pairings of seasonal, local and International flavors.

DONOR: Wint Aldrich, PanzurVALUE: Priceless

MINIMUM BID: $500BID INCREMENTS: $100

“Emerging – Olana” Artist Proof by Jane Bloodgood-Abrams

Limited Edition Giclee artist proof from an original oil “Emerging – Olana.” She is a world-renowned artist.

Her paintings are included in numerous corporate, museum and private collections and represented by galleries

throughout the U.S., including the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY.

DONOR: Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Fine ArtistVALUE: $500

MINIMUM BID: $300BID INCREMENTS: $50

Private Yacht Exploration of the Hudson with The Haddads & The Stairs

For 6Take an evening boat ride in a vintage 1939, 33ft, Mahogany craft,

The Columbia, with Skippers Nick & Henry Haddad and First Mate, Colin Stair. Enjoy cocktails and delicious hors d’oeuvers while you see Olana and other “seen only from the river” landmarks. These

three Hudson enthusiasts will fill you in on homes along the river, river lore, and other fun anecdotes of history in the Hudson Valley!

Embark at the Historic Hudson Power Boat Association’s private dock. Scheduled for a weekend evening in September or October

for maximum fall color. Nautical attire not required.

DONOR: Colin Stair and Nick and Carrie HaddadVALUE: $1,500

MINIMUM BID: $1,000BID INCREMENTS: $100

An EPIC Blue Sky Studios Studio Tour and Signed Animation Still

For 6

A weekday tour of Blue Sky Studios, from 12-2pm, and a print from the 2013 film, Epic. A house in the film Epic is based on the main house at Olana. Blue

Sky Studios is a computer animation studio dedicated to creating high end character animation and visual

effects for the commercial and feature film industries, bringing you movies such as the Ice Age franchise,

Epic, and Robots.

DONOR: Blue Sky StudiosVALUE: Priceless

MINIMUM BID: $500BID INCREMENTS: $50

Glimmerglass 2016 Performance, Private Tour & Lunch with Artists

For 4

Four Festival Circle tickets to a 2016 weekday matinee at Glimmerglass Festival, a VIP Parking Pass, admission to the

Glimmerglass Intermission Club, and a behind the scenes tour and picnic with artists before the performance. Choose

from next season’s productions of La Boheme, Sweeney Todd, The Thieving Magpie and The Crucible!

DONOR: Belinda and Stephen KayeVALUE: $1000

MINIMUM BID: $500BID INCREMENTS: $100

Chasing Church’s “Icebergs” at the Cooper-Hewitt

For 6An exclusive private viewing of Frederic Church oil sketches of icebergs from his 1859 summer voyage to Labrador and around

Newfoundland. The iceberg sketches were given to the Cooper-Hewitt by Louis Church in 1917 as part of a gift of over 2,000 Church oil and pencil sketches from Olana. Tour will take

place on a weekday.

DONOR: Cooper-HewittVALUE: $500

MINIMUM BID: $300BID INCREMENTS: $50

Iced Out with Swarovski Two 25mm Crystals

Named after Sirius, the brightest star in the galaxy, Swarovski XIRIUS’ intricate gemstone-like cut, rich color,

and enhanced foiling have combined to produce an exceptionally durable new generation of crystal, taking it

one step closer to the diamond.

DONOR: SwarovskiVALUE: $400

MINIMUM BID: $300BID INCREMENTS: $50

“The Icebergs” Home Party Ensemble

Take home the décor of “Icebergs in August” to entertain again and again. This package includes the actual size large scale painting of Frederic Church’s “The Icebergs” as well as one large and two small custom built wooden ice bar used for décor in the

Host Committee tent. Give your guests something to talk about. Requires purchased ice blocks for at home

parties, or can be used as a standing ice bucket for wines beer and champagne.

DONOR: Beau Simons, The Olana PartnershipVALUE: $1,500

MINIMUM BID: $500BID INCREMENTS: $50

Cool Jazz at Lincoln Center For 4

Enjoy an evening of Jazz, including cover fees and dinner, at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, one family membership to Jazz at Lincoln

Center, a copy of the book Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life, and a Cecile McLorin Salvant CD. Dizzy’s

features Southern cuisine, classic tastes, and seasonal cocktails with New York flair.

DONOR: Jazz at Lincoln CenterVALUE: $500

MINIMUM BID: $300BID INCREMENTS: $50

Aix Coteaux D’Aix En Provence Rose

Enjoy 3 cases of Aix Coteaux D’Aix En Provence Rose 2014 wine! An elegant and refined rosé, with concentrated flavors of apple, spice, and citrus that

are flanked by plenty of rich, spicy notes and a creamy finish. 1 case each of standard, magnum, and double

magnum size bottles.

DONOR: Massanois, LLC – Merchants of Fine Wines

VALUE: $600MINIMUM BID: $450

BID INCREMENTS: $50

Custom Portrait Painting of Your Property by Artist Rita DiCaprio

Commission an oil pastel portrait of your property by Saratoga based Artist, Rita DiCaprio. Portrait is 14 x 18 framed and signed.

DiCaprio has been in multiple gallery and museum exhibition and her work graces the walls of some of the more prominent art collector names in NYC. DiCaprio will photograph your property

and finish the piece in her studio.

DONOR: VALUE: $1,400

MINIMUM BID: $1,000BID INCREMENTS: $100

VIP Private Tour of Olana’s Historic Landscape and “River Crossings” Exhibition and Bell Tower

Champagne Toast For 8

Join Olana’s curators for a Behind-the-Scenes, VIP tour and champagne toast. This is the Ultimate Upstairs—Downstairs,

Uphill—Downhill, a total immersive experience of Olana as well as the currently running exhibition. This tour will be tailored to

your interests and the weather.

DONOR: The Olana PartnershipVALUE: $700

MINIMUM BID: $450

Vintage Sports Car Races and Pit Tour at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury, CT

Thursday, Sept. 3 - Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7, 2015.For 2

Weekend tickets for Historic Festival 33 and a backstage tour at the pit with Santo Spadaro, Director of Vintage Sports Car Club of America. The weekend showcases on-track racing, concours, and

a parade-all featuring more than a thousand vintage, collector, and race cars!

DONOR: Lime Rock ParkVALUE: $ 500

MINIMUM BID: $300BID INCREMENTS: $50