Join us for a Silent Auction & Luau!
Help us reach our $25,000 goal!
Aurora Public Library Central Branch
14949 E Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80012
Tickets $30 adults / $15 kids 12 and under
SOLD OUT!
Schedule of Events
6:00-7:15 p.m. Food and drinks served
vegetarian and gluten-fee options available
6:15-7:45 p.m. Silent Auction Bidding
7:15-8:15 p.m. Polynesian Dancers
8:15-9:00 p.m. Wine Pull and Auction Winners Announced
2025 Featured Auction Item
One Week on a Private Island for 12-15 People on Bad Medicine Lake in Minnesota
This amazing private island includes a 4,000-sf cabin with incredible lake views from every window! 6 Bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, 2 well-stocked kitchens, a Finnish sauna on the water’s edge, sandy beach, 2 paddle boards, 2 kayaks, and great fishing!
Bad Medicine Lake has crystal-clear water and continues to be voted the #1 swimming lake in Minnesota! Enjoy the amazing Finnish sauna right on the water’s edge. Included is a large parking area on shore for cars and a boat trailer or two. A pontoon boat is also included for the week (a $500 value!), and the boat ride from the landing to the Island only takes about 4 minutes.
Just bring what you want to eat, drink and wear, everything else is there!
Other Auction Items Include:
Voiceover/Acting Lessons from an Industry Pro
Spend 90 minutes learning from professional voiceover, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Matt Yang King https://mattyangking.com/
“Walkabout Snowboard” Mosaic Art
By Denver artists Carol and Jeannie-Clinkenbeard https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/chco/artist/jeannie-clinkenbeard
Theatre Tickets
Arvada Center, Buntport Theater Company, Curious Theatre, Lone Tree Arts Center, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
Orchestra Tickets
Baroque Orchestra of Colorado, Colorado Symphony, Denver Brass, Denver Pops Orchestra
Übergrippen Indoor Climbing Crag
One Month Unlimited Family Membership, which includes unlimited access to both Übergrippen locations (Denver and Castle Rock) with climbing equipment rental included for the membership month
A Visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus
Receive a visit from Santa & Mrs. Claus at your 2025 holiday event for a maximum of 2 hours, either indoors or outdoors. If outdoors, Santa’s sleigh may be provided.
Venture Martial Arts
4 weeks Taekwondo classes, uniform, shirt, and backpack – locations in NE Denver, Broomfield, and Highlands Ranch (shirt/uniform can be exchanged for different sizes)
Make Gourmet Popcorn at Home Basket
Includes silicone popper, two large bowls, kernels, oil, popcorn salt, scoop, shaker, popcorn socks, popcorn towel, and the secret recipe
Painted Prayer by Larissa Romero
“Billie Eilish in the Boardroom, No. 2,” 2024, Oil and ink on stretched canvas, 14”x18”
Silent Auction
Our Silent Auction features more than 50 items in all price ranges – there’s something for everyone! Thank you so much to our generous donors, including:
Thank you to our 2024 An Evening of Laughs gala fundraiser donors!
Organizations
Byron Barnstable
Jim Bever
Susan Brown
Angela Cervantes
Carol Clinkenbeard
Debi Contreras
Marcia Crawford
Adesola Daboiku
Dee Dafoe
Mary Dailey
Jim Degner
Chris DeMink
Sonja Drugan
Dana Ewing
Claire Forman
Kenneth Fox
Richard Geyer
James Graham
David Graves
Courtney Grodsky
Mike & Nancy Hallowell
Ginger Hein
Matt Yang King
Sherri Liebhauser
Penny Maw
Jeni McCann
Becky & Terry McGurk
Pamela McNamara
Siivi Melorango
Sharon Nason
Stephen O’Neal
Kristen Padberg
Kelly Parmenter
Michael Parmenter
Elizabeth Roberts
Kevne Sharpe
Lucas Sorenson
Darlene Tieskotter
Damon Toczylowski
Gabriel Verges
Ann Warren
Ann Williams
Ted Winslow
Lu Wu
Mel Zeman
Organizations
Arvada Center
Bull & Bush
Buntport Theater Company
Butler Rents
Denver Beer Company
Denver Center for the
Performing Arts
Denver Zoo
Dick’s Sporting Goods
FlyteCo Tower
General Store 45
Jolie Rodriguez Photography
JPAD Discount Liquors
Kronke Sports Enterprises
Let’s Roam
Longhorn Steakhouse
Meow Wolf
Mezzo Forte Digital
Music Go Round Aurora
Olde Town Tavern
Paint & Sip
Potbelly Sandwiches
Sam’s No. 3
Santosha Studios Yoga/Wellness Boutique
Schlotzky’s Deli
Steve’s Snappin Dogs
Tattered Cover Bookstore
The Chocolate Therapist
The Empourium Brewing Company
The Melting Pot
UberGrippen Indoor
Climbing Crag
Venture Martial Arts
Waterway Car Wash
Willow Tulaire