Get Ready To Place Your Bids

Why fight the crowds for that special, one-of-a-kind gift this holiday season when you can relax and do your shopping at the Monroe Arts Center’s (MAC) 2015 Holiday Silent Auction.  From Saturday, November 21 through Saturday, December 12, this annual holiday shopping tradition provides a wide variety of unique gifts for each person on your list.  All items will be displayed at MAC’s Wesley Hall, 1315 11th Street, Monroe, Wisconsin.
This important fundraiser for MAC features hundreds of items donated by individuals and businesses from Monroe and the surrounding area.  The auction opening night is scheduled for Saturday, November 21, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  To help kick-off the auction opening is the 7:30 p.m. performance of New Odyssey.  Reserved seat tickets are $25.00 and $20.00 for adults, $10.00 for students 18 and under, and are available for purchase.
For the convenience of shoppers, a Holiday Auction Booklet listing the items by category is provided.  This year’s auction categories are: Original Art and Handcrafted Items; Holiday-Themed Items; Books; Home and Garden; Clothing and Jewelry; Collectibles; Health and Beauty; Sports and Recreation; Theater, Entertainment, and Getaways; Restaurant and Specialty Dinners; Baked Goods and Specialty Foods; and This and That.
Auction items include handcrafted seasonal centerpieces; art objects; jewelry; golf packages; theater tickets to Cabaret in Chicago; traditional Swiss dinner for four; Raclette dinner for six; vast array of gift certificates; Green Bay Packer football; Aaron Rodgers jersey; variety of gift baskets; homemade candies, breads, cookies, cakes, pies, jams and jellies; numerous gift certificates, and much, much more.
Final bids will be accepted up until 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, prior to the 7:30 p.m. performance by The Dickens Carollers.