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LIVE # 1  Art Tour with John Bullard

Spend a day with Director Emeritus John Bullard visiting four of his favorite private art collections. John’s insight and knowledge makes this tour priceless.  Your group of 6 will be driven to two collections in the morning, to Restaurant Cuvée for a delicious lunch, then on to tour two more collections.

John Bullard

John Bullard

E. John Bullard  and  Restaurant Cuvée |  Value:  Priceless

Restaurent Cuvée

Restaurent Cuvée

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LIVE # 2  Easter Week on St. Thomas

Tucked along a picturesque hillside overlooking the calm azure waters of Pacquereau Bay, relax for 7 nights in a beautiful 3 bedroom, 3 bath villa at the Marriott Frenchman’s Cove on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Saturday to Saturday, April 23—April 30, 2011.

Marriott's Frenchman's Cove

Marriott's Frenchman's Cove

Sally and Jon Wallman  |  Value:  $7,000

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LIVE # 3  NOMA Rooftop Party

Throw a party for 20 with our spectacular view of New Orleans and City Park as your background. We’ll provide the cocktails and hors d’oeuvres; stimulating conversation is up to you!

New Orleans Museum of Art |  Value:  Priceless

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LIVE # 4 Hunt Slonem Artwork

“Sunday”, beautiful oil on canvas painting depicting Sunday afternoon at Albania Plantation during the ownership of Issac Delgado, patron and founder of our New Orleans Museum of Art.  By Hunt Slonem, current owner of Albania Plantation. 48″ x 36″

"Sunday" by Hunt Slonem

"Sunday" by Hunt Slonem

Hunt Slonem |  Value:  16,500

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LIVE # 5   Exquisite Sapphire & Diamond Earrings

Adorn someone VERY SPECIAL with a VERY SPECIAL pair of blue sapphire and diamond earrings; 18k white gold earrings with 2 medium faceted blue sapphires and 65 brilliant diamonds.

Friend & Company Sapphire & Diamond earrings

Friend & Company Sapphire & Diamond earrings

Friend & Company |  Value:  $10,000

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LIVE # 6  NYC Through Mrs. Stafford’s Eyes

See the city as only Mrs. Stafford does—a private tour by a member of the curatorial staff of the Greek and Roman galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Includes a private tour with admission for two to The Frick Collection, the ultimate in 16th to 19th century paintings and decorative arts; a gift certificate for two for the very French restaurant, La Grenouille, with owner Charles Masson’s book on flowers of La Grenouille; a gift certificate for two for hip Swifty’s Restaurant, (the Galatoire’s of New York); PLUS a gift certificate for a jacket by Nina McLemore of NYC with cocktails in her offices.

And with Mrs. Stafford’s special connection to NOMA and Odyssey, she is including “Odyssey of an Art Collector,” (1966), the catalog to the exhibition of artwork she and her husband donated to the Museum which premiered at the first Odyssey Ball.

Mrs. Frederick Stafford

Mrs. Frederick Stafford

Mrs. Frederick Stafford  | Value:  Priceless

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick Collection

The Frick Collection

Swifty's Restaurant

Swifty's RestaurantLa Grenouilles

La Grenouilles

La GrenouillesLa Grenouille