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RegalBeagle Portrait

Do you have a furry little prince, princess, lord or lady living among you? Showcase their status of nobility with a customized portrait from history.

Susan Beard Design will insert an image of your four legged friend into an iconic painting of royal proportions. The masterpiece is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face every time you pass it hanging on the wall!

Winner will choose from a number of existing paintings already formatted on the RegalBeagle website and will be required to provide RegalBeagle with several digital images of the precious pet. Upon approval of proof, the final image will be printed on a stretched canvas and framed.

Contributed by: Susan Beard Design

Opening Bid: $500

Create Your Own Cocktail!

Name Your Poison!  Create your own cocktail to be served at Jansen. Work with Jansen Restaurant mixologist Jerri Banks, touted by the New York Times as a “High Priestess of the Grape,” to create a fabulous cocktail – and then name it! Banks’ innovative uses of fresh herbs, exotic flavorings, and teas have become a well-known signature employed in a variety of libations. Your drink will be featured at Jansen for several months.

Jansen Restaurant at 7402 Germantown Avenue successfully combines contemporary American cuisine with the traditions of Classic French techniques. Chef David Jansen, formerly the longtime chef at the Four Seasons’ Fountain Restaurant, brings white-tablecloth dining to the charming, historic Cresheim Cottage in Mount Airy, serving locally sourced, French-accented New American fare that highlights his culinary background.

Contributed by: David Jansen, Jansen Restaurant

Current Bid: $500, Next Available Bid: $600

Escape from Harry Potter!

Escape the wizards, witches, and 45,000 visitors during Chestnut Hill’s busiest weekend in October 2018! Jump on the Reverse Hogwarts Express Friday afternoon to Center City for a Harry-free get-away. Call Philadelphia’s fabulous Rittenhouse Hotel home for the weekend! Sleep late on Saturday morning and then enjoy a relaxing afternoon being pampered. Enjoy dinner at the restaurant everyone is raving about and have a private tour in one of Philadelphia’s greatest cultural treasures (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Museum of Art, or Rosenbach Museum). Return to The Hill after the wizards have left!

Contributed by: Gala Co-Chairs Hannah McFarland, Martha Snider, and friends

Opening Bid: $500

Architectural Hall of Fame Dog House

You will be the envy of your neighborhood with this dog house designed by famed Chestnut Hill architect, Horace Trum-bow-wower and built by master craftsman, Bob Nonemaker of OuterSpaces Landscape Architecture and Construction Group!

Inspired by the great Wagmore Manor, Barkmoral Castle, High Howler and Woof Hall, Trum-bow-wower and Nonemaker have collaborated to combine old world charm with the modern conveniences every pooch deserves! (Actually, the dog house will recall one of the ten buildings that make up the prestigious Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame, or your house!)

The Dog House will be beautifully built of wood or a material of your choice, and will include such amenities as a radiant-heated tile floor (easiest to clean) and an integrated cooling fan. The footprint of the doghouse will be a maximum of approximately 16 square feet, based on your dog. Includes design, materials, delivery and custom installation. Winner will work directly with Bob to design the dog house in the first quarter of 2018. For delivery by March 30, please contact Bob within 2 weeks of the Gala.

Contributed by: OuterSpaces Landscape Architecture and Construction Group

Current Bid: $500, Next Available Bid: $600

A Visit to the Past and the Future!

Join Conservancy archivists, Liz Jarvis and Alex Bartlett, for a Time Machine Tour of the best of the Conservancy’s 20,000-plus photographs, drawings and documents that illustrate nearly 300 years of social history in Chestnut Hill.

Pick out your favorite image from our archives and we will have it professionally reproduced and framed for you.

PLUS! The lucky winner will be invited to place one personal item in the TIME CAPSULE that the Conservancy will be burying in 2018 – to be opened 50 years from now!

Contributed by: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Staff and Board

Current Bid: $500, Next Available Bid: $600

Private Rail Park Tour and Lunch for Six

When completed, Philadelphia’s Rail Park will be over three miles of dynamic urban park-scape linking 10 distinct neighborhoods to Fairmount Park and Center City upon re-envisioned railway viaducts, street level parks and subterranean green spaces.

Michael Garden, Vice Chair of the Friends of the Rail Park, will lead a tour through the heart of the proposed site, ending at Phase One which is currently under construction and will be completed by early spring, 2018. Michael will offer insight into Philadelphia’s rail history, indigenous flora and fauna, as well as the early planning, fundraising, and promotion of a uniquely Philadelphia greenway that will soon serve pedestrians, bicyclists, neighbors, and visitors alike!

Tours start at 21st and Pennsylvania Avenue on the east side of the Rodin Museum and end at Phase One near 12th and Callowhill. Tour date to be coordinated with Michael Garden, and dependent upon construction schedule and weather conditions. Once a date is set, the tour will get started at 10:00 am. Afterwards, your group will have lunch at the Callowhill neighborhood fixture, Cafe Lift. One of the earliest Callowhill pioneers, Cafe Lift has been serving all day brunch in a refurbished industrial space since 2003.

Contributed by: Michael Garden, Friends of the Rail Park and George McNeely

Current Bid: $500, Next Available Bid: $600

A Revolutionary Dinner Party for 10!

If you have been meaning to host a dinner in a unique mansion with fabulous food and haven’t got round to it – this extraordinary evening is for you!

Don’t worry about the details! Arrive at Guildford Manor with your guests and the award-winning culinary team, led by Philadelphia’s legendary Chef Jean-Marie Lacroix, will surprise you with an innovative menu of refined cuisine and artful presentations. Martha McGeary Snider, along with a curator from the Museum of the American Revolution, will join the party and bring along an item from the Museum collection for a private viewing!

Contributed by: Brulee Catering, Martha McGeary Snider, and the Museum of the American Revolution

Current Bid: $500, Next Available Bid: $600

Advance Bidding Now Open

Now accepting advance bids for the Preservation Celebration Gala A Go-Go Auction. If you are interested in bidding before the event or are unable to attend, please contact us to check the current highest bid and to submit your own. The opening bid for all packages is $500. Advance bidding will close at 5pm on December 1st and we will take the top bid to the live auction. If you are interested in continuing to bid at the live auction, but can’t be there in person, please email us before 5pm on December 1st to make arrangements for a representative to bid for you! GOOD LUCK! The live auction is scheduled for approximately 7:30pm on December 2nd.

Contact:
Lori Salganicoff or Leah Silverstein
215-247-9329
lori@chconservancy.org