Exciting new items as we come in to the final week of preparations for this year’s “Songs from the Heart.” Bid LIVE on an evening with celebrity portrait artist, Anthony R. Whelihan. Win a fitness class for you and eleven of your friends at The Firm. Tony Kushner autographed items and tickets to the Guthrie. Keep watching for more!

No other contemporary American Artist has painted more celebrities in sport, film or music than Anthony R. Whelihan. You will visit the home studio of Whelihan, where you will be treated to a cocktail reception for 12, catered by the House of Henning. This evening will include a studio tour and entertainment by members of the TCGMC. In addition, you will receive a signed Artist’s Proof of “AMERICAN PRIDE,” which will be the cover art for this year’s Pride Edition of Lavender Magazine and will be on display at the Songs from the Heart gala. Copies of the Pride Edition of Lavender Magazine, featuring the “AMERICAN PRIDE” cover will be available at your dinner table.

Date to be determined.

This special event package has a retail value of $4,800.00 and has been generously donated by Mr. Whelihan.

For more information about Whelihan Fine Art, please visit www.whelihan.com.

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A personal workout class for you and eleven of your friends at The Firm in Minneapolis. Choose from muscle conditioning, circuit training, etc.

(Far be it for me to spread rumors, but,  rumor indeed has it that a couple of trainers from The Firm will be on hand to help Karen Sorbo personally auction off this item during the evening’s live auction.)

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A script/book of “Caroline or Change” and “Angels in America,” autographed by Tony Kushner; a Kushner autographed “Intelligent Homo” T-Shirt; and a voucher for two tickets to any regular season play of the Guthrie Theater’s 2009-2010 season (”A Christmas Carol” excluded) worth up to $150.00, including a backstage tour for two.

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Two tickets to any performance of the Jungle Theater’s 2009 performance season.

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A one night stay in a deluxe room at the St. Paul Hotel in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

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“Get Reddy for Summer” with vintage and new Reddy Kilowatt items, including a frisbee, beanie baby, golf balls, cooler, hat, t-shirt and mousepad.

This package also includes a small Weber Grill and picnic basket.

Donated by our friends at Xcel Energy. Retail value of $250.00.

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A Bruegger’s 2009 Bottomless Travel Mug, good for unlimited cups of coffee, soda, tea or hot chocolate for the remainder of 2009. The mug also comes with coupons for food items, redeemable at your neighborhood participating Bruegger’s Bagels!

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Four tickets to the St. Paul Saints’ June 19th game vs. the Wichita Wingnuts at 7:05 pm. It’s “Push Up and Shut Up” night, presented by the US Army!

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Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS has donated three signed cast posters from current productions:

“The Color Purple,” including Krisha Marcano and Alton Fitzgerald White;

“The Phantom of the Opera,” including Howard McGillin and Jennifer Hope Willis;

“Xanadu,” including Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson.

Subject to change.