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Gutenberg Sponsor: $10,000

• Reserved premier seating for a table of 10
• Recognized verbally the night of the event
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Manuscripts Sponsor: $5,000

• Reserved premier seating for a table of 10
• Recognized verbally the night of the event

Novel Sponsor: $2,500

• Reserved priority seating for a table of 10

Typeset Ticket: $150

• Individual ticket - Open seating

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Gutenberg Sponsor $10,000.00 Manuscripts Sponsor $5,000.00 Novel Sponsor $2,500.00 Typeset Ticket $150.00

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Silent Auction

Call us at 713-522-4652 by Friday, September 24 at 12 noon if you would like to place a proxy bid on one of these prints. (Click on image to expand).

	No. 1 JOHN BIGGERS Hazel, 2000 26 x 19 ½ in.; Woodcut 2nd Edition, No. 44/65 Courtesy of the Museum of Printing History Retail Value $1,500; Starting Bid $700
	No. 2 PENNY CERLING Egyptian Print Series, 1988 Printed at Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston, Texas 1. Coptic Church, No. 3/10 2. False Tomb Door, No. 3/20 3. Mosque, No. 3/20 15 x 15 in.; Etchings Courtesy of the artist Retail Value $1,800; Starting Bid $750
	No. 3 CHARLES CRINER A Lady From Alexander South Africa, 2002 25 x 18 in; Lithograph; No. 21/35 Courtesy of the artist Retail Value $350; Starting Bid $250
	No. 4 ORNA FEINSTEIN Branched & Rooted #301, 2008 35 x 49 in; Monoprint Courtesy of the artist and Anya Tish Gallery Retail Value $3,200; Starting Bid $1,200
	No. 5 DAVID J. WEBB Chasmanthium latifolium 15 x 44 in; Monoprint Courtesy of the artist Retail Value $300; Starting Bid $200
	No. 6 DICK WRAY Untitled 24 x 18 in.; Etching; No. 10/25 Courtesy of the artist

Raffle

Call us at 713-522-4652 by Friday, September 24 at 12 noon to buy your raffle tickets! You will be entered in the drawing for the following packages. (Attendance not required).

Raffle tickets are 1 for $20 or 6 for $100.

Dine Around Town: Enjoy dinner at 9 of Houston’s best restaurants with certificates valued at over $700: includes Pappas Grill and Steakhouse, Mancuso’s Italian Table, Joyce’s Seafood & Steaks, India’s Restaurant, Basil Grill, Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen, Outback Steakhouse (valid at Flemings and Carrabba’s), Danton’s Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen, The Corner Bakery Café, The Big Mamou Cajun Restaurant.
Are you ready for some Football?: Enjoy 4 Houston Texan tickets on the 35 yard line, about 16 rows up the field of play. Football tickets w/ parking pass for San Diego Chargers game, November 7, 2010. Donated by: Jeff and Debbie Smith
B-Ball for 4 with the Rockets: 4 Club tickets to the Rockets game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, December 11, 2010. Includes 2 parking passes. Donated by: Mayer Brown, LLP
Decorate your home or office: 4 Steve Keene paintings from 1998 Rice University Exhibition- Series from Houston, "Dunlavy", "Kirby", "Wake Forest", "Houston"; “Houston Architectural Ballade”, book of photography, signed by Valentin Gertsman; Lampe Berger red oil lamp; “Le Garre Hermes” , book of full color photos of favorite Hermes Scarves. Donated by: Keene paintings--Mampre Media International; Valentin Gertsman; Lampe Berger--Briargrove Pharmacy; Hermes
Galveston Getaway Package: Grab your Wicker Picnic Basket filled with Texas Wine and Food Party Pack and enjoy 4 nights, 3 days in the "Surf Shack" a beachfront cottage in Sea Isle on Galveston Island. During your stay, visit Moody Gardens with 4 VIP passes and enjoy the 1877 Elissa and the Texas Seaport Museum with 4 adult tickets. Donated by: “Surf Shack” stay--Margaret N. Davis and David Kenney; Wine and Food Party Pack--Mampre Media International; Wicker basket--Angie & Ursula Jimenez; Moody Gardens; tickets to Texas Seaport Museum--James L. White, III
Treat Yourself Package: Pamper yourself with a manicure at Beautique Spa and then another day at Bella Spatique with manicure and pedicure. Enjoy an Optical Swirl Contemporary Vase with flowers and a collection of origami artwork by Joan Son. Donated by: Beautique, Bella Spatique, Contemporary Vase--Events; Flowers--Cutting Garden; Joan Son
Virginia House: Enjoy a 4 night stay for 2 in 2011 at the Mountain Lake Conservancy & Hotel, a pristine 2,600 acre mountaintop property located in Pembroke, Virginia. Donated by: Mountain Lake Conservancy & Hotel

Host Committee

Leisa Holland-Nelson (chair), Catherine Anspon, Joni Baird, Philamena and Arthur Baird, Kim Bartee, Jeff Birmingham, Jerald Broussard, Katherine Cabaniss, Laura Capper, Cherri Carbonara, Andy Cordes, Beverly Denver, Elise DeSilva, Diana DiOrio, Dee Dee Dochen, Tom Downing, Gabriela Dror, Scott Evans, Lelsie Farnsworth, Kathie Forney, Julia and Russell Frankel, Brian and Tania Gaubert, Jeff Gremillion, Susie Hale, Jeff Henry, Christine Hollinden, Clare Sullivan Jackson, Martha and Bill Justice, Betsy and John Striegler, Linda Limb, Karen Love and Denis Werner, Graciela Martinez, Lynn Mathis and and Stewart O'Dell, Brandi McDonald, MaryAnn and David McKeithan, Donna Mittendorf, Mary Jane Mudd, Roxann Neumann, Roz Pactor, Gadi Pollack, Vicki and Jack Rizzo, Roseann Rogers, Franelle Rogers, Jeanne and Steve Sims, Evalyn Shae, Doreen Stoller and Dan Piette, Betty and Jesse B. Tutor, Pattie Dale Tye, Donna and Tony Vallone, and Biddie Webb.

Information

Jamie Grissom at 713-850-2116 or Jamie@franciscoandco.com