| 2010 Library Lallapalooza & Book Bash February 28, Sunday, at the Annex, 2922 Parks Highway, 1 to 5:30 pm Thank you to all the volunteers, donors, and guests who helped make the 6th annual Librarypalooza a resounding success! This year's event featured the traditional lasagne feed and silent auctions, an outcry auction of fancy desserts, a fashion show, live music, and for the first time, a sporting event! The library earned better than $7,000, breaking our previous record by a thousand dollars! • Inside, Outside, for Your Downside: A Footwear Fashion Show
contact: Amy Cameron, 455-0209 • The Library Sextathlon: six sporting events in which librarians go wild!
contact: Kate Billington, 479-2979 • Fancy Dessert Auction: an outcry auction of fabulous desserts!
contact: Hannah Hill, 457-3418 (eves) or 456-6210 (days) • Silent Auctions: four silent auctions of book baskets, artwork, collectibles, and other amazing items! • Music & Performance • Lasagne Feed: a delicious pastapalooza kicks off the events!
contact: Mimi Hill Schedule: 1:00 - doors open
1-1:40 - Cold Fusion Tribal Dance
1-2 - first silent auction (note that silent auctions will end every half hour after this until 5 pm)
1:45 - shoe show, silent auction of shoes begins
1-2:15 - lasagne feed
2:30: second silent auction ends
2:30-4:15 - Library Sextathlon
3:00 - third silent auction ends
3:30 - silent auction of shoes ends
3:30: fourth silent auction ends, shoe auction ends
4:00 - fifth silent auction ends
4:30: sixth silent auction ends
4:30: outcry auction for desserts begins
5:00 - seventh silent auction ends
5-5:30 - Nate Montgomery & Josh Reuther
5:30 - lallapalooza ends The silent auctions are a major source of income at the lallapalooza. Nancy Burnham, of the the Annex gallery, is once again generously donating the use of the gallery space and tables for the event. (If you'd like to donate an item for auction, please contact the librarians.) Auction items this year have been donated by: - Alaska Transfer & Design: gift certificates
- the Annex: matching donation: buy artwork or other items from the Annex on the day of the lallapalooza and get 20% off--that 20% amount will be donated to the library by the Annex
- anonymous auction donors: bathroom towel & rug set with bathroom adventure books; wooden 8-person bench from the old train station; ceramic mugs; Christmas kitchen set; Deal or No Deal game in silver padded carrying case; dog scarves; Conair Fitness Foot Vibrator/Heat Massager; figurine;foot spa; knitted shawl; pillows; placemat sets; Thai book rest; queen-sized flannel sheets set; quilted wall hanging; X-Box, four controllers, and several games for it.
- anonymous library patrons: books for book baskets
- Elzbeth Adams: two drumming lessons
- Sine Anahita: fiddle with new case, bamboo rocking chair, CDs of old-time fiddle music
- Apocalypse Design: house shoes
- BB Tax Services: $75 certificate good for work on filing tax return
- Beaver Sports: gift certificate
- Kate Billington: two pairs hand-knitted and felted mittens, Python-opoly game, Old & New Testaments basket
- Maggie Billington: certificates for her black bean avocado salsa (1 batch for a big party, 1 batch for a small party)
- The Blue Loon: movie & dinner for two
- Carey Brink & Todd Hoener: Fireplug patch
- Buena & Craig Buchanan: first day covers from the post office: Scott Gomez and 25th year Serum Run
- Calypso Farm & Ecology Center: gift certificate for a workshop; gift certificate for a week's worth of veggies; gift certificate for a farm tour and garden tastewalk (no more than a tour bus full of people!)
- Putt Clark: basket of fresh-baked artisanal bread
- Chartreuse Fairbanks: gift certificates
- The Comic Shop: gift certificate
- Russell Copelin: two music lessons (guitar or ukulele)
- College Coffehouse: gift card
- Andréa Croll: peyote-stitched beaded pouch
- Rachelle Dowdy: baby raven sculptures, refrigerator magnets
- Enchanted Forest Toys: Stop the Presses! game; Peace Fleece Khyrgyz hot pad-making kit
- Matthias Eriksson: carved wooden bird hunting stick
- Ester Hatworks: hat & scarf sets, headband & scarf set
- The Ester Republic: subscription; book bag with cartoon/graphic novel set; poetry book
- Gangly Moose: CDs: Gangly Moose, Cold Country, Tell the Children the Truth, Melissa Mitchell
- Sandy Gillespie: encaustic painting, "Cosm 1"; refrigerator magnets
- Gold Hill Liquor & Gas: wines & wine glasses
- the Good Daze: CD
- Grassroots Guitar: certificate for two guitar lessons with Dave, Gangly Moose CD (Northern Town)
- Gulliver's Books: gift card
- Judie Gumm Designs: pearl necklace & earring set, salmon spirit design
- Deirdre Helfferich: citizenship card for the People's Republic of Ester, Hawaii book basket; patch collection from mushing races around the world; Ester t-shirts
- Hyperborea Finds: Vietnam Pilot's Hat, doggie biscuits freshly made
- Sandy Jamieson
- Inari Kylänen
- Jeanne Laurencelle: XXL Regular Carhartt for women flannel-lined jacket
- Lemon Grass: two gift certificates
- Jean Lester: Faces of Alaska book
- Alex Lewandowski: spider earrings
- Jean McDermott: one month's worth of fiddle lessons
- Hans Mölders: handcrafted maple & cedar jewelry box; sandals
- Michael Musick, green building consultant: gift certificate forconsultation
- Monique Musick: sauna kit, McGuire book basket
- Tom & Nelda Nixon: paintings
- Northern Threads: needlework & quilting package
- Nomadic Stars: t-shirts, Pirateology game
- North Pole Coffee: Alaska-roasted coffee
- James Pagel of Opal Creek Construction: wooden wine bottle racks
- PhotoSynthesis Alaska: portrait packages
- Tatiana Piatanova: painting
- River City Café & Espresso: gift basket
- Jan Roberts: Pendleton Wool blanket, Navajo design in earth tones; hunter's jacket, ceramic bowls; jewelry box; Polar Fleece hat; work gloves; movies
- Rosie Creek Farm: gift certificate for vegetables or flowers
- Jenny Schlofeldt: jewelry
- Richard Seifert: selected books
- Anne Sherman: majolica sunflower plate
- Todd Sherman: two prints
- Jamie Smith: print
- Soleil Tanning: certificate for tans
- Marsha Sousa: wine rack and display shelf
- Judie & Tripp Triplehorn: selected books
- University of Alaska Press: books about the circumpolar north
- Vanessa Press: books by local women authors (poetry, short fiction and nonfiction)
- Water Wagon: gift certificate for 1,000 gallons of water
- A Weaver's Yarn: needlework kit
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