top chefs dish it out

Private dinner for 10 catered by Jen Biesty of Coco500 and Jamie Sinsheimer of Absinthe
Donated by Jen Biesty and Jamie Sinsheimer

You know you’re as good as Tom, Padma, and Gail! It’s about time you hosted your own Quickfire, don’t you think? This is the auction item for the foodies in the house; who wouldn’t want dinner prepared by a Top Chef? These two “San Francisco Rising Star Chefs,” Top Chef alum Jen Biesty and Jamie Sinsheimer, will cook you and your nine nearest and dearest a private dinner to die for. And to talk about for decades. Dee-lish. Elizabeth Falkner and Traci Des Jardins will be on hand to auction this item off and pass the baton to the next wave of San Francisco food icons – could it get any tastier in here?

VALUE: PRICELESS
OPENING BID: $1,000

show your true colors

VIP Package to Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Tour show in Berkeley, CA, including limo transportation to & from, hotel, and dinner
Donated by Cyndi Lauper and the True Colors Tour

June 29, 2008
Girls – and boys – just wanna have fun with Cyndi Lauper and her amazing line-up of special guests on her True Colors Tour: the B-52s, Andy Bell of Erasure, Wanda Sykes, the Puppini Sisters, host Carson Kressley, and more. This item is for the full VIP treatment - including 2 tickets, meet & greet passes, souvenirs, a photo with Cyndi, and premium seats within the first 5 rows. Join Cyndi as she tours the country raising funds and awareness for our LGBT community. This girl knows who her true-blue fans are – be one of them in the audience on Pride Sunday!

VALUE: $1,000
OPENING BID: $250

the blue danube

All-inclusive Danube Cruise aboard Europe's Finest River Ship, including air for 2 and an Upper Deck cabin
Donated by AAA Travel

September 14 to 21, 2008
Join an exclusive 7-night charter of Europe’s most elegant river ship, former State ship of Austria, the MV Mozart. There are many wonderful special events on this all-inclusive, luxury cruise that takes you to Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Slovakia, and back. Extraordinary experiences unfold each day along the Danube, including: all meals with fine dining and unlimited wine every evening, marvelous sightseeing and special events every day, private concert by the Vienna Boys Choir at their Palace School, an exclusive morning at Vienna's famed Spanish Riding School, and a champagne reception at the summer palace of Franz Josef, the last Austrian Emperor.

VALUE: $11,000
OPENING BID: $2,500

baby you're a star

Walk-on role in an episode of The L Word
Donated by Showtime and Ilene Chaiken

Don’t worry about re-shooting your headshots – NCLR has the inside connection for your 15 minutes of fame. Win a walk-on role in an upcoming episode of The L Word – its final season! Opportunities like this don’t come along often. Your memories will not only last a lifetime, but they’ll be captured on film (and issued on DVD boxed sets) to boot!

Funnywoman extraordinaire and NCLR supporter Jane Lynch will be on hand to anoint you an official L-Worder.

VALUE: PRICELESS
OPENING BID: $2,000