Silent Auction Items: Join us for our Masquerade Ball Gala this Saturday, March 7!

Items on the block at this Saturday’s masquerade ball Gala include:

Autographed and Certified-Authentic Items from Charity Fundraising: 

A Rolling Stones guitar 

(estimated value: $1,700)

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 

record album (estimated value: $750) 

The Godfather 16x20 movie poster 

(estimated value: $650) 

Disney’s Frozen 11x14 animation art 

(estimated value: $400) 

Neil Diamond 8x10 photo 

(100% in-kind donated item)

But wait...There's more!

~ A Ninja Academy personal fitness training package from Mark Fisher Fitness
  
~ A Headshot Session from Kyle LeMaire Photography

~ A *Pet* Portrait Session from Kyle LeMaire Photography

~ A Coach designer handbag (estimated value: $200.00)


~ A packet of theatre tickets from The Actors Company Theatre (TACT)

~ A 90-minute sword fighting lesson for you and a friend with medieval martial artist, Alex Cunningham. All materials included. (estimated value: $200.00)

~ An Evening of Artisanal Cocktails (estimated value: $250)
Wide Eyed's Associate Artistic Director (and happily retired mixologist) Stephanie Cunningham will come to your home with everything you need for a delicious evening with friends. Package Includes:
* theater themed cocktail flight, personalized to taste for 5 people
* education about how to recreate them
* appetizers for 5
* setup and cleanup included

~ Private Pilates / music lessons

~ And additional items coming in daily! 

Don't have your tickets to the Gala yet? 

Get yours today.

Glitz, Glamour & the Lowdown: Our Gala is September 28th!

Melissa Johnson

Wide Eyed Productions is proud to announce its first annual Gala event, which will be taking place on Saturday, September 28^th. We caught up with Wide Eyed Board member and Events chair Melissa Johnson to find out what delights await our guests attending this very special celebration. 

• Let’s talk about glitz and glamour first. Can you tell us a little bit about Dune Studios, where the event will be held this year? What’s your inspiration in terms of décor for the Gala?

Dune Studios is a beautiful professional photography studio and event space in the heart of SoHo. Guests will travel up to the top floor of the space at 121 Varick Street, and be greeted with stunning views of the city through the almost floor to ceiling windows. The space itself is very minimal and we don’t want to take away from that too much, so you will see a lot of small details in the décor. Twinkling lights, hints of gold accents and our signature red and black here and there. 

• I hear we have some fantastic sponsors for this year’s event, yes?

Absolutely! We are very lucky to have such amazing support for this event. Our official sponsor for this event is Stone Creek Bar and Lounge, which has been such a huge supporter of Wide Eyed for many years. Jon Pirozzi, the owner, is a good friend to Wide Eyed and will be providing the beer for the evening, as well as something small for our swag bags. We’ve also just gotten the support of a local vineyard Lieb Cellars from North Fork, who will be providing some of our wine for the event. We are very excited to have them involved!  Also good friend and huge supporter to Wide Eyed, Tim Butterfield, provided us with some delicious wine, as well. He was the first one to come out and hand me a donation several months ago; now the big night's just a couple of weeks away!  

• Word is we have some truly impressive items up for bidding in our silent auction.  Can you share with us what items will be crossing the auction block?

Thanks to Charity Fundraising Packages, we have some truly amazing celebrity autographed memorabilia to auction off this year. We've never held a silent auction like this before, but they are such an amazing organization to work with, that we just had to give it a shot. Some of the items guests will have an opportunity to have bidding wars over: An electric guitar signed by Sir Paul McCartney; a framed Star Wars Movie Poster signed by 10 of the original cast members; a framed, autographed photograph of Michael Jackson; a framed, autographed photograph of Taylor Swift; an autographed record album signed by U2; and an autographed record album signed by Billy Joel! 

Those are just the celebrity items. We also have restaurant gift certificates, exercise equipment, and headshot sessions. There truly is something for everyone so bring those checkbooks and credit cards because all donations are tax deductible! 

• As a performing arts organization, it just makes sense that Wide Eyed would include live performances during the course of the evening. What can our glamorous Gala audience expect to see and hear on September 28? 

We will start the evening with a little background music in the way of a live jazz piano set provided by Asen Doykin, then we will get into the performance program for the evening. Guests will see a short set by Wide Eyed’s new improv troupe, Real. Good. Spies. I am very excited about that; they are hilarious and I know they have been working very hard! After their set, we are going to get a sneak preview performance into a play that we read during our "Winks" series: Dan Kitrosser's Dead Special Crabs. I can’t say too much about what we will see, but I guarantee it will be highly entertaining.  

• I hear we may have some paparazzi and creative photo opportunities at the event.  I don’t want to give away *all* the secrets, but are there more special treats in store for our Gala guests?

All I can say is dress to impress, because you will be having your photo taken! And be ready to have some fun with us, because we want to enfold all of our guests into the Wide Eyed world, and by the end of the night we should be able to show everyone what it feels like to be on stage with us.  

• I know that some people would love to come to our first Gala, but time or distance may make that a challenge. How can our fans still participate as “patrons of the arts” from a distance? 

We completely understand that not everyone will be able to make it out to this event this time, but if you would still like to support Wide Eyed Productions and our next season, which is going to prove to be our most impressive undertaking yet, we appreciate any and all donations no matter how big or small. Donations can be made via our website, and all donations are tax-deductible. Also, look out for announcements for ways to get involved in our upcoming season! We are going to have lots of opportunities for artists in our area.  We are so thankful to our supporters everywhere; there are so many that have been with us from the beginning and we would be nowhere without our families, friends and fans. We have been waiting to throw and event like this for years, and we can’t believe it’s finally happening. We just know those who do attend will not be disappointed. 

• Final question: Are tickets still available? Where can those be purchased, and can our last minute guests still get tickets at the door? 

Tickets are absolutely still available, and can be purchased through our website. You will also be able to get tickets at the door (credit card only), but I suggest getting them ahead of time. Also, I can’t stress this enough: The event starts at 7pm. I would highly suggest showing up on time! There will be a lot going on that starts right at 7, and some events will not be happening all night. You won’t want to miss anything! We'll see you at the Gala!

Silent Auction: "landscape:ARKANSAS"

Welcome to this Silent Auction of original
photography to benefit

Wide Eyed Productions!

Bidding begins at 12am Wednesday, May 12th

and concludes at 12am on Saturday, May 22nd

Items are original landscape photography prints exhibited in

landscape: ARKANSAS

the companion photography show to the world premiere production of NOAH’S ARKANSAS by our resident playwright Jerrod Bogard.

Each print measures 8x10 and can be seen in person through

Friday, May 14th at

Wings Theatre

154 Christopher Street, NYC.

Opening prices vary.

Prints are listed alphabetically by Photographer.

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN
TO SEE A COMPLETE LIST.

TO PLAY:

Please keep in mind we are accepting serious bids only.

If you see something you MUST HAVE,

place your bid by emailing

boxoffice.wideeyednyc@gmail.com

with the item-name & photographer's name in the subject line.

(Likewise, if you have questions about an item, please email us!)

Once you have bid:

You will receive a nightly e-mail

during the 10 days of the auction
informing you of the status of your desired item,

so that you can bid again

if you are out-bid by an equally-ardent supporter.
Please bid in increasing increments of $5.00.

(You do not need to enter a credit-card number to play!)

In the happy event that you WIN,

you will be notified by email.

Yes, we will ship to you if necessary!
Happy bidding!

"....going once....going twice....going threeeee tiiiimes...."

On the Square – Deborah Billingsley
Bidding starts at $50.00

Savage Theater – Janet Galland-Hunt
Bidding starts at $25.00

Cameron Bluff – Janet Galland-Hunt
Bidding starts at $25.00

Little House on the Hill – Janet Galland-Hunt
Bidding starts at $25.00

The Pig Trail – Janet Galland-Hunt
Bidding starts at $25.00

Natural Bridge – Janet Galland-Hunt
Bidding starts at $25.00

In the Ozarks – Janet Galland-Hunt
Bidding starts at $25.00

Circle B Ranch – Janet Galland-Hunt
Bidding starts at $25.00

Rat Pack Falls I – Phil Hobby
Bidding starts at $144.00

Rat Pack Falls II – Phil Hobby
Bidding starts at $144.00

Roark’s Bluff – Phil Hobby
Bidding starts at $144.00

Smith Creek – Phil Hobby
Bidding starts at $144.00

Chagrining – Dylan K. Jackson
Bidding starts at $31.00

Landmark – Dylan K. Jackson
Bidding starts at $31.00

The White River (near Newport, Arkansas) – Tim Rand
Bidding starts at $38.00

Crowley’s Ridge State Park (near Walcott, Arkansas) – Tim Rand
Bidding starts at $38.00

The Old Mill – Brian Roden
Bidding starts at $25.00

Beaver Bridge – Brian Roden
**SOLD**

Where The Earth Meets The Sky – Kelly Shipp
Bidding starts at $56.00

Sunset at the Marina – Kelly Shipp
Bidding starts at $56.00

Highway Nirvana – Kelly Shipp
We have $56.00! Do I hear $61.00?

Cedar Creek Bridge – Kelly Shipp
Bidding starts at $56.00

Listening to the Trees – Kelly Shipp
Bidding starts at $56.00

Sunrise Silence – Kelly Shipp
Bidding starts at $56.00

Nature's Intermission – Kelly Shipp
Bidding starts at $56.00

Sunset Escape – Kelly Shipp
Bidding starts at $56.00

Sunrise on the Delta – Kevin Taylor
Bidding starts at $169.00

Red River Turnstile – Kevin Taylor
Bidding starts at $169.00

Northeast Arkansas Barn – Kevin Taylor
Bidding starts at $169.00

Setting over the Delta – Kevin Taylor
Bidding starts at $169.00

Early Morning Gathering – Kevin Taylor
Bidding starts at $169.00