CringeFest '09 Launches Silent Auction, Bidding Continues Through 7/24

In conjunction with International CringeFest '09 and the Rags 'n Riches benefit, this year we are conducting a silent auction to support our outreach work throughout the rest of the year. Bidding begins online on Wednesday, July 8, and continues through the benefit on Friday, July 24. We are giving you FIRST CHANCE at signing up to bid!

You must opt in to bid by writing to: Info@nyartists.org. Be sure to put as the subject "Silent Auction Bidder." Include in the body of the email: your full name, address, and a phone number to reach you in case we have a question about your bid. We will send a link to the Silent Auction bidders who sign up. Full guidelines are below.

Since this is a fundraising event, although the proposed ending is at the benefit, we reserve the right to continue the bidding if (1) the item generates special interest or (2) it does not generate enough immediate interest. For those items, bidding will continue for another week and will be finalized on Friday, July 31.

We're very excited about our auction items and we once again extend a warm thank you to everyone who donated to this event, as well as to those participating. There are nearly 60 items so far and more will be posted as we go along. Let the bidding begin!

HOW TO BID

1. You need to register as a bidder by sending an email to info@nyartists.org with the subject header "Silent Auction Bidder." Include in the body of the email: your full name, address, and a phone number to reach you in case we have a question about your bid.
2. We will send a link to the Silent Auction bidders who sign up. You may share the link with others, but they must still register as a bidder before we can accept their bids. We also link from the NY Artists Unlimited home page to the Silent Auction page.
3. You can email a bid to us at info@nyartists.org-please include the Lot # and Item Name in your subject header. If yours is the high bid of the day, it will be posted with your initials as "high bidder."
4. The daily bids will be posted as we receive them throughout the day, with a minimum of once every hour. Just remember that we cannot be online all the time during the day, and the first update of the day is 9:00 am and the last is 9:00 pm, so some bids will be delayed in getting posted. You can see if your bid was accepted and if your initials are listed as the "highest bidder."

Rags n Riches benefit featuring 4 bad plays from International Cringefest '09

A Dark and Stormy Night
The Poorly-Written Play Festival
Worst. Play. Ever.
Piss Play is about Minorities, So It's Really Important

Awards Ceremony presenting Honorary Golden Pineapple to
A.R.T./New York Executive Director Virginia P. Louloudes
Celebrity Columnist & Raconteur Michael Musto
John Waters Superstar Mink Stole
Talk-show Host Extraordinaire Joe Franklin
Warhol Superstar & Poet Taylor Mead

Party in the theatre lounge
Raffles - A Silent Auction
Costume Prizes
Gourmet Food - Cash Bar

Friday, July 24, 2009
Curtain 8 pm - Awards & Party 10 pm
Grand Theatre at the Producer's Club
358 West 44th Street

Admission $50
Tax-deductible to the full extent of the law

A Benefit for
NY ARTISTS UNLIMITED