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2019 First Look Live Auction

Susan's Favorite Things

A very special package filled with items handpicked by our guest of honor herself—it’s Susan’s Favorite Things! A selection of Susan Brotman approved delights, including a Costco Executive membership, a season subscription to PNB, a Seattle Art Museum Ambassador Level membership, a case of Gratien & Meyer Cremant De Loire Brut Rose, a wine dinner for four at the Lakehouse in Bellevue, sweet treats from Fran’s Chocolates and Molly Moon’s Ice Cream, a leather handbag from Mario’s (Susan’s favorite place to shop!), and a stunning jacket… in leopard print, of course! This package is stamped with Susan’s seal of approval!

Thank you, Susan Brotman, Mario’s, Costco, SAM, and PNB

Fit for a Princess

Enjoy a unique backstage experience at PNB’s production of Cinderella and take a piece of it home with you! This package includes six tickets to the performance of your choice, including access to the donor lounge, and a very distinctive backstage experience including a tour and photo opportunity with dancers in front of Cinderella’s carriage. You will also receive a pair of signed shimmery pointe shoes worn by Cinderella. Further feel like royalty when you experience the elegant splendor of Afternoon Tea at The Georgian at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle.

Mutually agreeable date, January 31–February 9, 2020

Thank you, Fairmont Olympic Hotel and PNB

Backstage on Broadway

Tony Award-winning musical, Come From Away, has been heralded as “a celebration of the best of humankind, and an uplifting piece of art for our times.” Travel to New York City in luxury with two round-trip first class flights on Alaska Airlines. Once there, you’ll enjoy two tickets to see Come From Away on Broadway, as well as a chance to see behind-the-scenes with a backstage tour. Yours to take home is a piece of show memorabilia you can treasure for years to come.

Thank you, Alaska Airlines and Marleen & Kenneth Alhadeff

Giselle VIP Suite

A five-star experience awaits at PNB’s Giselle! Enjoy snacks, drinks, and sweets all delivered directly to you before the show and at intermission in your private box suite for six at Giselle. Elevate your experience even further with complimentary parking and a backstage tour led by Peter Boal. Your outfit will be on pointe with the addition of the Toscano Diamond Flower Necklace, a unique piece featuring rose, yellow, and white gold flowers trimmed in diamond cut wire and diamond accents. As a “suite” finish to the evening you will take home a frame-ready print of the original Jerome Kaplan sketch of Giselle in her wedding dress from Act II.

Mutually agreeable date, April 10–19, 2020

Thank you, Ben Bridge, Spectra, and PNB

A Pinch & a Dash Dinner Party

Chef Lisa Nakamura, who trained at the three Michelin star restaurant, French Laundry, has made a name for herself in the Seattle food scene. Join Chef Nakamura and hosts Rick and Lisa Altig for a collaborative dinner party alongside PNB artists Kyle Davis, Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan, Elizabeth Murphy, and Reed Nakayama. Sip wine from the cellar of Dan and Michele Heidt as you learn new techniques and recipes, then be seated to enjoy the fruits of your labor as you share good food and good company.

Mutually agreeable date. Vegetarian and special dietary requests can be arranged.

Thank you, Lisa Nakamura, Lisa and Richard Altig, Dan and Michele Heidt, and PNB