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Regular ticket holders will have access to the art exhibit, silent auction, the red carpet, and the fashion show presented by local designers, stylists, and boutiques.
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Je’don Holloway Talley | The Birmingham Times, al, 8 Nov. 2022
The evening also includes a silent auction, raffle and post-concert dance party.
—Dallas News, 2 June 2022
The fundraiser will feature musical entertainment from KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, Dina Valenz and indie rock band Westerner, as well as drinks and food, a silent auction and awards.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
Includes appetizers, refreshments, silent auction and meet and greet with presenter Adam Black of Bartlett Tree Research Lab and Arboretum.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2022
The event includes cocktail hour, silent auction and awards program.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
Highlights include a silent auction and evening-culminating live auction.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
The event includes honorary speakers, a raffle, silent auction and dance groups.
—Anchorage Daily News, 21 Sep. 2022
Areas inside the house will be set up for a holiday boutique, sweet shop, silent auction and the yearly Festival of Trees and wreaths raffle.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022
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Je’don Holloway Talley | The Birmingham Times, al, 8 Nov. 2022
The evening also includes a silent auction, raffle and post-concert dance party.
—Dallas News, 2 June 2022
The fundraiser will feature musical entertainment from KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, Dina Valenz and indie rock band Westerner, as well as drinks and food, a silent auction and awards.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
Includes appetizers, refreshments, silent auction and meet and greet with presenter Adam Black of Bartlett Tree Research Lab and Arboretum.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2022
The event includes cocktail hour, silent auction and awards program.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
Highlights include a silent auction and evening-culminating live auction.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
The event includes honorary speakers, a raffle, silent auction and dance groups.
—Anchorage Daily News, 21 Sep. 2022
Areas inside the house will be set up for a holiday boutique, sweet shop, silent auction and the yearly Festival of Trees and wreaths raffle.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silent%20auction. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.
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