The Greenway Soirée is just days away, and we have some pretty awesome auction packages lined up. For the first time in soirée history, we will be hosting a live auction in addition to our silent auction. There is bound to be something to please any and every Greenway fan in attendance. A huge thank you to all the local businesses that helped to make this auction possible. Don't miss out on the auction this Friday! 

Section A. Closes at 8:50 pm

A1. Sites Set! from Gray Line Tours

You and a friend can set your eyes on some amazing New Orleans sites with 2 guest passes to the new City Express bus tour by Gray Line Tours!

Value: $50

Starting Bid: $20

A2. Jingle all the Way! from City Park

Jingle all the way to City Park for a good time. You and a friend can get in the holiday spirit with two tickets to Jingle Bells and Beer on November 18th from 7-10pm.

Value: $80

Starting Bid: $35

A3. Family of City Park from Friends of City Park

Enjoy a year of family fun with one family membership to Friends of City Park as well as the chance to show off your membership with a magnet and a City Park Coffee Table Book. Friends of City Park members receive exclusive benefits from free admission to Storyland and other attractions to discounts at Morning Call!

Value: $110

Starting Bid: $45

A4. It's Show Time! from NOLA Project

It's show time! Get a chance to see an entire season of great productions by The NOLA Project. Their thirteenth season includes Urinetown, The Battle for New Orleans, Men on Boats, and The Three Musketeers.

Value: $112

Starting Bid: $45

A5. Local Love from Urban Conservancy

Join Stay Local, Greater New Orelans' Independent Business Alliance, and get connected to customers, resources, and local business owners. Shop Local. Live Local. Stay Local!

Value: $120

Starting Bid: $50

A6. Let's Get FITsical! from FitLot

Get fit the green way with this great package from FitLot featuring an exclusive 1-hour personal training session with Executive Director Adam Mejerson, as well as 1 FitKit Resistance band set and a FitLot T-shirt or tank top!

Value: $120

Starting Bid: $50

A7. Orange You In the Zone? from Orange Theory Fitness

Feel the burn with the VIP treatment at Orange Theory with this duffle bag, towel, water bottle, and gift card for 3 sessions of heart rate-monitored personal fitness training.

Value: $125

Starting Bid: $50

A8. Rewind the Time from WWII Museum

Take a trip back in history with this package of 4 tickets to the National WWII Museum, and experience Beyond All Boundaries: the Tom Hanks produced and narrated 4-D cinematic experience, plus admission to Final Mission: The USS Tang Submarine Expereince, A recreation of the last voyage of WWII's most successful American submarine.

Value: $148

Starting Bid: $60

A9. Jammin' in Jackson Square from Kako Gallery

Never stop jammin' in Jackson Square with this framed Mardi Gras themed painting by artist Alla Baltas.

Value: $150

Starting Bid: $60

A10. Energy IQ Test from Energy Wise

High Energy Bill? Find out why with this home energy assessment. Professionals from Energy Wise will walk through your house with you to identify problem areas for your energy bill, and teach you how to save some green.

Value: $150

Starting Bid: $60

A11. Beautiful Bookworm from Angela King Gallery

Art for your inner bookworm! Enjoy two art books that take a look at Thomas Pradzynski's Modern Realist and the prints of LeRoy Neiman.

Value: $200

Starting Bid: $60

A12. A Body of Work from Craig Tracy

Celebrate music, nature, art and the body with "Quartet" and "Majestic" - two prints by award-winning Fine Art Bodypainter and native New Orleanian Craig Tracy.

Value: $170

Starting Bid: $70

A13. Jazz Fest Park and Post from New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Cabrini High School

Calling all Jazz Fest lovers! Take home some Jazz Fest treats including one day reserved parking for Jazz Fest 2018 and these classic New Orleans Mementos-- Limited edition Jazz Fest postal cachets honoring Ellis Marsalis (2002) and Harry Connick Jr. (2007) from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Value: $190

Starting Bid: $75

A14. A Great Catch! from Saints Football

Get your hands on this Saints Gameday football signed by former Saints Running Back Tim Hightower!

Value: $300

Starting Bid: $75

A15. Répondez s'il vous plaît from Alliance Francaise and Alexa Pulitzer

Expand your horizons with a 5-week class learning beginner introductions, conversations and other French themes along with a one-year student membership to Alliance Francaise in New Orleans. Then, show off all your new French in letters to friends on beautiful stationary by Alexa Pulitzer.

Value: $195

Starting Bid: $80

 

Section B. Closes at 9:00pm

B1. ¡Feliz Navidad! from City Park and Felipe's Mexican Taqueria

Adventure through City Park with the family with 4 tickets to Celebration in the Oaks and 4 ride bands that include unlimited rides for the train and the amusement rides in Carousel Gardens. Cap off the family fun with a $100 gift card for dinner at Felipe's Mexican Taqueria!

Value: $208

Starting Bid: $85

B2. Sweet St. Charles from Sisolak Studios, LLc

Never stop celebrating the sweetness of St. Charles Avenue with this 18x24 framed & matted photograph from Sisolak Studios.

Value: $220

Starting Bid: $85

B3. Staycation & Exploration from Holiday Inn-Downtown and Gray Line Tours

Enjoy a romantic staycation! Spend the night at the Downtown Holiday Inn, then tour the mighty Mississippi with this Jazzy package that includes two guest passes to a Day Jazz Cruise aboard the Steamboat Natchez.

Value: $214

Starting Bid: $90

B4. Just for Kicks from NOLA Aikido

You and a friend (or maybe just yourself for two months) can get your kicks by practicing Aikido, "the art of peace," and build fitness, self confidence, and well-being at NOLA Aikido.

Value: $220

Starting Bid: $90

B5. Crescent City Classic Package from Crescent City Classic

Train, trek, and then relax in style with this awesome Crescent City Classic package that includes a signed, framed collector's edition poster, and 2 entries and 2 VIP passes to the 2018 Crescent City Classic.

Value: $250

Starting Bid: $100

B6. Ice For Days or Nights! from Massey's, Leonetta Terrell, Second Line Brewing, and Spirit Wines

Keep your ice for days in this new YETI Cooler, fully stocked for your next picnic, festival or tailgate thanks to Spirit Wines, Second Line Brewing, and Leonetta Terrell.

Value: $300

Starting Bid: $120

B7. Drift The Night Away from Drifter Hotel

Drift the night away with a hip, one-night stay at the newly opened Drifter Hotel. Your stay will include bar and pool access.

Value: $300

Starting Bid: $120

B8. Where Ya Rack? from YLC

Make your mark in New Orleans by dedicating a bike rack along the Lafitte Greenway.

Value: $300

Starting Bid: $120

B9. Just Jazz from Art by Bryan Brown

Feel the Jazz with this painting from local artist Bryan Brown's Jazz Stork collection, representing New Orleans as the birthplace of jazz and many other revered cultural traditions.

Value: $450

Starting Bid: $150

B10. Praise Breesus! from New Orleans Saints

Show your Who Dat pride with this framed, autographed, Drew Brees jersey.

Value: $500

Starting Bid: $200

B11. Boogy in the Bayou from MotherShip Foundation

Boogy to the Bayou with a framed Bayou Boogaloo poster and a certificate for a Canopy Club membership for two which offers shade, misting fans, comfy seating, a climate-controlled restroom, reserved stage-front viewing, catered cuisine, and a private bar at the 2018 Bayou Boogaloo.

Value: $514

Starting Bid: $200

B12. Plan With Stan from Morgan Stanley

Ready to take control of your finances? Need some support getting there? This package will help you prepare a written financial plan that addresses your retirement goals, education expenses, investment objectives and estate planning needs, tailored by the audubon group at Morgan Stanley.

Value: $2500

Starting Bid: $300

B13. Fit & Fine in the French Quarter from New Orleans Athletic Club

Get fit and fine with a 3 month membership to New Orleans Athletic Club, the 2nd oldest athletic club in the country.

Value: $842

Starting Bid: $320

B14. The Windsor Court Experience from Windsor Court Hotel

Get the full Windsor Court Experience with a two-night stay at the Windsor Court Hotel near the foot of Canal Street.

Value: $1000

Starting Bid: $400

B15. Do You VooDoo?

Enjoy Halloween in New Orleans the right way with this spooktastic package including 2 LOA VIP tickets to the VooDoo Music & Arts Experience that gives you admittance to the park for all three days of the Festival with special access & amenities.

Value: $1200

Starting Bid: $480

 

Live Auction starts at 7:55pm

L1. Parkway Party from Parkway

Enjoy an all-inclusive Saints Gameday party for you and 20 friends at Parkway Bakery and Tavern! You choose the game, bring your crew to Parkway, and enjoy poor boys, cold drinks and a keg of Dixie while cheering on the Saints on the big screen.

Value: $800

Starting Bid: $320

L2. Game Time from The New Orleans Saints and Ritz-Carlton

Have the ultimate Gameday experience with 4 club tickets to the October 29th Saints game against the Chicago Bears. End or start the celebration with a 1 night stay with breakfast included at the Ritz Carlton.

Value: $1555

Starting Bid: $625

L3. A Taste of Golfer's Delight from City Park Golf Course and The Velvet Cactus

Enjoy a foursome of golf on the recently-opened championship level South Course at Bayou Oaks at City Park and cap the day off with a bite at Velvet Cactus.

Value: $500

Starting Bid: $200

 

Live Auction Lagniappe Prize:

Boudin, Bourbon, and Beer Oh My! from Emeril Lagasse Foundation

Dine, dance, and drink like a champion at Champions Square with 2 tickets to Emeril Lagasse Foundation's signature festival, Boudin, Bourbon, and Beer on November 3rd, featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats.

Value: $99