First, my most heartfelt apology. I am so sorry for making the auction cut-off at midnight, which meant that many of you stayed up way past your bedtimes (including me). What was I thinking?...
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I’ve participated as an adult in many fundraisers that involved a variety of auctions; live, silent, and even Dutch. But an online auction is a different creature, as I learned the hard way in...
Hello, Clever People! Welcome to my review for the new film, Bohemian Rhapsody. This film follows the story of the lead singer of the band “Queen”, Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), and how he went...
ANC subscriber Melissa Field’s mother, Karen Field of Redding, hand-crocheted this stunning afghan just for ANC’s first online auction. Created in a beautiful mix of dark greens, blues, teal and browns, it’s crocheted from...
Not only are Don and Elaine Cohen long-time aNewsCafe.com readers, and not only did Don once co-authored a column on ANC called “Wine on a Dime” – but their daughter and son-in-law — Marni...
This is a story of two friends, and a small ceramic, hand-thrown, pit-fired pot with lid. It was created by Joanne Lobeski Snyder, long before the Carr Fire, in a primitive Japanese-style of firing...
I’m a self-taught cook who’s donated dinners for fundraisers that I’ve hosted in my home where I’ve enlisted help from others to make it happen. Taking on those gigs always makes me wonder how...
Artist, musician, songwriter and ANC subscriber Erin Friedman created this piece, “Whiskeytown Blue #1” especially with the post-Carr Fire sentiments so many of us feel. This serene, frame watercolor is 13.75 by 11.75 inches...
This pendant by jeweler extraordinaire and ANC subscriber Janine Hall is the star piece of ANC’s first online auction. (Click here to read the entire back story about the gorgeous pendant that Janine created...
Donated by ANC subscribers Judy and Lee Salter, this bountiful gift basket includes three bottles of fine wine from the Salters’ private collection, four Napa Style gold-and-glass stemless wine glasses, an assortment of gourmet...
