WHAT ARE SOME KEY DATES?
February 5 to March 7: Early Bird Ticket Sales
March 8 to April 10: Regular Ticket Sales
April 11- 22: Online Auction
April 19: In-person event at Silver Cloud Point Ruston with Silent and Live auctions.
THE LIVE AUCTION
The silent and live auctions only happen in person! Once you check in, you'll be given your bid card. Don't lose it! – you'll need it later on in the evening to bid on exclusive items like trips, excursions, class art projects, and more!
WHAT TO WEAR
Cocktail attire or feel free to embrace the Venetian Masquerade theme! Flowing gowns adorned with lace and embroidery, or suits, and embroidered jackets. And of course, ornate masks—adorned with feathers or shimmering embellishments—are your key to embracing the mystique of the night.
THE VENUE: SILVER CLOUD AT POINT RUSTON
Valet parking is available at the Silver Cloud Point Ruston for $18, though there are other parking options within a short walk. If you are planning on staying the night at the Silver Cloud, please be sure to book your night at the Silver Cloud with our group discount here: SILVER CLOUD BOOKING LINK
DO I NEED TO REGISTER TO ATTEND?
Yes, you do need to purchase tickets to attend the live auction, and bid in the silent auction. For the online auction, registration is required to mobile bid. We recommend pre-registering so bidding on auction items and donating to the Fund-A-Need is a snap.
WHAT ARE PARTY DASHES?
A CWA signature offering, spots are sold individually at the auction to these parties hosted by families, faculty, staff, and alumni as a way to bring our community together in fun and unique ways. Party dash sign-ups will be offered first at the in-person event and any remaining spots will be available on April 21 via the online auction site. Past parties include gingerbread house decorating, art workshops, cooking classes, sing-a-longs, and more.
WHAT IS A DESSERT DASH?
As you enter the ballroom for dinner, you and your table mates will write down your shared bids for the Dessert Dash. After dinner, the table with the highest cumulative bid will be invited to have first-pick from our stellar dessert table! After the highest bidding table saunters back to their table with the most sought after dessert, a group of the next top bidders will have to get ready to dash for their dessert! Our auctioneer will call groups in order of high to low table bids until all tables have gotten their desserts. So if you don't want to get stuck with slim pickin's, bid big from the start!
WAIT, I STILL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS...
That's OK! We're here to help. Email us at auction@charleswright.org and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
