silent auction
Americannoun
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Open to all, the event includes arts and crafts vendors, a silent auction, live music and appearances by Santa and Krampus.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Attendees will enjoy a drinks reception and dinner seated amid the museum's artefacts -- including in the Duveen Gallery which houses the disputed Parthenon Marbles -- with a silent auction running through the evening.
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
Sane held a silent auction to raise funds for its work in honour of Windsor.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
The kicker also will hold a “Kicking Cancer” event at Zeppo’s in Pullman on April 20, 2024, which will include a live and silent auction.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
They swarm around my framed art, hovering at the wall like bees, making bids for the silent auction and walking away, then coming back again to see if anyone else has made a bid.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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