Ms. Roberts, who has given star-studded fund-raisers for George W. Bush, the American Heart Association and Second Harvest Food Bank, now offers nonprofits a new item to auction: tours of her house and the studio replica.
CRAFTSMAN FARMS FOUNDATION "Living the Arts and Crafts Lifestyle V," a weekend symposium dedicated to the ideals and influences of Gustav Stickley, with lectures, artisan fair, silent auction, tours of the Stickley family home and more.
But I'd pay $2 million for 'Franny and Zooey,' so I told Jim, 'Let your heart be your guide.' " In April, Mr. Irsay discovered that the scroll would be stopping in Chicago on its pre-auction tour.
They said they felt fortunate because they had lost in an earlier auction for tour tickets with a bid of $550.
Interestingly, the pre-auction world tour did not include a stop at Sotheby's in New York, although a meager selection of dot paintings was exhibited in Bridgehampton.
"You're bringing out the emotions of childhood in ways that are very powerful," says Holbrook, who in the run-up to the auction has toured seven cities with the collection.
The city is planning four days of events, including silent auctions, a walking tour of downtown, a marathon reading of the book in the county courthouse and a birthday party on the courthouse lawn.
Alex Newell, who plays Unique, pitched in, too, helping Criss auction off a private tour of the set.
Throughout the tour, an auction for the campaign was held by Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles on the website Charitybuzz in which the auction value was $25,000.
The cloud guitar Prince played on the "Lovesexy" tour was auctioned in 1993 by Christie's of London for about 10,000 pounds.
