Submitted by the Orcas Center.

Orcas Center’s 2023 Gala, The Show of All Shows, takes its silent auction online. Anyone in the community can go to OrcasCenter.org/auction through Saturday, July 29 and view fantastic items and packages from many local businesses, restaurants, and artisans, including: Orcas Video, Island Thyme, Deer Harbor Charters, Imagine Festival, Orcas Island Sailing, Clever Cow Creamery, Crescent Beach Automotive, The Lower Tavern, Inn at Ship Bay, Orcas Island Distillery, and so many more!

Additionally, for the first time ever, proxy bidding is now available for Live Auction items! Now you can bid on a private screening at Orcas Center, a big ol’ pile of wood, a custom dress by Melanie Trygg, Seahawks tickets, travel packages, naming the Orcas Center Lane, and more — and you need not be present to win!

If you’re unable to attend the gala, but still want to support Orcas Center while getting a bunch of awesome stuff, follow this three-step process:

1) Register for the event at www.OrcasCenter.org/auction (no tickets necessary)

2) Check out the LIVE auction listings and decide what items you’d like

3) Email us at info@OrcasCenter.org or call 360-376-2281 x 100 with your name, contact info, desired item number, and maximum bid amount by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 28. Orcas Center will bid on your behalf during the live auction on July 29 – but won’t go over your maximum bid amount!

Ticket sales for the gala will be closing soon. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind event with amazing entertainment from singers, magicians, musicians, animal handlers and more; scrumptious hors d’oeuvres from Asher and Olive, custom cocktails from The Barnacle, and our special “Wine Angels” making sure that your goblets are always full of wine courtesy of Country Corner — all in support of Orcas Center, the home for the creative community on Orcas.

Get your tickets at www.OrcasCenter.org/gala or come to the Farmer’s Market to see how you could win FREE passes to this Show of All Shows!