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DESCRIPTION:Visual Aid is pleased to announce that 'Big Deal' is here! The wildly 
 popular, cult classic event will be bigger than ever. All proceeds from the 
 event directly benefit Visual Aid's programs for artists with HIV/AIDS, 
 Breast Cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. \n\nHeres how it 
 works:\n\n*	Over 600 works of art by Bay Area artists to be sold on a 
 first-come, first-served basis at a fixed price of $150 plus tax. 
 \n\n*	Auction - featuring artwork donated by top San Francisco Galleries 
 including Gallery Paule Anglim, Bucheon, Catharine Clark Gallery, Gallery 
 16, Paulson Press, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Trillium Press and many more. 
 Auction artists include Katherine Sherwood, Timothy Cummings, Enrique 
 Chagoya, Rex Ray, Jim Winters, Griff Williams, Inez Storer, Gregg Renfrow 
 and many more.  Luxury items range from a stay at PlumpJack Squaw Valley 
 and other high-end hotels, to a Deadly Squire Skateboard from Under One 
 Roof, Jeanine Payer jewelry, a couture handbag from eluxury.com, and 
 dinners at top SF Restaurants. The Auction will again be conducted by the 
 beloved impresario Lucien Stern. \n\n*	Drawing - Try your hand at this 
 year's drawing. Spin the "wheel of fortune!" for exciting prizes.\n\nYour 
 $40 admission ticket provides access to all of the events above and include 
 delectable hors d'oeuvres and drinks, the funky sounds of DJ N!K & Kid 
 Frostbite, and a fun atmosphere to enjoy people watching with hundreds of 
 enthusiastic art collectors, buyers, art students, artists and friends. 
 Tickets go on sale at 3pm, doors open at 4pm.\n\nOther events sponsors 
 include Nico Martin Presents, Art in America, The Onion, Readymade 
 Magazine, 7x7 Magazine, ePAC Technologies, Sterling Art Services, Sweet 
 Fountains, Young's Market Company, Estates Group, Smirnoff, Zipcar, 
 Artsextra.com, Diageo, Spiderweb Design and Cole Hardware.\n\nPlease feel 
 free to contact the Visual Aid office if you would like posters or jpegs of 
 our invitation to send to your friends!  \n\n$40.00.\n\nAbout Visual Aid: 
 \nVisual Aid helps produce, present, and preserve the work of professional 
 artists whose careers are challenged because of a life-threatening illness. 
 Visual Aid serves professional artists from the nine-county Bay Area, 
 providing artists with direct services from art supplies to exhibitions and 
 career development. \n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/10/18319453.php
SUMMARY:Visual Aid's Big Deal Art Sale, Auction and Party
LOCATION:SOMArts \n934 Brannan Street \nSan Francisco, CA, 94103 \n415-552-1770 
 \nhttp://www.somarts.org 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/10/18319453.php
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