Going once, going twice: Lloyd Center auction goes online all day and night

Magnolia McComish
reporter@dartmouthweek.net
Jun 26, 2023
Bidding opens June 30. Photos courtesy: Lloyd Center
“LLOYD CENTER OSPREYS!” By: Pamela Lowell Kayaking on the Westport and Slocum Rivers and along the shores of the village of Padanaram in South Dartmouth, allows her to capture a close up and intimate portrait of these magnificent and once endangered creatures. Pamela is a watercolor and mixed media artist. Painting: 28” high x 22” wide Framed: 32” high x 26” wide Valued at: $800
SUNSET OR MOONLIGHT KAYAK TOUR FOR TWO Sunset Tour: This is a wonderful and relaxing trip to view waterfowl and the delicate salt marsh ecosystem of the Westport River. or Moonlight Tour: Osprey Guides will give you basic instruction of kayaking, and then you will leisurely paddle the calm, protected waters of the Westport River. Along the way you’ll stop to “raft up” to share snacks and stories. Valued at: $120 Donated by: Osprey Sea and Surf Adventures
COCKTAILS Crate of 11 bottles of spirits and wine: Dough Ball Whiskey, Song Cai Viet Nam FL Dry Gin, French Blue Bubble, Carm CM, Drumshanbo Sausage True Pure Irish Vodka, Goslings Spirited Seas Rum, Blindfold White PN, Rouanne Red, Artesana Tannat, Pedroncelli Pinot Noir, and Chateau De Rouanne Lees has the best selection of wicked wine, rock star beers and funky, spunky spirits! Valued at: $500 Donated by: Lees Wine and Spirits
“MAY 2021” By: Carol Way Wood May being the fifth month, there are five flowers and five little characters - 4 bunnies chasing a fox. It is watercolor and pencil from Carol’s Counting Calendar for 2021. Painting: 7 1/2” high x 10 1/4” wide Framed: 12” high x 15” wide Valued at: $300
A screech owl presentation for up to eight people to be scheduled at a mutually-convenient time. Valued at: $150 Donated by: Lloyd Center

The Lloyd Center for the Environment will host their 38th annual clambake on Sunday, July 16 but the fundraiser is more than just a feast.

The center hosts an extensive auction with over one-hundred of items and experiences, all of which were donated to the Lloyd Center. The combined value of the offerings is estimated to be $20,000.

Bidding opens on June 30 at BiddingForGood.com. JoAnn Cornell, who organizes the auction for the Lloyd Center, explained that it is helpful to see Art in person. For that reason, the art featured in the auction will be on display at the Dartmouth Cultural Center’s 404 Elm Street location from June 29 until it July 9.

Many of the art pieces come from local artists. One painting featured in the auction, by Pamela Lowell, shows two Ospreys on the Lloyd Center’s reserve. Other works feature photography of the South Coast and paintings of native flowers.

Art isn't all that is available to bid on. In past years, Cornell said the most popular item was a round of golf for four at the Sakonnet Golf Club. She expects it to be a high-ticket item again this year because of the course’s exclusivity.

Other experiences offered are Cape Cod kayak tours for two people, a day of climbing and zip lining at Tree Top Adventures, a private sculling lesson with Dharma Voyage and a Koko the owl presentation from the Lloyd Center.

The center will also auction off a Yeti cooler and a crate with 11 bottles of liquor and wine.

The auction closes out with the annual clambake at Buzzards Bay Brewing in Westport. Tickets for the event can be purchased from lloydcenter.org/clambake.

Tickets to the clambake include all-you-can-eat food from Gnarly Vines, The Oxcart and Tacofied Food Truck. Cornell said you can eat at all three if you have the appetite for it.

The shindig will host live music by Nick’s Other Band, a “high-energy rock ’n roll dance band” covering songs from the past 40 years. The band emphasizes providing a fun experience and attendees are invited to dance along.

The first clambake in 1986, was held at the Colonel Green estate at Round Hill, but over the clambake's 38 years, it has grown in size and moved spaces to accommodate. Regardless of the location, people continue to make the annual effort to attend and donate.

The proceeds from the clambake and auction go to the Lloyd Center’s environmental education, research and outreach programs.

Most Popular