Private training session with Brett Farve up for auction during gala at the Max tonight

Published 12:38 pm Friday, May 3, 2019

People attending tonight’s gala at the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience will have a host of choices to bid on during a live auction. 

Among the items up for grabs are a three-hour private training session in Hattiesburg with Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and Super Bowl champion Brett Farve. Date to be determined.

Other Live Action Items

The Islander in your Home

This hand-colored framed 48″ x 24″ Walter Inglis Anderson block print titled “Old King Cole,” was contributed by the Anderson Family and Realizations Shop in Ocean Springs.                 

Dinner for 12 by Chef Nick Wallace

A dinner for 12 by Chef Nick Wallace in the winning bidder’s home, including an autographed iron skillet. Chef Nick combines his Mississippi roots and classical French training, resulting in his unique Modern Mississippi cuisine. 

Framed Signed Print + Dinner with William Dunlap

An iconic image of a Walker Coonhound “on scent” is a fine addition to your art collection. This package includes the signed print and dinner for two with the artist at Weidmann’s. Dunlap is one of the most important and celebrated painters in Southern art today. His mixed-media canvases, constructions, installations, and works on paper represent what he calls “excavations” of Southern culture, literature, and landscape.                                                         

A unique bracelet from LaBiche Jewelers

A beautiful 14K white gold hinged bangle bracelet with concave pave set diamond, 3.85 cttw. Retail value $11,500.                                        

Painting by Mississippi’s own Sela Ward

Sela Ward is an artist, actress, author, producer, and philanthropist who grew up in Meridian. She double-majored in art and advertising at the University of Alabama, and after college, moved to New York where she worked as a model. Ward is a Prime Time Emmy and Golden Globe award winner. Active as a painter for many years, Ward has said that visual arts was her first passion.                                                 

 Exclusive Dining Experience at Robert St. John’s Award Winning Restaurant

Purple Parrot Six-Course Tasting Menu with Wine Pairing in the wine room at the Purple Parrot in Hattiesburg for six people. Book when St. John is in town, and he’ll come dine with your group. Robert St. John is a restaurateur, chef, columnist, and author in Mississippi.

 Enchanting French Getaway

The Domaine de Cromey is a luxurious manor house complex dedicated to the enjoyment of the culinary traditions and natural beauty of Burgundy. This is a special trip for two, offered during one of Domaine de Cromey’s Mix and Meet weeks. Includes meals, cocktail bar, fine estate-bottled Burgundy wines, daily maid and laundry service, excursions, and entrance fees on accompanied visits.                                                        

Unique Composite GX Acoustic Electric Guitar

Handcrafted guitar by skilled technicians and craftsmen at Peavey in Meridian. Played all over the world by artists such as Brantley Gilbert, Florida Georgia Line, Kirk Hammett, Jimmy Buffet, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, and many, many others,

First Chance with Second Chance

Exclusive Party for 100 guests at The MAX with entertainment by Second Chance and barbeque provided by Pretty Presentations. Beer and wine included. Second Chance includes Meridian musicians Lee Valentine, Sam Long, Jill Aycock, Bubba Hampton, and Manny Mitchell.           

Proceeds from the auction will benefit the youth education mission of the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience. Tickets to the gala are $150 and can be purchased by calling 601-581-1550 ext. 10.