March Writer’s Night – Fun with the Forum Fundraiser Event
March 4, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Note to outside agencies emailing us about auction items: NO solicitations will be accepted.
The WCWF Silent Auction and Fundraiser Reimagined
We decided to reschedule our November 2024 Silent Auction to Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
It’s set to start at 6:00 p.m. at The Art Center in Grand Junction. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. so you can peruse auction items, get a beverage, enjoy a snack, and listen to guitar music.
Why have we made this fundraiser an annual event?
YOU. You are the reason we’re pulling this together.
We’re happy to report steadily increasing attendance at Writer’s Night events, writing workshops, monthly open mics, and happy hours. We’d like to continue offering these opportunities plus expand our programming for writers on Colorado’s Western Slope, and it takes dollars to make it all happen.
The WCWF runs on grants with strict spending guidelines, donations, and sweat equity with an all-volunteer board and community members who help out. Grants tell us we can’t spend their money on room rentals or our lovely bookkeeper.
The not-sexy stuff keeps us going.
Auction proceeds go to operational expenses, including rent, bookkeeping, website maintenance, room rental for writer’s nights, marketing efforts, incidentals, and required insurance – all the stuff behind the scenes. Plus, wouldn’t it be great to have a little something in reserve for leaner times?
We’re plying you with food and drink so register today at the top of this page so we know how much to get.
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Guitarist Jake Johnson is back!
He’ll play as we set up, during intermissions, and at the end as we hand over auction items to our wonderful supporters.
“Western Colorado native Jake Johnson has performed for a variety of audiences all across Colorado for over 17 years. A former jazz and classical musician, his influences range widely and can be heard in his style. He enjoys biking, going to movies, playing in the mountains, and traveling.”
More details…
New this year: The Typewritering Wordsmiths! It’s Poetry on Demand typed on vintage typewriters and because it’s a fundraiser, it’s $5 (we wouldn’t turn away more) per poem. They’ll start typing at 5:30 p.m. when doors open. Start thinkin’…what’s your poetry request?
Back again: Table o’ Books – $2 for paperbacks, $3 for hardbacks. Cash appreciated.
It’s a tradition now: Pablo’s Pizza is delivering to the event once again! Every slice was gone before the end of the night last year.
Schedule
5:30 p.m. Doors open; bidding starts; music; food and beverages; Typewritering Wordsmiths
6:00 p.m. Emcee Melody Jones: announcements and fun stuff
6:10 p.m. A group of entertainers
6:30 p.m. Intermission: bidding wars, food and beverage consumption, music, Typewritering Wordsmiths
6:40 p.m. Stay tuned
6:55 p.m. Intermission: final bids, food and beverage consumption, music, Typewritering Wordsmiths
7:05 p.m. Games and a prize with our Games Wizard Jim Van Pelt
7:25 p.m. Emcee announces winners of bid items; winners pay by cash, check, or charge; winners skip merrily home with items in hand tra-la-la, and everybody is happy
Donations we’ve secured for your bidding pleasure with more coming:
- Something fabulous from Wendy Videlock, Western Slope Poet Laureate – details coming
- Handcrafted quilted Thanksgiving table runner by a local artisan (popular last year)
- Dog grooming gift certificates from HBJ’s Grooming
- Enstrom’s Gift Basket
- Spa Gift Basket
- Wine Gift Basket (I mean, we love our gift baskets)
- Beer Gift Basket – super popular last year – who knew?
- Banned Book Basket
- Snacks and Treats Gift Basket
- Something from Out West Books, a great supporter of the WCWF
- A second Out West Books item – a gift bag with gift card
- Several sets of lovely handmade holiday greeting cards from one of the Wednesday morning Writer Chicks – always popular!
- A gift basket filled with books on writing AND wine – because writing and wine…
- Something from the Museums of Western Colorado – details coming
- Two Crocs Stitch Kits
- Wine Basket from Peachfork
- A professional Tarot Reading by Kate Beagle – find out when you’ll be published!
- Christmas (in March) Quilt made by a local artisan
- Gift certificate from Carboy Winery
- Membership from the Art Center
- Three charcoal drawings of various nature scenes by local artist Myles Grandbouche