{"id":1841,"date":"2015-10-12T12:29:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T17:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/texaslawfellowships.org\/main\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2015-10-13T15:21:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T20:21:45","slug":"2015-fall-auction-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texaslawfellowships.org\/main\/2015-fall-auction-items\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Fall Auction Items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2015 Fall Auction Items<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have some fantastic items and events up for auction this year, from karaoke with professors to SXSW passes. And if you don&#8217;t see anything you like, check back soon\u2014we&#8217;re still adding to the list!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Donations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professor Ball<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Apple Watch Sport, 28mm silver aluminum case and sport band. It&#8217;s the coolest tech toy of the year. You know you want one!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professors Beardall, Wood, Way, Roberts, and Gaebler<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0A Southern Singin&#8217; Supper for up to ten. Dinner at the home of a professor, plus pickin&#8217; and singin&#8217;: Mississippi Delta blues; roots country music; authentic folk music standards; Country yodeling; blues moaning; soul stirring ballads&#8230; And not any Lady Gaga.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dean Beckworth<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Dinner and drinks for six students with Dean and Mrs. Beckworth at the Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. (The ABGB).<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor Bennett &#8211;<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;A feast fit for a king&#8230;or at least a law student and a few friends. A dinner hosted by my wife and me, where we provide a sumptuous meal for four people (for those of you who are math-disadvantaged, that means the winner can invite three friends!). It will either be at Cucina de Bennett (where it will be expertly prepared by my wife and me) or at a restaurant of our choosing (where it will be expertly prepared by someone possibly making minimum wage). My wife and I reserve the full right to decide whether we host or go out to dinner. Wherever we dine, we promise stimulating conversation on any number of scintillating (or possibly mundane) topics and free advice and libations will flow in abundance.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0Three course dinner for two students with Professor Ascher at Austin Land and Cattle, bottle of wine included.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor Blinkova<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0A night of Karaoke (with Blinkova): Sing your heart out! Whether you&#8217;re a deadhead or a metal head, old school or new wave, a pop diva or a honky-tonk queen, you will find your voice during our karaoke outing.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Bobbitt<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHow to Make A Perfect Martini\u201d for up to 10 people<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Bone<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Dinner for four with Professor and Mrs. Bone.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Carson<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Drinks for ten at Trudy&#8217;s or Fonda San Miguel &#8211; students&#8217; choice. In the past I have been somewhat flexible on that number so that if at the end of the day I have twelve or fourteen guests, that&#8217;s fine &#8211; who&#8217;s counting. As I think about this, I will leave it to you to have a flexible pen or just state up front drinks for twelve.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Chesney<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Dinner for three with Professor Chesney at Sway.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Cohen<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Dinner and fine Italian wine for 8 students with Professors Sager and Cohen.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Dammann<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Brunch at the professor&#8217;s house.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Dzienkowski<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Dinner and drinks for up to five students with Professors Dzienkowski and Peroni at Plucker\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Eskow<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Caffeine Break and Brain Boost for 4 students at Starbucks. Coffee, tea, fraps, pastries, and chit-chat included.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Gilman<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Argentine Dinner for Four &#8211; a dinner at Professor Gilman&#8217;s home with Argentine wine, empanadas, flan, and other Argentine delicacies.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Goode<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor Golden &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sunday brunch buffet for four students with Professor Golden at Green Pastures, 811 W. Live Oak, Austin.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor Graglia\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Inman<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Lunch with Professor Inman for up to five students.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Johanson<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>&#8220;Life Styles of the Rich and Famous&#8221; &#8211;cocktails and wine at the Johanson Manse in West Austin, followed by dinner for six (plus Mr. and Mrs. J) at a suitable Austin restaurant.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Johnson<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Lunch for 4 with Professor Johnson at Asti&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Jinx<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Tex-mex and margaritas for six.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Laurin<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>$100 gift card to Alamo Drafthouse.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Levinson<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Dinner for six&#8230;possibly home-cooked.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Marcus<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Six lucky students will join the Capital Punishment Clinic faculty on a multi-stop pub crawl across Austin.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>McCormack<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Monday steak night at Josephine House for four students.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Marsh<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Students will drink powerful margaritas and eat delicious fajitas while discussing Andrea and Meg&#8217;s philosophy of crushing it and how it applies to pro bono, law school and your life in general. Crushing it is a team sport! Optional discussion of the structure of scientific revolutions to follow. (Friday afternoon, date TBD, 3:30PM at the Polvos Interior Mexican Food Restaurant (transportation from campus provided)).\u00a0Includes a close analysis of important issues (e.g., roasted vs. fresh tomato salsa, rocks vs. frozen); practice in communication skills, with an emphasis on live tweeting, black humor, and jolly complaining. Culinary interest in escabeche and guajillo chiles a plus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor McGarity<\/strong> &#8211; Dinner for four at the Black Star Co-op.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor McCown<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor Morse &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Poker with Professors Johanson, Morse, Sager, and Steiker: Seven students square off with professors in poker games traditional to the Texas Law faculty. We&#8217;ll provide sustenance and libations for this low-ante, high-octane game hosted at a professor&#8217;s home.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Natarajan<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Come drink up and sing karaoke at the High Ball with your favorite musical (ahem!) professors, Ranjana Natarajan, Lucy Wood, Sean Williams, Mira Ganor, Ellisa Stegliche and Angela Littwin!\u00a0 The bid gets you: one evening of karaoke singing for 6 students in a fun large-group with drinks and appetizers, and more than one youtube blackmail opportunity. Diverse musical tastes are embraced. Whether you\u2019re a backup singer or pop diva, acapellist or beatboxer, come rock the mic with us!<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Petrie<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Dinner and drinks for up to four students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Powers &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Lunch for four students.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Rabban<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0Weekend lunch for 8 at the Salt Lick, preceded by an OPTIONAL bike ride.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Robertson\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Art appreciation night with champagne for ten students.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Sage<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Dinner and a Show&#8221;: Once again, we are proud to offer dinner on the patio at trendy Contigo Austin plus the winter musical at nearby CenterStage Texas staged by our daughter Abbie&#8217;s advanced theater group. This year&#8217;s show is &#8220;Chicago&#8221; (previous shows included &#8220;Rent,&#8221; &#8220;Les Mis,&#8221; and &#8220;Into the Woods&#8221;). We will host up to 6 students, either as a single block or as 3 groups of two. Estimated value of each pair including dinner and show ticket is $140, or $420 for the block. Exact date in February 2016 to be set by agreement.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Schless<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Dinner for three students with Professor Schless at South Congress Cafe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Schaeffer\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Dinner and wine for four at Professor Schaeffer&#8217;s house.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Sokolow<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Dinner for four at Professor Sokolow&#8217;s house with him and his wife. All food prepared by Sokolow!<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>Professor\u00a0<\/strong>Wilhite<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>wo tickets to the Houston Rockets v. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.; a night at the downtown Hilton Hotel for two; a $100 Landry&#8217;s gift certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Local Business Donations:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Alamo Drafthouse<\/li>\n<li>All God&#8217;s Creatures (Dog Grooming)<\/li>\n<li>Amy\u2019s Ice Cream<\/li>\n<li>Barbri<\/li>\n<li>Bird&#8217;s Barbershop<\/li>\n<li>Bloomberg<\/li>\n<li>Driskell Hotel<\/li>\n<li>Eastside Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Eric Hester Studio<\/li>\n<li>Forbidden Fruit<\/li>\n<li>Fricano&#8217;s Deli<\/li>\n<li>Hops and Grain<\/li>\n<li>JuiceLand<\/li>\n<li>LBJ Library<\/li>\n<li>Lick<\/li>\n<li>Lone Star Riverboat Cruises<\/li>\n<li>Moonshine<\/li>\n<li>P. 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