PARKS & REC Set Visit Among SAG AWARDS Holiday Auction Beginning Today

The Screen Actors Guild Awards® kicks off the first of three online auctions to benefit the Screen Actors Guild Foundation with the Holiday Auction beginning today at 6 p.m. (PT) at sagawards.org/auction. The auction will stay open for 10 days and close at 6 p.m. (PT) on Sunday, Dec 16, 2012. Auction items include a VIP ticket package to attend the SAG Awards ceremony and gala on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013.

Proceeds from the SAG Awards Holiday Auction will benefit the SAG Foundation to help sustain their award-winning children's literacy programs: BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools), reading to over 60,000 children monthly in classrooms and hospitals nationwide, and Storyline Online, reaching an average of 750,000 global views each month. The auction also supports the Foundation's Catastrophic Health Fund and emergency services, including the Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund; video preservation of the creative legacy of performers; scholarships for performers and their children; valuable casting seminars and related professional workshops. The Foundation also operates The Actors Center and Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab. For additional information, please visit sagfoundation.org.

The following is a complete list of items for the Holiday Auction, which is organized by experiences, unique gifts and autographed memorabilia & collectibles.

Experiences

SAG Awards VIP package: two tickets to the SAG Awards ceremony and gala, two coach tickets on United Airlines, a three-night stay at the Montage Beverly Hills, limo transportation and a SAG Awards backstage tour on rehearsal day
Visit to the set of HBO’s “True Blood” and signed DVDs
Lunch on set with the guys of Comedy Central’s “Workaholics”
Meet-and-greet with Fran Drescher on the set of TV Land’s “Happily Divorced”
Two VIP tickets to “Ellen: The Ellen Degeneres Show”
Visit to the set of TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland” and a signed script
L.A. Times suite at Staples Center for Clippers vs. Oklahoma City game: 17 tickets and four VIP parking passes
Backstage tour of the SAG Awards on rehearsal day
Hollyscoop Hollywood red carpet makeover plus two SAG Awards red carpet bleacher seats
Big Ten Network studio tour and BTN school swag
Four VIP tickets to see TBS’ “Conan”
Four tickets to see NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!”
Two tickets to see E! Entertainment’s “Chelsea Lately”
“Wheel of Fortune” VIP package
Five classes taught by “Dancing with the Stars” professional dancer Louis Van Amstel at LaBlast Fitness
Tickets to various Florida attractions
Porky Pig voicemail recording by Bob Bergen
Fran Drescher personalized voicemail recording
Unique Gifts

“Marilyn in White” print, circa 1954, by photographer Bruno Bernard on the New York set of The Seven Year Itch
Mont Blanc Marlene Dietrich Pen
Radical SkinCare package
Art of Love Series: Attract Your Soulmate Now! platinum package
Salvatore Ferragamo Sunglasses, His and Hers
FENDI sunglasses, His and Hers
Duo Powered Atari Arcade
Super Accurate Fortune Cookies package
Autographed Memorabilia & Collectibles

“Anna Karenina” book signed by Keira Knightley, star of the Focus Features film
Tunic worn by Dev Patel’s character in Fox Searchlight’s “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
HBO’s “Girls” script, DVD set and promotional items signed by the cast
HBO’s “Enlightened” script signed by Laura Dern and Mike White
“Mad Men” Package: Seasons 1-4 on DVD, two shirts and pilot script signed by the cast
“On the Road” book signed by the cast of upcoming IFC film including Kristen Stewart
Summit Entertainment’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” poster and book signed by the cast
Open Road Films’ “The Grey” poster signed by the cast including Liam Neeson
Open Road Films’ “End of Watch” poster signed by the cast including Jake Gyllenhaal
Sony Pictures Classics’ “Smashed” poster and script signed by the cast
Fox TV’s “House” tote bag, ball cap and water bottle
Various signed celebrity-authored books including Steve Martin, Judd Apatow and Kirk Douglas
Tambourine signed by members of the musical group Heart

JUST ADDED: A visit to the set of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” and meet-and-greet with the cast. 

Proceeds from the SAG Awards Holiday Auction will benefit the SAG Foundation to help sustain their award-winning children's literacy programs: BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools), reading to over 60,000 children monthly in classrooms and hospitals nationwide, and Storyline Online, reaching an average of 750,000 global views each month. The auction also supports the Foundation's Catastrophic Health Fund and emergency services, including the Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund; video preservation of the creative legacy of performers; scholarships for performers and their children; valuable casting seminars and related professional workshops. The Foundation also operates The Actors Center and Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab. For additional information, please visit sagfoundation.org.

In January, the final two SAG Awards online auctions benefitting the SAG Foundation take place. From Jan. 3-13, fans will have the chance to bid on 80 available seats in the Red Carpet Bleacher Auction. Winners will be able to video, take pictures and ask for autographs from their favorite celebrities. The Ceremony Auction, which takes place from Jan. 21-31, 2013, revolves around the nominated actors, ensembles, presenters, sponsors and media. In previous years, the auction has included autographed scripts and posters, wardrobe, props as well as set visits to studios.

Nominations for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, telecast live on TNT at 9:00 a.m. (ET) / 6:00 a.m. (PT) and webcast live on tntdrama.com and tbs.com, preceded by the stunt ensemble honors nominations at 8:50 a.m. (ET) / 5:50 a.m. (PT), webcast live on tntdrama.com and tbs.com.

About the SAG Awards
TNT and TBS’s live simulcast of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at 8 p.m. (ET), 5 p.m. (PT), 7 p.m. (CT) and 6 p.m. (MT). West Coast viewers who prefer to watch in primetime will be able to catch the encore presentation on TNT at 7 p.m. (PT) / 10 p.m. (ET).

The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA will be produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards®, LLC. For more information about the SAG Awards, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about, “like” us at facebook.com/sagawardsofficialpage, follow us at twitter.com/sagawards, follow us SAG Awards on Google + at google.com/+SAGawards, on Instagram by following @sagawards, and on Tumblr at sagawards.tumblr.com.

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