Cincinnati Arts Association Kicks Off 8th Annual BACKSTAGE TREASURES Auction Today

At 8:00 AM today, November 16, 2012, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) raised the curtain on its 8th annual Backstage Treasures…and More! – an online auction that supports CAA's arts education programs. Once again, CAA is partnering with Bidding for Good, Inc. – the leading online auction platform for nonprofit and school fundraising – to bring the auction to its bidders and donors.

The auction runs from today, November 16 through the 26th – just in time for holiday shopping – and promises to have a major impact on the community. CAA members and other potential bidders will soon be receiving emails about the auction, which may be forwarded to their friends and family, thus creating an unlimited number of guests who will "virtually attend" and take part in the auction. The public can also participate by visiting the auction website at www.CincinnatiArts.ORG/backstage.

Once again, CAA has assembled an exciting catalog of unique auction items to encourage frequent bidding and excitement. Items up for bid include a chartered flight to New York City, fine jewelry, Reds and Bengals tickets, and many other exciting items and packages.

Money raised by the auction will benefit CAA's arts and education programs, such as SchoolTime (which brings students to the Aronoff Center and Music Hall), Artists on Tour (which takes local artists to area classrooms), and the Overture Awards (the nation's largest annual, regional, high school arts scholarship competition).

Everyone is welcome to visit the auction online at www.CincinnatiArts.ORG/backstage to browse, shop, or just drop by and sign the guestbook to show their support of CAA. Item donations are still being accepted – simply log on to the site and click on the "Donate Now" button. Users can also contribute to the auction's success by using the "Refer Friends" button.

For more information about getting involved, contact Kevin Dooley at (513) 977-4104 / kdooley@cincinnatiarts.org.

Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of two of the Tri-state's finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves upwards of 700,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has more than 1.2 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.ORG.

Bidding for Good, Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, enables nonprofits to easily create, extend, market and manage their fundraising auctions online. With the ability to reach the inboxes of their community or target customer set, Bidding for Good helps nonprofits to maximize auction revenue through increased bidding, auction sponsors, and added donor value. Bidding for Good's solution has helped numerous nonprofits nationwide in the arts, healthcare, faith-based and education sectors raise awareness and significant funds. For more information about Bidding for Good, including the most current running auctions, visit www.biddingforgood.com.

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