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• Some members met to discuss the auction-community event a couple of weeks ago and were directed to a few online auction platforms. The most appealing site is Bidding-Owl o Bidding Owl has a cost: 5% of the proceeds. o One issue is that even if someone bids and does not pay, we still owe Bidding owl the 5%. o There are two payment options: Paypal if people agree to go online for payment, or cash and checks (but we need to provide a paypal account. In that case , we need to get the Town's approval.) Steve and Jillian will gather financial advice on that matter. o Another possible challenge is the tax aspect of these transactions if we go through the paypal account of one committee member. • A really essential piece of launching the auction is the publicity aspect: o Creating videos on site with the artists could be a powerful tool (we already have last year's artists'video). If any members could volunteer please inform Jillian. o The artists should be offered a choice in how they participate (preparing a statement at home or being interviewed on site) o It is important to provide artists with a microphone to maximize the quality of the sound. B. Community event • The goal of the community event is to draw attention to the door project and engage the community in person. o Conducting tours with the artists: Ashley has presented the pros and cons of having an event with the doors. One of the problems is that there are 3 sites for the doors, which complicates the organization of tours. o New ideas:Ashley, who is a member of the Garden Club. would like to include The Council for the Arts in the Fairy House project which is planned for the spring. This would be a great opportunity to explore the different structures of houses and reinforce the collaboration between the Garden Club and the Council for the Arts.( link to Ashley's book on F`ai_ House). o Another idea is to have a scarecrow building contest. o Anwell suggests that we send a questionnaire to the Lexington community to gather people's ideas.Another way to gather input would be to organize a coffee at the Community Center open to all.