Last week the combined forces of the Librarians and the Knick Knack Nookians, working for much of the previous week, organized a wonderful evening for the curious crowds who poured in to the Legion Hall Saturday evening. They were not to be disappointed. The nearly 400 items on display offered something for every pocket book.
But the evening promised much more than a shopping spree! The Legion interior had been artfully transformed into a Montmartre-style café. Marc Gawthorpe on the keyboards, the well- laden table of free nibblies (which were frequently replenished through the evening), and excitement generated by all those successful bids, conspired to produce a certain magic.
Auctioneer Graham Ritchie, with his legendary flair for buffoonery, took us through a Live Auction full of unexpected delights. The gift of six tickets for the Gordon Lightfoot concert offered by Vikram Dua; a very special bottle of wine from the Selpzer family; the generosity of Mary Poittier and Warren Franklin (pine chest, movie posters, ceramics etc); an exquisite Victorian Doll’s House brought to life by a team from the Nook; and surely one of the last great masterpieces of meccano, made for a fitting climax to a great show.
The evening could not have happened without the tireless work of Nookians, Donna Scorer and Katherine Lawrence over a period of several months, the great support of the Nookian volunteers, the energy and flair of the Librarian cohorts, and of course the many donors whose gifts made it all possible!
