We are so excited for MVM VIII, on Saturday, October 8th at 6pm at MVM Studios! MVM VIII supports My Voice Music’s 8th year of helping youth find their voice through music. Join us and emcee Johnna Wells for a community paella dinner, silent and live auction, and program featuring performance by MVM students.

Check out our live auction preview below and start planning for what you’re going to bid on!

MVM VIII LIVE AUCTION PREVIEW

GOLDEN TICKET RAFFLE

Purchase a golden ticket for $100 and you could win the opportunity to choose from any of the items below before they go up for auction. Only 40 available!

MYSTERY DINING IN PDX

If you are the winning bidder of this package, you will be dining at 10 of Portland’s finest restaurants! The burning question is at which of Portland’s finest, hottest and hippest restaurants will you and your friends be imbibing?

THREE NIGHTS IN BANDON

Retreat to the Oregon Coast for a three-night and four-day vacation at the Spindrift house on the beach in Bandon, Oregon. This large, oceanfront house features three separate living spaces (each with its own bedroom, bathroom and kitchen) and sleeps up to 10 people in total. 

Visit the Oregon Coast Aquarium, with four guest passes, located on Yaquina Bay in Newport along the way to Bandon.

WINE COUNTRY WITH MVM

Join MVM’s Ian & Karen Mouser for an afternoon of wine tasting at some of Willamette Valley’s finest wineries! 

Your party of four will be picked up at MVM’s HQ’s and chauffeured over the river and through the vines where you’ll sip and savor wines and a light lunch at Soter Vineyards, prepared by in-house chef from ingredients grown and raised on their own biodynamic farm. 

Then continue on to Domaine Serene and Rex Hill for tours and tastings. As if that weren’t enough to inspire your paddles to take flight, this package also includes magnums of Domaine Serene Pinot Noir and Chardonnay signed by the winemaker. 

A WEEK AT WALLOWA LAKE

Spend a week at a beautiful vacation home located on Wallowa Lake, one of the most spectacular destinations in Northeast Oregon. You and up to five guests will stay in a three-bedroom and three-bathroom vacation home for up to 7 nights. 

A private boat dock available until October 1 which is perfect for any friends of MVM that wish to bring their own boat!

BLIND PILOT NIGHT ON THE TOWN

Two tickets to local darling Blind Pilot’s sold-out show at the Crystal Ballroom on October 20th, as part of their “And Then Like Lions” tour. 

Start the evening off with 2 VIP passes to the sound check where you will get to meet the band. Then head over to The Ace Hotel around the corner to check into your hotel room and enjoy dinner and drinks at Clyde Common before the show. 

Take home an autographed copy of their newly release album, “And Then Like Lions.” 

FIVE NIGHTS IN SAN FRANCISCO

Vacation to the city by the bay spending five nights in a spacious 1907 home in San Francisco with accommodations for seven guests, complete with two queen beds, a sofa bed, and twin bed.

Round out your tourist experience with a Pier 39 Family Fun Pack which includes the following: 

• 4 Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise Adventure Tickets 

• 4 San Francisco Carousel Ride Tickets

• 4 7D Experience Tickets

• 4 RocketBoat Tickets

• 1 Savings Fun Pack with coupon for 2-hour Parking Validation for Pier 39’s Parking Garage.

PRIVATE DINNER FOR 10

Gather nine of your friends for a private dinner at a beautiful waterfront condo with sweeping views of the Willamette River. 

Enjoy a delicious dinner prepared just for you and your guests by the Executive Chef of Toro Bravo, Pat Manning. 

Dinner will be at the beautiful, art-filled John’s Landing home of MVM supporters, Andra Georges and Tim Shepard.

ROCK BAND FOR A DAY

Create a rock band with five of your friends! Write and record your own song in one day with My Voice Music staff, including MVM founder, Ian Mouser. This one four-hour session is for participants of any level of musicianship or songwriting experience. If needed, instruction will be provided on drums, guitar, bass, and keys. Beer and wine will be included to help the creative juices flow while you are guided in writing and recording your own song.

Local professional photographer, Jason Quigley, who has shot great musicians including Neko Case and KD Lang to name a few, will come and shoot “band photos.” Then head over to Dig a Pony for drinks to celebrate your first album!

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