Silent Auction Prizes a Side Dish to Kish Cooking Demo

Time is running short to buy tickets to the cooking demonstration by Kristen Kish at the Spring Celebrity Series to Benefit Emmaus on Wednesday, May 8, at the Rogers Center for the Arts.

Proceeds from this event benefit the operating budget for Emmaus, which provides services to more than 3,000 homeless men, women and children in Haverhill each year. 

Tickets may be purchased at: https://secure3.convio.net/emmaus/site/Ecommerce?store_id=1241&VIEW_CATALOG=true&FOLDER=0&TYPE=&NAME=&JServSessionIdr004=xgney4cfh3.app337a

Tickets will be available at the door on the night of the presentation if they remain.

Tickets are $25 for the presentation, a question-and-answer session and an open reception with Kish, as well as access to the raffle and silent auction, all beginning at 7:30 p.m.

VIP tickets are $75, which also include a private reception with Kish beginning at 6:15 p.m.

In addition to the presentation by Kish, the winner of Season 10 of the popular Bravo TV series "Top Chef", there will be a number of exciting silent auction items and a raffle for more than $300 worth of restaurant gift certificates, with tickets just $10 each.

The silent auction items include:

Two State Street Pavilion tickets to the Red Sox vs. Padres game on July 3, with parking included.

An autographed Bruins team baseball cap.

A basket of Ovedia Artisan Chocolates of Amesbury plus 1-2 hours in the kitchen with the chocolatiers.

A $200 gift certificate from Jackson Lumber, good at all retail outlets including the Design Store in North Andover. 

Sushi Art photographed by Michael Canyes.

A gourmet food basket by PS It Matters.com

Two $100 Capital Grille gift certificates.

A $250 gift certificate to Sam's at Louis on the Boston Seaport.

Jenny's Wedding Cakes -- two-plus hour cupcake decorating demonstration in your home, valued at $400 to $500.

One-hour cooking demonstration with Chef Tony Ortu at Wild Bites in Amesbury, valued at $200

$200 Interlocks Salon & Spa Gift Certificate

A Taste of Ipswich Basket

The Dining Out Raffle, with at least 12 restaurant gift cards, is valued at more than $300. Raffle tickets are $10 each, and the winner does not have to present to win. However, tickets can only be purchased in person at the benefit on Wednesday night.

Gift certificates include: The Black Cow, Newburyport; Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport; Angie's Food, Newburyport; Winfrey's Chocolates; Ithaki restaurant in Ipswich and Keon's in Haverhill.