The Stranger:
Last Saturday the Vera Project hosted their second bi-annual Viva Vera auction at Seattle Design Center in Georgetown. The evening was hosted by Greg Bennick and featured live music by Rocky Votolato, Mark Pickerel and Shane Tutmarc. They auctioned off an array of items—everything from gift certificates to African Safaris—with all proceeds going to the Vera Project. Vera’s Nick Turner writes, “The 2009 Viva Vera Auction raised $122,000 to support the Vera Project, and was an awesome party…We are truly lucky to have a community willing to commit such support to all-ages music and art, especially in such a tough economy.”