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Get out your wallets, big spenders. The Star Chefs on Broadway 2013 will consume the Pantages Theater Sunday, April 14 bringing along with it an evening of incredible cabaret performances, a delicious dinner and auctions to help the event raise funds for Broadway Center's groundbreaking arts education programs. This year, an online auction serves up some supplementary action - an auction in three parts, all titled after the 2013 Star Chef's theme of The Wizard of Oz.

Monday, March 25, the last of the three online auctions is opening up an entirely new lineup of awesomeness. Get ready to get your bid on!

"Our goal is to raise over $10,000 on the online auction and that we are well on our way having raised $7,412 thus far," says Broadway Center development manager, Jane Bell. "We could realistically reach our goal in phase 2. We have had 103 bidders, a total of 219 bids and 3,558 visitors to the site. Many auction bidders swoop in at the last hour to win their items - we call them auction snipers!"

So far, there are 46 items up for bid and more may be listed. Some of the raddest and baddest items on the list include:

Glassbaby Class in Seattle for Two - How can you call yourself a true Northwesterner if you've never stood in front of a raging fire hole and forged hot glass into a creation? You can't! Fix that. Fix it now. Bid on the Glassbaby Class for two and work one-on-one with a glass artist at Glassbaby, blow and shape your own piece of glass, and take your creation home two days later. Classes take place every day from 5 to 8 p.m.

Total Wine Tasting for 20 - It's not every day you get to go wine tasting, much less with 19 of your BFFs. Win this auction and you can take your pick from a seated, class-style event or a stand-up mingle. Guests will get to sample and learn about wines from California, Italy, France or Australia as well as light appetizers at Total Wine in Bellevue.

Harbor Fibers Studio Hat Felting Class - Like to crochet or knit? Those are just the gateway crafts. Learn to create felted creations just over the bridge at Harbor Fibers Studio. Win the auction and win a class valid between April 14 and May 30, 2013.

"I am excited about all the great getaways especially to Silver Reef Casino which includes lodging, dinner plus spa experiences for two!" says Bell. There are several getaways up for bid. Others include the Weinhard Hotel in Dayton, Wash., Oregon Garden Resort in the Willamette Valley, and the Eagle Crest Resort with some golf included in Redmond, Ore.

Bidding remains open until April 14.

PANTAGES THEATER, STAR CHEFS "OVER THE RAINBOW," SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 4 P.M., $200, $700 VIP, 901 BROADWAY, TACOMA, 253.591.5894

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