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Boogie with the Pat Pepin Band, the Mojo Mamas, after the Chamber Auction on November 20
New at this year's Chamber auction will be the Pat Pepin Band known as the "Mojo Mamas", who will come on stage after the Chamber's live auction on November 20th at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The live auction event will end at approximately 8:30 pm and the band will be playing for about three hours. Free admission. Thank you to our band sponsors: Bangor Savings Bank, Bank of America, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Camden National Bank, Damariscotta Bank & Trust Co., Five County Credit Union, KeyBank, Machias Savings Bank, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, Rockland Savings Bank, TD Bank and The First.
Pat Pepin is a singer and saxophonist who knows the blues from the inside out. She sings with conviction and power, infusing her music with heart-felt emotion reminiscent of her vocal influences: Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Etta James. The central Maine-based singer and saxophonist has been on the music scene for 20 years. She will be joined on stage with Jan Sturtevant, and they form a blue duo called the "Mojo Mamas", which has been electrifying audiences around Maine for the past several years.
They both got involved at a young age in music through church, living and making music just miles apart for years. They met for the first time two years ago at a festival.
"We had a ball. Right off, there was an instant con-section," said Pepin of Readfield. Friendship came fast. Pepin - who has her own group, the Pat Pepin Project, and Sturtevant quickly decided to form their own band. They named it the Mojo Mamas. Pepin is the front woman, jamming on the sax guitar and foot drums. Sturteva plays the piano and assists with vocals.
Jan Sturtevant has been in bands around Maine since the 1970s, including a fiddle group and a gospel-funk band. She gives private lessons in piano, voice and and guitar. All three of her children are musical, and one of her sons is currently studying for a master's degree in musical composition.
Pat has worked all her professional life as a vocalist, sax player, song writer and music teacher. She has done so while simultaneously raising two children, building her own home and earning her degree in music from the prestigious University of Maine, Augusta. Today, she also assumes an active role as grandmother to her daughter's four children.
With a career that spans over 25 years of experience, three CDs, a tour schedule that has included gigs and appearances up and down the east coast, Pat truly believes that she has what it takes. She fully expects to achieve her goal of touring internationally and to continue to create and deliver high energy, honest entertainment.
Most recently, Pat has been conversing about future gigs with the likes of bassist, Vincent Leggiere whose career includes recently playing with Joe Louis Walker. The two are currently solidifying plans for an East coast tour commencing Fall of 2009 in support of her latest CD release "In it for the Long Haul".
Pat has shared the stage with many of today's leading blues artists and was a featured performer at numerous blues festivals, including the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland, ME; 2008 South Florida International Blues Festival; Women in Blues Festival III, Wilmington, NC and the 2009 Waterside Blues Festival, Ft Pierce, FL She earned the right to represent Maine three times in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN and received the coveted "Mojo Boogie" award during the 2009 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
For more information, go to www.patpepin.com.
We are auctioning off a number of fun and unique items to bid on to raise money for our organization.
Thank you to our sponsors: Fisher Engineering, Gamage Antiques, The UPS Store, Bangor Metro, The Free Press and VillageSoup.
The featured item this year is a FISHER HT Plow from Fisher Engineering, valued at $5115! The FISHER HT Series snowplow is engineered for today's half-ton trucks, providing all the features you expect from FISHER in a standard-duty snowplow. The HT Series feature's FISHER'S Minute Mount 2 On/Off system, INTENSIFIREHalogen headlamps and the original FISHER trip edge design. Based in Rockland, Maine, dedication to quality and service has been a FISHER tradition for more than 60 years. Through the years their plows have earned a solid reputation for reliability and strength - among residential and commercial plowers.
The online auction will run from October 19 through November 16 , with about 65 items from the online auction heading to our live auction on November 20 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. New for this year's live auction event will be five $100 cash raffles along with item raffle prize drawings, along with a dance after the auction with the Pat Pepin Band, the Mojo Mamas!
Auction items include lodging packages, gift baskets, a biplane ride, photography services, airline tickets, train rides, boat trips, festival tickets, artwork, services and much, much more.
At the live auction event this year, we will NOT have any silent auction items - we will ONLY have live auction items and raffle items/$100 cash raffles. Live event auction items will be clearly identified in the item descriptions and will be available for online bidding and absentee bidding (if you cannot attend the live event).
Raffle items will be clearly identified in the item descriptions as a live event item - raffle only and will NOT be available for online bidding before the live event. In the top left corner of this page, these raffle items are listed under "Live Event Only" (which simply means no online bidding).
On the auction home page, you will see on the top left column three headings as follows:
1. New items: These are new items that have been added in the past few days.
2. Live Event Only: These are raffle items for the live event only. In addition, there are five $100 cash raffles.
3. Online Only: These are auction items that will be online bidding items only. They are not going to the live auction.
The auction items that are "Online Bidding to Live Auction" are identified in each item description. At the top of each item's descriptive page, next to the photo of the item, it states "This Live Event Item offers Absentee Bidding." And in the item description below, after "Special Instructions", there is text that states "Live Event Item - After the online close, this item will be going to a Live Event for further bidding. Absentee Bidding offered."
Thank you to our current $100 cash raffle prize sponsors: Bruce Gamage-Gamage Antiques, James W. Brannan, Rolf Winters - Knowlton Moving & Storage Corp ., Captain Steve Hale - Captain Jack Lobster Boat Adventure and Mike Jones - Camden National Bank .
The Pat Pepin Band, the Mojo Mamas, will take the stage immediately after the live auction, so get ready to boogie! Pat Pepin is a singer and saxophonist who knows the blues from the inside out. She sings with conviction and power, infusing her music with heart-felt emotion reminiscent of her vocal influences: Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Etta James. Thank you to our band sponsors: Bangor Savings Bank, Bank of America, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Camden National Bank, Damariscotta Bank & Trust Co., Five County Credit Union, KeyBank, Machias Savings Bank, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, Rockland Savings Bank, TD Bank and The First.
Absentee bidding will be available on all "online to live" auction items. If you are not planning to attend the live event, you may submit an absentee bid for any "online to live" auction items (these are clearly identified on the web site under each item's description). Absentee bidding allows online bidders the opportunity to bid on items and support a great cause, even though you may not be able to attend the live event.
How do I register for the auction bidding?
Click the Register link at the top right corner of the auction page. Fill in all required fields (marked by an asterisk) and check "I Agree to cMarket's Terms of Use." Once registered, you will have access to place bids and purchase auction items, donate auction items and receive event updates by email. You can also feel free to access your items and your account by using the My Items and My Account links once you have registered and signed in.
Is there a way to display my real name and not a user name on the auction site?
Bidders may choose to use their real names as user names. This is a choice bidders make when they register. It is your decision whether to publicly display your real name or to be anonymous.
What is an Opening Bid?
The opening bid is the bid amount that the first person bidding on an auction item must be willing to meet in order to begin the bidding process.
What is a Leading Bid?
The highest bid placed on a specific auction item is the leading bid. The leading bids from the online auction will become the opening bids for the auction items at our live event. If you are not planning to attend the live event, you may submit an absentee bid for any live auction items. Absentee bidding allows online bidders the opportunity to bid on items and support a great cause, even though they may not be able to attend the Live Event.
Who are we?
We are a membership organization located in Rockland, Maine, serving coastal Knox and Waldo counties. This auction is one of our most important fundraisers and supports the many community and business initiatives of the Chamber in making the Rockland area a great place to live and do business. These initiatives include:
- Marketing & public relations
- Economic development
- Publications, including the Maine Discovery Coast Magazine and Chamber Business (newsletter)
- Government & public affairs
- Maintaining & building our membership and volunteer base
- Operating annual events
- Education initiatives
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is to promote the interests of member businesses and to encourage economic development while functioning in a manner that is compatible with the environment, protects natural and cultural resources and sustains the heritage of the communities it serves.
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Top Referrers
Top 10 Items
- Overnight Stay at the Island Inn, Monhegan Island
- FISHER®HT Series Snowplow (7' 6")
- Two Night Stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites - Rockland/Thomaston
- 3 nights in Rockland apartment
- Half Day at the Spa Package - Skin Klinic and Day Spa
- Historic Inns of Rockland - Sleep Inn, Dine Out Package - Berry Manor Inn
- Essential European Facial - RHEAL Day Spa
- Festival of Lights Package 2010 - Granite Inn
- Bag 'O Money from KeyBank
- Maritime Energy Gift Card
Top 10 Bidders
Auction Stats
FISHER HT Series snowplow is featured auction item!
Our featured item this year is a FISHER HT Series snowplow from Fisher Engineering , valued at $5115! As half-ton pickup truck manufacturers reduce vehicle weight in their quest for increased fuel efficiency, plowers struggle to find a legitimate, rugged, hard-working snowplow that matches their vehicle specifications.
That's why Fisher Engineering developed the sleek new HT Series snowplow. Targeted specifically for today's half-ton 4WD pickup trucks, the FISHER® HT Series snowplow is a full-size, full-featured snowplow with the strength to handle standard-duty commercial, institutional and extended-use homeowner applications.
And since it's built by Fisher Engineering, it's backed by a 60-year heritage of top product performance and unmatched customer loyalty.
Here are our featured auction items.
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Donated by
Camden-Rockport Historical Society
Donated by
Mars Hall Gallery - Dona Bergen
Donated by
Rockland Animal Hospital
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