Canio's Cultural Cafe

MOBY-DICK MARATHON, September 10-12, 2021

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

Scott Bluedorn: “Moby Dick of the Deep,” archival giclee print, edition of 50,  20” x 30”

Southampton Soaps Gift Basket

Gray Whale Gin, 750ml, Golden State Distillery

Melville Winery 2018 Pinot Noir & 2017 Syrah, Sta. Rita Hills, CA

Library of America: Melville’s Complete Poems and Short Novels & Uncollected Prose. Opening bid: $50, bid increments $10.

Melville portrait engraved in maple wood, size:  7.5″ x 11″ x 3/4″

A CRUISE for two in Sag Harbor waters aboard the Marlinspike with Captain Anton Hagen. Opening bid: $500, bid increments $50.

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Bids on these Silent Auction items can be made prior to the Marathon.  Donations will support Canio’s Cultural Cafe, our educational 501c3.  Some auction iItems’ bids will remain open until the end of September. For more information stop by or call 631.725.4926.

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MOBY-DICK MARATHON, June 7-9, 2019

Silent Auction Items

Bay Street Theater Tix

PAGE Restaurant Gift Certificate

Moby-Dick, or The Whale Leather-bound edition, signed by all 2019 Marathon readers.

Collected Herman Melville set, Library of America edition

…. and more to come!

WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT MARATHON, May 18-20, 2018

Rare, signed copy of The Red Pony by John Steinbeck.

Original painting by Sag Harbor artist David Slater.

LIFE Magazine photographer, Arthur Leipzig‘s “Off to Work” from his photo essay Working,  photographed in Sag Harbor.

Bids on these Silent Auction items can be made prior to the Marathon.  Funds raised will support Canio’s Cultural Cafe, our educational 501c3.  For more information stop by or call 631.725.4926.

MOBY-DICK MARATHON 2017 Silent Auction Items

In addition to being a community-wide celebration of great literature, the Moby-Dick Marathon is our fundraising event for the year.  Please consider bidding on these items, including art work by Jules Feiffer and Claus Hoie. The silent auction benefits our educational non-profit Canio’s Cultural Cafe.  You can bid now or at our After Party on Sunday, June 11, 4-6pm, after we finish the Marathon!

Jules Feiffer drawing, Pas de Deux with Whale. Signed, watercolor and ink on paper, 14×17.” Retail, $3500. OPENING BID: $2000, bid increments $200. Call 631.725.4926 to bid.

Jules Feiffer created this special work of art specifically for Canio’s Moby-Dick Marathon fundraiser. With his signature wit, he illustrates what happens when monomanical leaders fool with nature. Feiffer was the Village Voice cartoonist for many decades, and author of several books. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 as America’s leading editorial cartoonist, and his play The Man in The Ceiling is currently at Bay Street Theatre.

Claus Hoie watercolor, Queequeg, signed “For Canio,” 6 x 7 1/4,” framed 14 x 16.” Retail, $4500. OPENING BID: $3000, bid increments $200. Call 631.725.4926 to bid.

Claus Hoie (1911 – 2007) came from a Stavanger, Norway seafaring family and lived in East Hampton for many years. He is particularly well-known for his paintings relating to the sea, including sailing vessels, 19th century captain’s logs, and the story of the great white whale Moby-Dick.  A member of the Hoie Foundation board describes this piece “as a fully developed work, with attention to sky and water tonality, and attention to the relationship of figure to the seascape.  Fully developed Hoie watercolors of this theme are all in museums or institutional collections. There does not appear to be anything comparable, that would be available to the public through usual market channels.”

Bidding for the art in our Silent Auction is open now through Herman Melville’s birthday, August 1.  Please call Canio’s to place your bid.  Thanks!

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A look back at the MOBY-DICK MARATHON 2015:

Thanks to all 39 Chapter Sponsors!

CHAPTER SPONSORS 2015

Readers schedule at start of Marathon 2015:

Moby-Dick Marathon Reader Schedule 2015