@annapowelldenton
https://annapowelldenton.com/

Enjoy a 20 minute headshot session at Anna Powell Denton’s downtown studio. Pick out your favorite backdrop color and receive your five favorite photos edited in both color and black and white.

Item #002
Minimum starting bid $75

https://www.resilienceacupuncture.org/
Includes initial intake + treatment appointment from Melissa at Resilience Acupuncture and Wellness —a $125 value! Melissa Shelton became an acupuncturist to offer natural, folk medicine to anyone looking to invest in their physical, mental, and emotional health. She is here to help you deepen your connection to your body’s power to heal and flourish.

Item #005
Minimum starting bid $85

https://www.tuttleheatingandac.com/

Get your furnace tuned up and cleaned for the season by Tuttle Heating and A/C —a $110 dollar value. Locally owned in beautiful Solsberry, IN. Servicing Monroe, Brown, Greene, & Owen County

A/C Tune-up and Cleaning
Item #007
Minimum starting bid $90

@timeandtidetattoo
https://www.timeandtidetattoo.com

$100 worth of tattoo work from Jason Profant at Time and Tide Tattoo. Jason Profant has been into art and creative endeavors for the vast majority of his life. Spray painting, oil painting, and large scale mural work has given way to tattooing, which Jason has been doing for over thirteen years. A well rounded tattooer, Jason excels in most styles, learning much from 5 years working in Los Angeles with some top notch black and grey artists. He frequently tattoos in different cities, and has done many tattoo conventions across the country.

Item #004
Minimum starting bid $85

https://kismeteventdesign.notion.site/

Event-Planning and Design Services with Kismet Events, up to 40 hours toward one single-day event (personal, community, or nonprofit/corporate) —a $2000 value! Kismet events is a bespoke event planning services agency based in Bloomington, Indiana. Specializing in creative event design for private, nonprofit, and corporate clients.

Item #009
Minimum starting bid $400

@goopy_goose 
Superlative baker Emily Miles of Goopy Goose will create a custom order of fine pastries or baked goods such as a dozen mini-pies, bagels or cinnamon buns, filled croissants, or 2 large pies. Emily experiments in the medium of baking and loves to help nourish and delight the community, even if it means rising at 2 a.m. Emily is currently the baker-in-residence at Hopscotch Coffee.

Item #001
Minimum starting bid $50

https://kiafoxastrology.notion.site

Skilled practitioner Kassandra Botts from Kia Fox Astrology will supply an Astrology Reading Bundle, including Birth Chart and Year-Ahead analyses—a $222 dollar value! Kassandra Botts is formally trained in ancient Hellenistic timing techniques.

(Item #003)
Minimum starting bid $55 

@ekah_yoga
https://ekahyoga.com/

Gather your group for a unique and enriching private 60-minute yoga class at Redbud Books for up to 20 people. Perfect for showers, parties, pre-game gatherings, or any special occasion, this class offers a chance to unwind, connect, and recharge. Carrie Cooper, a certified yoga instructor with three decades of practice and training, specializes in vinyasa and slow flow, tailoring each session to meet the needs of all skill levels.

Carrie draws on her deep practice and training to create classes that emphasize the interconnectedness of mind, body, soul, and spirit. Her mindfulness-based approach fosters a sense of connection and balance, and her passion for building community and bringing yoga into welcoming, community-focused spaces makes this experience both meaningful and memorable.

Scheduling: Class date and time are subject to availability of the venue and instructor.

Item #026
Minimum starting bid $80

A screen-printed Redbud tote, plus you get to fill it with as many used books as you can fit!

Item #018
Minimum starting bid $30

@HighResMia
www.mia-beach.com

Framed art print by Mia Erin Beach. Beach is an artist based out of Bloomington, Indiana, where she received an MFA in photography at Indiana University. She has exhibited in both solo and group shows around the Midwest and West Coast, and has been featured in publications in the United States and abroad.

Item #010
Minimum starting bid $40

@bfa.supply
https://www.bfasupply.com/

A $25 dollar gift certificate for fine art supplies from Bloomington Fine Art Supply, a woman-owned, artist-run creative hub located in the Prospect Hill Neighborhood. We specialize in providing artist and professional-grade tools, materials, and supplies that serve a wide variety of visual art disciplines. Plus, bring your new art supplies to Redbud for its still-life drawing series, where you are invited to pick the theme* of an upcoming still life  session. Still Life Club is a public event, so invite your friends!. 

Item #014
Minimum starting bid $25

@officeclothier
https://www.officeclothier.com

$50 Gift Card to Office Clothier! Vintage clothing that fits your style. Gender and size inclusive. Your new favorite soft tee or pair of jeans already exist. Mainly dealing in 1950s-Y2k.
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Hand knit hat and mittens set from Maggie McLaughlin! Maggie McLaughlin loves racking up creative hobbies. Their mom taught them to knit as a kid. Their specialities are mittens and sweaters for babies, and since you’re probably not a baby, here are some mittens. (If you are a baby, hit them up and they’ll knit you a sweater.)

Item #015
Minimum starting bid $70

@_moot_point

Recieve a hand-picked book, mailed to you or your gift recipient, every month for the next 6 months! Carefully selected and mailed by Redbud’s own Maggie McLaughlin, who will curate according to the recipient’s tastes and preferences! In addition to being a Redbud Collective member, Maggie is also a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature interested in contemporary comparative arts, particularly the relationship between poetry and visual art. They study the queer and racialized reception of Classical mythology, especially in American literary and visual culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Minimum starting bid $125
(Item #011)

@funny_Times_official
FunnyTimes.Com

Give yourself or your loved ones the gift of laughter with a one-year print and digital subscription (or gift subscription) to Funny Times, plus one Funny Times mug or T-shirt of your choosing. Funny Times is the nation’s largest and longest-running cartoon and humor publication, and it’s now edited and published by Redbud collective members! 10 issues per year, 25 pages of funny, silly, and thought-provoking cartoons, essays, puzzles, and more.

Item #019
Minimum starting bid $35

https://blackcamera.indiana.edu/home/

The 3-volume book series, “African Cinema: Manifesto and Practice for Cultural Decolonization,” is a central resource for all who are interested in African cinema and what it offers to the world. This series is a 3-year collaboration with FESPACO & IMAGINE Film Institute in Burkina Faso. This is offered by Black Camera, a journal for the study and documentation of the black cinematic experience in the world.

Item #016
Minimum starting bid $33

@acandicarneiro
http://ana-carneiro.com/

A one-of-a-kind gift for yourself or a loved one: a personalized 10-minute short play, written to include 3 elements of your choosing! Ana Candida Carneiro PhD is an award-winning Brazilian-Italian playwright, translator, educator, and scholar. She has been supported by institutions such as the Royal Court Theater, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, MacDowell, and Yaddo. Her work has been presented across Europe and the USA in venues such as the Piccolo Teatro and the National Theatre of Nice. (Item #012)

Minimum starting bid $100

Enterprise Apple Tree Grafted Sapling. A hardy disease-resistant variety grafted by Bradley of Neighborhood Planting Project.

Item number #025
Minimum starting bid $25

@bookmobile_printing
https://www.ledgemulepress.org

5 books hand-selected by Ledge Mule Press publishers Ross Gay and Dave Torneo. Ledge Mule Press is dedicated to publishing books by poets we love and respect in limited editions of 300 or less, sometimes using letterpress, woodblock print, and a variety of other handmade techniques. We also use conventional forms of printing to make handsome books you don’t mind stuffing in your back pocket as you ramble your neighborhood or along a stream-bed or an urban canyon. We publish works by emerging poets, graphic story writers, artists and essayists. (Item #013)

Minimum starting bid $50

@planted_bloomington
https://www.plantedbloomington.com/

Two $15 gift cards ($30 value!), plus 2 PLANTED tumblers, and 2 cute vegan stickers from Planted Vegan Food Truck (@planted_bloomington). Planted is a food truck specializing in healthy delicious plant-based food with no single-use plastic. They encourage people to eat fewer animal products by providing delicious, reasonably priced, plant-based food to the community.

Item #017
Minimum Bid $30

@ekah_yogah
https://ekahyoga.com/

Find your zen with this relaxing yoga gift package! This bundle includes a gift card for two yoga classes (online or in-person at Redbud Books) hosted by Ekah Yoga, a high-quality Ekah Yoga water bottle to keep you hydrated, and a cozy blanket perfect for meditation, shavasana, or lounging at home. Whether you’re new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this thoughtful package is your gateway to tranquility and self-care.

Item #027
Minimum starting bid $50

Host an event of your choosing in our beautiful and welcoming space. In the past, Redbud has hosted small wedding receptions, birthday parties, company events, book groups, and more! Enjoy access to our facilities, including projector screen, sound system, tables, and chairs. Our space is right downtown and accesible. Event should take place outside of normal business hours. 

Item #023
Minimum starting bid $75

A private film screening at Redbud Books for you and up to 30 of your closest friends. We can screen any film of your choice. Must take place outside of normal store hours and be scheduled in advance. 

Item #024
Minimum starting bid $69

@offnightproductions

2 tickets to see Off Night Cabaret: Love Songs Reimagined presented by Off Night Productions, February 9 – 12 at the Constellation Playhouse. Off Night Productions is a women-led 501(c)3 nonprofit producing contemporary theatre & music on off nights of the traditional performance week. 

Item #021
Minimum starting bid $45

@eclipse_productions2023

2 tickets to “Closer,” presented by Eclipse Productions. Closer is an intimate story following 4 individuals seeking love and meaning in the world and each other. A romantic comedy that does not go according to plan. For Mature Audiences. Available dates include: 11/21/2024, 11/22/2024, 11/23/2024, 11/24/2024

Item #022
Minimum starting bid $35

@seeconstellation
https://seeconstellation.org/

2 tickets to any show at Constellation Stage. Constellation Stage & Screen productions emphasize innovative and engaging performances that showcase local and regional talent.

Item #020
Minimum starting bid $60