Got Mice?: microsoftSF and Metreon to Host 'Tails of the
City' Exhibition and Auction Benefiting Destination
Foundation
Thursday March 8, 7:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
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Celebrities And Artists Decorate Microsoft® Computer Mice Which Will Be On Display In microsoftSF From
March 23 Through May 17
SAN FRANCISCO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 8, 2001-- Mice From Martha Stewart, Lily Tomlin, Judge Judy & Judge
Jerry
Sheindlin, Mr. Rogers, The Casts of ``Will & Grace'' And
``Queer As Folk,'' Bonnie Raitt, Wyland And Others On Display
For Seven Weeks
Online Bidding Begins March 23 at www.tailsofthecity.org With Live Auction And Gala Cocktail Reception On May 17 at microsoftSF
Destination Foundation has announced that microsoftSF and Metreon -- A Sony Entertainment Center will, for the second year, sponsor
and host Tails of The City, a truly unique, only-in-San Francisco exhibition, auction and event benefiting Destination Foundation. More
than 130 celebrities, local artists, high-tech heroes, dot com gurus, designers, architects and other imaginative types are donating their
creative talents to interpret computer mice donated by Microsoft. The mice can be seen in person at microsoftSF at Metreon from March
23 through May 17, a total of seven weeks. This is the second annual Tails of the City event.
In its first year, approximately $80,000 was raised from Tails of the City. Proceeds benefit Destination Foundation, a non-profit
organization founded in 1998. The Foundation grants dream trips to men and women in the San Francisco Bay Area gay community
who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness such as breast cancer or AIDS. These dream trips provide meaningful
change and the ability to improve health, renew spirit and help each traveler gain a healthier, happier attitude.
More than 130 mouse artists, celebrities, and legends from the Bay Area and beyond have designed mice for the 2001 Tails of the City
event. Celebrity artists include: Martha Stewart, Lily Tomlin, Judge Judy & Judge Jerry Sheindlin, Mr. Rogers, ``Zippy the Pinhead''
artist Bill Griffith, actress Megan Mullally, the cast of ``Will & Grace,'' Bonnie Raitt, international marine artist Wyland, Judith Light,
Florence Henderson, Nia Peeples, the casts of Showtime Networks Inc.'s ``Queer As Folk'' and ``Tales of the City'' (Armistead
Maupin), Kenny Scharf (Absolut Vodka artist), Wavy Gravy, J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh (local artists) and many more.
Applications for dream trips and additional information about Destination Foundation can be found at www.destinationfoundation.org or
by calling 415/970-3333.
Bids for any of the more than 130 mice will be accepted beginning March 23, online at www.tailsofthecity.org where photos of the mice
can be seen. A benefit auction and gala cocktail party will take place on May 17 from 7pm to 10pm at microsoftSF after a panel of
celebrity judges, including Co-Chair Armistead Maupin, award prizes in the following categories: Most Cheesy, Most Dot-Comical, Most
Tail-Spinning, Most Tail-Telling, People's Choice and Judge's Choice (the highest online bid will set the opening bid price for the evening
of May 17). The highest online bidder will be notified. Online bids will not be accepted after May 16 at 5pm PST. Winning bidders who
are not present will receive their mice within approximately two weeks.
Participants from last year include Bill Gates (Microsoft), Helen Hunt (Academy Award winner), Kate Spade (fashion guru), Matt
Groening/James L. Brooks (``The Simpsons''), Wavy Gravy (60's Beat icon), Stanley Mouse (Grateful Dead album cover artist), Susan
Kare (Apple icon legend) Bonnie Raitt (Grammy winner) and many others. Bill Gates' personal mouse with signature was auctioned for
more than $5,000.
Mouse artists are encouraged to design or deconstruct their mouse in any way, using any materials they choose and then naming their
piece. Some of the entries this year include, ``There Goes The Neighborhood,'' ``Road Kill,'' ``Chia® Mouse,'' ``If At First You Don't
Succeed,'' ``CarpalMouse®,'' ``Field Mouse,'' ``Mouse of Wax,'' ``Tiffany Mouse,'' and ``Acupuncture Mouse.'' The public is invited to
attend the May 17th auction and cocktail reception at microsoftSF. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased by calling Destination
Foundation at 415/ 970-3333, or by going to www.tailsofthecity.org where additional information and photos of the mice can be seen.
Tails of the City corporate sponsors are: microsoft®SF, True Spectra, Ofoto.com, Metreon -- A Sony Entertainment Center, Circle.com,
ISPOT Interactive, Lonely Planet, Sparks.com, The Art Store, Universal Care (Strike Out Breast Cancer), SF Weekly, Genre Magazine
and Curve Magazine. Many of the sponsors have designed mice to be auctioned.
microsoftSF is located on the second floor of Metreon -- A Sony Entertainment Center. Metreon is located at the corner of Fourth and
Mission streets in the South of Market area of San Francisco and is easily accessible by public transportation. Just blocks from both the
Powell Street and Montgomery Street BART and Muni Metro stations, Metreon also is within walking distance of the Transbay
Terminal and the Ferry building and is a short shuttle ride from the Caltrain terminal. Public parking is available at the Yerba Buena
Garage. For more information about Metreon -- A Sony Entertainment Center, please call 415/369-6000 or visit www.metreon.com.
EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:
Digital photos of year 2000 mice can be viewed at www.tailsofthecity.org from now until approximately March 20th. Color slides and/or
digital photos of year 2001 mice, and complete artist list can be immediately requested from:
Marc Powell Destination Foundation 415/970-3333, mpowell@destinationfoundation.org or Kirsten Maynard Metreon -- A Sony
Entertainment Center 415/537-3417, kmaynard@metreon.com
Additional note -- Permission is granted to reprint photos along with photographer credit: MATT HARTENSTEIN PHOTOGRAPHY
Note: Photos are available at URLs:
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