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Emmys auction includes bleacher seats and set visits

By Gold Derby News Desk

Aug 18 2011 11:57 am

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Want to get up close and personal with all the Emmy nominees on Sept. 18? Then be sure to check out the fourth annual auction by the foundation wing of the TV academy. Up for grabs are pairs of seats in the bleachers set up outside the Nokia Theater for $300. For those wanting front row views, bidding begins at $250.

Those with serious coin to donate to the worthy efforts of the foundation can buy tickets to one of the hottest parties Emmy night, that of paycaster HBO -- bidding for access to the A-list begins at $2,500.

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Bidding for set visits to "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives" begins at $1,000 while a tour of the "Hot in Cleveland" studio is priced at a minimum $500.

The auction runs till Aug. 26 with all  proceeds benefiting the foundation's educational and archival programs include the College Television Awards, the Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship, the Summer Internship Program, and the Archive of American Television.

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