Have any of you ever done an adults-only evening and held your silent auction then? We are thinking of trying this during the school year and it's never been done at our school before. Our silent auction has been held with our Sock Hop the last few years and hasn't done all that well.

We are thinking that if we had an adult event off-site (at a nearby club or hotel) and had a wine-tasting or casino night then we might get more bids on things. We have a great fundraiser who gets fantastic silent auction donations, but she feels that her efforts are wasted because we don't get very many high bids on things. My concern is that we won't get very many attendees. Any ideas and hints for making this a success?