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In these tough economic times, wouldn't we all just relish the opportunity to pretend to be wealthy? Well, luckily Pump Project Art Complex is providing one such chance with their Pretend You Are Rich Art Auction taking place on Saturday. The faux-riche event centers around the art auction where bidding starts at $3,000; winning bidders are then granted a $3,000 instant rebate. There will be a silent auction, running from 7-10pm, and a live auction hosted by Coldtowne Theater's Arthur Simone that will begin at 8pm. Both auctions will raise money for Pump Project Art Complex, a non-profit art studio and gallery space that is no doubt feeling the recession pinch.

With a mind that seems predisposed towards the tangential and an effortlessly breezy artistic tone, j.haley (sometimes he likes to leave the space out as a response to our internet driven world) creates treasure out of trash, while simultaneously running a million miles an hour and goofing off. These are completely baseless observations, but we just get the feeling that he is either really crazy or highly hilarious. Or both. We're going to find out when we visit his studio, which is part of The Pump Project (#60 on the E.A.S.T. map) at 702 Shady Ln. Until then, you can catch our general drift from the email exchange that follows....