Two of my favorite evenings at the guild are mentor night and the auction.
Mentor night is set up by stations where a guild member shares a specific skill by demonstration. Many have hand-outs, some are hands on. The sessions are roughly 20 minutes and one can rotate through 3 sessions. I always learn something new. Last time, I learned about continuous prairie points, making labels, and crayon quilts.
The auction is held once every few years and a real auctioneer "sells" donated goodies in true auctioneer fashion.
Last year, the guild tried a "yard sale" and it was a hit. I missed that meeting, but plan to go check it out. I believe a member rents space on a table and sells their quilt/sewing related stuff. I'm not sure if the Guild gets a cut, or if their intake is the table fee.