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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact party organizer Christine Staples:
<a href="mailto:christineannestaples@gmail.com" target="_blank">christineannestaples@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">BHS Band and Orchestra will be holding their third annual Music and Wine Tasting Party on Saturday, January 7th from 7-9:30 p.m. at St. Alban’s in Albany. (Thank you, St. Alban’s, for hosting!)
The event benefits the Berkeley High Band and Orchestra program; proceeds will be used to pay for music, instruments, supplies, field trip scholarships, instrument coaches, and more.
<b>ADULTS ONLY, PLEASE!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This event is
<b>AWESOME</b>, and I am not making this up! Music from Anna Presler and Leighton Fong (Left Coast Chamber Ensemble), Arkadi and Laura Kakis Serper (Koiros), Rita Lily (American Bach Soloists), Robin May (SF/Oakland/Napa Symphonies), Alicia Telford with Owen
Miyoshi and Bill Harvey, BUSD music teachers Karen Wells and Mary Dougherty, VAPA Program Supervisor Pete Gidlund, and many more special guests!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We have received the donation of
<b>extraordinary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon</b> from vintner and BAO parent Jim Wert, as well as lovely organic cocktails and liqueurs from Artemesia. Admission includes two drink tickets!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">THE HALL ONLY HOLDS 120 PEOPLE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. Don’t miss out!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Here is the link to purchase tickets:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berkeley-high-band-orchestra-music-and-tasting-party-tickets-30237480117" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berkeley-high-band-orchestra-music-and-tasting-party-tickets-30237480117</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">BAO will also be holding a silent auction at the party:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">items include a weekend at a gorgeous Victorian mansion in Inverness; private instrument instruction with Karen Wells and Mary Dougherty; tickets to Cal Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, Cal Performances,
Shotgun Players, Berkeley Symphony, SF Opera, Philharmonia Baroque and SF Bach Choir. More amazing prizes yet to come!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">_____________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Marguerite Fa-Kaji, Catherine Ference and Dylan Kaufman are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them
at </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0"><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style="color:#00B0F0">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">BHS etree archives:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0"><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style="color:#00B0F0">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">BHS website:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0"><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00B0F0">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD;background:white">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy"><span style="color:blue;background:white">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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