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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Christine Staples, <a href="mailto:christineannestaples@gmail.com">christineannestaples@gmail.com</a><span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Mark your calendars - you do not
want to miss this! BHS Band and Orchestra will be holding their fourth annual
Music and Wine Tasting Party on Saturday, January 6th 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
sheet music, instruments, supplies, field trip scholarships, instrument
coaches, and more. ADULTS ONLY, PLEASE!</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This event is </span><b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">AWESOME</span></b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">, and I’m not making this up! Music from Anna Presler and Leighton Fong </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">(Left Coast Chamber Ensemble), </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">Isaac Pastor-Chernak and Alison Lee, Rachel Durling and the Baguette Quartet, Josh and Diane Wirtschafter, jazz/blues singer Kyra Gordon</span><b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">, </span></b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">BUSD music teachers Karen Wells and Mary Dougherty, Madeline Prager, and many more special guests in the works!</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We have received the donation of extraordinary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from vintner and BAO parent Jim Wert, as well as lovely cocktails and liqueurs from Artemesia. Ticket-holders get two free drink/raffle tickets with the price of admission. </span></span><b style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">THE HALL </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">ONLY HOLDS 120 PEOPLE</span></b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">. Don’t miss it!</span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Here is the link to purchase tickets: </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yd7q7n8j" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">https://tinyurl.com/yd7q7n8j</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">BAO is also holding a raffle for door prizes at the event: </span></b></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">prizes include private instrument instruction with Karen Wells and Mary Dougherty. Tickets to Cal Shakespeare Festival, Shotgun Players, Berkeley Symphony, Youth Musical Theater, Woodminster, Contra Costa Civic Theater, and much more! </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">When a BHS Band and Orchestra student offers to sell
you tickets, your purchase will be much appreciated!</span><span></span></p>

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Contact party organizer Christine Staples: <a href="mailto:christineannestaples@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">christineannestaples@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(79,129,189);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Marguerite Fa-Kaji, Jenny Fosket, and Dylan
Kaufman are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any
questions about the Etree to them at </span><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(79,129,189);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(79,129,189);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">BHS website: </span><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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2017-2018 Calendar: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(79,129,189);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">  <span></span></span></p>

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Non-Discrimination Statement /<span class="gmail-m-2339117050807512357gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>la Política
de No Discriminación:<span class="gmail-m-2339117050807512357gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a><span></span></p>

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