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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
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Christine Staples
</span><a href="mailto:christineannestaples@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">christineannestaples@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Lovers of Music and Supporters of our Student Musicians,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please join us at our fifth annual, Music and Wine Tasting Party!</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The event is scheduled for Saturday, January 12th, 2019 from 7-9:30 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
at St. Alban’s in Albany. (Thank you, St. Alban’s, for hosting us for the FIFTH time!)
<i>We have kept the ticket prices at the same bargain rate as previous years;</i> $35 for one person, $60 for a pair. 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, scholarships for this year’s road trip, and more.
<b>ADULTS ONLY, PLEASE!</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Music</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> from Anna Presler and Leighton Fong
<span style="background:white">(Left Coast Chamber Ensemble), blues singer (and BHS parent and alum) Lissy Walker,
</span>jazz/blues singer Kyra Gordon<b>, </b>jazz pianist Erica Oba,<b> </b>Alicia Telford (French horn), Carly Jacobs (violin) and<b>
</b><span style="background:white">BUSD music teachers Karen Wells, Mary Dougherty, Nancy Boyles and
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Divesh Karamchandanhi. With our ever popular emcee (and BHS alum) Robin Claire Barnes!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Delicious Treats</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: wine, cocktails and finger foods
- admission includes two drink/raffle tickets!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Silent Auction:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> BAO parents Patty Coe and Barry Freifeld
have donated two nights in their Donner Lake cabin for a silent auction at the party. Three small bedrooms (sleeps 4) two baths (!) AND it comes with kayaks, SUPs, an electric piano, and there’s a boat dock across the street. If you can’t make it to the party,
a proxy bidder can take care of your needs.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In-House Raffle:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We will once again be holding a raffle
<b>JUST</b> for those at the party. Prizes include: private instrument instruction with Karen Wells and Mary Dougherty; a private singing lesson with Kyra Gordon; tickets to Cal Shakespeare Festival, Shotgun Players, Youth Musical Theater Company, Woodminster
Theater, and Berkeley Symphony; a gift certificate to Forrest’s Music, bottles of wine, and more wonderful prizes yet to come...</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">THE HALL ONLY HOLDS 120 PEOPLE</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Don’t miss out!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TICKETS:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> available online through Eventbrite and at
the door - follow this link to purchase them: </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y775w2t9" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">https://tinyurl.com/y775w2t9</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CHECKS:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Please make checks payable to
<b>Berkeley High School Development Group, (BHSDG) with a note in the comments line: Band and Orchestra (BAO)</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All donations to Berkeley High Band and Orchestra are entirely tax deductible via the Berkeley High School Development Group, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation (tax ID number 94-3173406) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many, MANY thanks to our donors, sponsors and musicians, including everyone listed above,
<b>PLUS:</b> numerous fabulous parents who are donating their valuable time and yummy treats to the party.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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:navy">Nicole Chee, 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"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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:navy">BHS etree archives:
</span><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">BHS website:
</span><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;background:white">BUSD 2018-2019 Calendar:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white">
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F81BD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F;background:white">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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