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Andrea Bocelli & Family Shine at Festival Napa Valley Benefit The world’s most beloved tenor, Andrea Bocelli, lent his star power to Festival Napa Valley at a benefit fundraiser for its educational programs at the Kohl Mansion on December 2. La Vita è Bella — An Evening with Andrea Bocelli & Family featured the Italian opera star, his wife Veronica and daughter Virginia, and was attended by Larisa Martínez, Lt. Governor Eleni Koulpasis and Markos Kounalakis, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi and Mayor London Breed. The evening’s dinner was hosted by Michael and Tara Uytengsu. The event was part of Festival Napa Valley’s 2022 Arts for All Gala auction, which raised a recordbreaking $3.9 million in July.

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1 Veronica Berti Bocelli, Andrea Bocelli, and Nancy Pelosi; 2 Larisa Martinez; 3 Tara and Michael Uytengsu, and Maya Bloomberg; 4 London Breed, Eleni Koulpasis, Maria Manetti Shrem, and Veronica Berti Bocelli.

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ICB Hosts Winter Open Studios The ICB Art Studios in Sausalito hosted its 53rd Annual Winter Open Studios the first weekend in December, to the delight of art lovers and families curious to visit the historic building with over 90 studios featuring a variety of accomplished artists — painters, sculptors, photographers, fiber and digital artists. Approximately 1,500 visitors came from the Bay Area and beyond to mingle with the artists, view artwork and purchase original work directly.

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1 Stephen Mangum; 2 Jessica, Jules, Alex and Josh Callahan with Bibby Gignilliat; 3 Tina Who; 4 Pamela Kogen; 5 ICB Artist Georgette Osserman.

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