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This past weekend, several dozen geeks and technology enthusiasts converged on Napa Valley in California to partake in some good wine, rekindle old and make new friendships and just have a great time. Organized by Karen Hartline and Julie Crabill, Time4Wine was billed as being a great social event – and it was.

From Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, technology aficionados from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boulder, New York City, and all points around the country gathered in Calistoga, CA. Through social media connections, we were entertained and delighted by the wine tastings we had a Plumpjack Winery, Mumm Winery, St. Supery and Alpha Omega Wineries. As a special bonus, we were treated with a guest appearance by San Francisco’s very own Mayor Gavin Newsom, who actually owns the Plumpjack Winery.

The highlight of the evening was at the Alpha Omega Winery where we had an excellent five-course dining experience complete with wine tasting and a tour of their brewery. Oh, and we can’t forget to celebrate birthdays, with one of them being LiveEarth’s very own Andy Sternberg!

All in all, the weekend was a great one, albeit exhausting. Much appreciation goes to the organizers of this great event… Good friends, food, and wine!

Here are a few photos from this great event:

Tina Hui, Brett Petersel, Emily Joffrion and Marie Williams

Time4Wine attendees in a group shot with Mayor Gavin Newsom at Plumbjack Winery

Vanessa Camones and Brett Petersel

Karen Hartline & Julie Crabill

Paige Craig, Heather Meeker, Alana Joy & Brett Petersel

Laura & Emily Joffrion

Vanessa Camones, Joann Peach, Liza Sperling, Maria Ogneva & Tara Hunt

Ben Parr

Tara Hunt

Many more photos from this event can be found by clicking here.

Photo credit: Kenneth Yeung

To help celebrate the holidays and give back to the community, the Silicon Valley tech community partied the night away during the second annual Silicon Valley Rocks event in San Francisco. Organized by Allison Murdock, this awesome event helps raise money and awareness for Music in Schools Today (MuST) and features some of the best and brightest of Silicon Valley in perhaps a totally new light from what you’d imagine of folks in the tech scene – musicians. With their dual identities in place, these geeks, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, etc shed their work clothes and donned on their band attire to jump on stage to help raise funds to support bringing back and keeping music in schools.

Some of the bands that performed included:

• Farewell Typewriter
• Marrow
• The Tell-Tale Heartbreakers
• The Open Source Band
• The Whitehalls
• Corrine Marcus & The Kindred Spirits

Overall, with the silent auction, ticket sales and the generosity of those in the Silicon Valley, maybe Silicon Valley Rocks did some good and helped raise some much needed money for the children.

Here are some photos of the event:

More photos from the evening can be found on Flickr by clicking here. To support Music in Schools Today (MuST), you can visit their site by clicking here.