Napa Valley Festival del Sole Dedicates 2016 Season To Margrit Mondavi
Local schools and arts organizations to be awarded more than $200,000 in her name
NAPA VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Napa Valley Festival Association announced today that Festival del Sole's 2016 season will be dedicated to Margrit Mondavi, a festival board member and longtime advocate of the arts, philanthropy and the Napa Valley. The 11th edition of Festival del Sole, July 15 – 24, 2016, will honor the Napa Valley icon with performances and events reflective of the Mondavi family's Italian heritage and their belief that wine, food and art are to be celebrated together.
"Margrit's influence on Napa Valley Festival del Sole has been profound," said Board Chairman Darioush Khaledi. "Her unstinting spirit and dedication to the arts has served as one of our guiding forces and inspired us all. On behalf of her fellow board members, we are immeasurably grateful for Margrit's leadership, example and friendship."
This year the festival established an arts education fund in Margrit Mondavi's honor. Over $200,000 will be awarded at a grant ceremony on November 5 at 11AM at Lincoln Theater in Yountville. Grant recipients include 30 arts education programs at 16 local public schools, Arts Council Napa Valley Education Alliance, the Napa Valley Youth Symphony and the Lincoln Theater's Artist in Residence Music Program.
Passes for the 11th Annual Festival del Sole go on sale in March 2016. To learn more, visit festivaldelsole.org.
About: Festival del Sole has put Napa Valley on the map as a cultural destination. The annual summer festival artfully blends the world's finest classical, jazz, opera, theater and dance artists with culinary, wine and fitness pursuits, staged in Napa Valley's most iconic settings. Dedicated to enriching the region's cultural vitality and to supporting arts education, the festival nurtures young talent through the Bouchaine Young Artist Series, presents free community concerts, and awards grants to local schools and arts organizations. More than 150 wineries, hotels, resorts, theaters, restaurants, and vintners take part in Festival del Sole annually.
Festival del Sole is presented by Napa Valley Festival Association, a nonprofit organization governed by a board of prominent vintners and local leaders.
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