North Bay Woman

8 NORTH BAY WOMAN | F A L L 2 0 1 6 PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER Rob Devincenzi rdevincenzi@marinij.com | 415.382.7297 ADVERTISING MANAGER Lori Pearce lpearce@marinij.com | 415.382.7216 Sales Executives Lynne Halgren Eileen Katis Shawn Langwell Anna Lebedeff Katarina Martin Barbara Thatcher Carolyn Ware EDITOR Rob Devincenzi CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Malia Anderson, PJ Bremier, Tina Caputo, Leslie Harlib, Karen Hart, Jane Lott, Adrienne Shubin, Judy Wilson ONLINE DIRECTOR Scott Henry shenry@adtaxi.com | 415.382.7304 ART DESIGN Diane Sartarelli dsartarelli@marinij.com | 415.382.7308 LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY Stuart Lirette slirette@marinij.com | 415.382.7349 CONTENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST Lori Pearce lpearce@marinij.com | 415.382.7216 REACH US AT: Email: nbwoman@marinij.com NorthBayWoman.com W North Bay IN THIS ISSUE M any of the 40,000 music fans, puffing and drinking and singing, stopped swaying. Concert-goers were transfixed by the explosion of crash cymbals, rumble of the tom-toms, cracks from the snare. They stopped and watched as the hypnotically rhythmic, wildly erratic, powerfully wonderful solo by drummer Cindy Blackman Santana took center stage for what seemed like 10 minutes at the On the Green San Francisco Fest 2016 in September. The performance, amid Santana's high-energy set, allowed all of AT&T Park to hear the immense talents of Blackman Santana, a lifelong professional musician who toured with and later married music icon Carlos Santana. The Santanas live in Nevada but spend a lot of time in Marin County, and Blackman Santana graciously afforded North Bay Woman a photo shoot at the band's studio in San Rafael. For being a world-renowned celebrity, she was approachable and easy-going with our photographer, writer and stylists. Hers is one of many powerful stories that we hope you enjoy in this edition of North Bay Woman. – Rob Devincenzi | Publisher North Bay Woman cover photo shoot at the Santana studio in Marin. Cindy Blackman Santana arrived at the North Bay Woman photo shoot prepared with three designer outfits of her own. Pictured at left: Blackman Santana's Alexander McQueen jacket and black lace dress purchased in Italy; the black leather pants are by Balen- ciaga. Cindy completes the ensemble in Marion Parke lace-up heels. Cover team: Malia Anderson of Style by Malia, cover hair and makeup by Flaunt, photography by Stuart Lirette, design by Diane Sartarelli. Life and Style WOMAN North Bay at the photo shoot F A L L 2 0 1 6 | NORTH BAY WOMAN 1 FALL 2016 U.S. $4.95 Life and Style WOMAN North Bay Leslie Sbrocco 'Check, Please!' host serves up holiday food and wine pairings Holiday Fashion Casual and evening wear for women, plus dress up your man Women in the Biz These caterers show you how to prep for the holidays, recipes included Christina Flach Makeup maven of 'PrettyGirl' cosmetics makes bold choices Cindy Blackman Santana Drumstress who follows her own beat F all is here in all its glory, and from there we go into the magical cooler days of the holidays. Adrienne Shubin shares ideas about spending this precious time getting away with family, while PJ Bremier shows us decorating tips for making our home warm and cozy for our family. Recipes from top women caterers along with wine suggestions from Leslie Sbrocco help to make your holiday entertaining a bit easier. Fall trends, dressing up with your special guy, and outfit ideas from local boutiques fill our fashion pages. Make sure you check out David Haydon and Noah Jacobson, our real North Bay men, who helped us out as models for this issue. North Bay Woman is our labor of love; celebrating women in our community. Cover girl Cindy Blackman Santana was a real treat to work with (especially when Carlos showed up to the photo shoot). Blackman Santana is an inspiration along with Redwood Credit Union's Robin McKenzie and Reflections' Louise McCallon. Enjoy and happy holidays. – Lori Pearce | Advertising Manager

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