Candlelight Preview

The Alameda Family Services League presented its 37th annual Home for the Holidays Holiday Home Tour Candlelight Preview Dec. 7 featuring a variety of architecturally diverse Alameda homes decorated for the holidays. Following the tour, guests were treated to champagne and dinner at the Encinal Yacht Club where they also bid on silent-auction items and enjoyed live music from Houston Jones. The fundraiser benefits Alameda Family Services counseling programs. www.alamedaholidayhometour.info. Photography by Lewis Smith.

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