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Barbara L. Persons, M.D. seen some of the art, which is distributed around Napa’s downtown,
there is still plenty of time to come on down to Napa and check it out.
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon In previous years, the Napa Art Walk has had a theme of some sort,
even if it was something that allowed for many different interpretations
Thank you to Local like “river,” or “movement.” But this year the event’s organizers decided
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www.personsplasticsurgery.com On one street plaza you might find a giant, metallic, bronze-colored
bull. On another, an abstract piece that resembles a giant, reddish
“PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE...” orange peel, or a blue and green mosaic bench that’s modeled after
an ocean wave. There is even a sculpture of a giant fork with pieces of
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EST “It’s an idea to see what sort of work would com e in, and also we wanted
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