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The Front Porch, a band of local winemakers and Bay Area musicians, rehearses at Wente Vineyards in Livermore.
Visit Wente Vineyards in Livermore at 1 p.m. Saturday for an afternoon of music, food and wine tasting in the historic Estate Winery Barrel Room. All proceeds will support "Tapestries of Hope," a human rights movie about girls in Zimbabwe by Woodside filmmaker Michealene Cristini Risley.

Performing will be Wente winemaker and guitarist Karl Wente and his band of local rock/blues and classical musicians, including retired concert pianist Ray Arthur Wang.

Wang describes the film as a human rights documentary with a universal message calling for global change. It compares two successful women and friends, one African and one Caucasian: Betty Makoni, a globally renowned activist and founder of the Girl Child Network (GCN) located in Zimbabwe, Africa, and Michealene Cristini Risley, an award-winning author and filmmaker from Woodside.

"Their stories manage to show that no matter what circumstances transpire in your life, they do not define who you are," Wang says. "Betty and Michealene are proof that anyone can create their own hope and empowerment and change not only their own lives but those around them."

Risley will be speaking at Saturday's event, which will be held indoors in the Estate Winery's Tesla Room. There will be food, wine tasting and prizes as well as discounts on wine purchases.

Other members of The Front Porch include: concert violinist Jim Hurley, singer Jonny Williams, singer Megan Bradford, ukelele player Bob Giddens, guitarist Art Najera,

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cellist Richard Hibbs, guitarist/Ruby Hills Winery winemaker Chris Graves. The band will perform original music as well as songs by classical composers Beethoven and Gershwin and popular rockers The Beatles, The Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Van Morrison, Tom Petty and Chick Corea.

For more about The Front Porch and the show, visit our local music website, www.bandsofthebay.com. Ticket donations start at $25, with discounts for groups of two or more. RSVP to raywang@stanfordalumni.org or call (650) 799-4894. The Estate Winery barrel room is at 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore.