The Sip & Swirl Toast to Diversity Urban Vines event on Sunday February 28 was a great opportunity to taste wines from 25 African American vintners along with appetizer pairings that worked beautifully with the wine. Autonomous provded music at this elegant event which was held at the Imagine Affairs Art Lounge in Oakland.

Setting up at the elegant Imagine Affairs Art Lounge in Oakland.

They don't call it an Art Lounge for nothing. The visual art at Imagine Affairs was lovely.

Soup's on!

It was all about great Wine . . .

. . . Food that were works of art in themselves . . .

. . . Great Conversation . . .

. . . and of course MUSIC!

The Autonomous Region

Gerald Villegas on guitar, Boyet Pigao on drums, Raymond Bambao on bass.

Jonathan Bautista on saxophone.

Alex Datoc on audio.

Alex with vocalist Caroline Cabading

Caroline & Raymond in action. Credit: Nick Graham Photography