About Us

Tapestry Productions produces live music events that raise awareness and funds for grassroots projects that protect the natural environment, promote social justice and cultural survival, support the arts, and build community.

Guided by our Principles: Putting compassion into action; Supporting organizations and individuals working to make a positive impact in the world; Respecting traditional wisdom and cultures; Being a catalyst for social awareness and change; Practicing trust, inclusiveness, and open-mindedness; and having fun!

Founded in 1996, Tapestry Productions produced three decades of benefit events, with Wavy Gravy for Seva Foundation. Tapestry Productions has also worked with Camp Winnarainbow, Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, Rex Foundation, KPFA, Pacifica Foundation, Changemakers, Earthdance International, The Hog Farm, MoveOn, The Kate Wolf Music Festival, Another Planet Entertainment, The Sebastopol Community Center, Creating Our Future, Daily Acts, Eyak Preservation Council, Amazon Watch, Trees Foundation and more!

Tapestry Productions is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Tax ID #99-0949426.

In 2022, Tamara Klamner, Tapestry Productions’ founder, produced a coffee table book ‘Sing Out for Seva, 40 Years of Music for Social Change’, documenting the rich history of Seva’s benefit concerts and the programs they’ve supported. This exquisite book is a tribute to the power of music and the community that Seva has developed through its concerts. The book includes a foreword by Jackson Browne, introduction by Seva’s founders Larry & Girija Brilliant and stories by Wavy Gravy. All sales benefitted Seva’s sight programs around the world. A digital version can be downloaded here.

Board of Directors & Advisors

TAMARA KLAMNER – Director & Founder
Tamara Klamner grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains. She was strongly influenced by the music and counterculture of the 1960’s and 70’s. As a young adult Tamara did a lot of international traveling, exploring different cultures and environments and decided to focus her career on helping people in need. This led her to pursuing a degree in International Development from the School for International Training and then a job with Seva Foundation. Fortuitous timing landed Tamara at the organization when they needed help producing their benefit events. For three decades Tamara worked with Wavy Gravy producing Seva’s benefit events with a multitude of amazing artists supporting the cause. Tamara also co-produced music festivals at Black Oak Ranch and has produced events for several non-profit organizations. Tamara lives in west Petaluma and when she’s not working, she loves to spend time in her garden, enjoying the natural environment and traveling.

WAVY GRAVY – Honorary Director
Wavy Gravy is not your ordinary clown. He certainly has had a long run since his earlier days as a poet and stand-up comic, improvisational theater artist, psychedelic bus caravan luminary, and rock concert emcee, and often jokes: “if you don’t have a sense of humor, it just isn’t funny anymore.” Yet his reach extends far beyond the comic. He is devoted to “do something good for a change,” and his creative activism on behalf of peace, justice, and good humor is legendary. Along with Jahanara, his wife of over fifty years, he has brought joy and helped to relieve suffering for countless people around the globe, largely through his favorite projects, the Seva Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow. Wavy has been called “clown prince of the counterculture” by Entertainment Weekly, “a saint in a clown suit” by Bob Weir, and “the illegitimate son of Harpo Marx and Mother Teresa” by Paul Krassner. Now in his 80s, this iconic figure from the 60s refers to himself as a “temple of accumulated error,” yet he’s always ready with a twinkling insight, a fantastic story and a helping hand. About those stories, Ram Dass said, “everything Wavy says is true, although it’s all unbelievable.”

AMY SHERTS – Director & Secretary
Amy Sherts has spent most of her life working for nonprofit organizations and volunteering for charitable causes. Another passion has been attending live music events around the country and assisting the performers logistically. She has strong community bonds formed through events and concerts that include the production staff, the performers, and the audiences; as well as communities involved in environmental protections, human rights, and public health. Amy was raised on the east coast and graduated from Boston College. She moved to California in 1990 and enjoys living in the Bay Area. Amy worked for the Seva Foundation for over 20 years and is now retired.

LESLIE YUDIN – Director & Treasurer
Leslie Yudin is a Certified Public Accountant and has been practicing tax and accounting for more than 35 years. Leslie has worked with many business and nonprofit entities, and she is passionate about assisting in the professional growth of each organization in which she is involved. Leslie has spent more than 20 years in volunteer service with the Oregon Country Fair and other 501C3 organizations. Leslie’s life has been greatly influenced by counterculture values and she continues to be an enthusiastic and avid pursuer of music and dance. Leslie enjoys community building, dancing, hiking, skiing and traveling the world in pursuit of outstanding experiences, wonderful people and breathtaking scenery.

JACK BLANKS – Advisor
Jack Blanks began his career in international relief and development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, West Africa in 1974. Since then, his entire career has been with non-profit humanitarian organizations including: Save the Children, the International Eye Foundation, the Carter Center, Project HOPE, and Seva Foundation. After retiring in 2017, Jack co-founded the BBH Eye Foundation, a nonprofit, all volunteer, humanitarian organization that supports eye care services for low resource communities in Asia. He serves as the volunteer Executive Director. When not volunteering, Jack enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking and playing with his grandson, Nico.

CAROL HOOVER – Director
Carol Hoover grew up in Washington DC. She became an environmentalist and activist at a young age. Early in her career, Carol was an art director at an advertising agency, where she directed the designs and promotion for the first ABC rock music radio station in DC, as well as for the new Environmental Protection Agency. In her 20’s Carol moved to the Bay Area and became Creative Director at Winterland Productions merchandising, working directly with world renowned rock stars including Cher, Neil Young, KISS, Bonnie Raitt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Carol also co-founded an internationally recognized marketing firm, with clients ranging from British Telecom to Torani Italian Syrups. In the late 1980’s activism led Carol to Southeastern Alaska after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, where she co-founded the nonprofit Eyak Preservation Council, which helped to preserve nearly one million acres of wild salmon habitat from destructive development. Carol lives in Northern California and loves hiking in pristine forests, and…rock n’ roll.

AARON SIMON – Director
Aaron Simon is a founding board member of Tapestry Productions. Aaron has been working with Tamara Klamner and Wavy Gravy on producing and promoting top-notch benefit concerts and festivals for nearly 20 years, helping to raise millions of dollars in support of important environmental and public health causes. In addition to events, Aaron is also a seasoned leader, having served as the director of communications for various nonprofit organizations. He holds a master’s degree in international development from Brandeis University and currently works as a nonprofit communications consultant assisting numerous organizations with their marketing and communications initiatives. Aaron lives in the Santa Cruz mountains with his wife Alie and their two young children. In his spare time, he enjoys adventuring in his family’s RV and being creative as a ceramics artist.

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