Stories in Bloom
Stories in Bloom: Wildflower Self-Portraits with Barnali Ghosh
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesBarnali Ghosh is a Berkeley-based designer, artist, community historian, and landscape architect. She shares the story behind her Unfaithful Re/creations (Floral Edition) project, which features self-portraits that honor California native wildflowers using sari fabrics and Odissi dance from India. Stories in Bloom programs are free with Filoli admission; reservation required due to limited space. Please book your…
Visual Storytelling, with Nita Winter
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesInternationally acclaimed photographer Nita Winter discusses her career as a visual storyteller. Hear the story behind her award-winning coffee table book, Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change, created with partner Rob Badger. Stories in Bloom Tickets
Back to the Garden, with Laurie R. King
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesA magnificent house, vast formal gardens, and a golden family that shaped California… sound familiar? Author Laurie R. King shares the inspiration and writing process behind her latest mystery, Back to the Garden. Stories in Bloom Tickets
The Poetry of Food
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesIn this panel moderated by former Bay Area poet laureates Aileen Cassinetto and Kim Shuck, five poets perform and discuss their work about food and female identity. Stories in Bloom Tickets
Stories in Bloom: Water Always Wins with Erica Gies
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesA hopeful journey around the world and across time, illuminating better ways to live with water. Author Erica Gies discusses her book, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge. Stories in Bloom programs are free with Filoli admission; reservation required due to limited space. Please book your admission tickets along with your Stories…
Stories in Bloom: Dancing Across the World with Amelia Chen
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesDancing Across the World features various cultural dance styles curated by Amelia Lauren Chen. This performance is part of the San Mateo County Youth Cultural Ambassadors program launch in partnership with Filoli. Stories in Bloom programs are free with Filoli admission; reservation required due to limited space. Please book your admission tickets along with your…
Stories in Bloom: Pasifika and Healing Our Communities
Listen to poetry, songs, and stories honoring land and water with members of local Pasifika/Oceania and Native American communities. Filoli hosts a Pasifika garden plot for traditional plants and is a space for learning histories, cultural protocols, ecological knowledge, food sovereignty, and supports healing and creating good relations. Stories in Bloom programs are free with…
Stories in Bloom: Day of Remembrance
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesThe Day of Remembrance is a day of observance for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Panelists will discuss the history of exclusion that affected individuals tied to the Filoli estate as well as local San Mateo County stories. Stories in Bloom programs are free with Filoli admission; reservation required due to…
Stories in Bloom: Endangered Eating with Sarah Lohman
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United StatesAmerican food traditions are in danger of being lost. How do we save them? Author Sarah Lohman discusses her new book, Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods. Stories in Bloom programs are free with Filoli admission; reservation required due to limited space. Please book your admission tickets along with your Stories in Bloom reservation with the…