Stories in Bloom: Wildflower Self-Portraits with Barnali Ghosh

86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United States

Barnali 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…

Visual Storytelling, with Nita Winter

86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United States

Internationally 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 States

A 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…

The Poetry of Food

86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, United States

In 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 States

A 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 States

Dancing 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 States

The 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 States

American 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…