The Dream of a King, with Diane Ferlatte

Grammy-nominated storyteller Diane Ferlatte, accompanied by musician Erik Pearson, presents a youth and family-oriented performance that features stories and songs honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. Reserve Your Tickets This program is free with Filoli admission. Click here to reserve member tickets or click here to purchase non-member tickets for January 16.

Poetry that Blooms, with Kim Shuck and Adrian Arias

Former San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and artist and activist Adrian Arias collaborate on an hour of visual poetry, merging Shuck's spoken word with Arias’s bold flower paintings. Reserve Your Tickets This program is free with Filoli admission. Click here to reserve member tickets or click here to purchase non-member tickets for January 30.

Stories in Bloom: Floral Statements with Diosa Blooms

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

Diosa Blooms, a Filipinx-owned and family-run floral boutique, demonstrates onstage how they create floral arrangements that convey cultural stories and traditions. 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 here: filoli.org/stories-in-bloom More about Stories in Bloom: Many…

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 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 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 to the Garden. Stories in Bloom Tickets

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…

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…