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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…
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 StatesDiosa 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 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