Stories in Bloom

Each Bloom Tells a Story

Many creative women have shaped Filoli’s story over the years, from its residents to historic staff. Stories in Bloom showcases women’s storytelling of all forms, including poetry, music, and the art of flower arranging.

Programs are free with Filoli admission; reservation required due to limited space.

Flower Stripes Rose

The Bus

with Tureeda Ture Ade Mikell

Sunday, January 15, 2023

2-3pm

Tureeda Ture Ade Mikell is a poet, storyteller, and the author of SYNCHRONICITY: Oracle of Sun Medicine. This Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, she will share stories and songs weaving historical accounts of social justice with African American folktales.

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 tickets below.

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Arias and Anthems

with Alliana Lili Yang

Sunday, January 22, 2023

2-3pm

Filoli StrokeLine

Celebrated 11-year-old vocalist Alliana Lili Yang performs classical opera and Golden-Age musical theater hits and shares the stories behind them.

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 tickets below.

Floral Statements

with Diosa Blooms

Sunday, February 5, 2023

2-3pm

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 with the tickets below.

Diosa Blooms takeover for AAPI Heritage Month. They created 4 arrangements throughout the House. Diosa is a local women, Filipina owned shop.