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Mary Cassatt holds a unique place in the history of American artists. She spent 60 years in France and she was the only American to have exhibited with the impressionists. She never married or had children, but her reputation was secured by her tender portrayal of the relationship between mother and child. She was a close friend of Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot and Camille Pissarro. Her paintings are in the collections of most major museums, but she was also considered to be one of the greatest print makers of her generation.

Clear out the winter doldrums and open a window into California’s botanical past as Kathy Korbholz shares images of wildflowers growing in Edgewood Natural Preserve. You will learn why Edgewood, a hidden gem within our neighborhood, remains a refuge for several threatened and endangered species. You will hear how to sign up for free, docent-led wildflower hikes or take your own walk with the help of the Friends of Edgewood weekly wildflower survey.

On the ocean side of King’s Mountain lies the internationally acclaimed Djerassi Resident Artists Program, created by one of Woodside’s most celebrated families. The mission of the Program is to support and enhance the creativity of artists by providing uninterrupted time for work, reflection, and collegial interaction in a setting of great natural beauty on which the program is situated. The photographs in Robert Buelteman’s second monograph, Eighteen Days in June, were first made during his 1995 commission by the Peninsula Open Space Trust to document the land and then his subsequent residency at the Artists Program in 1996. Since that time, Buelteman has enjoyed multiple residencies and led several workshops on ways of seeing as well as making photographs using alternate non-digital methods including
his celebrated cameraless photographs. Please join us for a deep look from the photographer’s point of view spanning nearly 30 years
at this exceptional Woodside institution. Books will be available for sale.

WELCOME TO YOUR OPEN SPACE WITH MARGARET MACNIVEN

The San Francisco Bay Area has been named a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International due to the unusually high concentration of plant and animal species. Unfortunately, there is a great risk of human impact on this biodiversity as we have already suffered the loss of over 70% of natural habitats. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen), a regional greenbelt system, strives to protect this open space and has preserved a network of diverse and unparalleled beauty in one of the country’s most populated areas. Currently Midpen comprises over 70,000 acres of land
in 27 open space preserves.

Jaeger & Reid (Judi Jaeger and Bob Reid) are very happy to be back at Woodside’s First Friday Concert. From Oakland, CA, Jaeger & Reid combine Judi’s Canadian background, striking vocals and intelligent songs with Bob’s California upbringing and his own engaging original tunes.