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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.

Please join us as we welcome Flea Street Band, a San Carlos based ukulele
ensemble band composed of members from the Peninsula Ukulele Group. They will lead us in a fun set of Country Rock songs including favorites from The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Band. The seven-member band consists of ukulele players and vocalists, a guitar player, a bass player, a pianist and a drummer. They have performed regularly throughout the SF and SF Peninsula areas. Song sheets will be projected up on the big screen. Several ukuleles will be provided by the library or bring your own! Even if you don’t play, come sing along!

WORDSIDE members explore all forms of written expression, including novels,short stories, poetry, script writing, music, art, and much more. The group encourages exploration, inspiration, and collaboration in the world of storytelling, and all within a safe environment where aspiring authors come together to share, critique, and improve their work.

WORDSIDE members explore all forms of written expression, including novels,short stories, poetry, script writing, music, art, and much more. The group encourages exploration, inspiration, and collaboration in the world of storytelling, and all within a safe environment where aspiring authors come together to share, critique, and improve their work.

Sarah Killingworth, certified California Naturalist and photographer, gives us an inside look at a bobcat mother raising her young in a California suburb, and learn about the ways we impact bobcats with our day to day decisions as they are increasingly found in backyards and neighborhoods.

Jennifer Fraser is a fine art photographer for whom “chasing the light” has taken her to locations ranging from Kashmir, India, to Myanmar, and most recently, Trappers Lake, Colorado. The aim of her work is to capture unique landscape images in pursuit of “a certain slant of light”.

Celebrating the Horses and History of Woodside's Mrs. Roth.  Presented by Don DeFranco, President Equestrian Legacy