Dia de los Muertos Celebration in Sonoma County Museum
October 22 – November 8

Honoring the Dead: Exploring Different Traditions
October 29 7:00p.m. – 8:30pm

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a joyous remembrance of the lives of family members and loved ones who have passed and a celebration of the cycle of life. This year, the Museum will host Honoring the Dead: Exploring Different Traditions, a virtual panel discussion moderated by Sonoma State Professor of Anthropology Alexis Boutin, exploring different cultural traditions of honoring the dead. Panelists include: Laura Larqué, Santa Rosa Junior College Professor; Loren Miyasaki, Enmanji Buddhist Temple Dharma School Superintendent; Rabbi George Gittleman, Congregation Shomrei Torah. This program is presented in conjunction with the Día de los Muertos exhibition.

Information
museumsc.org
To ensure the safest and most enjoyable experience possible, please review our visitor protocols before visiting.

Photos courtesy of the Sonoma County Museum

San Francisco Opera Online Costume Shop Sale
November 13 though 15

Let’s go shopping! Stage your own at-home opera production with the original costumes which carry a piece of San Francisco Opera history. The ornate and elaborate costumes were created and designed by the talented artists and craftspeople of the San Francisco Opera Costume atelier. Unleash your inner warrior with the costumes designed for fantasy dramas like Tannhäuser. Or party like there’s no tomorrow with the stunning jackets and gowns of Die Fledermaus and The Merry Widow. Hundreds of one-of-a-kind garments will be on sale: Not sure you will get applause from your family audience at home… but you will definitely find your perfect fit when the original costumes go on sale goes online. Bravo!

Information
sfopera.com
415-864-3330

Photos courtesy of San Francisco Opera

What is Contemporary Art?
November 7, at 10 a.m.

Because I’m not an expert at understanding contemporary art, this virtual class offered by the San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art, known as SFMOMA, is definitely for me. The work of contemporary artists, such as Janine Antoni, Nick Cave, and Martin Puryear, reflect a dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that challenge traditional boundaries and defy easy definition. Co-presented by SFMOMA and Art21, this workshop is part of a series exploring three different aspects of the question, what is contemporary art? Each workshop encourages educators to think and work like artists, using thematic, inquiry-driven processes and strategies.

Information
sfmoma.org

Kristine May’s “Rich Soil” is on View in Filoli’s Garden
Through November 9

Great news: Filoli’s grand gardens have reopened! The stunning beauty of Filoli’s gardens is a perfect setting for the life-size wire sculptures exhibition, “Rich Soil” by artist Kristine Mays. Sculpted from thousands of pieces of wire, hooked and looped together, each garment embodies a fleeting gesture or expression. Inspired by the movements of Alvin Ailey’s “Revelation” dance composition, “Rich Soil” pays honor to the ancestors – those that walked, lived on, and tended to this land – to the lives that have been recognized and those that have been forgotten. There is definitely a human story behind each sculpture. Filoli is a country house set in 18 acres of formal gardens, located on a 654-acre estate about 25 miles south of San Francisco. Known to fans as the the Silicon Valley’s secret garden, Filoli is welcoming its weekend visitors.

Information
650-364-8300
filoli.org
Filoli Historic House and Gardens
86 Canada Road in Woodside

Lina Broydo immigrated from Russia, then the Soviet Union, to Israel where she was educated and got married. After working at the University in Birmingham, England, she and her husband immigrated to the United States. She lives in Los Altos Hills, CA and writes about travel, art, style, entertainment, and sports. She hardly cooks or bakes, with no borsch or piroshky on her home cooking menu. Therefore, she makes reservations and enjoys dining out, mostly sushi.