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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL BOOK TALK | Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect with author Victoria Kastner
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL LECTURE: Join us from the comfort of your home. This is a VIRTUAL event. Registrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.\nThis event is part of our Book Talk series\, where we hear from acclaimed authors who discuss their books in their own words. Get a glimpse into their work and process\, and stick around for a lively Q&A.  \nVictoria Kastner\, former Hearst Castle historian and acclaimed author\, probes the remarkable life of Julia Morgan – the first woman admitted to Paris’s prestigious École des Beaux-Arts and California’s first licensed female architect. Drawing from her groundbreaking new biography\, Kastner reveals the extraordinary woman behind 700 architectural masterpieces\, including the legendary Hearst Castle\, and paints an intimate portrait of one of America’s most prolific architects. \nJoin us for an illuminating talk as Kastner shares how she drew upon previously unpublished interviews\, letters\, and Morgan’s personal diaries to weave a captivating tale about courage\, vision\, and resilience that reveals in fascinating detail how Morgan’s friendship with William Randolph Hearst\, struggles with familial dementia\, and devotion to architecture changed the California coast\, and the field of architecture itself. \nTickets: $15 General | $10 Book Club and Museum Members | $5 Students \nhttps://www.simpletix.com/e/virtual-book-talk-julia-morgan-an-intimate-tickets-206516 \nVictoria Kastner served as the official historian for Hearst Castle in San Simeon\, California for over 30 years. She has authored several definitive books about the castle\, including “Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House” and “Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect.” Her work combines meticulous historical research with architectural and social history analysis\, drawing on her unprecedented access to original documents and architectural plans during her tenure. In addition to her scholarly pursuits\, Kastner is a former commercial baker and a longtime vocalist. Her current research interests have expanded to include the musical compositions and singing career of Fred Astaire. \n\nJOIN BOOK CLUB | This program is part of the WDS Book Club Book Talk series. If you would like to join our Book Club\, you can sign up here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/wds-book-club-tickets-201691
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/virtual-book-talk-julia-morgan-an-intimate-biography-of-the-trailblazing-architect-with-author-victoria-kastner/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual Event\, Zoom link provided
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:GARDEN TALK | Waking Up Your Garden from Winter with Peter Winne
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to thoughtfully and properly wake up your garden from winter and set yourself up for a season of beautiful and healthy blooms. Join WDS Head Gardener Peter Winne for a colorful conversation on how to treat your garden with care to prepare it for the coming Spring. Weather permitting\, the talk will end with a short hands-on pruning demonstration outside in the Amy Cogswell Garden. \nPeter Winne | Hartford-based horticulturist Peter Winne designs and cares for gardens in public parks and on unique and historic residential properties in Connecticut and New York. He is Head Gardener for the Amy Cogswell Colonial Revival Garden at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. He founded Peter Winne Gardens in 2021 after four years as Head Gardener at Elizabeth Park\, home of the nation’s oldest public rose garden. Pete apprenticed under rosarian Stephen Scanniello\, curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at New York Botanical Garden and has received additional mentoring from Michael Shoup of the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham\, Texas and Gregg Lowery of The Friends of Vintage Roses in Sebastopol\, California. He holds a BA in Urban Planning from Vassar College\, an MA from the Gallatin School at NYU\, and a Landscape Design Certificate from Naugatuck Valley Community College. Prior to going into horticulture full-time\, he performed in the US and Europe as a touring bluegrass musician. He currently lives in his hometown of Hartford where he still occasionally performs.  \nTickets: $20 | $15 Members \nhttps://www.simpletix.com/e/garden-talk-waking-up-your-garden-from-win-tickets-206531
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/garden-talk-waking-up-your-garden-from-winter-with-peter-winne/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Garden Program,Lecture
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