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2026 Annual Spring Dinner

Celebrate the coming of spring with fellow Society members at our Annual Spring Dinner at Saffron Kitchen, which serves Afghan and Mediterranean cuisine. Wine will be served before and during dinner. As we celebrate the coming of spring – Nowruz, and the Year of the Horse, we will dine on a unique cuisine and have […]

Haruko and Chiura Obata: Teaching an Appreciation for Nature


Kimi Hill will speak about her grandparents, Chiura and Haruko Obata. Chiura Obata is considered by many today as one of the foremost California landscape painters of the 20th century. His seminal work depicting the High Sierra was created nearly 100 years ago in 1927. Ikebana artist Haruko, one of the first teachers in the […]

Arts of Asia Spring 2026 Asia Reimagined: Mapping Cultures Beyond Borders

In an age when cultural identities are increasingly fluid, Asia Reimagined invites you to explore how artists, ideas, and aesthetics have long transcended national boundaries and how the artistic soul, be it nomad or explorer, has responded with curiosity and vision. This 14-lecture series examines the ways that creative exchange has influenced both the makers […]