Landscape designer, historian and writer Wade Graham leads guests on a walking tour around Montalvo’s villa and grounds and presents his talk, “James Phelan's Montalvo: Wonders and Worries of the Gilded Age.” Often drawing inspiration from the behavior of objects in the natural world, composer Scott Miller performs and discusses some of his best known electroacoustic and ecosystemic works. 

At 7:30pm join Lucas Artist Fellows, Fieldworks Collaborative (Trena Noval and Ann Wettrich), Kija Lucas, Monica Lundy, and Hector Mendoza in the Project Space Gallery for the opening of Botanica Poetica.

Beer, wine, and food will be available for purchase.