Radical Hospitality: Under the Oaks
Thu, Oct 01
|Richardson Bay Audubon Center
An immersive exploration of California's native oaks through ecology, crafts, food and culture benefitting the Harmony Land Caretakers.
Time & Location
Oct 01, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Belvedere Tiburon, CA 94920, USA
About the event
Join us for an evening devoted to experiencing the oak as a keystone species whose generosity creates the conditions for 2,000 other creatures to flourish. We’ll begin with signature cocktails and a short walk among native oaks, looking closely at the relationships held within an oak woodland—from fungi, insects, birds, and mammals to plants, soil, water, and people.
We’ll then explore the oak as a material through a hands-on natural dyeing workshop, using its tannins and pigments to reveal some of the remarkable colors held within the tree.
As evening approaches, we’ll gather for a hearty apéro dînatoire created by Maria Finn and inspired by oaks and their ecology—with small dishes designed for eating, drinking, wandering, and conversation. Acorn polenta with caramelized onions, chanterelles, epazote and ricotta salata, wild boar meatballs with bay laurel nut mole and herbed crema, heirloom squash and arugula salad with acorn dukkah.
Welcome by Maria…