Photo by Frederic Aranda from California Elegance

It’s Thanksgiving to us because you helped us raise $19,000 for new works!

The Remembrance & Renewal Storytelling Festival begins today, Wednesday! FREE! My performances are Saturday and Sunday.

And a reminder that the California Elegance book is hot off the presses and can be purchased here. This gorgeous book features Mark and I, Janice Mirikitani & Cecil Williams, Ruth Azawa & her family, Gavin Newsom and many other people you probably know - all from our spectacular state! It was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle Valentine’s Day Datebook - enjoy!

See you soon!

Brenda & Mark

Screen Shot 2021-02-05 at 4.55.22 PM.png

Screen Shot 2021-02-08 at 5.20.07 PM.png

Brenda’s Performances

Feb. 20, 2021 | 4:30PM PST/7:30PM EST
Feb. 21, 2021 | 1:30PM PST/4:30PM EST

Recognizing the power and potential of storytelling in its many forms at this pivotal moment in American culture and politics, this 5-day festival draws on the skills of some of the nation’s most prominent and diverse storytelling practitioners including our very own Brenda Wong Aoki. The programming will focus on diverse voices, all addressing these ideas: How can storytelling illuminate the world as it exists now?; Can storytelling build community and create cultural and institutional change?; What can a community do to invite a diversity of voices to share personal and cultural stories that have shaped the way they live and the way we understand others?; Can storytelling be an effective platform to battle systemic racism?

Reserve Tickets

SF Chronicle Article

As part of California Elegance, Brenda was featured in San Francisco Chronicle's Datebook! Read the article and order your book below.

California Elegance Book

Find Mark and Brenda in the new 'California Elegance' book by portrait photographer Frederic Aranda and writer Christine Suppes, co-creators of Electric Fashion (SKIRA 2015) who have teamed up to bring to life Suppes’ home state of California with portraits and landscapes accompanied by stories of the Californians they met during their four-year journey producing this book. With chapters devoted to the Diaspora Until World War II, Agriculture, Technology, Science and Climate Change, the Arts, Fashion, Lifestyle, Activism, Sports and Recreation, Universities, Unsung Heroes and Politics Aranda and Suppes present a definitive and cohesive picture of California as the leader of change and innovation—and one that is so much more than what once met the eye.

Buy here

SHOP

Give a gift of stories this season and purchase a signed limited edition copy of Mermaid Meat or Stories for Children and the People Who Love Them by Brenda! On sale on our website!

buy here

Now Streaming!

Our albums are now streaming and available for digital download on various music platforms including Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify. Listen now!

listen here