Lakewold Gardens: Fall Soirée

Joseph Williams, piano

Nothing is more beautiful than fall at Lakewold when the maple trees blaze their full autumnal glory. Join us for great wine and laughter with friends and family as twilight creeps across the Gardens. Listen to the brilliant and glorious piano playing of Joseph Williams, founder and Artistic Director of Lakewold's Music from Home series. Hear from our Winter Garden Poetry partner, Write253 Director and poet Michael Haeflinger, as well as from talented Write253 youth poets. Local favorite auctioneer Laura Michalek will entertain and encourage us to bid on beautiful art donated by local artists to support Lakewold. The Gardens are for healing and joy: be there to support the Gardens you love.

Dress Code: Cocktail Attire

The event will take place at 5:30pm.

About Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams is a pianist, educator, film producer and curator from Tacoma, WA.

Memorable performance venues include The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Northwest African American Museum and Dubai's Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children. Upcoming engagements include performances at Fort Worth Opera and Steinway Hall (NYC).

He is founder and director of Tukwila Kids Make Music, a free music instruction program offering piano and violin classes to underserved children (K-5).

He is an advisory board member for New Music Initiative for Black Voices, a nationwide invitational that aims to celebrate and empower Black composers and their music. He also serves on MTNA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.

Curations include Black Splendor, a free ten-episode virtual series highlighting Black musicians and composers residing in the Pacific Northwest.

He is Curator of Art and Music at Lakewold Gardens.