Duke Farms

Featuring Grammy-nominated harpist Brandee Younger, documentary filmmaker Penny Lane, an owl ambassador, and Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad. Climate action needs solutions. It also needs wonder, connection and reasons to care. Spend a Saturday at Duke Farms exploring our relationship with nature through music, wildlife and storytelling. Hosted by Jad Abumrad, Wild by Nature brings together a live performance, and the story of an owl who made an entire city look up. Agenda 10-10:15 a.m. | Seating 10:15–11:30 a.m. | Brandee Younger Grammy-nominated harpist and 2025 Doris Duke Artist Brandee Younger performs live and joins Jad Abumrad for a conversation about music, creativity and possibility. 11:30 a.m. | Lunch Enjoy a local, seasonal lunch prepared by Chef Lauren. 1:00 p.m. | Owl Rehabilitation Presented by Mercer County Wildlife Center to discuss raptor ecology, rehabilitation, conservation, and the challenges these birds face in shared landscapes with a live owl ambassador. 2:00 p.m. | Wild Inside In 2023, Flaco the owl escaped the Central Park Zoo and learned to live wild in Manhattan. New Yorkers followed him across rooftops and water towers—and one owl gave an entire city a reason to look up. Wild Inside director Penny Lane joins Jad Abumrad for film clips and a conversation about