FRI, JUNE 8 YOGA TOGETHER
Jumping
frog, twisty owl, downward dog, oh my! Child and parent or caregiver
practice fun yoga poses that build strength, increase flexibility and
relax the body and mind in this one-hour class taught by Lisa Ferraro,
an instructor at Yoga for Bliss. Incorporate breathing and relaxation
techniques into a dynamic and playful experience that you and your child
can enjoy together. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a
mat if possible. Recommended for ages 2–5. Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call 718.549.3200 x245
by 8AM on the day of the class for weather updates. Session fee: $15
Member/$23 Non-member. Session fee includes one adult and one child,
Registration opens onsite at 9:30AM.
ON THE GROUNDS, 10‒11AM
SAT, JUNE 9 GARDEN WOODWORKING: BUILD A WINDOW BOX
Using basic carpentry skills, construct a classic wooden window box with master carpenter and Wave Hill Facilities Manager Frank Perrone. Space is limited. $35 Member/$50 Non-member. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305
or at the Perkins Visitor Center. Stay for the afternoon! Get clever
design ideas for your new planter at the “Creative Combinations for
Window Boxes” demonstration at The Shop!
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 9:30AM–12:30PM
SAT, JUNE 9 TAI CHI CHUAN
Quiet
like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle
movements based on images found in nature. Short and long form classes
are led by Irving Yee, an active member of the William CC Chen Tai Chi School. Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call 718.549.3200 x245
by 8AM on the day of the class for weather updates. Session fee: $15
Member/$23 Non-member. Registration opens onsite at 9:30AM.
ON THE GROUNDS, 10AM Beginners, 11AM Intermediates
SAT, JUNE 9 FAMILY ART PROJECT―PLAYFUL PETALS
Playful Petals/Pétalos juguetones
With
spring’s amazing floral petals as inspiration, let your imagination
blossom, transforming unique foam materials into a mixed-media,
sculptural flower. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until
noon.
ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10AM–1PM
SAT, JUNE 9 JESSICA HOWARD CERAMICS TRUNK SHOW IN THE SHOP AT WAVE HILL
Artist and Wave Hill neighbor Jessica Howard creates
nature-inspired ceramics for the table-top. After studying illustration
in college, she moved to Boston and began working for a well-known
ceramic artist. She quickly fell in love with the ceramic process,
recognizing that it would provide a way to bring together her loves for
drawing, nature and color with a timeless and lasting piece of art for
the home. Now based in Riverdale, she has created her own line of
ceramics. Her pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe, but their beauty
will last longer if hand-washed.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, NOON‒4PM
SAT, JUNE 9 FAMILY GALLERY TOUR
Family
Gallery Tours offer an opportunity for children and their parents or
caregivers to enjoy looking at and sharing ideas about art. Tours will
include discussions and activities about contemporary art that responds
to Wave Hill’s Wild Garden. The tour begins promptly at 1pm and lasts
approximately 45 minutes. A maximum of 20 visitors can be accommodated
on the tour. Children ages 4 and older are welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 1PM
SAT, JUNE 9 IN THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER―WINDOW BOX PLANTING
Get inspired ideas for your summer window boxes and containers with Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer. Free with admission to the grounds.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 1:30–4PM
SAT, JUNE 9 GALLERY TOUR
Join an exhibition interpreter for one of our regularly scheduled tours of Tending toward the Untamed: Artists Respond to the Wild Garden.
Wave Hill’s Wild Garden serves as inspiration for new painting,
photography, animation, sculpture and installation, by artists Gary Carsley, Chris Doyle, Julie Evans, Isabella Kirkland, Janelle Lynch, Rebecca Morales, Erik Sanner and Anat Shiftan. In the Sunroom Project Space, Annie Varnot
creates a serene space for contemplating life’s impermanence and the
potential for growth and renewal Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays
at 2PM, through August 18. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
SUN, JUNE 10 BIRDING AT WAVE HILL
Naturalist Gabriel Willow
contributes his extensive knowledge of bird species and behaviors on
these walks through the gardens and woodlands of Wave Hill. Ages 10 and older welcome with an adult. Severe weather cancels. For weather-related updates, call 718.549.3200 x245 by 8AM the
day
of the walk. Free with admission to the grounds. (NYC Audubon Members
enjoy two-for-one admission. Birding also takes place July 8 and August
12. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 9:30AM
SUN, JUNE 10 HATHA YOGA
Release
stress and find refuge from city life by practicing seasonal yoga,
surrounded by the beauty of Wave Hill. Hatha Yoga involves the use of
physical postures, breath control and meditation to create a supple,
strong and relaxed body-mind. Classes are led by Neem Dewji,
certified in Hatha and Therapeutic Yoga from The Yoga for Health
Foundation in Bedfordshire, England, and The Integral Yoga Institute in
NYC. Participants should bring a mat, dress in loosely fitting clothing
and come to class with breakfast well digested. All levels welcomed. Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call 718.549.3200 x245
by 8AM on the day of the class for weather updates. Session fee: $15
Member/$23 Non-member. Registration opens onsite at 9:30AM.
ON THE GROUNDS, 10–11:15AM
SUN, JUNE 10 FAMILY ART PROJECT―PLAYFUL PETALS
Playful Petals/Pétalos juguetones
With
spring’s amazing floral petals as inspiration, let your imagination
blossom, transforming unique foam materials into a mixed-media,
sculptural flower. Free with admission to the grounds.
ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10AM–1PM
SUN, JUNE 10 JESSICA HOWARD CERAMICS TRUNK SHOW IN THE SHOP AT WAVE HILL
Artist and Wave Hill neighbor Jessica Howard creates
nature-inspired ceramics for the table-top. After studying illustration
in college, she moved to Boston and began working for a well-known
ceramic artist. She quickly fell in love with the ceramic process,
recognizing that it would provide a way to bring together her loves for
drawing, nature and color with a timeless and lasting piece of art for
the home. Now based in Riverdale, she has created her own line of
ceramics. Her pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe, but their beauty
will last longer if hand-washed.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, NOON‒4PM
SUN, JUNE 10 GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM
MON, JUNE 11
Closed to the public
MON, JUNE 11 MEMBERS GARDEN DAY TRIP—PLANT SHOPPING IN CONNECTICUT
Wave Hill Members Only!
Visit two remarkable nurseries on this day trip with Laurel Rimmer, Assistant Director of Public Programs, and Charles Day,
Horticultural Interpreter. Shop Gilbertie’s Herb Nursery in Westport
and Oliver Nursery in Fairfield, CT—we’ll bring your purchases back to
Wave Hill! $50 Member. Includes transportation; lunch additional.
Registration required; call 718.549.3200 x305. Space is limited.
MEET AT WAVE HILL FRONT GATE, 9AM−6PM
TUE, JUNE 12 STORIES IN THE GARDEN
Each
week, a “mystery reader” from Wave Hill’s staff shares a few of her or
his favorite stories with budding young naturalists. Sessions are held
outdoors only and are weather dependent. Ideal for ages 3 and up and their adult companions. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
ON THE GROUNDS, 11AM
TUE, JUNE 12 GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
TUE, JUNE 12 GALLERY TOUR
Join an exhibition interpreter for one of our regularly scheduled tours of Tending toward the Untamed: Artists Respond to the Wild Garden.
Wave Hill’s Wild Garden serves as inspiration for new painting,
photography, animation, sculpture and installation, by artists Gary Carsley, Chris Doyle, Julie Evans, Isabella Kirkland, Janelle Lynch, Rebecca Morales, Erik Sanner and Anat Shiftan. In the Sunroom Project Space, Annie Varnot
creates a serene space for contemplating life’s impermanence and the
potential for growth and renewal Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays
at 2PM, through August 18. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
WED, JUNE 13 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY—RIOTOUS COLOR
Session 3
Photographer Benjamin Swett
guides participants to use Wave Hill’s magnificent gardens to explore
color and light in this six-session photography series. Each session
combines outdoor photography in a variety of settings, consideration for
the work of professional and fine art photographers and reviews of
individual work. All levels welcome. The series continues June 14, 20
and 21. $180 Member/$210 Non-member. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
MEET IN THE ECOLOGY BUILDING, 1−4PM
THU, JUNE 14 ARTISTS’ CIRCLE
Capture
the beauty of Wave Hill’s landscape in these drop-in, open-air studio
sessions. Wave Hill provides easels and boards, and you bring art-making
materials and paper or canvas. All levels welcome; new artists
encouraged! Facilitated group critique at the end of each session.
Weather dependent. Session fee: $10 Member/$18 Non-member. Registration
day-of at Perkins Visitor Center starting at 9:30AM. Meet on the grounds
for critiques. This weekly series continues through August.
REGISTER AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM−1PM
THU, JUNE 14 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY—RIOTOUS COLOR
Session 4
Photographer Benjamin Swett
guides participants to use Wave Hill’s magnificent gardens to explore
color and light in this six-session photography series. Each session
combines outdoor photography in a variety of settings, consideration for
the work of professional and fine art photographers and reviews of
individual work. All levels welcome. The series continues June 20 and
21. $180 Member/$210 Non-member. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
MEET IN THE ECOLOGY BUILDING, 1−4PM
THU, JUNE 14 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Stroll
through the Wild Garden with a garden interpreter to see William
Robinson’s concept of the “Wild Garden” in seasonal context. Discover
why this naturalistic style of gardening is even more relevant than
ever, over a century after his book The Wild Garden was first published. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM
FRI, JUNE 15 YOGA TOGETHER
Jumping
frog, twisty owl, downward dog, oh my! Child and parent or caregiver
practice fun yoga poses that build strength, increase flexibility and
relax the body and mind in this one-hour class taught by Lisa Ferraro,
an instructor at Yoga for Bliss. Incorporate breathing and relaxation
techniques into a dynamic and playful experience that you and your child
can enjoy together. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a
mat if possible. Recommended for ages 2–5. Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call 718.549.3200 x245
by 8AM on the day of the class for weather updates. Session fee: $15
Member/$23 Non-member. Session fee includes one adult and one child,
Registration opens onsite at 9:30AM.
ON THE GROUNDS, 10‒11AM
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HOURS Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM—4:30PM. Closes 5:30PM, March 15—October 31.
ADMISSION $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6—18. Free Saturday mornings until noon. Free until noon on Tuesdays in June. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.
PROGRAM FEES Program s are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.
Visitors
to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer.
Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the
gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/
DIRECTIONS
– Getting here is easy! Located only 3o minutes from midtown Manhattan,
Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate
and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the 242nd
Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available
for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with
continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot
and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.
Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.
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