Thursday, January 30, 2014

Wave Hill Events February 14–February 21


  February was one of the very last months to be added to our calendar, because the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. I can see that: Sometimes the stretch from late December into mid-March can feel like one, long, uninterrupted test of endurance. Mother Nature did us a great kindness in giving us gems like Wave Hill, where the vistas, the sparks of bright winter color, the bare beauty of tree and bough, are complemented so well by our programming. This week, that includes a provocative performance piece, an open house for our Winter Workspace studio artists, a tea-tasting workshop, wellness sessions and our second Horticultural Lecture of the season and… well, you get the idea. And if you have kids home for President Week, check out the family workshops we’ve got in store.

SAT, FEBRUARY 15    FAMILY ART PROJECT: EXOTIC DESERT DWELLERS
Join visiting artists Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao—who have exhibited as part of Wave Hill’s Sunroom Project Series—on a visit to Wave Hill’s Cactus and Succulent House. Sketch these exotic desert dwellers, then, using paper mâché, bendable wire, paint and paper, make an exotic paper plant of your own. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–1PM

SAT, FEBRUARY 15    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. In this beginner-level class, Irving Yee, a member of the William CC Chen Tai Chi School, introduces students to the internal martial arts and promotes an awareness of its benefits. Winter sessions are held indoors. Session fee: $25/Wave Hill Member $15. Registration opens online and onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. (Reservations may not be made by telephone.) Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of this session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made.  Drops-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present a Member’s ID card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11AM

SUN, FEBRUARY 15    WINTER WORKSPACE SESSION 1: OPEN STUDIOS
For the fifth winter, Glyndor Gallery is transformed into studio spaces for artists to develop new work and offer opportunities for public interaction in the context of the garden. Individual artists share their studio practice with the public on this open studio day. Artists include Aron Louis Cohen, Jessica Lagunas, Dana Levy, Evie McKenna, Cheryl Molnar and Jan Mun.  Registration not required for this drop-in event. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 1‒3PM

SAT, FEBRUARY 15    WINTER TEA-TASTING WORKSHOP
Take a delightful winter tea-tasting journey with Chris Cason, co-founder and tea sommelier of Tavalon Tea. Warm body and soul with different varieties and styles of teas, while “steeping” yourself in the history and culture of tea. Participants receive complimentary tea samples. $30/$20 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.3200 x251. Space is limited.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 2–4PM

SUN, FEBRUARY 16    FAMILY ART PROJECT: EXOTIC DESERT DWELLERS
Join visiting artists Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao—who have exhibited as part of Wave Hill’s Sunroom Project Series—on a visit to Wave Hill’s Cactus and Succulent House. Sketch these exotic desert dwellers, then, using paper mâché, bendable wire, paint and paper, make an exotic paper plant of your own. Free with admission to the grounds.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–1PM

SUN, FEBRUARY 16    HATHA YOGA
Reduce stress, increase your energy and bring strength and flexibility to mind, body and spirit with a yoga practice. Classes are led by Yoga for Bliss director Neem Dewji and other certified instructors. Ms. Dewji is certified in Hatha and Therapeutic Yoga from The Yoga for Health Foundation, England, and The Integral Yoga Institute, NYC. All levels welcome. Winter sessions are held indoors. Session fee: $25/Wave Hill Member $15. Registration opens online and onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. (Reservations may not be made by telephone.) Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of this session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made.  Drops-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present a Member’s ID card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11:15AM

SUN, FEBRUARY 16    MEDITATION
This fall, take a moment to release stress and reconnect with your inner self while practicing meditation. Each session includes instruction in simple techniques followed by 20 to 30 minutes of meditation. Classes are led by Yoga for Bliss director Neem Dewji and other certified instructors. All levels welcome. Winter sessions are held indoors. Session fee: $25/Wave Hill Member $15. Registration opens online and onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. (Reservations may not be made by telephone.) Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of this session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made.  Drops-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present a Member’s ID card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11:30AM‒12:45PM

SUN, FEBRUARY 16    GARDEN & CONSERVATORY 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

SUN, FEBRUARY 16    CONCERT: THE CROSSROADS PROJECT
A riveting multi-disciplinary presentation, The Crossroads Project lives at the intersection of art and science. It was conceptualized by physicist Robert Davies and based on his desire to bring science to art-going audiences. Davies’ artist collaborators are Riverdale residents, composer Laura Kaminsky and painter Rebecca Allan, and the Fry Street Quartet performs live. Crossroads examines the critical issues of global sustainability, climate change and how society might respond. 80 minutes, no intermission. Tickets $32, $28 Senior, $18 child (ages 7 to 18); Wave Hill Members $22; child $12. Tickets on sale online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.3200 x251.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 2PM
MON, FEBRUARY 17
Closed to the public.

TUE–THU, FEBRUARY 18–20    PRESIDENTS’ VACATION WEEK FAMILY WORKSHOPS
Spend an afternoon—or two or three—making art like the masters, with the Family Art Project’s Rama Mandel. Each afternoon, explore the artwork of a different major artist, and with his or her work as your guide, use a variety of mediums to create your own art. Programs are geared to children between the ages of five and 10 with a parent or caregiver. Space is limited. Registration is required, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.320 x251. $25/$15 Wave Hill Member per session includes one child and one adult. Additional child or adult $10.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 1:30–3PM

TUE, FEBRUARY 18    FAMILY WORKSHOP: LARGER THAN LIFE
Spend the afternoon making art like the masters with the Family Art Project’s Rama Mandel. This afternoon, explore the evocative paintings of American artist Georgia O’Keefe, particularly the flowers, shells and bones she loved to expand into larger-than-life images. Using water-soluble ink and acrylics, paint your own images. Programs are geared to children between the ages of five and 10 with a parent or caregiver. Space is limited. Registration is required, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.320 x251. $25/$15 Wave Hill Member per session includes one child and one adult. Additional child or adult $10.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 1:30–3PM

WED, FEBRUARY 19    FAMILY WORKSHOP: DASHES, LINES AND SWIRLS
Spend the afternoon making art like the masters with the Family Art Project’s Rama Mandel. This afternoon, we focus on Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose large body of work incorporated his highly recognizable use of dashes, lines and swirls. Begin by experimenting with mark-making, then use pencil and charcoal to create your own sketches of the landscape and finally apply acrylic paint to canvas, Van Gogh-style. Programs are geared to children between the ages of five and 10 with a parent or caregiver. Space is limited. Registration is required, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.320 x251. $25/$15 Wave Hill Member per session includes one child and one adult. Additional child or adult $10.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 1:30–3PM

WED, FEBRUARY 19    HORTICULTURAL LECTURE #2—MARGERY L. DAUGHTREY: DREADFUL DISEASES DANGLING OVER OLD FAITHFUL ORNAMENTALS
This ongoing series is hosted by Wave Hill’s Friends of Horticulture Committee and is devoted to landscape design and the meaning of our interactions with plants and the natural world, The second lecture of the season is provided by Margery L. Daughtrey, expert plant pathologist and Senior Extension Associate with Cornell’s Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology. She covers the myths and facts about big garden issues around disease, and prepares you to guard the plants you love, with a special focus on several new and re-emerging diseases that are suddenly very relevant to gardeners in the NYC area. With challenges like impatiens downy mildew, boxwood blight and rose rosette virus—plus new rusts and powdery mildews—what’s a plant lover to do? The last lecture in this series takes place March 19. Series: $60/$48 Wave Hill Member, Student. Individual lectures: $25/$20 Wave Hill Member, Student. Reservations recommended, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.3200 x216.
NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN, 170 EAST 70TH STREET, MANHATTAN, 6PM

THU, FEBRUARY 20    FAMILY WORKSHOP: PAINTING WITH SCISSORS
Spend the afternoon making art like the masters with the Family Art Project’s Rama Mandel. This afternoon, experiment with “painting with scissors,” one of the technique used by French artist Henri Matisse to create his bold, vibrant and distinctive canvasses. With fast-drying tempera paints and scissors, create colorful cut-outs to fashion into collages, just like Matisse. Programs are geared to children between the ages of five and 10 with a parent or caregiver. Space is limited. Registration is required, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.320 x251. $25/$15 Wave Hill Member per session includes one child and one adult. Additional child or adult $10.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 1:30–3PM

A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River  and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.

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 all day on Tuesdays in February. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.

PROGRAM FEES  Programs 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/getaways/outbound_wavehill.htm

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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