FRI, SEPTEMBER 21 PLANT SALE
Visit The Shop at Wave Hill for our popular annual sale of signature plants. The sale continues through Sunday, September 23.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4:30PM
FRI, SEPTEMBER 21 GARDEN WALK: BEST BETS AT THE PLANT SALE
Assistant
Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer offers a personal tour of our
fabulous plant sale, highlighting rare plants, superior cultivars and
top-notch performers for your home garden. Don’t miss this once-a-year
opportunity to acquire some great plants for your garden! Free with
admission to the grounds.
MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
SAT, SEPTEMBER 22 FAMILY ART PROJECT—SEPTEMBER TREASURES
September Treasures/Tesoros de septiembre
Gather
beech nuts, acorns and other fallen wonders from the grounds. Then,
glue your collection to a wooden or cardboard box to house your prized
possessions of the season. Free, and admission to the grounds is free
until noon.
ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10AM‒1PM
SAT, SEPTEMBER 22 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, SEPTEMBER 22 PLANT SALE
Visit The Shop at Wave Hill for our popular annual sale of signature plants. The sale continues through Sunday, September 23.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4:30PM
SAT, SEPTEMBER 22 GARDEN WALK: BEST BETS AT THE PLANT SALE
Assistant
Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer offers a personal tour of our
fabulous plant sale, highlighting rare plants, superior cultivars and
top-notch performers for your home garden. Don’t miss this once-a-year
opportunity to acquire some great plants for your garden! Free, and
admission to the grounds is free until noon.
MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
SAT, SEPTEMBER 22 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 the natural world. 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, SEPTEMBER 22 GALLERY TOUR
Join
an exhibition interpreter for one of our regularly scheduled tours of
Wave Hill’s fall exhibition Foregrounding the Palisades, sculptural
installations by artists Isidro Blasco, Blane de St. Croix and Paula
Winokur that focus on the cliffs across the Hudson River, a
quintessential feature of Wave Hill’s vista—and history. In the
Sunroom, Crystal Z. Campbell and Yeon Ji Yoo fill the space with
site-specific works inspired by local social and natural history. Tours
take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free with admission to the
grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 23 FAMILY ART PROJECT—SEPTEMBER TREASURES
September Treasures/Tesoros de septiembre
Gather
beech nuts, acorns and other fallen wonders from the grounds. Then,
glue your collection to a wooden or cardboard box to house your prized
possessions of the season. Free with admission to the grounds.
ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10AM‒1PM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 23 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, SEPTEMBER 23 PLANT SALE
Visit The Shop at Wave Hill for our popular annual sale of signature plants.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4:30PM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 23 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
SUN, SEPTEMBER 23 ARTS RECEPTION
Artists
Isidro Blasco, Blane De St. Croix and Paula Winokur foreground the
impressive rock formations of the Hudson Palisades through sculptural
installations in Glyndor Gallery. All three will be here for this
celebratory reception for the exhibition—and the Palisades. From 2 to
3pm, the Robert Silverman Jazz and Blues Trio will add to the festive
afternoon with a plein-air performance in the gardens adjacent to
Glyndor Gallery. At 3pm, the artists will speak about their
installations. The exhibition this fall is the first in a series of
visual and performing arts programs that honor former residents of Wave
Hill. As we focus on the Hudson Palisades, we celebrate the preservation
efforts led by George W. Perkins, former owner of Wave Hill. Free with
admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY & GROUNDS, 2‒4PM
TUE, SEPTEMBER 25 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, SEPTEMBER 25 GALLERY TOUR
Join
an exhibition interpreter for one of our regularly scheduled tours of
Wave Hill’s fall exhibition Foregrounding the Palisades, sculptural
installations by artists Isidro Blasco, Blane de St. Croix and Paula
Winokur that focus on the cliffs across the Hudson River, a
quintessential feature of Wave Hill’s vista—and history. In the
Sunroom, Crystal Z. Campbell and Yeon Ji Yoo fill the space with
site-specific works inspired by local social and natural history. Tours
take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free with admission to the
grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
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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 until noon September Tuesdays. 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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