Will
you find yourself making a New Year’s promise for your family to spend
more time connecting with nature? Consider this an open invitation to
come fulfill that resolution over and over again in 2014. With a free
shuttle from the end of the #1 subway line, and from Metro-North’s
Riverdale station, and free parking, not to speak of one of the most
affordable admissions policies in New York City, this has to be one of
the easiest and most rewarding resolutions you’ve ever made. This week:
Enjoy a special focus on some of Mother’s Nature’s wisest creatures.
What a hoot!
SAT, JANUARY 4 FAMILY ART PROJECT—OWL TAKE FLIGHT
Sit
down for cozy Native American stories about why owls have big eyes and
what makes them wise. Then create your own wingspan by making feathers
you can wear. Take your feathers and some simple instruments, and join
in an indoor, owl pow-wow. Free, and admission to the grounds is free
until noon.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SAT, JANUARY 4 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, JANUARY 5 FAMILY ART PROJECT—OWL TAKE FLIGHT
Sit
down for cozy Native American stories about why owls have big eyes and
what makes them wise. Then create your own wingspan by making feathers
you can wear. Take your feathers and some simple instruments, and join
in an indoor, owl pow-wow. Reservations recommended, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.3200 x251. Free with admission to the grounds.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SUN, JANUARY 5 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, JANUARY 5 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, JANUARY 5 OWL PRESENTATION: RAPTORS OF THE NIGHT
Discover how owls adapt to life in the forest and the city with Carl Heitmuller,
an environmental educator from the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Meet
a live owl from the museum’s collection and find out whoo’s whoo in
your neighborhood. Ages six and older welcome with an adult. Registration recommended, online at www.wavehill.org, onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center or by calling 718.549.3200 x251. Free with admission to the grounds.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 1:30PM
SUN, JANUARY 5 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
MON, JANUARY 6
Closed to the public.
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 January. 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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