Showing posts with label Arbor Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arbor Week. Show all posts

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Wave Hill Events April 26–May 3


Oh, my, oh, May! Ever transforming in spring, the gardens leave us breathless. Birds, blossoming boughs, bees…it often feels like the best of times for a garden. The trees get to proclaim the beauty of the season first, all through Arbor Week, ending April 28.
 
SAT, APRIL 27   FAMILY ART PROJECT—FLY ME TO THE DOVE TREE
Fly Me to the Dove Tree/El árbol de la paloma
Visit Wave Hill’s dove tree to observe the beautiful white flower-like bracts that give this tree its name. Then, using natural materials and paper, make a dove tree sculpture, or use plaster of Paris to create a flock of doves. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10AM‒1PM

SAT, APRIL 27    BEST TREES FOR THE SMALL GARDEN
Are you thinking about planting a tree for your yard but overwhelmed by the choices? Enjoy a spring walk around Wave Hill as a garden interpreter highlights some great trees with four seasons of interest, suitably-scaled to the smaller garden. Free with admission to the grounds. This Arbor Week walk also takes place on April 20, 21 and 28.
MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM
 
SAT, APRIL 27    BIKES AND NATURE: EXPLORING BRONX TREES
Join us on a low-impact bicycle tour of some of the great trees in Riverdale and surroundings with professional tree photographer Benjamin Swett, author of New York City of Trees. Organized by Wave Hill’s Nature and Art Programs Manager Gisela Insuaste and Boogie Down Rides, a Bronx-based bicycling and art project, this nature-based bicycle tour will start off-site and end at Wave Hill, exploring some of the trees and their stories highlighted in the book. Ride starts in Northern Manhattan at the southeast corner of Isham Park at Broadway and W. 211th Street at the 207th Street/Inwood subway stop on the A train. Ride ends at Wave Hill.  This event is free, but registration is required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center. Registrants may visit Wave Hill free of admission after the ride. Arbor Week event.
MEET AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ISHAM PARK, 10AM−1PM

SAT, APRIL 27    PRUNER PRIMER
Are your garden tools clean, sharp and ready for your spring chores? Observe and learn as students from Wave Hill’s Forest Project Summer Collaborative demonstrate the care and maintenance of hand pruners. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. Arbor Week event.
ON THE GROUNDS, NOON

SAT, APRIL 27   “THE PROPER CUT” PRUNING DEMONSTRATION
Even healthy trees and shrubs may require occasional pruning. Join students from Wave Hill’s Forest Project as they discuss tool selection and demonstrate proper cutting techniques for woody plants in the Abrons Woodland. Free with admission to the grounds. Arbor Week event.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 1PM

SAT, APRIL 27    GALLERY TOUR
Join a curatorial fellow for a tour of Wave Hill’s spring exhibition, Drawn to Nature, which features the work of seven artists who use drawing to convey a deep connection to the natural world. In the Sunroom Project Space, Matthew Jensen’s installation showcases found objects from the east and west coasts of the Bronx. Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

SUN, APRIL 28    ARBOR WEEK TREE GIVEAWAY
Thanks to a partnership with the MillionTreesNYC initiative at New York Restoration Project, Wave Hill welcomes families, individuals and community groups to pick up a free tree for planting on private property within the five boroughs of New York City. Staff horticulturists will be on hand to help you make your selection and simple tree planting and care instructions will be available. At home, all you’ll need is a spade, a place to plant and access to water. Trees will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. A variety of trees will be available; these may include small flowering trees, fruit trees and shade trees. Check back closer to the event date for a list of tree species. Tree sizes will range from 3 to 8 feet and may weigh anywhere from 10 to 50 lbs.  NEW THIS YEAR: Reserve your tree online to ensure that you get your top choice! A link to online reservations will be posted in early April. 
VISITOR PARKING LOT, 9–11AM

SUN, APRIL 28    FAMILY ART PROJECT—FLY ME TO THE DOVE TREE
Fly Me to the Dove Tree/El árbol de la paloma
Visit Wave Hill’s dove tree to observe the beautiful white flower-like bracts that give this tree its name. Then, using natural materials and paper, make a dove tree sculpture, or use plaster of Paris to create a flock of doves. Free with admission to the grounds. Arbor Week event.
ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10AM‒1PM

SUN, APRIL 28    MEET THE ARTIST: MATTHEW JENSEN
Brooklyn-based Matthew Jensen’s artistic practice investigates how public perception of landscapes affects the experience of these spaces. His Sunroom Project will showcase two Bronx collections. The “west coast” component, a totemic structure displaying objects collected in and around Wave Hill during his 2012 Wave Hill Winter Workspace residency, will be constructed from a reclaimed Wave Hill beehive. The “east coast” assemblage will consist of artifacts found throughout Pelham Bay Park and Hunter Island, displayed in vitrines made from large chunks of dock foam, buoys and driftwood that litter the coasts of the park. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 1:30PM

SUN, APRIL 28    BEST TREES FOR THE SMALL GARDEN
Are you thinking about planting a tree for your yard but overwhelmed by the choices? Enjoy a spring walk around Wave Hill as a garden interpreter highlights some great trees with four seasons of interest, suitably scaled to the smaller garden. Free with admission to the grounds. This Arbor Week walk also takes place on April 20, 21 and 27.
MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM

SUN, APRIL 28    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, APRIL 29
Closed to the public.

TUE, APRIL 30    GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free all day.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM

TUE, APRIL 30   GALLERY TOUR
Join a curatorial fellow for a tour of Wave Hill’s spring exhibition, Drawn to Nature, which features the work of seven artists who use drawing to convey a deep connection to the natural world. In the Sunroom Project Space, Matthew Jensen’s installation showcases found objects from the east and west coasts of the Bronx. Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free, and admission to the grounds is free all day.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

THU, MAY 2    SPRING INTO DRAWING   REGISTER NOW!
Session 1
Working from direct observation, participants learn to translate the complex forms of nature into two-dimensional images. Each week, students focus on different techniques and concepts including gesture, contour, perspective, proportion and positive/negative shape. Artist Rachael Wren offers demonstrations, individual guidance and critiques. All levels welcome. $180 Member/$210 Non-member. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center. Continues May 9, 16, 30 and June 6, 13.
ECOLOGY BUILDING, 1–4 PM

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—5:30PM. Closes 4:30PM, November 1—March 14.  
ADMISSION  $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6—18. Free Saturday mornings until noon. Free all day Tuesdays in April and until noon in May. 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/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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