This weekend, Wave Hill joins in the global celebration of Earth Day. Whether it’s a free session of meditation, a nature program that focuses on some of the smallest (at least to the naked eye) denizens of the globe or a session of family art-making, we hope you will claim Wave Hill as your place of choice to appreciate and enjoy our first mother, Mother Earth.
This Sunday is also the last concert in the 2016-2017 concert season in historic Armor Hall. It will pair well with a visit to Glyndor Gallery to look at the dynamic show that just opened there. Concert and exhibition both focus on giving voices to women—in this case, women artists.
SAT, APRIL 22 FAMILY ART PROJECT: EARTH DAY FOR PROTECTING POLLINATORS
Celebrate Earth Day by learning about how we can protect and support our environment and essential pollinators, like the honeybees who live at Wave Hill. Sunroom Project Space Artist Borinquen Gallo uses yellow caution tape in large-scale installations to stand as metaphors for sustainability and environmental care. Raise awareness of how pesticides impact pollinators through individual art projects or by contributing small projects to be included in Gallo’s dynamic installation in Glyndor Gallery! Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. Earth Day Weekend event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SAT, APRIL 22 IN THE SHOP: REUSABLE WAVE HILL TOTE
In celebration of Earth Day, spend at least $50 in The Shop today and receive a reusable Wave Hill Tote Bag as our gift to you.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4:30PM
SAT, APRIL 22 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
SAT, APRIL 22 WELLNESS WORKSHOP: EARTH DAY MEDITATION
Use the garden landscape as inspiration this Earth Day weekend with healer, artist and yogi Sara Hart from iHart Lens. With an emphasis on the art of meditation and the healing arts, practice simple techniques that you can use to bring light to any occasion, anywhere, any day. Bring your own cushion or blanket; art materials will be provided. Registration not required. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. Earth Day Weekend event.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM–1PM
SAT, APRIL 22 GALLERY TOUR
Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow will lead a tour of the spring exhibitions in Glyndor Gallery. The group show, Outcasts: Women in the Wilderness, explores how women have been treated and portrayed as outcasts in history, myth and biblical legend. In the Sunroom Project Space, Borinquen Gallo’s imaginary hive interior is informed by Wave Hill’s beehives. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
SUN, APRIL 23 FAMILY ART PROJECT: EARTH DAY FOR PROTECTING POLLINATORS
Celebrate Earth Day by learning about how we can protect and support our environment and essential pollinators, like the honeybees who live at Wave Hill. Sunroom Project Space Artist Borinquen Gallo uses yellow caution tape in large-scale installations to stand as metaphors for sustainability and environmental care. Raise awareness of how pesticides impact pollinators through individual art projects or by contributing small projects to be included in Gallo’s dynamic installation in Glyndor Gallery! Free with admission to the grounds. Earth Day Weekend event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SUN, APRIL 23 IN THE SHOP: REUSABLE WAVE HILL TOTE
In celebration of Earth Day, spend at least $50 in The Shop today and receive a reusable Wave Hill Tote Bag as our gift to you. Earth Day Weekend event.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4:30PM
SUN, APRIL 23 EARTH DAY INSECT EXPEDITION
Get up-close and personal with insects and other critters that creep, crawl and cruise around the Hudson River Valley in springtime. Check out live and preserved insects on display, then explore Wave Hill with insect guru Lawrence Forcella to hunt for native creatures in their garden habitats. Ages eight and up welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds. Earth Day Weekend event.
ON THE GROUNDS, NOON & 1PM
SUN, APRIL 23 PRE-CONCERT TEA
Enjoy Afternoon Tea in the Mark Twain Room prior to today’s concert in Armor Hall. The Café at Wave Hill pairs a classic menu with an assortment of green, black and herbal teas. This traditional tea service includes the four classic elements of savory, scones, sweets and tea. The menu, presented by Great Performances, includes an array of tea sandwiches, scones and bite-sized desserts. Afternoon Tea also includes a glass of sparkling wine. Afternoon Tea Service is $36. Wave Hill Members receive a 10% discount. Advanced registration is required, online at wavehill.org. We will take reservations until5PM, Thursday, April 20.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, NOON
SUN, APRIL 23 CONCERT: WOMEN COMPOSERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
This concert brings women composers and their work to the forefront and is presented in conjunction with the Glyndor Gallery exhibition Outcasts: Women in the Wilderness. Curated by American composer and educator Suzanne Farrin, her insightful commentaries guide the audience through performances that showcase a landscape of music from the Baroque period to today. The performers are soprano Tony Arnold and harpist Bridget Kibbey. The afternoon begins with music by Barbara Strozzi, a 17th-century Venetian composer and singer of opera who performed her own music and that of such contemporaries as Vivaldi. It concludes with works from current leading women composers, including Farrin’s Suono, which received its world premiere as part of the 2016 Mostly Mozart Festival, and Kaija Saariaho’s Fall. The program will be followed by a conversation with the artists. Ms. Farrin is professor and chair of the music department at Hunter College, and has hosted a show for WQXR’s Q2. Her work La Dolce Morte enjoyed its world premiere performances at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the spring of 2016. Performances begin at 2PM and last approximately one hour with no intermission. Ticket prices: Adults $28/$22 Wave Hill Member, Children (ages 8-18) $15/$12. Order tickets online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitors Center. For additional information, please call 718.549.3200 x251.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 2PM
SUN, APRIL 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
MON, APRIL 24
Closed to the public.
TUE, APRIL 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, APRIL 25 GALLERY TOUR
Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow will lead a tour of the spring exhibitions in Glyndor Gallery. The group show, Outcasts: Women in the Wilderness, explores how women have been treated and portrayed as outcasts in history, myth and biblical legend. In the Sunroom Project Space, Borinquen Gallo’s imaginary hive interior is informed by Wave Hill’s beehives. Free with admission to the grounds. GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
FRI, APRIL 28 GARDEN WALK: NOTABLE TREES OF WAVE HILL
Wave Hill’s landscape includes magnificent old trees, rare species and native beauties. Wander through the gardens on this special walk with Director of Horticulture Louis Bauer to see some of his favorites from the living collection. Free with admission to the grounds. Arbor Weekend event.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 1PM
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, starting March 15. Closes 4:30PM, November 1–March 14.
ADMISSION $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. 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/
DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 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 W. 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.
