Sat, May 5 Excursion: Birding up the Hudson
Join Gabriel Willow for some bird-watching and scenic hiking along the Hudson River near Bear Mountain, one of the most majestic spots in the Hudson Valley. Stops include Perkins Tower, Iona Island, and Constitution Marsh. This trip includes extended periods of hiking along rocky trails with steep inclines: sturdy shoes required! $75; 10% discount to Wave Hill Members. Transportation provided. Lunch additional locally. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.
MEET AT WAVE HILL’S FRONT GATE, 9AM–4PM
Sat, May 5 Family Art Project: Confetti Nests for Bluebirds
At the time of year when little nestlings appear, papermaker Randy Brozen returns to show us how to sculpt little bluebirds and vibrant nests from paper pulp and colorful, shredded confetti. Add raffia, pine needles and sticks and build a nest to keep little birds cozy. Make one bird or make a brood. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
Sat, May 5 In The Shop: La Petite Occasion Caramels
Stop by The Shop to meet instore vendor La Petite Occasion—delicious, small batch caramels and toffee crafted in the Hudson Valley. These delectable treats are made from the finest local ingredients: Kreimhild butter, Hudson Valley Fresh heavy cream, sea salt from Montauk Salt Co., apple cider and honey from Harvest Moon Orchards and bourbon from Berkshire Mountain Distillers. A perfect Mother’s Day gift, these traditional, quality caramels are just what your Mom will remember having as a kid!
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM‒4PM
Sat, May 5 Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide 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, May 5 Gallery Tour
Learn about Glyndor Gallery exhibitions on a tour led by Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow. Avifauna: Interplay of Birds + Habitatfeatures artworks that delve into the relationship between birds and their habitats—from the role birds play in propagating plants to changes in how natural and built environments affect migration patterns. Artists working in photography, video, artist books, wall painting, installation, drawing and sound include Tatiana Arocha, Tanya Chaly, Marna Chester, Nina Katchadourian, Paula McCartney, Jeff Mertz, Peter Morgan, Sarah Nicholls, James Proseck, Jenna Spevek and Fred Tomaselli. In the Sunroom Project Space, Adrienne Elise Tarver builds tactile plant sculptures that create an immersive, sheltering landscape. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
Sun, May 6 Yoga in the Garden
Through July, enjoy Sunday mornings in the garden as the setting for your yoga practice. Classes are led by certified Yoga Haven instructors. All levels welcome; please bring a mat and be on time. Indoor space is provided in case of rain. $25; 10% discount to Wave Hill Members. Registration online suggested, at wavehill.org.
ON THE GROUNDS, 10–11AM
Sun, May 6 Family Art Project: Confetti Nests for Bluebirds
At the time of year when little nestlings appear, papermaker Randy Brozen returns to show us how to sculpt little bluebirds and vibrant nests from paper pulp and colorful, shredded confetti. Add raffia, pine needles and sticks and build a nest to keep little birds cozy. Make one bird or make a brood. Free with admission to the grounds.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
Sun, May 6 Meet the Artist: Adrienne Elise Tarver
Join us at this artist talk in the Sunroom Project Space. Artist Adrienne Elise Tarver will discuss her installation Fiction: Origins of Belonging, with Curator of Visual Arts Eileen Jeng Lynch. Reversing the Sunroom’s traditional function of offering views of the outdoors from an interior shelter, Tarver builds tactile paintings hanging from the ceiling inside the gallery to evoke a tropical landscape and canopy. Tarver’s project examines the physicality of boundaries, as well as the invisible and imaginary ones that exist between us. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
Sun, May 6 Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM
Tue, May 8 Garden Highlights Walk
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide 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, May 8 Gallery Tour
Learn about Glyndor Gallery exhibitions on a tour led by Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow. Avifauna: Interplay of Birds + Habitatfeatures artworks that delve into the relationship between birds and their habitats—from the role birds play in propagating plants to changes in how natural and built environments affect migration patterns. Artists working in photography, video, artist books, wall painting, installation, drawing and sound include Tatiana Arocha, Tanya Chaly, Marna Chester, Nina Katchadourian, Paula McCartney, Jeff Mertz, Peter Morgan, Sarah Nicholls, James Proseck, Jenna Spevek and Fred Tomaselli. In the Sunroom Project Space, Adrienne Elise Tarver builds tactile plant sculptures that create an immersive, sheltering landscape. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
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, March 15–October 31. Closes 4:30PM, starting November 1.
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.
