Wave Hill’s answer to Halloween, and a much-anticipated event each fall, this year Enchanted Wave Hill Weekend celebrates the aos sí, found in Celtic mythology and Gaelic tradition. With guest storyteller and harpist Marianne McShane, guest guitarist/singer Terry McCann and Stephen Gara on the uilleann pipes, the flute and the tin whistle, it’s a time to make art deeply connected to nature. Dressed in all their fall finery, the gardens will provide the perfect complement to the celebration.
For a very different kind of experience of the gardens, I recommend exhibiting artist Joiri Minaya’s performance at the Aquatic Garden on Saturday afternoon. Check out her story on our new portal for Glyndor Gallery’s Sunroom Project Space.
Thu, October 19 Art Workshop: Plein Air-Journals SOLD OUT
Using the intimate space of the journal page, depict human-made elements in the landscape in this outdoor workshop. Artist Wennie Huang shares traditional and alternative journal formats and provides individual guidance on drawing and plein-air techniques. Basic materials provided; participants receive a short list of additional recommended materials. This four-session workshop continues October 26,November 2 and 9. $185/$150 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–1PM
Fri, October 20 Portfolio Review: Project-Based Art
Six curators, critics or gallerists will meet individually with artists to give feedback on their work with a focus on emerging artists who do project-based and site-based work. Fees, guest reviewers’ bios and registration information at wavehill.org.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 2–5PM
Sat, October 21 Family Art Project: Leaf Crowns and Fairy Houses
Sit with your wee ones and listen to stories of the “people of the mounds,” the supernatural race of fairies or elves found in Celtic mythology, as told by guest storyteller Marianne McShane and her blue harp. Then travel into Wave Hill’s woodland, and, using only natural materials and a bit of jute twine, create your own tiny, fairy-sized dwelling using found sticks, leaves, moss and bark, or string together a series of autumn leaves to form a fall wand or crown—and behold the magic! At 11AM and at noon, guest musicians Terry McCann, a guitarist and singer, and Stephen Gara on the uilleann pipes (a delicate version of the standard bagpipe), the flute and the tin whistle, offer a short concert of Irish jigs, reels and songs. The pair will also visit Wave Hill’s woodland with their instruments, to serenade the aos sí and lead a short autumn fairy parade. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.Enchanted Wave Hill Weekend event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
Sat, October 21 In The Shop: Spend $50, Earn a Book of Fairy Stickers
This weekend pairs the glorious fall gardens with a family event that is much loved by visitors. Plan on a browse in The Shop―spend $50 and take home your own bit of magic with a book of fairy stickers.Enchanted Wave Hill Weekend event.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4PM
Sat, October 21 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, October 21 Wave Hill History Walk
Discover the fascinating history of Wave Hill’s architecture and landscape on a walk with a Wave Hill Garden Guide. Hear about the people who once called Wave Hill home, among them Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Bashford Dean and Arturo Toscanini. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 1PM
Sat, October 21 Containers, A Call & Response Outdoor Performance by Joiri Minaya
On select Saturdays, Call & Response artists present talks, readings, live music, performance art and workshops in and around Glyndor Gallery. Head to the Monocot Garden to experience artist Joiri Minaya’s outdoor performance. Performers in tropical print body-suits will move through a variety of poses, in response to the site-specific audio narratives emanating from the garments. Complementing the tropical plants and the history of the Monocot Garden, these narratives will focus on human and plant camouflage and hyper-visibility. Free with admission to the grounds.
MONOCOT GARDEN, 2PM
Sun, October 22 Family Art Project: Leaf Crowns and Fairy Houses
Sit with your wee ones and listen to stories of the “people of the mounds,” the supernatural race of fairies or elves found in Celtic mythology, as told by guest storyteller Marianne McShane and her blue harp. Then travel into Wave Hill’s woodland, and, using only natural materials and a bit of jute twine, create your own tiny, fairy-sized dwelling using found sticks, leaves, moss and bark, or string together a series of autumn leaves to form a fall wand or crown—and behold the magic! At 11AM and at noon, guest musicians Terry McCann, a guitarist and singer, and Stephen Gara on the uilleann pipes (a delicate version of the standard bagpipe), the flute and the tin whistle, offer a short concert of Irish jigs, reels and songs. The pair will also visit Wave Hill’s woodland with their instruments, to serenade the aos sí and lead a short autumn fairy parade. Free with admission to the grounds. Enchanted Wave Hill Weekend event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
Sun, October 22 In The Shop: Spend $50, Earn a Book of Fairy Stickers
This weekend pairs the glorious fall gardens with a family event that is much loved by visitors. Plan on a browse in The Shop―spend $50 and take home your own bit of magic with a book of fairy stickers.Enchanted Wave Hill Weekend event.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4PM
Sun, October 22 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
Mon, October 23
Closed to the public.
Tue, October 24 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, October 24 Gallery Tour
Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow leads a tour of the current exhibition in Glyndor Gallery. This fall, the entire gallery is given over to new site-responsive projects honoring the tenth anniversary of Wave Hill’s Sunroom Project Space. Call & Response showcases the work of 50 artists who have exhibited in this unique venue, in projects ranging from art objects created from natural materials gathered onsite, to sound pieces, outdoor installations and performance works. 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, 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 Tuesdaymornings 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.
