It’s autumn equinox time, and we’re celebrating with the first concert in the 2017–2018 concert season—the vibrant Manhattan Chamber Players--and a morning session of sun salutations, both on Sunday. In between, enjoy afternoon tea in the Mark Twain Room―but reserve by the Thursday before.
The annual plant sale continues, of course, as does the next in our series of programs keyed to the anniversary exhibition in Glyndor Gallery this fall.
Fri, September 22 Annual Plant Sale in The Shop at Wave Hill
Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some spectacular cultivars and top-notch performers for your home garden! Sale continues through September 24th or while supplies last.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM‒4PM
Sat, September 23 Family Art Project: Wave Hill Ecology in a Bowl
Be inspired by the local hilly landscape that makes up the waves of Wave Hill. Use small items found on the grounds and sculpt with air-dry clay, rocks, sticks and moss, plus other up-cycled materials. You may even add water to create mini pools and invent your own mini ecological landscape system. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
Sat, September 23 Annual Plant Sale in The Shop at Wave Hill
Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some spectacular cultivars and top-notch performers for your home garden! Sale continues through September 24th or while supplies last.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM‒4PM
Sat, September 23 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, September 23 Family Gallery Tour
Explore artwork on view in Glyndor Gallery on a family-friendly tour with a Curatorial Fellow. Children ages six and older welcome with an adult. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
MEET AT WAVE HILL HOUSE, NOON
Sat, September 23 Call & Response Printing Demo: An Artist’s Rock Garden, with Hilary Lorenz
On select Saturdays, Call & Response artists will be presenting talks, readings, live music, performance art and workshops in and around Glyndor Gallery. This Saturday, join Call & Response artist Hilary Lorenz in a drop-in printing demonstration. Inspired by the planters in the Alpine Garden, Lorenz created a rock garden with paper-pulp sculptures and printed plants. She is sharing her block-printing techniques with visitors. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 1–4PM
Sun, September 24 Family Art Project: Wave Hill Ecology in a Bowl
Be inspired by the local hilly landscape that makes up the waves of Wave Hill. Use small items found on the grounds and sculpt with air-dry clay, rocks, sticks and moss, plus other up-cycled materials. You may even add water to create mini pools and invent your own mini ecological landscape system. Free with admission to the grounds.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
Sun, September 24 Annual Plant Sale in The Shop at Wave Hill
Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some spectacular cultivars and top-notch performers for your home garden! The sale ends today.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM‒4PM
Sun, September 24 Wellness Workshop: Sun Salutations―Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox
Celebrate the beautiful sun that feeds us and guides our seasons with Sara Hartfrom iHart Lens. This energizing outdoor class consists of 108 salutes, a sacred number and symbolic tradition. Class moves indoors if it is raining. Bring your own yoga mat and water bottle and please be on time. Registration not required. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–NOON
Sun, September 24 In The Shop: 20% off all Solar Lanterns
In honor of the autumnal equinox, stop by The Shop to browse our collection of lanterns, perfect for a cool fall evening. The proceeds of your purchases in The Shop support Wave Hill’s gardens and programming.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM–4PM
Sun, September 24 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. We will take reservations until 5PM, Thursday, September 21.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, NOON–2PM
Sun, September 24 Concert: Manhattan Chamber Players
The Manhattan Chamber Players is a vibrant ensemble comprised of rising stars on the music scene, many top prizewinners of prestigious competitions including Banff, Naumburg and Queen Elisabeth. Strad Magazine describes their performance as “intensely wrought and burnished.” In addition to opening the 2017–18 concert series at Wave Hill, the group opens the season for Bethel Woods, the Red Bank Chamber Music Society and returns for a second engagement at the Kaufman Music Center. The Armor Hall program, a concert with one intermission, will include chamber works by Strauss, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky’s sentimental Souvenir de Florence, imbued with glorious and fiery Russian folk-like melodies. Tickets for this concert are $36 plus admission to the grounds/$28 Wave Hill Member. Order tickets online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. For additional information, please call 718.549.3200 x251.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 2PM
Sun, September 24 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, September 25
Closed to the public.
Tue, September 26 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, September 26 Gallery Tour
Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow leads a tour of the current exhibition in Glyndor Gallery. This fall, the entire gallery will be given over to new site-responsive projects honoring the tenth anniversary of Wave Hill’s Sunroom Project Space. Call & Response showcases the work of more than 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 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.
