Friday, September 1, 2017

Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Mid-Island Mortgage Corporation presents a Free Seminar for First-Time Home Buyers


Friends of VCP's September Events


Rowboating on VC LakeLast Day is Today: Friday September 1st from 4:30pm to 7:30pmVillage Community Boathouse will provide FREE rowing in their fleet of traditional wooden rowboats.  Children under 18 years old need a parent present to sign waiver. Enter the park at Van Cortlandt Park South & Bailey Ave. Meet near the Lake.

Youth Run Farm Stands
Wednesdays from 2-7pmuntil October 25th– 
at the Train Park at Orloff Ave and Gale Place.Thursdays from 12-7pmuntil November 16th– 
on the Corner of E. Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Ave. 
Wednesdays will include healthy cooking demonstrations and hands-on activities for the community.  Thursday’s market is being held in partnership with GrowNYC. Both markets will accept Cash, EBT/Credit/Debit, Healthbucks, FreshConnect Bucks, WIC and FMNP checks. Special Thank You to Our Supporters: New Yankee Stadium Benefits Fund, Clif Bar Family Foundation and Bon Secours Healthy Community Initiative.

Volunteer Trails Restoration CrewSaturday September 9th from 10am to 3pm
Crew Members will work alongside trails professionals, developing skills in various areas of trail construction while improving the various trails in Van Cortlandt Park.  Projects include building boardwalks, clearing waterbars and drainage swells and installing drainage dips.  No prior trails experience is necessary; all training will be offered in an on-the-job format.  Interested? Contact alex@vancortlandt.org for more information on September event. Must be 18 years of age to join.

Tibbetts Wetland Tour
Saturday September 16th at 10am
 Please wear appropriate shoes and bring plenty of water and a snack for the hike. Meet inside the park near the last stop of the 1 train at Broadway and W. 242nd Street.


Fall Kickoff Volunteer EventSaturday September 30th meeting at 10amJoin us as we kickoff a season of volunteering with projects throughout Van Cortlandt Park:
Garden & Compost Site Weeding & Harvesting: meet at the FVCP Compost Site- enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Ave.Woodlawn Playground Beautificationmeet at Van Cortlandt Park East and just south of Kepler Avenue.Trail Restorationmeet inside the park near the last stop of the 1 train at Broadway and W. 242nd Street.

Bronx Chamber of Commerce - Happy Labor Day!




Happy Labor Day!

Have a safe and enjoyable weekend 
with your family and friends...
 
          
Be listed in the soon to be printed 2018 Bronx Business Directory & Resource Guide for business referrals. The Directory is distributed to more than 2,500 member businesses, new businesses, and government offices and at Bronx Chamber of Commerce events throughout the year. 

Even one business referral more than pays for the annual membership dues to the Bronx Chamber of Commerce!

There are many excellent benefits of membership listed in the Bronx Chamber Brochure. Membership dues, event ticket cost, advertising in the publications, and event sponsorship are legitimate business deductions for tax purposes to the fullest extent of the law. To expedite joining, click on the following link to the Chamber Brochure which includes a membership application.

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce is one of the most influential, professional and successful organizations and voice for businesses in Bronx County. Professionals and companies are drawn to the successful companies and active members affiliated with The Bronx Chamber of Commerce. Membership includes businesses ranging from large corporations, Cultural Institutions, Universities and Colleges, Hospitals and Medical Centers, non-profits, and mid-sized to small companies. Visit: www.BronxChamber.org.

Helping you grow your Bronx Business is our Goal!
 
Sincerely,
 
Nunzio Del Greco
President and CEO
Bronx Chamber of Commerce
"The Network for Business Success"
1200 Waters Place, Suite 106
Bronx, NY 10461
718-828-3900
Nunzio@bronxchamber.org
 
"You never know where your next big deal is going to come from"!

Wave Hill Events Sep 15–Sep 22 Annual Plant Sale! Ladybug Day!


  Families with school-age children may be focused on surviving the beginning of another school year—and to them I say hurray for Ladybug Day! The rest of us can enjoy the beginning of the glorious harvest season, and our annual plant sale is a fine way to celebrate it. The first weekend, coming up, our hort staff will be on hand to help you make choices tailored to your green-space needs.

You will see, as the season unfolds, that fall exhibition-related programming happens every weekend, all in celebration of the tenth anniversary of our gallery space for emerging artists. This week it’s a workshop and a dance performance.


Fri, September 15    Annual Plant Sale in The Shop at Wave Hill
Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some spectacular new plants for your garden! Staff experts are on over the weekend of September 1517 to offer personal assistance as you shop from our selection of superior 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 16    Family Art Project: Dotted Ladybug Backpacks Parade
This weekend, we celebrate a beloved beetle, adored for its bright red coat and black spots. Do the spots tell the age of the beetle or are they simply good luck? Make your own little ladybug backpack to show off some spots or wear it in a group red-and-black-dot count down and slow-beetle parade. Sunday is Ladybug Day!Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. 
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM


Sat, September 16    Annual Plant Sale in The Shop at Wave Hill
Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some spectacular new plants for your garden! Staff experts are on over the weekend of September 1517 to offer personal assistance as you shop from our selection of superior 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 16    A Call & Response Art Workshop: Painting with Pressed Plants
On select Saturdays, Call & Response artists will be presenting talks, readings, live music, performance art and workshops in and around Glyndor Gallery. This Saturday, tour Call & Response, the fall exhibition in Glyndor Gallery, with exhibiting artist Caitlin Parker, then create botanical compositions on fabric. Using specialty inks, print patterns using pressed ferns, leaves and flowers as stamps. $55/$45 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 10AM–1PM

Sat, September 16    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 16    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, September 16    Call & Response Dance Performance: Jarrod Beck
On select Saturdays, Call & Response artists will be presenting talks, readings, live music, performance art and workshops in and around Glyndor Gallery. This Saturday, experience the expansiveness and geological history of the Palisades through dance. Choreographed by Call & Response artist Jarrod Beck in response to his work Megathrust, this outdoor performance interprets the subducting tectonic plates that created the Palisades and Hudson River. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

Sun, September 17    Family Art Project: Dotted Ladybug Backpacks Parade
This weekend, we celebrate a beloved beetle, adored for its bright red coat and black spots. Do the spots tell the age of the beetle or are they simply good luck? Make your own little ladybug backpack to show off some spots or wear it in a group red-and-black-dot count down and slow-beetle parade. Free with admission to the grounds. Ladybug Day event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM


Sun, September 17    Annual Plant Sale in The Shop at Wave Hill
Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some spectacular new plants for your garden! Staff experts are on over the weekend of September 1517 to offer personal assistance as you shop from our selection of superior cultivars and top-notch performers for your home garden. Sale continues through September 24th or while supplies last.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM‒4PM

Sun, September 17    In The Shop: Ladybug Day Special!
Help us celebrate our ladybugs! Spend $50 in The Shop and receive a chocolate ladybug gift. The proceeds of your purchases in The Shop support Wave Hill’s gardens and programming. Ladybug Day event.

PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM4PM

Sun, September 17    Nature Presentation: Ladybug Meet-and-Greet
Everyone is familiar with the cute little ladybug. But did you know there are many different kinds of ladybugs? And did you know the nine-spot ladybug is our official New York state insect? Learn more about these colorful creatures and meet a few live ladybugs with Environmental Educator Kerrilee Hunter of the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Ages six and older welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds. Ladybug Day event.
ON THE GROUNDS, 1–3PM


Sun, September 17    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 18    
Closed to the public.


Tue, September 19    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 19    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

Tue, September 19    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

Wed, September 20    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

Thu, September 21    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

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

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/getaways/outbound_wavehill.htm

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.