SAT, JULY 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY
Wave Hill is open!
SAT, JULY 4 FAMILY ART PROJECT: NATURE’S CANVAS BAG
Create a leafy or budding impression on an everyday canvas bag that you can take everywhere! Make your mark by cutting out shapes and stamping simple nature prints. Create it as a memento of your time at WaveHill or to show off your love of nature. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SUN, JULY 5 FAMILY ART PROJECT: NATURE’S CANVAS BAG
Create a leafy or budding impression on an everyday canvas bag that you can take everywhere! Make your mark by cutting out shapes and stamping simple nature prints. Create it as a memento of your time at WaveHill or to show off your love of nature. Free with admission to the grounds.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
MON, JULY 6
Closed to the public
WED, JULY 8 STORIES IN THE GARDEN: Seeds and Sprouts
Each week, Wave Hill educators share some of their favorite nature tales. These stories—classics and more—come to life through interactive readings, sing-alongs and puppetry. Programs are held outdoors in good weather; in Wave Hill House in inclement weather. This week, plant seeds of learning with your child as you listen to stories about how flowers grow, then send out your own roots and shoots during a dynamic movement piece. This week’s books: Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown, Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry andThe Empty Pot by Demi. Ideal for children ages three to six with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds.
ON THE GROUNDS, 2PM
WED, JULY 8 NATURE IN A NUTSHELL
Join naturalist Gabriel Willow on a short, sunset stroll in the gardens and really get to know some of our resident flora and fauna. Encounter a different specimen each week, learn some fun facts and become familiar with its distinguishing features. Ages 10 and older welcome with an adult. Drop-ins accommodated as space permits. Free with admission to the grounds, but registration recommended, online at wavehill.org or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 6:15–7PM
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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. 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 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.