This Weekend at Wave Hill

ba24e769-8830-4a97-9298-2f8bf747940bSAT, NOVEMBER 21    FAMILY ART PROJECT: CORNHUSK DOLLS

Celebrate corn and harvest time! Listen to tales told by Native American storyteller Joe Cross, and hear about the power of a talking stick. Then tie, weave and shape dried husks into a single, cornhusk doll or corny doll family. Storytelling at noon. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.Harvest Weekend event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–1PM

 

SUN, NOVEMBER 22    FAMILY ART PROJECT: CORNHUSK DOLLS

Celebrate corn and harvest time! Listen to tales told by Native American storyteller Joe Cross, and hear about the power of a talking stick. Then tie, weave and shape dried husks into a single, cornhusk doll or corny doll family. Storytelling at noon. Free with admission to the grounds. Harvest Weekend event.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–1PM

 

SUN, NOVEMBER 22    CONCERT: CANAL STREET STRING BAND

Join the Canal Street String Band for a fun hour of music that captures the American

spirit in folk and blues with witty lyrics, gorgeous three-part harmonies and fancy string

work. Tickets: Adults $28/$22 Wave Hill Member, Children (ages 8–18) $15/$12 Wave Hill Member. Order tickets online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitors Center, starting August 26. This program will be held at 1:30 and 3PM. For additional information, please call 718.549.3200 x251.Harvest Weekend event.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 2PM

MON, NOVEMBER 23

Closed to the public.

 

THU, NOVEMBER 26 THANKSGIVING DAY
Closed to the public.

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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: 9AM5:30PM. 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 atwww.wavehill.org/visit<http://www.wavehill.org/visit>/.

 

Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org<http://www.wavehill.org>.

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