Celebrate History, Family and Community at Wave Hill’s Harvest Weekend, November 22 & 23, 2014

Join us for Wave Hill’s Harvest Weekend and the first celebration of our fiftieth anniversary as a valued cultural center and public garden. On Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23, we invite all who treasure Wave Hill to gather together for a weekend of family-friendly activities and workshops, each centered around the history, community and creativity that make Wave Hill so special. Share your memories from our first 50 years—and create new memories for the future.

The weekend kicks off with Cornhusk Dolls, a classic (20-year-old!) Family Art Project much loved by generations of Wave Hill visitors. Listen to Native American tales, and then learn how to tie, weave and shape dried husks into dolls—a perfect centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table for years to come. Then, in The Shop at Wave Hill, acquire a piece of Wave Hill’s past; beginning Harvest Weekend, you can purchase a hand-crafted copper beech bowl, made from the wood harvested from one of our iconic copper beech trees. These bowls, crafted from an ancient Wave Hill beech that had to be removed from the grounds last winter, are a perfect symbol of Wave Hill’s community: lovingly cared for and overflowing with life. They’ll look absolutely stunning on the table of any Wave Hill supporter!

Looking to surprise your own family with a delicious Thanksgiving dessert? Prepare for the holiday with our Perfect Pumpkin Pie Workshop, where you’ll learn to bake a to-die-for pastry. And for music-loving fans, Wave Hill will host the Canal Street String Band in Armor Hall. With three voices, 55 strings and a pair of cow bones, the three-member ensemble puts a brand-new shine on some seriously fun old American music—a treat for parents and kids alike.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Harvest Weekend also marks the kickoff of Wave Hill’s Family Album, an interactive website that allows you to share photographs and reflections from your days at Wave Hill—whether they’re memories of Barefoot Dancing and Honey Weekend or simply seeking peace in our serene gardens. Bring your photographs to Wave Hill House during Harvest Weekend, and a Wave Hill staff member will help you upload them to Wave Hill’s Family Album. We can’t wait to see the constellation of memories unfold from these wonderful years!

All Harvest Weekend events are free with admission to the grounds, unless otherwise noted. Register, where required, at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.

What: Wave Hill Harvest Weekend

When: Saturday & Sunday, November 22 & 23, 2014

Schedule: 

Family Art Project: Cornhusk Dolls, SAT & SUN, 10AM–1PM

Artisan in The Shop: Copper Beech Bowls, SAT & SUN, 11AM–4PM

Wave Hill’s Family Album Demonstration, SAT & SUN, 10AM–2PM

Tai Chi Chuan, SAT, 10AM

$25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Registration recommended.

Perfect Pumpkin Pie Workshop, SAT, 1PM

$25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Registration required.

Glyndor Gallery Tour, SAT, 2PM

Hatha Yoga, SUN, 10AM

$25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Registration recommended.

Meditation, SUN, 11:45AM

$20/$10 Wave Hill Member. Registration recommended.

Garden Highlights Walk, SUN, 2PM

Concert: Canal Street String Band, SUN, 2PM

Ticket purchase required (see below). Children age 8 and older welcome with an adult.

Ticketing Information for Canal Street String Band:

• Single Tickets:
  • $28 general admission, $15 child (ages 8‒18)
  • Wave Hill Member: $22 adult, $12 child
• Subscriptions:
  • Pick any 3 concert series performances for a 10% discount
  • Pick any 4 performances for a 15% discount

• Exclusive  Member Offer:
  • For every adult Wave Hill Member ticket purchased for Canal Street String Band or WindSync concerts, receive 50% off one Member child ticket. These two concerts are appropriate for multi-generational audiences.

Purchase tickets online at www.wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. For additional information, please call 718.549.3200 x251.  Ticket prices include admission to the grounds. 

The Family Art Project is generously sponsored by Target, with additional support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Sustaining support is provided by the Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Endowment for Environmental Science and Nature Education. Support for Wellness Programs is provided by The William Froelich Foundation. Support for Garden Programs is provided by the Hagedorn Fund. The Performing Arts are supported by the Cathy and Stephen Weinroth Commissioning Fund for the Arts. The Canal Street String Band’s engagement is part of The New York State Presenters Network Presenter-Artist Partnership Project, made possible through a regrant from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Wave Hill, Inc. is an independent, non-profit cultural institution governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The buildings and grounds of Wave Hill are owned by the City of New York. With the assistance of the Bronx Borough President and Bronx representatives in the City Council and State Legislature, Wave Hill’s operations are supported with public funds through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the Zoos, Botanical Gardens and Aquariums Grant Program administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.             

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