Celebrate the Holiday Season with Wave Hill’s December Programs

This holiday season, find delight in all that nature has to offer—from elegant boughs of green to sparkling snow. Whether you prefer to create nature-themed crafts, listen to masterful holiday music, or you long to stroll through the wintry gardens, Wave Hill’s serene winter landscape and abundance of holiday programs are sure to bring you joy.

Give yourself the gift of creativity during Holiday Workshop Weekend. Learn how to fashion miniature arrangements from natural materials, craft a holiday wreath or swag with fresh greens harvested from Wave Hill’s gardens, or carve and print your own nature-inspired, linocut holiday cards. Later in December, indulge your senses with delicious treats and tea at the Holiday Tea in The Café at Wave Hill.

Families will fall for four, holiday-themed Family Art Projects, each drawing from the beauty of nature in wintertime. On Saturdays and Sundays in December, bring little ones to decorate cards, candles and snow-globe gift boxes with natural materials and images. Then, say hello to 2015 by creating a lunar calendar for the year to come! Continue the family fun with the Winter Adornments Family Walk—join naturalist and educator Gabriel Willow for a walk through the gardens and woodlands, and investigate a host of vibrant berries, colorful twigs and fascinating patterns.

Round out the festivities with a dazzling performance by pianists Soyeon Kate Lee and Ran Dank. Already Wave Hill favorites, the two pianists return to Armor Hall to share the wonder of the holidays with a four-hand arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite.

Events are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise stated.

What: Holiday Fun at Wave Hill

Where: Wave Hill    •    West 249th Street & Independence Avenue

Schedule: Holiday Workshop Weekend, Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 11AM–3PM. Children eight and older welcome with an adult.

• Miniature Arrangements, $30/$20 Wave Hill Member per project.
• Natural Wreaths and Swags, $30/$20 Wave Hill Member per project.
• Linocut Cards, $20/$10 Wave Hill Member per project.

Family Art Projects, Saturdays & Sundays in December, 10AM-1PM

• Season’s Greetings, December 6 & 7
• Colorful Candles and Winter Berries, December 13 & 14
• Snow-Globe Gift Boxes, December 20 & 21
• Create Your Year—Hello 2015, December 27 & 28

Winter’s Adornments Family Walk, Sunday, December 14, 1PM. Children six and older welcome with an adult.

Concert: Soyeon Kate Lee & Ran Dank, Sunday, December 14, 2PM. Children eight and older welcome with an adult. Ticket purchase required (see below).

• 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

            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.

Holiday Tea in The Café at Wave Hill, Sunday, December 28, 2PM & 2:30PM

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 Garden Programs is provided by the Hagedorn Fund. The Performing Arts at Wave Hill are supported by the Cathy and Stephen Weinroth Commissioning Fund for 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 with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. 

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