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Upcoming Wave Hill weekend events and programs
Satursay, September 28; Sunday,
September 29: Family Art Project:
Forest Stories: From understory to
emergent layer, the forest holds many
stories. Create your own spinning
storytelling device that explores the
unique stories that each forest layer
tells. Free, and admission to the
grounds is free until noon. Wave Hill
House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 28: Walks
with the Gardeners: The Flower Garden
with Harnek Singh: Inspired by
the publication of Nature into Art:
The Gardens of Wave Hill, to be
published by Timber Press in September,
this series of walks offers
an insider’s view of horticulture at
Wave Hill, and an opportunity for a
dialogue with the gardeners about
growing techniques, garden design
and interesting plants at Wave Hill.
Tour the Flower Garden, glorious in
autumn, with the person who knows
it best--Wave Hill Gardener Harnek
Singh. Learn how he refreshes the
design and color scheme of each
planting bed and maintains venerable
favorites alongside changing seasonal
plantings and containers. Free
with admission to the grounds. Meet
at the Perkins VIsitor Center, 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 28: Meet the
Artists: Duy Huàng and Emily Oliveira:
Join us for artists’ talks with
New York Community Trust Van
Lier Fellows Duy Hoàng and Emily
Oliveira and Curator of Visual Arts
Eileen Jeng Lynch. In the Sunroom,
Emily Oliveira creates a vibrant,
installation using large-scale, textile
pieces, sculpture and video to
transform the Sunroom into a devotional
space for a decolonized,
queer utopia 1,000 years into the future.
In the Sun Porch, Duy Hoàng
creates a sculptural installation inspired
by his research and material
experimentation. In his laboratorylike
setting, Hoàng creates a shelter
and uses intersecting Paracords and
tree branches to juxtapose found objects,
such as fallen plants and photographs
of fauna and fl ora sourced
from Wave Hill. Free with admission
to the grounds. Glyndor Gallery, 2
p.m.
Sunday, September 29: Garden
Highlights Walk: Join a Wave Hill
Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal
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Wave Hill’s Meet the Artist, Emily Oliveira. Photo courtesy of Wave Hill
garden highlights. Free with
admission to the grounds. Meet at
Perkins Visitor Center, 2 p.m.
Wave Hill is located at 675 West
252nd Street. for further information
call (718) 549-3200.
Assemblyman Benedetto
to sponsor team in
Breast Cancer Walk
Assemblyman Michael R. Benedetto
is calling for volunteers to
join him in the American Cancer
Society’s annual Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer walk which
will take place on Sunday, October
20, at Orchard Beach beginning at
10 a.m.
This is Benedetto’s 13th year
participating in this important
event and the 12th time that he
will be sponsoring a team. “Everyone
joining together and giving a
little will make a large impact and
in the end the proceeds will be used
towards much needed research,
prevention, early detection and
support programs,” said the assemblyman.
Anyone interested in signing
up for ‘Team Benedetto’ can do so
by either calling his East Tremont
Avenue offi ce at (718) 892-2235, his
Co-op City offi ce at (718) 320-2220,
or registering in person at either of
these locations.
You can also register on-line
at makingstrideswalk.org/bronx,
click on ‘Donate to a Team’ and
look for ‘Team Benedetto.’.
Benedetto is asking all ‘Team
Benedetto’ members to make a minimum
donation of $20. With their
$20 contribution each participant
will receive a personalized ‘Team
Benedetto’ polo shirt.
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CALL (718) 260-4593
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