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Pollinators Weekend at Wave Hill, June 13th to June 20th
Wave Hill Family Art Project - Pollinators Paper Lanterns/ Photo courtesy of Joshua Bright
Wave Hill will offer the following Pollinators
Weekend programs and events:
Saturday, June 15; Sunday, June 16:
Family Art Project: Pollinator’s Paper Lanterns:
Learn fl ower anatomy and how pollination
works as you work with papier-mâché
to create globe-like lanterns of fantastical
fl owers. Then use paper and found objects
to create a hummingbird, bat or butterfl
y friend to help pollinate your new fl ower
globe. Free, and admission to the grounds is
free until noon.
Saturday, June 15; Sunday, June 16: Pollination
Headquarters: Get your pollinator
info here! See butterfl y and insect displays,
pick up self-guided tours and activities, take
home pollinator-friendly plant lists and check
out our “bee hotel” in the Flower Garden.
Working with naturalists, take part in the Empire
State Native Pollinator Survey, a community
science project, and share your observations
online with scientists studying
native pollinators in New York State. Free
with admission to the grounds, and admission
is free until noon. P
Saturday, June 15; Sunday, June 16:
Open Apiary: A beehive in midsummer is
packed with around 50,000 honeybees and
they are all, unsurprisingly, as busy as bees!
View the comings and goings, at a respectful
distance, while a beekeeper explains exactly
what is happening inside. Weather dependent
(rain cancels).
Saturday, June 15; Sunday, June 16: Pollinator
Friendly Plant Sale: Browse a selection
of plants perfect for attracting pollinators
to your garden. Horticulturist and grower Eric
Rohsler of Rohsler’s Allendale Nursery is on
hand to guide you in selecting locally-grown
plants for your own garden.
Saturday, June 15: Talk and Walk: The
World of Bees—Opening the Door with
Community Science: Can you tell a honeybee
from a mining bee? Join Entomologist
Dr. Louise Lynch-O’Brien for a look at native
bee biology and diversity in New York State,
home to over 400 species of bees. Guided by
Dr. Lynch-O’Brien, venture out into the gardens
to observe and record bees and other
pollinators at Wave Hill as part of the Empire
State Pollinators Survey, a local community
science project that contributes research directly
to experts like Louise. As fascinating
as they are, there is still a lot scientists do not
know about bees and other pollinators, but
you can help! Ages 10 and older welcome
with an adult. No registration required.
Saturday, June 15; Sunday, June 16:
Garden Workshop: Build a Bee-Abode
Workshop: Assemble a rustic bee house (or
condo) for the friendly neighborhood pollinators
in your yard, garden or community garden.
An environmental educator/naturalist
and Wave Hill interpreters lead this handson
workshop. Care instructions included.
$20 Materials fee.
Saturday, June 15; Sunday, June 16: Junior
Pollinators Walk: Join an expedition to
hunt for colorful fl owers and their creature
pollinators in the gardens with naturalist Pam
Golben. Ages six and older welcome with an
adult. Free with admission to the grounds.
Saturday, June 15: Wave Hill History
Walk: Discover the fascinating history of
Wave Hill’s architecture and landscape on a
walk with a Wave Hill Garden Guide. Hear
about the people who once called Wave Hill
home, among them Mark Twain, Theodore
Roosevelt, Bashford Dean and Arturo Toscanini.
Free with admission to the grounds.
Saturday, June 15: Gallery Tour: Tour
Glyndor Gallery with Wave Hill’s Curatorial
Fellow or Gallery Greeter to get an insider’s
view of current exhibitions. The exhibition
Here We Land features three former Winter
Workspace artists, Camille Hoffman, Maria
Hupfi eld and Sara Jimenez, who return to
explore narratives about contested space
that draw on personal and cultural touch
points in their immersive installations. In the
Sunroom, Amir Hariri creates sculptural installations
constructed of wood, brick and
other building materials—along with a wall
drawing—that connect to his architectural
research to the Bronx and Wave Hill. In the
Sun Porch, Geoffrey Owen Miller suspends
transparent, upside down sculptures of fl ora
and fauna—inspired by Wave Hill—from the
ceiling over sheets of black-mirrored glass.
Visitors see prismatic refl ections of the
hanging plants and animals in upright positions
in the glass.
Saturday, June 15; Sunday, June 16: Native
Pollinators Walk: Flowers attract the attention
of both human and animal visitors.
Honeybees, bumblebees and butterfl ies are
easily spotted in the garden but solitary bees,
beetles and other native pollinators are often
overlooked. Entomologist Lawrence Forcella
leads a fascinating walk through the gardens
to observe our local pollinators at work. Ages
10 and older welcome with an adult.
Sunday, June 16: Yoga in the Garden:
On Sundays through July, enjoy the gardens
as the setting for your yoga practice as your
fi nd your breath and become connected
to the landscape. Classes are led by certifi
ed Yoga Haven instructors. All levels welcome.
Please bring a mat and be on time.
This class is rain or shine; the rain location
is Glyndor Gallery. $25; Wave Hill Members
save 10%. Registration suggested, online.
Sunday, June 16: Design a Pollinator
Habitat for Any Garden: Whether you have
a small or large space there are aesthetically
pleasing options to create an environment
that sustains pollinators and other native
creatures. Join horticulturist Eric Rohsler of
Rohsler’s Allendale Nursery as he walks you
through the ins and outs of designing a garden
with plants that attract and benefi t pollinators.
Plant lists and handouts will be provided.
Free with admission to the grounds.
Sunday, June 16: Garden Highlights
Walk: Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a
public tour of seasonal garden highlights.
Free with admission to the grounds.
For further information call (718) 549-
3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.
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The Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) will
bring back its popular ‘Bronx River Sounds’
performing art series to celebrate the end of
its inaugural year back in its building. Running
for more than a decade prior to the closing
of BRAC’s building in 2011 for its renovation,
this series had been a welcoming
program for the start of summer in the heart
of the Bronx. This June, BRAC will present
three consecutive performances in conjunction
with its end-of-program-year student exhibitions.
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First up will be Ukrainian classical pianist
Helen Ryba, who will offer a program
of rarely performed 20th century works for
piano on Saturday, June 8 at 5 p.m. in the
new event space. Ryba’s program will feature
Bach’s Chaconne in D minor as well
as works by lesser-known composers,Viktor
Kosenko, and Myroslav Skoryk, and Florence
Price, an under-recognized African
American woman composer who emerged
out of America’s segregated south in the
1920s and who joined ‘the great migration’
to Chicago where she was able to develop
her career as a classical composer. The program
will be performed on the recently donated
Yamaha baby-grand piano.
This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy
a selection of rarely performed works by artists
whose identity informed their compositional
choices. Here, Price’s life as a black
woman in a segregated society fi nds expression
in her exploration of the sonata form.
The fi rst black female composer to have her
work performed by a major symphony orchestra
in 1933 by The Chicago Symphony,
Price helped to broaden the defi nition of
what American classical music could represent.
Likewise, Kosenko and Skoryk’s works
helped expand the musical vocabulary to
include Ukrainian folk melodies, some of
which weave their way through these works
and connect us to Ms. Ryba’s homeland.
Ryba studied at the Mykola Lysenko Music
school and Gliere Music College in Kiev,
Ukraine. She works as a piano teacher and
vocal coach in NJ and NY, focusing on creative
and technical skills, ear training, sight
reading, as well as music history and theory.
An accomplished solo pianist, Ryba’s career
highlights include the complete Book I of the
Well-Tempered Clavier and The Goldberg
Variations by J.S. Bach.
To RSVP go to www.bracbx.eventbrite.
com. Suggested Donations is $10 adults, $5
seniors and youth through age 18. Free for
currently enrolled Students in BRAC’s Education
program.
This program is supported in part with
City funds by the New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City
Council, including Council members, Ritchie
Torres, Andrew Cohen, Andy King, Ruben
Diaz Sr. and Mark Gjonaj, as well Con Edison
and individual donors.
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Upcoming City Island Library programs
and events include:
Summer Reading Kick-off: Jungle Explorers:
Monkeys, butterfl ies, and Venus fl y
traps come to life in this highly interactive
song- and dance- fi lled performance for toddlers!
Come sing and clap along with Bianca
the butterfl y as she travels across the jungle
searching for courage. Best for ages 3 to 6
years old. Wednesday, June 19, at 11 a.m.
*Fun in the Sun! You can have it made
in the shade with a book or magazine while
your little one cools off on our interactive water
table, or makes some cheerful chalk art
in our garden area. Ages 2 to 5. Every Saturday
at 11 a.m.
Circle Time: Children from birth to 3
years old and their caregivers can enjoy stories,
songs, and fi nger plays while spending
time with other toddlers. Limit of 15 children
with their caregivers. Craft included. Every
Tuesday from 11 to 11:45 a.m.
Play-Doh Time: Have fun exploring sensory
dough as well as making your own creations
with Playdough by kneading, rolling
and molding it! Ages 2 to 5. Playdough does
contain wheat products. Every Thursday at
11 a.m.
Read & Play: Children from birth to 3
years old and caregivers can take part in
wonderful stories, discover amazing toys,
and meet new friends in this fun, informal
program. Limit of 15 children with their caregivers.
Every Friday from 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Craft-A-Way: Drop in and participate in
creating projects related to a theme or holiday.
Ages 2 to 5. Friday, June 14, at 11:30
a.m.
Summer Reading Kick-off: Robot 101:
From ancient automatons to present day
nano-bots to futuristic droids, we learn about
the long history of robots in fairy tales, science
fi ction stories, manga, comics, toys
and big budget fi lms. After some history and
basic drawing lessons, participants will learn
how to design their own droid. Wednesday,
June 19, at 3 p.m.
After School Lounge: Come to the library
after school for a chance to get a head start
on your homework before unwinding online!
Monday through Thursday from 3 to 4:30
p.m.
Friday Afternoon Activities: On Fridays,
at 3 p.m., a series of special activities to
celebrate the beginning of the weekend
is planned: June 7, Personal Pride Flags;
June 14, Wii and Board Games; June 21,
Quilting Party; and June 28, Wii and Board
Games.
ACC Adoption Van: Saturday, June 8 at
noon.
Mensa Mondays: Doing puzzles has
been linked to improved memory, better
problem-solving skills, and even lower stress
levels. Let the library help you work off those
Monday blues by providing you with riddles,
crosswords, word searches, and number
puzzles to train your brain! Every Monday
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
City Island Scrabble Club: If you’re looking
for some friendly competition, then join
our Scrabble Club! Come in and fl ex your vocabulary
muscles. Note: Limited to 12 participants,
registration required. Thursday, June
13 and 27, at 1 p.m.
City Island Book Club: Call or stop by the
branch for more information. Monday, June
3 and 17 at 5 p.m.
The Island Writers: This is a group for all
who are interested in writing professionally
or personally. All are welcome, so come join
in on the literary fun. Every Tuesday from 1
to 2:30 p.m.
One-on-One: Computer, Tablet, and Resume
Instruction: Stop in, or call to make an
appointment for one hour of personalized
instruction that addresses your questions
and concerns. Computers are available for
instructional use. Registration required.
Saturday Afternoon Movies: Feature
movie titles, varying in length, at 1 p.m.: June
1, Operation Finale; June 8, Same Kind of
Different As Me; June 15, Geostorm; June
22, Baywatch; and June 29, Venom.
Some programs require advance registration,
which can be done in person, or by
phone. All programs are free.
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