New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, D 50 ECEMBER 20-26, 2019 BTR
The New York Botanical Garden will present its annual Holiday Train Show through Sunday,
January 26, 2020. Photo courtesy of the New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden,
2900 Southern Boulevard, will offer
the following programs and events:
Holiday Train Show®: The New
York Botanical Garden’s Holiday
Train Show® showcases Central
Park—the most popular urban park
in America—in the 28th year of this
much-loved holiday event. Visitors are
transported to a miniature metropolis
as model trains zip through an enchanting
display of more than 175 New
York landmarks, each re-created from
natural materials such as birch bark,
lotus pods, acorns, and cinnamon
sticks. The Holiday Train Show runs
through Sunday, January 26, 2020.
This year, the Holiday Train Show
is presented in an immersive indoor
winter wonderland adjacent to the
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as the
Conservatory’s palm dome undergoes
restoration, part of the routine maintenance
and operations of the Botanical
Garden’s facilities. The spacious,
climatecontrolled exhibition space is
located on the Conservatory Lawn.
Bar Car Nights: December 20, 21,
27, and 28, 2019; January 3, 4, 11, and
18, 2020; 7 to 10:30 p.m.: All aboard
for adults-only nights at the Holiday
Train Show®! On these nights exclusively
for adults 21 and over, the wintry
landscape of NYBG sets the scene
for festive outdoor adventures, with
an afterdark viewing of the Holiday
Train Show® as the centerpiece. Purchase
a spiked hot chocolate and grab
a bite from the Bronx Night Market
Holiday Pop-up, then set out to explore
the night’s offerings. Warm up around
our handcrafted fi re pits and feel the
joy of the season with artistic ice carving,
festive performers, dueling piano
sing-alongs, and DJ sets curated by
Uptown Vinyl Supreme. Non-members
$38, garden members $28 (adults 21
and over).
Evergreen Express: Saturdays,
through January 26, 2020: Guided Activities:
Weekdays 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.,
Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure
Garden: Get on board for train-inspired
fun in our Adventure Garden.
Pretend to ride the rails, hike winter
trails to discover evergreen trees and
shrubs, and put on a winter woodland
puppet show. Afternoons and weekends
bring even more fun with botanical
crafts and sing-alongs. Everett
Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day
Exploration. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure
Garden: hildren of all ages can explore
the wonders of science and nature in
our outdoor 12-acre garden. Climb the
boulders and view the landscape below
from your high perch, dash through
Beth’s Maze, and check out the cattails
and lily pads at Habitat Hub. Sounds of
the Season Performances. Saturdays
and Sundays, January 1, 2019; December
23, 24, 26, 27, 30, and 31, 2019; 1, 2,
and 3 p.m.
Carols, pop hits, and instrumentals
of the season fi ll the air during special
performances by an eclectic lineup of
musicians.
Holiday Favorites Film Festival:
December 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, and
29; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Enjoy your favorite
holiday movies at Ross Hall—on
the big screen—featuring a rotating
selection of classics for kids and adults
alike.
December 21, Trolls Holiday; December
22m ‘Tis the Season to Be
Smurfy; December 23, Merry Madagascar;
December 24m Nutcracker and
the Four Realms; December 26, Shrek
the Halls; December 27, Penguins; December
28m Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Special; and December 29, Chuggington
For more information, please call
(718) 817-8700 or visit nybg.org.
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The New York Yankees Community
Council will provide a $750.00
stipend to fi ve deserving students
nominated by Community Board 10 to
receive the Youth Leadership Award.
Applicants must have performed 50
hours of leadership/volunteer work as
a tutor, mentor, community unity developer,
and/or as an advocate against
violence or substance abuse in their
community.
CB 10 is seeking high school seniors
who reside in the CB 10 service
area and meet the service requirements
above.
Applicants should complete and
submit an application with a resume
stating the applicant’s: name, address,
education, voluntary and/or extracurricular
activities, work experience,
awards, etc., to CB 10 via mail, email
(bx10@cb.nyc.gov), or by hand (3165
East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, New
York 10461), by Wednesday, January
22, 2020, at 5 p.m.
Application forms can be downloaded
from the board website, www.
nyc.gov/bronxcb10, under Announcements,
or requested by contacting the
board offi ce at (718) 892 1161.
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Stop by picturesque City Island and
enjoy the exciting programs offered at
the PSS City Island Center, which is
located at 116 City Island Avenue, Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Experience the exercise classes
from gentle Yoga Stretch, Balance
Class, Arthritis Workshop and Tai
Chi as well as the vigorous Fit For Life
and Cardio Fit. They also offer acrylic
painting, calligraphy, health presentations,
blood pressure monitoring, gardening
exchange, singing group and
parties. Lunch is served from noon to
1 p.m. suggested donation is $2. The
center participants go on shopping
trips every day; i.e. Shop Rite, Dollar
Tree, Target, Kmart, as well as theatre
excursions, special trips, special luncheons
and more. It’s free to become
a member, but you must be 60 years of
age or above.
Special Events: New Zumba class
Fridays at 9:15 a.m., starting December
27; Financial Education Workshops:
Money Made Simple, coming in
January on Fridays at 1 p.m., starting
January 24.
For more information contact
Patty at (718) 885-0727 or email pattis@
pssusa.org for their monthly calendar.
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Do you need help getting to and
from your medical appointments?
Transportation services are available
to seniors Monday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., in community districts
9, 10, 11 and 12. The program provides
door-to-door service for all medical appointments.
Their drivers are courteous
and professional; and their vehicles
are clean and handicap accessible,
including wheelchair lifts.
For further information, contact
Mildred Cardona, program director
of the R.A.I.N. Transportation Program,
at (718) 882-8513.
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Nicholas Rogalewski ’20 is the fi rst
recipient of the Con Edison Endowed
Scholarship, which was initially announced
at the 2019 De La Salle Medal
Dinner by John McAvoy ’80, chairman
and CEO of Con Edison.
Rogalewski is majoring in electrical
engineering with a minor in mathematics
at Manhattan College. A native
of the Bronx, Rogalewski has earned
a spot on the dean’s list fi ve times and
is a member of the Epsilon Sigma Pi
honor society.
During the summer of 2019,
Rogalewski interned at the Hudson
Yards project on the West Side of Manhattan
and worked at Bed Bath & Beyond
during his fi rst three years of college.
The $5,000 scholarship has been established
through Con Edison to provide
support, based on fi nancial need,
for undergraduate students who major
in a fi eld of science, technology, engineering
or mathematics.
The Con Edison Scholars Network
is designed to continue supporting the
development of a diverse technical career
pipeline. All of Con Edison’s scholarship
recipients are invited to a welcome
reception and will be invited to
professional development workshops
with Con Edison employee mentors
to talk about topics such as fostering
workplace relationships, networking
and building a strong LinkedIn presence.
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The New York State Education
Department (NYSED) has granted
Bronx Children’s Museum’s request
to be an Approved Sponsor of Continuing
Teacher and Leader Education
(CTLE).
All professional classroom teachers,
school leaders and Level III teaching
assistants practicing in a NYS
public or non-public school, special act
district or BOCES in New York State
are required to fulfi ll 100 hours of
CTLE during every fi ve-year registration
period. Bronx Children’s Museum
is now certifi ed to conduct workshops
and classes that count towards that
100-hour requirement.
Bronx Children’s Museum has
been hosting non-accredited professional
development sessions for educators
since 2012. Already reaching more
than 350 Bronx teachers, the Museum
has gained a successful following for
sessions with themes that include inquiry
based teaching, object-based
learning, and nature play.
The museum will hold its fi rst accredited
workshop for early-childhood
educators in March hosted by Hostos
Community College. Presented
in partnership with WNET/Channel
Thirteen, the workshop will focus on
providing teachers with strategic tools
to engage children in interdisciplinary
learning. For details and more information
about registering for the workshop,
contact Nicole Wallace, STEAM
and External Affairs director, at nicole@
bronxchildrensmuseum.org.
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