THU, JUNE4 LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP BEGINS
Join artist Rachael Wren and explore how to mix colors, make composition choices and use your paint brush in new ways. Add in a walk through the exhibition in Glyndor Gallery and see how the 12 artists in the show use palette to express their awareness of nature at its most fierce. How does climate change alter your perspective of the landscape?Sessions include demonstrations, individual guidance and gentle critiques. All levels welcome. Limited supplies provided. $270/$210 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online wavehill.org or at the Perkins Visitor Center. Series continues, June 11, 18, 25, July 2 and 9.
ON THE GROUNDS, 10AM–1PM
SAT, JUNE 6 FAMILY ART PROJECT: WEATHER AND WASHES OUTDOORS 
Take your artistic spirit outdoors and notice the subtle and forceful changes occurring in nature. With visiting artist Angela Dufresne, currently exhibiting in Wrath–Force of Nature, this summer’s exhibition in Glyndor Gallery, capture what you see by combining mists of watercolor with stains, splashes and drips to make an atmospheric vision. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. A Wrath–Force of Nature event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SAT, JUNE 6 TAI CHI CHUAN
Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature. In this beginner-level class, Irving Yee, a member of the William CC Chen Tai Chi School, introduces students to the internal martial arts and promotes an awareness of its benefits. Session fee: $25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration online receives a $2 discount. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Membership card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11AM
SAT, JUNE 6 GARDEN WOODWORKING: BUILD A GARDEN TUTEUR 
Trellises perform double-duty by supporting rambling vines and serving as ornamental garden features. With master carpenter and Wave Hill Director of Facilities Frank Perrone as your guide, construct your own decorative “tuteur” (pyramidal trellis) to tame your rambunctious vines. No previous carpentry skills required. Space is limited. $60/$50 Member. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
MEET AT WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–4PM
SAT, JUNE 6 COMMUNITY YOGA AT WAVE HILL
This summer, come out and enjoy a restorative session of yoga! Once a season, Wave Hill will offer a free drop-in wellness session for the Bronx and neighboring communities led by Yoga for Bliss founder and director Neem Dewji and other qualified instructors. All levels welcome. Limited number of mats available, so please bring your own. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
ON THE GROUNDS, 11AM–12:15PM
SUN, JUNE 7 FAMILY ART PROJECT: WEATHER AND WASHES OUTDOORS
Take your artistic spirit outdoors and notice the subtle and forceful changes occurring in nature. With visiting artist Angela Dufresne, currently exhibiting in Wrath–Force of Nature, this summer’s exhibition in Glyndor Gallery, capture what you see by combining mists of watercolor with stains, splashes and drips to make an atmospheric vision. Free with admission to the grounds. A Wrath–Force of Nature event.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SUN, JUNE 7 HATHA YOGA
Reduce stress, increase your energy and bring strength and flexibility to mind, body and spirit with a yoga practice. Classes are led by Yoga for Bliss director Neem Dewji and other certified instructors. Ms. Dewji is certified in Hatha and Therapeutic Yoga from The Yoga for Health Foundation, England, and The Integral Yoga Institute, NYC. All levels welcome. Session fee: $25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration online receives a $2 discount. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Membership card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11:15AM
SUN, JUNE 7 MEDITATION
Let nature inspire you to find your center and reconnect with your true self using guided mindfulness and other meditation practices. Each session, led by Yoga for Bliss director Neem Dewji and other qualified instructors, includes instruction in simple techniques, followed by guided meditations. Sessions are held indoors. All levels welcome. Session fee, which includes admission to the grounds: $20/$10 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration online receives a $2 discount. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Membership card or a printed program registration form at the front gate.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11:45AM‒12:45PM
SUN, JUNE 7 GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM
SUN, JUNE 7 SUMMER EXHIBITIONS OPENING RECEPTION
Please join us to meet the artists featured in Wave Hill’s summer exhibitions. Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath–Force of Nature explores contemporary anxieties about the environment through painterly and sculptural depictions of natural disasters and their aftermath. This show gathers together a group of artists dedicated to picturing the unpredictability of the material world: Diane Burko, Brian Adam Douglas, Angela Dufresne, Julie Heffernan, Amer Kobaslija, Kent Monkman, Tameka Norris, Brian Novatny, David Opdyke, Anne Peabody, Jon Rappleye and Alexis Rockman. In the Sunroom Project Space, two exhibitions will open. Tamara Johnson is a deft sculptor who insinuates humor into the world of the everyday. At Wave Hill, she extends the iconic balustrade of the pergola on the Great Lawn into the Sun Porch. In the Sun Room, Eto Otitigbe draws on his background in polymedia to encourage viewers to see the landscape as an interactive experience. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2–4:30PM
MON, JUNE 8
Closed to the public
TUE, JUNE 9 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY: THE PHOTO BOOK
From personal albums to commercially published monographs, books provide an ideal way to organize and present a related group of photographs. Join photographer Benjamin Swett in this two-day intensive course and learn skills for creating and editing your own book. All skill levels welcome. $175/$135 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online at wavehill.org, or at the Perkins Visitor Center. This workshop concludes on Wednesday, June 10.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM–4PM
TUE, JUNE 9 GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
TUE, JUNE 9 CHAIR YOGA
Learn how to adapt traditional yoga poses while sitting or standing with the support of a chair. Outdoor classes combine stretching, strengthening and breathing techniques designed to relieve stress, calm the mind and increase mobility. Led by a member from the Yoga for Bliss team, chair yoga is suitable for all ages, fitness levels and physical conditions. $25/$15 Wave Hill Member. Program fee includes admission. Advance registration offered online only and includes a $2 discount. Drop-ins will be accommodated as space permits. All levels welcome. Classes held indoors during inclement weather.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2–3PM
TUE, JUNE 9 GALLERY TOUR
Join the Curatorial Fellow for a tour of current exhibitions. In the main gallery, Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath–Force of Nature explores contemporary anxieties about the environment through painterly and sculptural depictions of natural disasters and their aftermath. The Sunroom Project Space hosts two site-specific installations that integrate the outdoors into the architecture of Glyndor House. Tamara Johnson extends the balustrade of the pergola into the Sun Porch, while Eto Otitigbe’s installation in the Sunroom gives sculptural form to his experience of Wave Hill’s grounds. Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
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A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
HOURS Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM–5:30PM. Closes 4:30PM, November 1–March 14.
ADMISSION $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.
PROGRAM FEES Programs are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.
Visitors to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer. Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/getaways/outbound_wavehill.htm
DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.
Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.
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