Wave Hill Garden Highlights Walk
Upcoming Wave Hill program and
events include: Friday, December 28;
Saturday, December 29; Sunday, December
30: Holiday Tea at Wave Hill:
Start your own holiday tradition with
a luxurious afternoon tea in historic
Wave Hill House. Pair it with a stroll
through Wave Hill’s stunning winter
gardens for a splendid, quiet celebration
of the season. Afternoon Tea $36;
High Tea $45. Wave Hill Members save
10%. Reservations at least 24 hours in
advance, by calling (718) 549-3200, ext.
395 or emailing wavehillreservations@
greatperformances.com.
Sunday, December 30: Garden and
Conservatory Highlights Walk: Join a
Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hourlong
tour of seasonal garden highlights.
Free with admission to the grounds.
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
magnifi cent views, and to explore human
connections to the natural world
through programs in horticulture, education
and the arts.
Wave Hill is open all year, Tuesday
through Sunday and many major holidays:
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. November 1
to March 14. Closes 5:30 p.m., starting
March 15. Admission is $10 adults, $6
students and seniors 65+, $4 children
6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings
until noon. Free to Wave Hill members
and children under 6. 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 roundtrip
rail far and discount admission to
the gardens. More at http://mta.info/
mnr/html/getaways/outbound_wavehill.
htm
Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports
you to and from the front gate
and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as
well as the W. 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.
Wave HIll is located at 675 W. 252nd
Street. For further information call
(718) 549-3200. Wave Hill January Garden Highlights Walk. Photo courtesy of Wave Hill
S herbee Antiques Est. 1940
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, D 74 ECEMBER 21-27, 2018 BTR
Bronx Rising!
Parranda con Paranda
This year, the Bronx Music Heritage
Center’s annual Puerto Rican & Garifuna
Holiday Celebration will celebrate
French-infl uenced genres in the Caribbean,
such as “la danza” from Puerto
Rico and the “quadrille” as practiced
among Garifuna communities.
The event, hosted by WHEDco and
the Bronx Music Heritage Center, will
feature music by Matthew Gonzalez,
James Lovell, Jose Rivera, Jorge
Vazquez, Andy Ordoñez, Bryan Vargas,
and Nelson Seda. Puerto Rican
danza will be performed by Danza Fiesta;
Garifuna quadrille choreography
by Mariano Martinez.
The Bronx Music Center is located
at 1303 Louis Niñé Boulevard. Parking
accessible. Admission is $7; $5 for students
and seniors; free for kids 12 and
under, as well as residents of the Intervale
Green affordable housing development.
WHEDco’s Bronx Music Heritage
Center (BMHC) is a performance and
community space designed to showcase
and amplify the Bronx’s rich musical
legacy. Envisioned as a “lab” space,
the BMHC encourages artists and community
members to gather, participate
in performances, and express their vi-
sion for this cultural facility. In less
than fi ve years, the BMHC has hosted
more than 400 events for nearly 14,000
attendees. In 2019-2020, the BMHC will
move to its permanent location in the
Bronx Music Hall at Bronx Commons,
WHEDco’s third and largest mixed
use development, which broke ground
in 2017. The Bronx Music Hall will be
a state-of-the art venue where Bronx
residents and visitors from around the
city and the world can explore Bronx
music history and appreciate its lasting
legacy and contributions to today’s
popular music, and actively participate
in music and art making. For more information,
visit www.thisisbronxmusic.
org.
WHEDco is a community development
organization founded 25 years
ago on the radically simple idea that all
people deserve healthy, vibrant communities.
WHEDco’s mission is to give the
South Bronx access to all the resources
that create thriving neighborhoods –
from sustainable, affordable homes,
high-quality early education and afterschool
programs, to fresh, healthy food,
cultural programming, and economic
opportunity. For more info, visit www.
whedco.org.
POT of GOLD
Sherbee Antiques is a family-owned business that has been
serving the tri-state area for over 60 years.
We buy from the full contents of homes and estates
to single items. We specialize in high-end goods such as
antiques, art, fi ne porcelain, lighting, bronzes and sculptures.
We have particular interest in fi ne jewelry, timepieces,
diamonds, gold and silver.
If you call we will come to you, free of charge, and evaluate
what you are selling. We know the value of your possessions
and are willing to pay top dollar on the spot. Please feel free
to call seven days a week for a free same day consultation.
You may be sitting on a large fortune.
Call Sherbee Antiques. They’ll tell you how much.
CALL TODAY 917-748-7622 OR 718-762-7448
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