This Weekend: On the Final Stretch
Posted in Programs and Events on August 30 2013, by Matt Newman
For the last few months, Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World has awed thousands of visitors with its exotic medicinal specimens, ancient botanical texts, and unique tasting experiences. We’ve watched The Italian Renaissance Garden shift with the days as the species in the Conservatory have cycled through. And after dark, we’ve lit up the night with Cocktail Evenings & Summer Concerts. But even with a little under two weeks to go on the exhibition schedule, we’re still not winding down!
This being the penultimate weekend for Wild Medicine, it’s all too fitting that it lands on a holiday. So we’re stretching the weekend straight into Labor Day Monday with a packed schedule of Conservatory tours, family-friendly jaunts through the music and dance of the Renaissance, and casual home gardening demonstrations to pique your palate.
With only a short time left ahead of the September 8 curtain call, we’re also readying for our closing presentation, a long-awaited lecture by NYBG ethnobotanist and Wild Medicine curator Dr. Michael Balick. On Saturday, September 7, Dr. Balick’s Ancient Wisdom and Modern Medicine opens a door to the relationships between plants, people, and culture, a core theme of our exhibition and a study he’s pursued in locales around the world. Tickets to this exclusive event are limited, so it’s best if you register sooner rather than later.
Again, we’re opening our gates for this special holiday Monday and we’re just 20 minutes from Grand Central. Don’t miss out on the closing window to see one of the most celebrated NYC exhibitions of the summer!
Saturday, August 31
Commedia dell’Arte for Children – 12 – 4 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden’s Discovery Center Plaza
Join The New York Baroque Dance Company and experience life in the Renaissance through music, dance, and commedia dell’arte with characters of the period.
- Commedia dell’Arte Pantomime – 12 & 2 p.m.
- Renaissance Dance Lesson: “The Washerwoman” – 1 & 3 p.m.
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance – 1 and 3 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by members of The New York Baroque Dance Company.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Herbal Vinegars and Teas – 2 p.m.
In the Perennial Garden
Join us to explore how herbs can be used to make tasty vinegars and soothing teas.
Sunday, September 1
Commedia dell’Arte for Children – 12 – 4 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden’s Discovery Center Plaza
Join The New York Baroque Dance Company and experience life in the Renaissance through music, dance, and commedia dell’arte with characters of the period.
- Commedia dell’Arte Pantomime – 12 & 2 p.m.
- Renaissance Dance Lesson: “The Washerwoman” – 1 & 3 p.m.
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance – 1 and 3 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by members of The New York Baroque Dance Company.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Herbal Vinegars and Teas – 2 p.m.
In the Perennial Garden
Join us to explore how herbs can be used to make tasty vinegars and soothing teas.
Monday, September 2
Commedia dell’Arte for Children – 12 – 4 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden’s Discovery Center Plaza
Join The New York Baroque Dance Company and experience life in the Renaissance through music, dance, and commedia dell’arte with characters of the period.
- Commedia dell’Arte Pantomime – 12 & 2 p.m.
- Renaissance Dance Lesson: “The Washerwoman” – 1 & 3 p.m.
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance – 1 & 3 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by members of The New York Baroque Dance Company.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Herbal Vinegars and Teas–2 p.m.
In the Perennial Garden
Join us to explore how herbs can be used to make tasty vinegars and soothing teas.
Ongoing Children’s Programs
Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
April 6 – October 11, 2013; 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Kids can explore with Mario’s Menu Mystery game, featuring favorite vegetables and herbs from nine of his restaurants’ kitchens, including Otto and Del Posto.
Included in any All-Garden Pass.
Cooking Demonstrations
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, at the Whole Foods Market® Family Garden Kitchen
May 11 – October 11, 2013: Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays: 2 & 4 p.m.
From late spring into early fall, learn to cook up flavorful new recipes using garden-fresh ingredients, twice a day on Wednesdays and weekends in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden.
Pollinator Pals: Bees and Butterflies
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
August 20 – October 11, 2013; 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
The Family Garden is buzzing in late summer! Join us to learn about important pollinators: our honeybees and the monarch butterflies passing us by on their way to Mexico. Get buzzy doing the honeybee dance, observe up-close the workings of a beehive, and sample honey from different nectar sources. Meander through our meadow to find the beautiful monarchs’ favorite snack-spots for fueling up before their long flight. Plants and imaginations grow at the Family Garden, where kids are allowed–no, encouraged!–to play in the dirt.
