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Hibernators Ball Saturday & Sunday, January 22 & 23 Put on your PJs, pack up your teddy bear and head over to Wave Hill! In the morning, make an animal mask at the Family Art Project and hear tales of hibernating creatures. Later in the day, enjoy a sleepy cocoa concoction to help you nap through the rest of the winter. Then put on your mask and waltz with music-maker extraordinaire Jody Kruskal. A stop in The Shop at Wave Hill rounds off the day with some cozy gifts that'll be sure to make you want to cuddle up. Admission to the grounds is free all weekend, thanks to the generous support of Target. View Family Programs Online Horticultural Lecture John A. Gwynne & Mikel Folcarelli: The Rakes' Progress: The Evolution of a Garden Wednesday, January 19 John Gwynne, a Harvard-trained landscape architect, and Mikel Folcarelli, a sculptor and global head of visual identity for Façonnable, trace the stages in developing their own garden in coastal Rhode Island, beginning with fiendish plant collecting, then designing the space and learning to better grow plants there, and now starting to develop a wild meadow garden with native flora. All horticultural lectures take place at the New York School of Interior Design in Manhattan. View Horticultural Lectures Online Purchase Lecture Tickets Online Art & Literary Workshops Nature Photography—The Winter Landscape Wednesdays, January 5, 12, 19 & 26 Behold the striking landscape and extraordinary light of winter, with nature photographer Benjamin Swett. This 4-week intensive explores creative techniques through demonstrations, outdoor shooting assignments and critiques. View Art Workshops Online Register Online Memoir Writing Tuesdays, January 11, 18 & 25; Continues in February Like a garden, our life stories are richly textured and vividly colored. Wave Hill is the perfect place for these stories to unfold. Through class readings, sharing your work and constructive feedback, celebrate your personal history with writing coach and former New York Times editor Joan Motyka. View Literary Programs Online Register Online Beginning Beekeeping Workshop Saturday, January 29 Share the joys and challenges of urban beekeeping with Bronx beekeepers Roger Repohl and Sara Katz. Learn what you need in order to start a hive—including equipment, start-up costs and where to obtain bees—and to help you decide if urban beekeeping is for you. View Beekeeping Programs Online Register Online Discovery Walks Sundays, January 9 & 23 These naturalist-led walks invite families to enjoy spending time together outdoors. As the winter landscape opens up, Wave Hill's vistas and woodlands become the perfect destination for bird-watching. Recent sightings include bald eagles, red-tailed hawks and a baby falcon! Ideal for ages five and older and their adult companions. View Nature Walks Online   Target Free Days Target sponsors free Tuesday and Saturday morning admission to Wave Hill, providing public access to the arts in our community. Free Winter Weekday Parking Wave Hill Members receive free onsite parking weekdays throughout the months of January, February and March. And, as always, all visitors receive free onsite parking when they spend $40 or more in The Shop at Wave Hill. Become a Member Winter Workspace This winter Glyndor Gallery will again be transformed into studios for artists, representing an array of artistic practice. Artists will be in residence over two, six-week sessions, drawing inspiration from Wave Hill's gardens and unique natural setting. Public programs kick off with a Knitting Workshop on Saturday, January 29. Workspace artist Ruth Marshall leads a workshop that teaches knitters to create designs from life working with multiple yarns and colors. By studying Marshall's animal photos, participants design and knit a four-inch swatch. Winter workspace programs continue in February and March, including tours, workshops and open studio days. View Upcoming Visual Arts Programs View Visual Arts Online Nature's Palette: Selections from Wave Hill's Art Workshops Wave Hill House radiates with a selection of the outstanding work produced in our year-round art workshops for adults and families. View Visual Arts Online Blooming in January Succulent & Tropical Greenhouses: aloes, echeverias & orchids Palm House: camellias, Mexican flame vine & South African bulbs On the Grounds: fruits of idesia, beautyberry & winterberry View Gardens Online Plant of the Month Vriesea spp.: Many hybrids of this evergreen, epiphytic bromeliad have been cultivated for their spectacular flower spikes. Cultivars also exhibit an attractive variety of color and banding in their foliage rosettes. Vrieseas are native to Central and South America and can be seen this month in the Tropical House at Wave Hill. View Plant Database View Full January Calendar Photo: Dan Willner 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 landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts. 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