Ongoing Programs

Nature exhibit

The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, located at 4450 Fieldston Road, is hosting an art and nature exhibit Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The artist, Aija Sears, has participated in other events in Riverdale as well as at the Bronx Botanical Garden. The exhibit is made up of botanical art, photographs and collages with a natural theme.

The exhibit is open to the public.

For more information, call 718-548-4445.

Gardening talks

Wave Hill is holding a series of gardening lectures at the New York School of Interior Design, located at 170 East 70th Street in Manhattan. The first is set for Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m.

The lecture will be given by Patrick Cullina, vice-president of horticulture and operations for Friends of the High Line.

The lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 24, will be given by Stephen Orr, a writer, editor and self-taught gardener Stephen Orr who focuses on a new approach to landscaping.

On Wednesday, March 17, writer, editor and consultant Dominique Browning will share musings and readings: Her third book, Slow Love, will be published in the spring of 2010.

Tickets cost $48 for the series for Wave Hill members and students and $60 for general admission. Individual lectures are $20 for members and students; $25 for general admission. Reservations are recommended and can be made online at www.wavehill. org, or call 718-549-3200.

Garden walk

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, will host garden and conservatory walks on Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. from Monday, Jan. 4 through Feb. 28.

All walks should meet in the Perkins Visitor Center and during winter months the tours include the Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory.

For more information, call 718-549-3200.

Coat drive

Atria Riverdale, located at 3718 Henry Hudson Parkway, is collecting coats for the annual New York Cares Coat Drive through the end of the year.

Gently used coats will be collected in the lobby. Receipts are available during working hours.

Winter classes

Registration for the winter session of classes at the Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave., will be open Monday, Dec. 14 to Saturday, Jan. 23 for currently enrolled students, and Monday, Jan. 4 to Saturday, Jan. 23 for new students.

The center is open Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4:30 p.m.

For new students, classes cost $75 weekly for a 10-week class or two classes for a discounted rate of $125. At the end of the semester, students will receive a 30 percent rebate for the next semester’s registration fee. Adult classes cost $100 for one class a week for eight weeks, with a 25 percent rebate that can be applied to the next semester.

For more information, call 718-589-5819 ext. 15 or go to www.bronxriverart.org.

Train show

The Bronx Botanical Garden, at Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, will exhibit a train show through Sunday, Jan. 10.

The show has replicas of skyscrapers, museums, mansions, brownstones, bridges and famous New York structures — all crafted with leaves, twigs, bark, berries, pods, pinecones and other plant materials.

More than 100 of the replicas in the Garden’s collection will be on display. New this year is a reincarnation of the original Pennsylvania Station and a rendition of the Madison Avenue Brooks Brothers flagship (featuring beech and pinecone columns and juniper cone trim.)

Hours for the show are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. It will be closed Friday, Dec. 25 and at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 24. There will be extended hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on select Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays over the holidays.

For more information, call 718-817-8616/8659 or e-mail mmanning@nybg.org.

This is part of the December 24, 2009 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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