Events Calendar
Light in Winter
November–February
Inspired by winter traditions from around the globe, Light in Winter offers enlivening activities including bird walks, seasonal garden tours, winter yoga, children’s workshops, culinary classes for adults, and a four-day festival inspired by Swedish winter customs—all of which will foster community and fellowship in a sometimes solitary season.
Exhibits
Visions of Nature 2013: Classes at the Garden
Saturday, February 2–Saturday, March 2
Artist Reception: Sunday, February 3 | 2–4 p.m.
This exhibition features the work of the talented artists who participated as students and teachers in BBG’s Continuing Education art classes in 2012.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
1 p.m. –2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
1 p.m. –2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Workshop
Winter Yoga
November 4, December 2, January 6, February 10
3 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Sarah Schumann, owner of Prospect Heights’ Shambhala Yoga and Dance Center, will lead a class that emphasizes warming and opening the body through yoga postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama) and guided meditation.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
1 p.m. –2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Linnaean Libation League: Black, White, and Evergreen Ball
Saturday, February 16 | 7–10 p.m. (6–7 p.m. VIP reception)
Inspired by the colors and contrasts of the landscape—and Truman Capote’s legendary 1966 Black and White Ball at the Plaza Hotel—BBG’s Linnaean Libation League presents a soiree that channels the glamour of ’60s New York amid elegant textures and forms of the winter garden.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
1 p.m. –2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Monday, February 18, 2013
Discovery Workshop
February Break Discovery Days
February 18–20 | 10 a.m.–Noon
Children travel the world’s deserts and rainforests in the Steinhardt Conservatory, discover amazing plants through fun, hands-on activities, and pot up their own plant to bring home.
Please note that workshops on Thursday, February 21, and Friday, February 22, have been canceled due to changes in the New York City school calendar.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Discovery Workshop
February Break Discovery Days
February 18–20 | 10 a.m.–Noon
Children travel the world’s deserts and rainforests in the Steinhardt Conservatory, discover amazing plants through fun, hands-on activities, and pot up their own plant to bring home.
Please note that workshops on Thursday, February 21, and Friday, February 22, have been canceled due to changes in the New York City school calendar.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Discovery Workshop
February Break Discovery Days
February 18–20 | 10 a.m.–Noon
Children travel the world’s deserts and rainforests in the Steinhardt Conservatory, discover amazing plants through fun, hands-on activities, and pot up their own plant to bring home.
Please note that workshops on Thursday, February 21, and Friday, February 22, have been canceled due to changes in the New York City school calendar.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
1 p.m. –2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
1 p.m. –2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Monday, February 25, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Restoring the Past: A Gardener’s Journey to Re-create a Magical Garden
Tuesday, February 26 | 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium in the Visitor Center
Glyn Jones, garden and countryside manager of the renowned Hidcote Manor Garden, describes the restoration of this exquisite Arts and Crafts garden in the English Cotswolds.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
1 p.m. –2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Light in Winter
Inspired by winter traditions from around the globe, Light in Winter offers enlivening activities including bird walks, seasonal garden tours, winter yoga, children’s workshops, culinary classes for adults, and a four-day festival inspired by Swedish winter customs—all of which will foster community and fellowship in a sometimes solitary season.
Tour
Chase Away the Winter Blues
November 4, December 2, January 6, February 3, March 3
1 p.m.–2 p.m.
Join licensed psychotherapist and veteran BBG guide Lynne Spevack, LCSW, for this hour-long outdoor narrated walk series designed to relieve the winter doldrums.
Conservatory Highlights Tour
Sundays, January 6, February 3, and March 3 | 2:30 p.m.
Join a Garden Guide on a 45-minute family-friendly tour to see some of BBG’s most exquisite conservatory plants.
