Este Fin de Semana: FRIDA KAHLO Opening Weekend Celebration!

Posted in Programs and Events on May 15 2015, by Lansing Moore

This weekend you’re invited to join NYBG for the Opening Weekend Celebration of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life! Enter Frida’s world with live music, family activities, film screenings, and delicious dining options—all during the height of the Garden’s seasonal spring beauty. The Azalea Garden is at peak color, with the herbaceous peonies displaying their own vibrant hues. So spend this weekend at the Garden, and enhance your experience with our new mobile guide (must be on mobile) for FRIDA KAHLO, created with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies. So read on for the complete schedule of special programs, events, and tours this weekend!

Saturday, May 16

Textile Demonstrations: Women Artisans from Chiapas and Oaxaca – 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Women artisans from Chiapas and Oaxaca demonstrate their age-old techniques in weaving and embroidery. Using the backstrap loom, these textile artists evoke ancient motifs with natural dyes, striking a beautiful balance between traditional and contemporary.

Bird Walk – 11 a.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center.
The diverse habitats of the Botanical Garden offer visitors a chance to see dozens of species of birds throughout the year. Bring your binoculars and walk the Garden grounds with an expert to learn about bird-friendly habitats, migrating species, and birds that make a permanent home at the Garden.

Ladies’ Border Tour w/ ASL interpreter – 12:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Cradled in the protection of the Conservatory is a 260-foot-long experiment known as the Ladies’ Border. Join us for a closer look of this southern-facing garden where unusual half-hardy plants not normally grown in New York get a chance to prove their worth on ”foreign soil.”

Forest Tour – 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool in the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Experience the beauty of the Garden’s 50-acre Thain Family Forest on this one-hour walking tour with an expertly trained Guide. You’ll learn facts about the trees, history, geology, and ecology of this original, uncut woodland.

¡Cámara, Acción! Mexican Film Series – 3 p.m.
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
The experience of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life continues each weekend with a film series that includes the Academy Award-winning Frida, which immerses you in the life and times of Frida Kahlo every Saturday, and a revolving series of documentaries and shorts on Sundays, presented in partnership with Cinema Tropical.

Frida al Fresco Evening – 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Enjoy these festive evenings out at the Garden by experiencing FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life after hours. Stroll through Kahlo’s beloved Casa Azul reimagined in the Conservatory, see rare works in the Art Gallery—and then transport yourself to Mexico without leaving New York via live music performances, Kahlo-inspired items from Shop in the Garden, an outdoor C antina, and delicious Mexican fare inspired by Kahlo’s own recipes, all enjoyed with a complimentary Modelo Especial draft cerveza or Jose Cuervo Tradicional margarita.

Evening Performers: Mariachi Flor de Toloache
Fresh, edgy, and versatile, New York’s “first and only established female mariachi band” is a melting pot of musical styles and cultural roots—with members hailing from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Germany, Cuba, and the U.S. Featured on NBC, Univision, NPR, The New York Times, and The New Yorker, the ensemble has performed everywhere from the NYC subways to the Blue Note and The Kennedy Center, and on cultural tours of Spain and India. Their vibrant music has bite and sweetness, befitting the name Toloache, a poisonous night flower long used in Mexican love potions.

Sunday, May 17

Textile Demonstrations: Women Artisans from Chiapas and Oaxaca – 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Women artisans from Chiapas and Oaxaca demonstrate their age-old techniques in weaving and embroidery. Using the backstrap loom, these textile artists evoke ancient motifs with natural dyes, striking a beautiful balance between traditional and contemporary.

Conservatory Tour – 12:30 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Explore the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, an acre of plants under glass, with one of the Garden’s Guides. Take an eco-tour around the world through 11 distinct habitats, including two types of rain forest, deserts of the Americas and of Africa, and aquatic and carnivorous plant displays.

Garden Highlights Tour – 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Sights and scents flourish across the 250 acres of the Botanical Garden. Join a Garden Guide for a walking tour featuring highlights of the gardens and plant collections.

¡Cámara, Acción! Mexican Film Series – 3 p.m.
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
The experience of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life continues each weekend with a film series that includes the Academy Award-winning Frida, which immerses you in the life and times of Frida Kahlo every Saturday, and a revolving series of documentaries and shorts on Sundays, presented in partnership with Cinema Tropical.

Ongoing Children’s Programs

Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens – 1:30–6 p.m.
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
Garden beds are filled with plants featured in the favorite recipes of the chefs from Mario Batali’s restaurants. Kids can explore the gardens to solve Mario’s Menu Mystery game.

Spring Fun! – 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
Watch the Garden’s plants and animals wake up from winter with buds bursting, birds nesting, and seeds sprouting. Investigate the ways that nature signals spring and help our feathered friends build their nests with special nesting bags to take back to your neighborhood.

Dig! Plant! Grow! Salad Days – 1:30–6 p.m.
Plants and imaginations grow at the Howell Family Garden, where kids are allowed!—no, encouraged!—to play in the dirt. Display gardens, such as the Global Gardens and the Bean Tunnel or Salad Bowl, and daily interactive gardening activities delight and inspire. Drop-in activities end at 5:30 p.m.

Cooking with Frida – 2 & 4 p.m.
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Hands-on activities in the Edible Academy’s Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden bring together children and their families to experience the colors, textures, smells, and tastes of Frida Kahlo’s Mexican kitchen. Cooking demonstrations feature recipes inspired by those Frida served to family and friends, using nutritious, garden-based ingredients. Visitors can explore and tend to the plant staples of Mexican cuisine growing throughout the Family Garden: beans, tomatoes, peppers, chiles, herbs, and more!

Frida’s Flora and Fauna
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Visit the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden to experience the inspiration Frida Kahlo found in the natural world that can be seen and appreciated in her artwork. Throughout the Adventure Garden investigate plants and animals growing and living in New York City, using your senses as well as scientific tools to discover your own creative muse.