This Weekend: Summer Bliss

Posted in Programs and Events on June 26 2015, by Lansing Moore

The weekend is upon us again! And NYBG’s weekend programming is back this Saturday and Sunday with live dance and film screenings for FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life—alongside our Octavio Paz Poetry Walk.

Don’t forget to take advantage of our Frida Mobile Guide, accessible on all smartphones, for more interactive information about the exhibition, as well as our Frida Selfie generator. Read on for the full schedule of weekend programs, and check out What’s Wonderful in Summer at NYBG!

Saturday, June 27

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.

Forest Tour – 12:30 & 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.

Live Music and Dance – 1 p.m. Ross Hall; 2–4 p.m. Garden Grounds
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Take a journey through Mexico with traditional dancing featuring Calpulli Danza Mexicana. After their indoor set, see them perform throughout the Garden.

¡Cámara, Acción! Mexican Film Series – 3 p.m.
In Ross Hall
Every Saturday at 3 p.m., experience Frida Kahlo on the big screen with the Academy Award-winning film Frida, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek. On Sundays, a revolving series of compelling documentaries, shorts, and features takes you inside the vibrant culture of Mexico today, presented in partnership with Cinema Tropical.

Today’s Feature: FRIDA (Julie Taymor, USA, 2002, 123 min. Rated R) (English)
Frida chronicles the life Frida Kahlo shared unflinchingly and openly with Diego Rivera as the young couple took the art world by storm. Frida Kahlo lived a bold and uncompromising life as a political, artistic, and sexual revolutionary.

Ross Conifer Arboretum Tour – 4 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
The Arthur and Janet Ross Conifer Arboretum is a historic, 15-acre collection of towering pines, elegant spruces, and mountain firs from around the world. These irreplaceable trees were among the first planted at the Garden, some as far back as the early 1900s. Join an expertly trained Guide for a tour of these exquisite specimens.

Sunday, June 28

Native Plant Garden Tour – 12:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Join a tour guide for an insider’s view of the newly designed Native Plant Garden. Enjoy a mosaic of nearly 100,000 native trees, wildflowers, ferns and grasses designed to flourish in every season.

Live Music and Dance – 1 p.m. Ross Hall; 2–4 p.m. Garden Grounds
Part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Take a journey through Mexico with traditional dancing featuring Calpulli Danza Mexicana. After their indoor set, see them perform throughout the Garden.

¡Cámara, Acción! Mexican Film Series – 3 p.m.
In Ross Hall
Experience on the big screen a revolving series of compelling documentaries, shorts, and features takes you inside the vibrant culture of Mexico today, presented in partnership with Cinema Tropical.

Today’s Feature: Volando Bajo/Flying Low (Beto Gomez, Mexico, 2014, 96 minutes)
Flying Low pays tribute to the popular and over-the-top Mexican cinema of the 70’s and 80’s. The fiction film follows the Chuyín Venegas and Cornelio Barraza, who were the biggest stars of popular music and cinema of their time. After a decade of musical stardom “The Goldfinches of Rosarito,” parted ways. Now living in a mansion in Paris, Chuyín is launching a new album and international tour. But loneliness and ghosts from the past will make him change plans. He returns to the seaside village where he and Cornelius met as children for a last musical adventure. This film has been hailed as the Mexican This Is Spinal Tap, and also praised for its nostalgic and intimate tone that goes beyond the mere jokes to serve as a tribute to the Mexican B-movies and popular music of the 70’s and 80’s.

Ongoing Children’s Programs

Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens – 1:30 p.m.–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.

Dig! Plant! Grow! Scent-sational Herbs – 1:30–6 p.m.
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
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.
A part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
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 – 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
A part of FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life
Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
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.