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The Monet Print You Had In College Is Now The Subject Of TWO Exhibits
Photos: 28 Colorful Reasons To Go To The NYBG's Orchid Show
The New York Botanical Garden is inviting one and all to their annual orchid exhibition, which is in its tenth year, and is running now through April 22nd. This year they've enlisted the help from world renowned botanist Patrick Blanc, who has helped create "living walls" with his vertical garden design.
See Our Landmarks Made Out Of Twigs: NY Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show Is Back!
The annual Holiday Train Show extravaganza at the New York Botanical Garden has returned, showcasing model trains traversing replicas of New York City landmarks, which are all created out of plant materials, like leaves, twigs, bark, berries, seeds, pine cones, nuts, and pods. You'll see magical models of the Brooklyn Bridge, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Yankee Stadium, Penn Station, and more—including a TWA terminal that looks like it's been remade for a Hobbit village! New this year: The Artist’s Studio, which provides an insider’s look at how a structure destined for the Holiday Train Show is framed and begins taking shape through the addition of plant parts.
Once You Go Big Butt Ant Brittle, You Never Go Back
Eating bugs, so hot right now. Not only is the El Rey del Sabor purposely offering grasshoppers in their tacos this week, but on Friday the New York Botanical Garden is holding an entire event devoted to devouring creepy crawlies with tasty beers. Yum!
NY Botanical Garden Welcomes Four Great Pumpkins!
Last year, the New York Botanical Garden welcomed a 1,810 pound pumpkin from Wisconsin, and this year an even bigger pumpkin has arrived! Yesterday they unveiled a 1,818.5 pound pumpkin from Quebec, Canada, as well as three others. The 2nd runner up was a 1,807 pounder from Pennsylvania, then a 1,704 pounder from California, and another one from that state coming in at 1,693 pounds. (Based off of some quick math we did last year, one of these guys could probably make about 1,400 pumpkin pies!) They'll all be on display until the 30th, when presumably they have to go perform their duties as the Great Pumpkin, visiting pumpkin patches around the world:
Photos: Adorable Animals Keep Cool At NY Botanical Garden
Now that the worst of the heat wave seems to have passed, let's all take a moment to remember that we weren't the only ones sweating it out—our four-legged and two-winged friends were sweltering, too. Check out this gallery of some of the New York Botanical Garden's wildlife doing their darndest to chill out in the Bronx—did you know that birds can actually pant to keep cool? Whoa, nature. (And if you're a pet owner, here are some tips on how to keep your furry friends cool all summer.)
Brand-New Azalea Garden In Full Bloom At NYBG
Spring has officially sprung, and with it comes signs of life, in the form of colorful, fanciful flowers. Fresh off the success of this year's Orchid Show, The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is introducing a new, 11-acre permanent garden filled with some 3,000 azaleas and rhododendrons from around the world. A mile-long meander through a wooded path will get you up close and personal with the ornamental beauts, which are planted beneath ancient thousands of native oaks, tulip trees, and sweetgums.
The Bronx Is Blooming!
Amongst CNN's top 12 list of places to spot spring blooming: The Bronx. The New York Botanical Garden will be opening their Orchid Show: On Broadway on March 5th (running through April 25th), which brings a Tony award-winning set designer together with the show's stars: 5,000 orchids (300 different types, at that).
The Great Pumpkin Goes Under The Knife
The New York Botanical Garden is currently hosting the world’s heaviest pumpkin, and starting today the world-renowned pumpkin carver, and current holder of the Guinness Book‘s World Record for largest jack-o’-lantern, Scott Cully has taken to the task of carving it up. All 1,810.5 pounds of it. Check it out today, tomorrow, or Sunday... after that, it's time here is up. Wonder if they can launch it from a trebuchet?
Last Weekend For NY Botanical Garden's Orchid Show
This it the final weekend of the New York Botanical Garden's annual Orchid Show. This year's show feature 7,000 plants from Cuba; tickets are $20 for adults and allow access to all parts of the garden. Reader fresh bread took some stunning photographs of the orchids—above are just a few.
Moore, Darwin at the New York Botanical Gardens
The other weekend saw the opening of Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at the New York Botanical Garden. The exhibit features twenty-one of Henry Moore's giant biomorphic sculptures placed at well considered locations across the garden grounds.
Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: three pedestrians struck on 65th St. and 7th Ave. in Brooklyn, a tourist bus vs. building incident on 51st St. and Broadway in Manhattan, and a train derailment on East 239th St. in the Bronx.
- 47 years ago, two planes bound for Laguardia and JFK collided over Miller Field on Staten Island in mid-air. As body parts, Christmas presents, and debris rained from the sky over Staten Island, 132 people lost their lives. One of the two planes crashed in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
- A $35 million to $45 million renovation at Lincoln Center will displace the New York City Opera through the 2008-09 season.
- A Jewish family in Orange County, NY was the victim of a campaign of harassment by other Orthodox individuals. The local cops had to discontinue their investigation because no one was snitchin'.
- Aw, just in time for the holidays the Reds have gone Green. The Communist Party spent $1 million to make its NY headquarters more environmentally friendly.
- The driver in last week's passenger van-Q46 bus collision will not be facing criminal charges resulting from the accident that ejected a young girl from his vehicle, while she is still in critical but stable condition.
- Another grenade-related police shooting--this time of a man in Orange County, NY.
- A round-up of Christmas star cookie recipes.
Pencil This In
HEADS UP!: We love Daniel Kitson, it's been documented, so we wanted to give you a heads up that our favorite British comedian is coming back to the States! He has three shows in December at Union Hall (the 2nd, 3rd and 4th), and tickets are ON SALE NOW for two of those dates. It'll be the best $8+fees that you ever spent. ART: The Brothers Grimm fairytale Hansel and Gretel has taken over the...
Dummkopf
When we feel the need to get away from the city without actually leaving the city, we head up to the Bronx. Places like City Island, Wave Hill, The New York Botanical Garden, and The Bronx Zoo are some of our favorite places to visit in all of New York, and we realize that's only the tip of the iceberg when considering the Bronx's appealing features.
Stationary Front Keeps Moving
Curse you stationary front! Because of your unpredictable behavior, which makes your name a misnomer, Gothamist has had to revise our last two weather posts to catch up with changing conditions. You are a vacillating front not a stationary front! You moved south through town on Friday, took a weekend in Rehoboth Beach, headed north through the city last night before reversing direction late this morning. Staying to our south means the rainy weather will continue, but we won't get the unpleasantly warm and sticky weather.
Free Museum Access This Month
Today marks the first day of National Museum Month. This means, amongst other things, that it's the first day of Bank of America's Museums on Us! program. This program allows free access to 56 cultural institutions (19 in New York) - and to this day stands as the only nice thing that BOA has ever done for us cardholders.
Holiday Train Show At The New York Botanical Garden
After hearing so much about it, Gothamist finally decided to head up to the Bronx to check out the New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show. Inside the conservatories, there are replicas of various NYC buildings and landmarks, "made entirely from plant parts like berries, mushrooms, pinecones, and twigs," with model trains running through around, through and over them. And Gothamist can say that the replicas are pretty incredible. Adults and children filled the conservatory, oohing and aahing over the truly magical displays. We were dazzled by the detail that goes into constructing these models. Leaves for roofs! Twigs for arches! Of course, the conservatories aren't exact replicas of the five boroughs, so there are a understandable few geographic shortcuts: The Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge span overhead, as the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and Grand Central are clustered together. However, the Guggenheim is just a few inches away from the Metropolitan Museum, amongst flowers and evergreen, which translates pretty well. Another way Gothamist had a good time was guessing certain structures before we examined their nameplates.
Germination Happens
, you wouldn't have to trek over to the grocery store for a tiny bunch of overpriced herbs? Gothamist certainly thinks so. April is a good month for starting seeds, and, after a few anxious moments during these gray days, Gothamist's seeds are finally in effect! (Squint your eyes. They're at Armando the cow's ten o'clock.)
Holiday Train Show at NY Botanical Garden
Look at photos of the Holiday Train show. It's just a Metro North train ride to the Garden's gates (directions).
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