Wave Hill has
been designated the Culture Spot for
May. Visitors can enjoy two-for-one admissions
from Wednesdays to Fridays
when they present a special coupon at the front gate. Coupons
are available throughout May online at
www.nycvisit.com/culturespot . Wave Hill is located
at 675 W. 252nd St. For more information and events, call (718)
549-3200.
Free Composting Events/The
Bronx Compost Project at the New York Botanical Garden
(Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road) will
be hosting two free composting events in the next month.
“Wild, Wiggly Worms!” is
currently running through June 1
on Tuesdays through Sundays
at the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden. The
“Worm Bins Made Easy”
workshop will be held on Wednesday, May
14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Watson Education
Building, Room 102. All participants will receive the book Worms
Eat My Garbage. RSVP is required for the workshops. To
register or for more information, call the Compost Helpline at
(718) 817-8543 or e-mail
bronxgreenup@nybg.org
Shorewalkers Inc.
has created a new 4-color Harlem River Valley (HRV) Map/Guide
displaying many attractions along the 6-mile stretch of the
Hudson River Valley. The HRV Map/Guide is available for $4 plus
shipping ($1.50), with complimentary
copies reserved for non-profit organizations and government
agencies upon request. To purchase a map or learn more
about projects in conjunction with Mayor Bloomberg’s citywide
waterfront Greenway initiative, call Cy Adler or Barbara
Nesmith at (212) 663-21267 or email
mail@shorewalkers.org.
Bronx Zoo daily events include:
keepers doing enrichment demonstrations
with their Siberian tigers at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.;
penguin feedings at 3:30 p.m. in
the Sea Bird Colony; and The Bee-Eater
Buffet at 2:45 p.m. in the World of Birds. Call
718-367-1010 or 718-220-5100 for information.
The "Original" Hall of Fame:
The Hall of Fame for
Great Americans, which features 98 bronze portrait busts of noted
Americans, is open seven days a week at the
Bronx Community College
campus (at
University Avenue and West 181st Street). Group tours are available. For more
information, call 289-5161.
Friends of the Woodlawn
Cemetery presents walking tours
of the cemetery on Saturdays
featuring significant memorials and resting places of
notable individuals, and
on Sundays, special theme tours go
off the beaten path to gravesites of interesting
individuals. Tours are approximately two hours in length and
involve 1.5 miles of walking. $10/adults; $7/seniors;
$5/students/children. Call 718-920-1470 for a schedule of tours, times,
and meeting places.
At the Bronx Zoo: (Info: 718-220-5182/6880/6898 or 718-367-1010):
Call 718-367-1010 for admission fees.
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The Bronx
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"First Wednesday"
regulars from all five boroughs and beyond.
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