Asia Society
Film: Farewell to the Highland Station
Friday, August 14 | 7–8:30 p.m. | $15
A botanical researcher visiting the highlands falls in love with a nurse played by Kyoko Kagawa. Presented in its U.S. premiere, the film screens on 35mm courtesy of the National Film Archive of Japan.
Film: Tokyo Rendezvous
Saturday, August 15 | 3:30–5:30 p.m. | $15
A salaryman shares space and time with a group of people at crossroads in their lives in this warm, intergenerational indie. The film screens on 35mm courtesy of Transformer.
Film: Five Sisters
Saturday, August 15 | 7–8:45 p.m. | $15
The Hinata sisters gather on Shodoshima in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea for a family memorial. The film screens on 35mm courtesy of the National Film Archive of Japan.
Film: Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Sunday, August 16 | 3–5:15 p.m. | $15
Director Shiro Toyoda adapts Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s comic novel about a feckless man caught between two women and his beloved cat. The film screens on 35mm courtesy of the Japan Foundation.
Brooklyn Museum
Museum on Wheels: ENVSN Festival
Saturday, August 8 | 12–4 p.m. | Free
Museum on Wheels brings a free block party celebrating young women’s artistry, resilience, purpose, and personal evolution to ENVSN Festival in East Williamsburg. Visitors can enjoy fashion-inspired art-making, henna, double Dutch, and other activities at 99 Scott Avenue.
Summer Jazz: Peter Apfelbaum Hieroglyphics Sextet
Sunday, August 16 | 2–4 p.m. | Free
Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Peter Apfelbaum leads a special performance with his genre-mashing band, Hieroglyphics. Hear their distinctive fusion of world music and avant-garde jazz.
Summer Jazz: Chembo Corniel Quintet
Sunday, August 23 | 2–4 p.m. | Free
Grammy-nominated percussionist Wilson “Chembo” Corniel, Jr. leads a spirited performance with his quintet. The born-and-raised New Yorker is known for a versatile style that incorporates and honors Afro-Caribbean percussion and other musical traditions.
The New York Historical
Gallery Tour: Revolutionary Women
Sunday, August 23 | 3–4 p.m.
$29; seniors $24; members $5. Includes Museum admission.
Explore how women shaped the American Revolution and how the experience of war transformed their lives. This docent-led tour examines the indelible marks women left on the building blocks of the new nation.
Living History: 18th-Century Historical Trades: Mantua-Makers
Saturday, August 29 | 12–2 p.m. | Free with Museum admission
Meet Mantua Maker Brooke Welborn and learn how skilled 18th-century dressmakers created custom gowns and jackets for New Yorkers. Visitors of all ages can see how a garment was made from beginning to end.
Platform by the James Beard Foundation
Dinner: Field-to-Fork: A Late Summer Harvest Dinner with Katchkie Farm
Friday, September 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Starting at $185
September brings a bountiful late summer harvest, and we’re celebrating the Hudson Valley’s bounty at its absolute best. Join us for an intimate field-to-fork dinner featuring hand-harvested, peak-season produce from Katchkie Farm, Great Performances’ 60-acre organic farm in Kinderhook, New York. Prepared by the executive culinary team behind Great Performances, each course highlights the connection between soil, season, and plate—from heirloom tomatoes and sweet corn to late-blooming herbs. Savor an evening dedicated to regional agriculture, vibrant seasonal cooking, and the simple, elevated pleasure of eating food pulled straight from the fields and farmlands.
This one-night-only dinner will feature a cocktail reception with passed hors d’oeuvre upon arrival, an expertly crafted multi-course menu with thoughtfully curated wine or beverage pairings, and a Q&A with the featured chefs.
Poster House
First Friday
Friday, August 7 | 12–9 p.m. | Free
Enjoy free admission and extended hours with a full day of tours, art-making workshops, happy hour, and activities inspired by Poster House’s exhibitions. The day concludes with a curatorial tour of Love & Fury and a live jazz and tap performance featuring the Jerome Jennings Trio with Maurice Chestnut.
Wave Hill
Afternoon Tea
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. | Adults $50; Children $30 with adult
Enjoy delicious tea sandwiches and delectable pastries with a specialty tea selection every Tuesday and Thursday with seatings at 11AM or 2PM. Served on the Kate French Terrace, weather permitting, or in our quaint Tea Room at historic Wave Hill House, Afternoon Teas are provided by our exclusive partner Great Performances whose menu uses local and seasonal ingredients, inspired from their own organic farm, Katchkie Farm.
Other Events Around the Bronx
THE BRONX MUSEUM
First Friday: Wave Hill x The Bronx Museum
Friday, August 7 | 6–9 p.m. | Free; RSVP recommended
The Bronx Museum and Wave Hill present an evening celebrating Bronx artist David Antonio Cruz and his exhibition at Wave Hill. DJ April Hunt sets the soundtrack while guests enjoy late gallery hours, complimentary beverages, and light bites while supplies last.
Meet Me at the Park: Performances by Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow and Asia Stewart
Wednesday, August 12 | 6:30–8 p.m. | Free
AIM artists Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow and Asia Stewart present free performances in Joyce Kilmer Park exploring Black liberation, joy, and resistance. The all-ages program draws on Black feminist performance art and social practice and will move to the Museum in case of inclement weather.
7th AIM Biennial Culminating Open House
Saturday, August 29 | 1–5 p.m. | Free
Artists featured in The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection lead an afternoon of art-making, workshops, artist conversations, and a panel discussion. Activities include memory-box making, screen printing, a bilingual immigrant-experiences workshop, and discussions exploring identity, resistance, and belonging.
BRONX ZOO
LEGOLAND Dinosaur Week
Monday, August 24–Monday, August 31 | 11 a.m.–3 p.m. | Included with Bronx Zoo admission
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester’s Master Model Builder leads hands-on dinosaur activities at the Dancing Crane Pavilion. Visitors can participate in LEGO mosaic building while exploring connections between prehistoric creatures and the animals of today.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Dig! Plant! Grow! Pickle Party
Tuesdays–Saturdays through August 29 | 1:30–5:30 p.m.
Sundays through August 30 | 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Included with All-Garden Pass
Families can explore how cultures around the world preserve their summer harvests through pickling. Children can investigate fruits and herbs in the Edible Academy and pot up a blend of pickling herbs to take home.
Thain Family Forest Tour
Saturday, August 8 | 1 p.m.
Tuesday, August 18; Tuesday, August 25
Thursday, August 27 | 2:30 p.m.
Included with All-Garden Pass
Explore NYBG’s 50-acre old-growth forest during a guided one-hour walking tour. A Garden guide explains how this original woodland has survived and continues to thrive within New York City.
Native Plant Garden Tour
Friday, August 14 | 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Included with All-Garden Pass
A docent leads visitors through habitats filled with ferns, perennials, shrubs, and trees native to the northeastern United States. The tour offers a closer look at the plants and ecological relationships represented throughout the Native Plant Garden.
