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Dates: 5/22/2024 - 5/22/2024
Days of the Week: W
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Fee: $25.00
Instructor: Sandy Morrissey
Building: Bronxville Lake
Address: Bronxville, NY
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.  Join us for our annual stroll around Bronxville Lake, hoping to spot up to twenty species of birds in just two hours. May is nesting season and the birds are in their colorful breeding plumage. Baltimore Orioles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Yellow Warblers, and Tree Swallows will delight the eye. Learn to identify a variety of birds by sight and song. PLEASE NOTE:
- Bring binoculars if you have them. The meeting location will be emailed in advance of the class, which meets in light rain or shine.
- This class meets outdoors and will be canceled in the event of heavy rain (sometimes at the last minute). A make-up date will be scheduled as necessary, but we are unable to offer refunds or credit if you are not able to attend a scheduled make-up. Please consider this before registering.
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 Join us for a walking tour of the significant monuments, mausoleums, landscape designs, and notable figures at the Woodlawn Cemetery, an 1863 National Historic Landmark. We will visit the monuments of notable individuals from the Gilded Age, passengers of the Titanic, and great Jazz musicians. Guests will have the opportunity to enter mausoleums and discover the funerary art within. PLEASE NOTE:
- This walking tour will be a flat walk, mostly on pavement with some grass and uneven surfaces.
- Transportation to the meeting spot is not included. Students must make their own arrangements to get to the meeting place.
- Precise meeting location will be provided a few days before the event.
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Dates: 6/7/2024 - 6/7/2024
Rain date 6/14
Day of the Week: F
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Fee: $40.00
Instructor: Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Building: Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Address: , NY
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 Experience the breathtaking beauty of Untermyer Gardens' lavish plantings on this 90-minute tour which will take you to the most stunning flowers and gorgeous plants in the gardens. An expert tour guide will highlight the seasonal beauty of the garden, discussing the monumental architecture, elements of garden design in general, and of Untermyer Gardens in particular, plants in bloom, and stunning plant combinations. As spring turns to summer, you will be enchanted by the vibrant colors of the profuse flowers as well as the lush foliage, and you will be transported to a world of tranquility. PLEASE NOTE:
- During the tour, you will walk up and down stairs and along uneven paths.
- Please wear sturdy shoes and bring water, sunscreen, and a hat.
- Transportation to the meeting spot is not included. Students must make their own arrangements to get to the meeting place, which will be emailed to registered students in advance of the tour.
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Dates: 6/18/2024 - 6/18/2024
Day of the Week: Tu
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fee: $50.00
Instructor: Ginny Poleman
Building: Walking Tours
Address: , NY
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 Join us for a walking tour of the Gilded Age mansions off 5th Avenue, still standing and now serving as institutions, art galleries, and one as Ralph Lauren Men’s Flagship store. Hear the stories of the tycoons of the industrial age, view vintage photographs from then, and compare them to today’s view of the Upper East Side neighborhood. PLEASE NOTE:
- Walk covers approximately 1 mile, a flat, with a few stairs.
- Students must make their own arrangements to get to the meeting place, which will be emailed to registered students in advance of the tour.
- Precise meeting location will be provided a few days before the event.
- Transportation to meeting spot is not provided.
- Rain or shine.
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