Celebrate Tu BiShvat
Celebrate Tu BiShvat – the Jewish new year of trees, a holiday of ecological awareness that marks the revival of nature! Join The Neighborhood for live performances, interactive dance, planting workshops, art-making, planting workshops, and storytelling that highlights nature and the traditions of the holiday.
Schedule
Tu BiShvat Jam with Tkiya
🕒 10:30 am – 11:15 am, 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Join Tkiya to enjoy music, movement, their signature blend of songs and interactive learning about Tu BiShvat and the birthday of the trees.
Tree Art in ColorLab: Making Prints with Sunlight
🕒 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Transform leaves and natural materials into amazing works of art using sunlight and special photosensitive paper. Learn about different parts of trees and create your own nature-inspired artwork at this cyanotype printmaking workshop.
Tasting the Fruits of Tu BiShvat
🕒 11:00 am – 11:45 am, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
Did you know that there are four kinds of fruits that are traditionally eaten on Tu BiShvat? Come sample these symbolic foods in a fun and interactive fruit tasting.
Story Time with PJ Library
🕒 11:15 am – 11:45 am, 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Join PJ Library for interactive stories about trees, planting, and Tu BiShvat. Together we’ll bring these earth-based tales to life through engaging read-alongs.
Tree Tales: Short Films
🕒 11:30 am – 12:15 pm, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Enjoy a collection of fun short films celebrating trees.
Earth is Delicious: Help the Shamir Worm Make Compost
🕒 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Meet real worms and discover how they create nature’s recycling system – compost! Take home some compost for your garden at this engaging program led by Big Reuse and the NYC Sanitation Department.
Seed Ball Workshop
🕒 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Make a seed ball using soil, compost, and seeds to help local plants flourish. Learn this fun planting method in a hands-on workshop led by Repair the World.
Traveling Trees
🕒 All Day
Throughout the day a musical duo dressed as trees will be traveling around the Museum to share songs about their leafy life.