Celebrate Tu BiShvat

Join us to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Tu BiShvat, the new year of the trees! Explore the wonders of the natural world with our partners The Neighborhood. Join an interactive movement workshop that explores the different ways that trees move, grow, and offer resources, hear stories inspired by nature and engage in art projects that use natural materials. Visitors will also have the opportunity to taste an array of seeds, nuts, and fruits that trees produce.

PROGRAMS

All programs and times are subject to change.

THE GARDEN – THEATER PERFORMANCE

10:30 am–11:15 am
2:00 pm–2:45 pm

Explore nature and the life cycle through all five senses at performances of The Garden, performed by Flying Leap Productions. Combining movement theater, multilingual poetry, live music, and interactive play, this inclusive performance uses natural objects found across NYC’s public parks to introduce children to a new way of engaging with the natural world.

FRUIT TASTING

11:00 am–11:45 am
2:30 pm–3:15 pm

Join us at this fruit tasting program and take a bite of the 4 different kinds of fruit that are traditionally eaten on Tu BiShvat.

STORIES AND PLANTING

11:15 am–11:45 am
2:30 pm–3:00 pm
3:30 pm–4:00 pm

Join PJ Library and Repair the World at a special storytime and seed planting workshop. Hear earth-based stories about trees, planting, and Tu BiShvat, then join us on our rooftop to plant seeds that you can bring home and watch sprout!

DANCE LIKE A TREE

12:00 pm–12:15 pm
1:00 pm–1:15 pm
2:00 pm–2:15 pm
3:00 pm–3:15 pm

Get breezy at this tree-inspired dance workshop led by musician Éléonore Weill and educator Sarah Chandler. Celebrate the new year as we dance like a ginkgo, sway like a fir, and do the sycamore peel and the linden hop.