Category Archives: NYC

Winter Tea Prospect Park Boat House

My daily run through Prospect Park always brings joy, but today brought a surprise delight.  As I reached the Boathouse a sandwich board declared “Ikebana Exhibit”. Inside, the trio of cellist Kirin McElwain and synth artists Serena Stucke/Dan Tesene performed a meditative piece.

Adjacent to the music was an exhibit of Ikebana created from discarded Christmas Trees by the Flower Heart Collective.  This was all part of an event called Winter Tea sponsored by Tea Arts & Culture and The Prospect Park Alliance!

MCNY Ginger Bread

Among the NYC holidays countless joys are the seasonal exhibits held at certain museums. Vintage toys are found at The New York Historical Society.  The New York Botanical Garden has their fantastical Train Show–where artisans spend months transforming twigs, leaves and grasses into area monuments.  And The Museum of the City of New York hosts the enticing Gingerbread NYC, which I had the pleasure of visiting today.  The first thing you notice upon entering the gallery is the sweet aroma of confectionery wonders that could easily crush any TV Baking Competition.  My favorites included an apartment building with an iconic water tank, a wreath covered Sheridan Square subway station and a majestic Statue of Liberty.  Visiting children were enthralled.  The pieces must be made of edible material, but the cake and icing inevitably gets a little moldy.  So while they look delicious, eating would likely mean a tummy ache!