Family Art Project: Freedom Quilters of Gee's Bend at Wave Hill

Sat Jan 17, 2026 - Sun Jan 18, 2026
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Repeating every days through January 18, 2026.
10:00am to 1:00pm ET
Age: 4 and up
Price: Free with park admission
Location:
Wave Hill
718-549-3200, x251
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY,
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In 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. visited the Gee’s Bend community in rural Alabama and the Freedom Quilting Bee was established. Create your own brilliant compositions using bountiful squares of fabric scraps to honor King’s birthday and the inspiring women quilters of Gee’s Bend.

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