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Out & About: Zumba, Performances and Trolleys

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents Guitar Passions of Sharon Isbin, featuring the musical stylings of guitarist Sharon Isbin (center), along with jazz artists Stanley Jordan (l) and Romero Lumbambo.   Photo courtesy Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents Guitar Passions of Sharon Isbin, featuring the musical stylings of guitarist Sharon Isbin (center), along with jazz artists Stanley Jordan (l) and Romero Lumbambo.
Photo courtesy Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

Editor’s Pick 

Zumba at the Oval
The public is invited to join ongoing zumba sessions at the Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, 3225 Reservoir Oval E., Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at noon. No registration is required. For more information, call (718) 543-8672. 

Health Forum
Congressman Charles Rangel and City Councilman Andy King will hold an affordable healthcare sign-up session on Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Williamsbridge NAACP ECE Center, 680 East 219th St., off White Plains Road, Bronx.  Congress Member Rangel will speak to attendees at 10:30 a.m. about the importance of signing up for health care before the March 31st deadline. More than 30 navigators will be in attendance to assist attendees.

Onstage
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. presents guitarist Sharon Isbin, Jazz legend Stanley Jordan, and Brazilian virtuoso Romero Lubambo, March 23 at 3 p.m. Tickets start at $25; $10/age 12 and under. Program is subject to change; call to confirm. For more information or for special discounts, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents a performance reading of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” March 22; and Die Walkure, by Richard Wagner performed by the NY Opera Forum, March 29; both at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Bronx Arts Ensemble presents Three Billy Goats Gruff, March 30 at 1 and 2:30 p.m., at Whitehall Auditorium, 3333 Henry Hudson Pkwy. ($6). For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Concert: Enso String Quartet, featuring classical music, March 23 at the WH House at 2 p.m. ($32; $28/seniors; $18/ages 7 to 18; $22/WH members; $12/kids). For more information or to order tickets, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 251.

Events
The New York Botanical Garden presents its Orchid Show, March 26 from 4:30 to 6 p.m., in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Visitors can pick up free seed packets, one set per community garden. For more information or to reserve a place, call (718) 817-8026.

The public is invited to ride the April 2 free Bronx Culture Trolley, which transports visitors on the first Wednesday of every month (except January and September), to free Bronx hot spots. Trolley night starts with a 5 p.m. reception at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.). From there, the trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Riders can get on and off at any scheduled stop and spend as much time as they wish at any or all of the featured venues. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Primitive Prints, to make large-scale mono-prints from tempera paint, March 22 and 23; and Garden Designs, to make a garden design from textured paper and flower images, March 29 and 30; both at the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grounds admission is free Saturdays until noon all year, and free all day Tuesdays in March and April. Glyndor Gallery tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m.; garden walks are held Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., from the Perkins Visitor Center. For more information and a schedule of events, call (718) 549-3200.

Exhibits
The Bronx County Historical Society’s Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine-Varian House, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents History Woven Into Cloth, selections from the Society’s textile collection, through April 6. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse, presents Expanding Views: The Art of Daniel Hauben, through April 5, with a public reception on March 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. For more information, call (718) 293-8100.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including: Heritage Arts & Crafts: Women in Ink & Letters: March 28 at 4 p.m. (phone or in-person registration required); and Marvelous Materials: to learn how things are made and to make a collage. Children can enjoy Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: March 20, 27 and April 3; Toddler Play Time at noon: March 20, 27 and April 3; Caterpillar Book Making: March 20 at 4 p.m.; and Funny Bunny Basket Making: April 3 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for seniors and adults: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; Wii Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; and Jewelry Classes at 11 a.m.: March 20 and 27. Children can enjoy Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), March 20 and April 3; and Reading Aloud Story Time at 4 p.m.: (ages 3 to 5), March 24. Adult speakers of other languages can join Free English Conversation Program: intermediate level, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., through April 8. The entire family can attend film: “Frozen,” March 24 at 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers: Kids’ Active Health: March 21 at 4 p.m.; and Pajama Party: March 24 at 6 p.m. (both for ages 5 to 12); Toddler Story Time: (ages 18 to 36 months), March 26 at 11 a.m.; and Pinocchio: (for ages 3 to 12), performed by Traveling Lantern Theatre Co., March 28 at 3 p.m. For adults: Computer Basics at noon: March 20. For teens/young adults: Teen Science: March 20 at 4 p.m.; and teen movie: March 27 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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