Onstage

 

• The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. presents a salsa concert featuring Eddie Palmieri and his Orchestra, soloist Giovanni Hidalgo, and The Latin Giants of Jazz, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $35 to $50); and Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $20 to $35; $10/children 12 and under). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

• Lehman College’s Chamber Players will perform a free concert of classical works in Lehman’s Music Building Recital Hall, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W., on Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. Featured performers include cellist Andre Emelianoff and pianist and Lehman music professor Diana-Mittler Battipaglia. For more information, call (718) 960-8247.

 

• The CUNY Institute for Irish-American Studies presents Irish Musicians and Dancers, performing at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W., Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $50 ($5 off with student ID). For more information, call (212) 864-5400.

 

• The Bronx Library Center hosts An Afternoon of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Dominican Folkloric Music, performed by Cuatrisimo, including salsa and merengue, Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m. Moving on to Spain, there’s Flamenco Music and Dance by Arts Flamenco, presenting the history of flamenco, including an explanation of the instruments used and dance performances, Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

• Wave Hill presents a three-concert series, Blue Notes at Wave Hill. The second concert, Ignacio Berroa Quartet, features a Latin take on jazz on Oct. 12 at 2 p.m., at the Wave Hill House. Tickets are $15 for members, $24 for non-members, and $21 for students and seniors over age 65. Advance purchase is recommended. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. For more information or to reserve, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 385.

 

Events

 

• Viva Bronx Festival, a 12-day celebration of the borough, from Oct. 1 through 12, will feature numerous activities, including the Bronx Latin-American Biennial Exhibition and the Bronx Hispanic Festival featuring art exhibitions, films, tournaments, crafts, music, food, and theatre. A Hip-Hop Theatre Festival featuring Danny Hoch’s free one-man show on gentrification, Oct. 1 to 4, will be held at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse. Other activities will feature multi-cultural performances, vendors, stick walkers, clowns, and children’s rides, Oct. 5, at 500 Grand Concourse. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 or visit www.bronxarts.org.

 

• JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, located at 3880 Sedgwick Ave., presents Alex Epelman performing big band sounds on his keyboard, featuring ballroom and popular dance standards, Oct. 12. A holiday meal will be served at noon. Suggested contribution for lunch and entertainment is $3. Fore more information, call (718) 549-4700.

 

• The Bronx Council on the Arts’ (BCA) Longwood Arts Project presents Fort Apache Revisited, a panel discussion, including visual references, about the Apache people and the movie, ”Fort Apache, the Bronx.” The discussion will be held at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., in conjunction with the Fort Apache Connection exhibit, at the gallery through Nov. 10. For more information, call the gallery at (718) 518-6728 or BCA at (718) 931-9500.

 

• Wave Hill offers up two family art projects: Structures With Plants and Rugs, to construct a sculpture from wood, cardboard, recycled materials, soil and growing plants, Oct. 4 and 5; and Animal Families, to view videos of penguins, sea birds and other polar inhabitants, and help you sculpt a family of creatures from the Antarctic Peninsula, Oct. 11 and 12; both in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

 

• The New York Botanical Garden’s Tulip Tree Allee hosts its Farmers Market, Wednesdays through Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It offers seasonal produce, home-baked goods and natural products from New York State farmers and merchants. There will be free demonstrations and educational and fun programs from noon to 2 p.m. on the first and last Wednesday of each month. The Garden is located at Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

Exhibits

 

• Fort Apache Connection, an exhibit containing works by contemporary Apache artists presented in conjunction with the Fort Apache Revisited panel discussion on Oct. 4, will be held at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street through Nov. 10. Its Opening Reception will take place on Oct. 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at (718) 518-6728 or BCA at (718) 931-9500.

 

• Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now, on view through Jan. 25, is a collection of photography, documentation of performances, events, and artwork at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays. Suggested admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and is completely free on Fridays. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

 

• The Bronx Library Center hosts an exhibit of photographs by Arlette Landestoy called Weekend Visitors to Inwood Park Hill (The Dominican People), presented by En Foco, through Oct. 31. The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

• Take a peek into the story of Freedomland – New York City’s Disneyland, through Oct. 19, at the Valentine-Varian House or Museum of Bronx History. The exhibition tells the story of the American History-themed amusement park opened in 1960 on the 205-acre site now home to Bay Plaza and Co-op City. The museum is located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at East 208th Street. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

 

• The New York Botanical Garden presents Moore in America, featuring approximately 20 pieces of installation pieces by Henry Moore, through Nov. 2, running concurrently with The Art of Henry Moore, the documentary film shown Fridays to Sundays at noon and 2 p.m. in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall. Children can create works of art, including a collage and clay sculptures, in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Tuesdays through Fridays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

Learning

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

• For children and preschoolers, there are films on Oct. 1 and 15 at 4 p.m.; Preschool Romp, Oct. 2, 9 and 16 at 11 a.m.; and Family Time, Oct. 11 at 11 a.m.
• Also, for school-aged children, there is The BLCs, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m.; Click on the Web, Oct. 2 and 16 at 4 p.m.; Gourd Heads Craft, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m.; and Peter Pan, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m.

• Young adults can attend Music Discovery, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m.; Mario Kart Tournament, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m.; and Reading Podcast, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m.

• Adults can attend Hispanic Genealogy Fair, Oct. 4 at 10 a.m.

The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

• The Mosholu Library presents Toddler Time, Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Story Time, Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m.; and Far Out Physics: Electricity, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m., all for young children. The library is located at 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

 

• The Jerome Park Library at 118 Eames Place, hosts Big Jeff Music Celebrates Halloween, Oct. 8 at 3:30 p.m.; and Once Upon a Storytime, Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m., both for young children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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