Onstage

 

• The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. presents Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. and Ballet Flamenco de Jose Porcel, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. (tickets for each are $20 to $35, $10 for children 12 and under).

 

• Lehman College’s Theatre Program presents the Greek tragedy Medea in their studio theatre through Oct. 26. Performances are Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. (no performance on Oct. 22). Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors and non-Lehman students; and free to Lehman students with a valid ID. The college is located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 960-8025.

 

• The Bronx Library Center hosts Doo Wop with the Valentinos, Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m.; and Retumba, Oct. 25 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.

 

• Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture at Hostos Community College presents Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The Center is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. Tickets are $25 and $35. For more information, call (718) 518-4455.

 

• The Bronx Museum of the Arts hosts a free concert, Serenades for Winds, featuring the Bronx Symphony Orchestra performing classical music, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. The museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, south wing, lower gallery. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 120.

 

• The Mass Transit Street Theatre presents Ain’t Easy at Hostos Center for Arts & Culture located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. The piece focuses attention on five Bronx teens who tell their stories about violence and alternative ways to deal with conflict. Performances take place on Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. and noon; Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6 and Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. and noon, and Dec. 3 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $6. For more information, call (718) 512-8519 or email ainteasy08@gmail.com.

 

• The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD), located at 841 Barretto St., presents The BlakTino Performance Series, a festival celebrating works by Black and Latino artists, through Nov. 8. Tickets are $15 to $20 or $45 for a festival pass. Some events are free. Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. there’s a free show, Chisholm ’72 – Unbought & Unbossed, about the first woman and person of color to run for president; and for $15, there’s Amor Cubano: In a bottle, a tube and a small packet, a theatrical comedy from the west coast on Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 842-5223.

 

• Wave Hill presents Bradley Brookshire, New York harpsichordist performing Bach compositions, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Wave Hill House, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. Tickets are $15 for members, $24 for non-members and $21 for students and seniors over age 65. Advance purchase is recommended. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 385.

 

Events

 

• Saint Ann’s Church, 3519 Bainbridge Ave., will hold flea markets, Saturdays, Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 547-9350.

 

• Wave Hill offers up two family art projects: Natural Color Concoctions, to collect plants and paint with flowers, roots and leaves, Oct. 18 and 19; and Glowing Monster Plant, to make a Halloween mask that glows in the dark, Oct. 25 and 26, 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 will be held at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street through Nov. 10. For more information, call (718) 518-6728 or (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.

 

• 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. Also see Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum, Oct. 18 through Jan. 11, in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library. As part of the exhibit, there will be a 13-piece taiko drumming performance on the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory lawn, and Kiku for Kids in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

• Surprisingly Natural: the Nature of the Bronx, a photography exhibit at Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, through Nov. 30, celebrates the places Bronxites know and love on Sundays, holidays and afternoon walks – the borough is actually 25 percent parkland. The artists will discuss their works at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. on Oct. 16 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

 

Learning

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

• For children and preschoolers, there are films on Oct. 22 and 29 at 4 p.m.; Preschool Romp, Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at 11 a.m.; and Story Fun for the Very Young, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m.

• Also, for school-aged children, there is The BLCs, Oct. 20 and 27 at 4 p.m.; Click on the Web, Oct. 16 at 4 p.m.; Read Aloud: The Remix, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.; Baby & Me, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m.; and Halloween Treat Bag, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m.

• Young adults can attend Mario Kart Tournament, Oct. 20 and 27 at 4 p.m.; E-Books and Beyond, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m.; and Kawaii Club, Oct. 29 at 4 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.

 

• The Mosholu Library offers free Civics Classes, Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam, register in person and plan to attend all three sessions. 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 Halloween Crafts, Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m.; and Gustafer Yellowgold, Oct. 29 at 3:30 p.m., both for young children. There’s also a movie afternoon, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m.; and BOO! Oct. 30 at 4 p.m., both for young adults. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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