Onstage

 

• The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents Bangladeshi Music and Dance on Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. and the Orlando Marin Quartet on Nov. 22 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46.

 

• The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W., presents the New York City Opera performing “Looking Forward,” a concert of music by 20th century greats, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. (tickets are $25); Parranda Navideña, a Latino musical Christmas celebration featuring a variety of performers, including Yomo Toro, José Miguel Class “El Gallito de Manati,” and Odilio Gonzalez, on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $20 to $45); and Ray Castro’s Conjunto Clasico 30th Anniversary Concert. This Latin salsa band will feature many artists, and special invited guest, Johnny Pacheco y su Tumbao, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $45 to $60). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

• The Mass Transit Street Theatre presents Ain’t Easy at Hostos Center for Arts and 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 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 Wave Hill House, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, hosts pianist Peter Orth performing music by Beethoven, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. 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

 

• Wave Hill offers up two family art projects: Forest Impressions, to gather twigs and branches from the woods to make a modeled clay tree or other sculpture, Nov. 15 and 16; and Harvest Time Hangings, to gather cones, pods and seed heads to weave them together with other materials to make a wall hanging, Nov. 22 and 23; 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.

Exhibits

 

• The Bronx River Art Center, located at 1087 E Tremont Ave. hosts Metro Poles: Art in Action, free, through Dec. 6. A reception will be held Nov. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. A talk and screening will be held Dec. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

 

• Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now, a collection of photography, is a documentation of performances, events, and artwork, on view through Jan. 25, 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 New York Botanical Garden presents Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum, 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.

 

• n 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. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Holiday Events

 

• The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents Tales of Thanks and Thanksgiving, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m.; and Gobble Gobble, Nov. 26 at 4 p.m.; both for children. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46.

 

• The Jerome Park Library at 118 Eames Place, hosts Thanksgiving Crafts, for children, Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

 

• The New York Botanical Garden presents Holiday Train Show, featuring large-scale model trains and more than 140 miniature replicas of New York landmarks created from plant parts, Nov. 23 through Jan. 11, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Complementing this show is Gingerbread Adventures, a fun and educational component for children, including hands-on activities, in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. 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 Nov. 19 at 4 p.m.; and Preschool Romp, Nov. 13 and 20 at 11 a.m.

• Also, for school-aged children, there are The BLCs, Nov. 17 and 24 at 4 p.m.; Click on the Web, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m.; Just Like Stained Glass, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m.; Read Aloud: The Remix, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.; Toddler Two Step, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m.; and Native American Tales, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.

• Young adults can attend Poker Tournament, Nov. 17 and 24 at 4 p.m.; Get Food Smart! with the Conscious Cravers, Nov. 14 and 21 at 4 p.m.; Make a Punk/Goth Belt Buckle, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m.; Yu-Gi-Yoh Play!, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m.; and Kawaii Club, Nov. 26 at 4 p.m.

• For adults, there is free Citizenship Preparation Classes, Nov. 14 and 21 at 6 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 Preschool Story Time, Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m., and Comic Book Creation, with Mark Z-Man, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m., both for children and preschoolers. 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 Mighty Action Story Time, Nov. 18 at 3:30 p.m., for children and preschoolers. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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