Norwood News

Onstage
 

•  The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents Cirque Le Masque, featuring acrobats, aerialists and gymnasts, April 19 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $20 to $35; $10 for children 12 and under;) in the Concert Hall at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. Also coming up is Legends of Salsa 2: A Tribute to Ismael Quintana, featuring Jimmy Delgado’s Salsa con Dulzura Orchestra and a group of salsa performers, April 25 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $35 to $50). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

•  The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, hosts Silk and Sword, by the Red Silk Dancers, April 18 at 6 p.m.; and West African Music and Dance, April 25 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

•  Music and Dance From Albania will be presented at the Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., April 18 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

 

•  The Wave Hill House, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, presents a Concert-Cabaret, featuring KT Sullivan, April 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15/members; $24/non members; $21/students and seniors 65 and over. Prices include admission to the grounds. Advance purchase is recommended. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 385 or visit www.wavehill.org.

 

•  The Church of the Holy Nativity at 3061 Bainbridge Ave. (East 204th Street) presents An Easter Concert, April 25 at 4 p.m., featuring singers, musicians, and the Holy Nativity Choir. Tickets are $10. For more information, call (718) 652-5853.

Events

•  A three-artist showing, Vibrance, Sass and Touch of Class Art Gala, sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts and the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, will be held April 16 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Synthetic Zero Art Space, 305 E. 140th St. (between Alexander and 3rd avenues). Guests will include elected officials, local artists, musicians, and more. Some proceeds from purchased art will go to BCA. For more information, call (718) 772-4961.

 

•  Wave Hill offers two family art projects: Layers and Layers of Landscape, to cut and paste landscape views into a 3-D, multi-layered, landscape construction, April 18 and 19; and If I Were a Tree, to collage a tree self-portrait and display it in a grove for a day, April 25 and 26; both in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wave Hill also hosts Cabaret & the Concourse Grand Finale, a trolley tour up the Grand Concourse, stopping at the Paradise Theatre, then back to Wave Hill for a boxed lunch and concert by KT Sullivan. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

 

•  Run for the Wild will take place at the Bronx Zoo on April 25. The 5K run/walk begins at 9 a.m., preceded by a warm-up and registration at 7 a.m. Post-run festivities from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. include celebrities, live musical entertainment, and activities for kids. To participate or to pre-register, visit www.wcsrunforthewild.org for details, or call (718) 220-5182. Additional celebrations for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Earth Month will take place April 13-19, 25 and 26.

 

•  The Riverdale Mental Health Association will host a Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies 5K Run/Walk, April 26 at 11 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway and 246th Street near the tortoise and hare statue. Entry fee is $15/person, $10/students. There will also be a 1K Fun Run for $5, as well as children’s games and face painting. Awards will be given to winners and prizes awarded to top fund-raisers. Participants will receive a T-shirt and refreshments are provided. For more information and to register, contact 5KRUNWALK@RMHA.ORG.

 

•  So Much Spring, a variety of attractions including workshops, demonstrations and programs, will take place at the New York Botanical Garden from April through June. Antique Garden Furniture Show and Sale, featuring tours and lectures daily, will be held May 1 to 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a benefit preview party and collectors’ plant sale on April 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. Also at the Garden is a hands-on children’s program, Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures, held in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, to learn about the plant origins of these two sweet treats, including making and tasting these products, as well as many additional family programs throughout the Garden, all through April 19. Call for schedule (718) 817-8700.

Exhibits

•  En Foco and Pregones Theatre present Mi Sangre, a free photo exhibition held at the theatre, located at 571-575 Walton Ave. (between 149th and 150th streets), through May 9, by Mexican-American photographer, Rojelio Reyes Rodriquez, currently living and working in New York City. For more information, visit www.pregones.org.

 

•  The Bronx Council on the Arts presents Dream Sequence, a free exhibition at the Longwood Gallery at Hostos, 450 Grand Concourse (149th Street), Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through May 9, which explores a number of themes using drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, and video. An artists talk will take place on May 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the show’s closing. A BCA Culture Trolley Saturdays trip will take place on April 18 featuring a private artist studio tour with members from Creative Time. For more information, call (718) 931-9500.

 

•  The Lehman College Art Gallery presents Viñoly in the Bronx, highlighting building designs of architect Rafael Viñoly, including a model of Lehman’s APEX Building. The exhibition, which runs through May 20, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., also features drawings, photographs, and planning documents. Visitors can tour the exhibition and APEX on April 22 at 1 p.m. by meeting in the school’s Art Gallery. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

 

•  The Bronx Council on the Arts presents Outsiders: Contemporary Works of Immigrant Artisans, an exhibition featuring work of local artists, through May 7, at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Opening reception is April 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. Closing reception is May 6. For more information, call (718) 518-6728.

 

•  The Young and the Restless, an exhibition of six emerging artists based in New York, featuring painting, sculpture, and photography, will be held at the Gordon Parks Gallery, 332 E. 149th St., through May 3. For more information, call (718) 665-1310 or (914) 654-5427.

Learning
 
The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

-For children and preschoolers, there is Preschool Romp, April 16, 18, 23 and 30 at 11 a.m.

-Also, for school-aged children, there is Birds of Prey, April 22 at 2 p.m.; Arts & Crafts, April 23 at 4 p.m.; Poetry Slam, April 24 at 4 p.m.; Toddler Two-Step, April 25 at 11 a.m.; and Latin Music Voyage: A Journey South Through the Spanish Speaking World, April 26 at 2 p.m.

-Young adults can attend What’s Your Story, April 20 at 4 p.m.; Open Mic Session, April 23 at 4 p.m.; and Create Extraordinary Beads, April 29 at 4 p.m.

-For adults, there is 50+ Fun and Fitness Fair, April 24 at 3 p.m.
The entire family can enjoy To Kill a Mockingbird, April 18 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.

The Mosholu Library, located at 285 E. 205th St., presents Playing With Polymers, for children, April 21 at 4 p.m.; and Poetry Day, April 25 at 2 p.m. for adults. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents programs for all ages. For children, there is Arts and Crafts, April 17 at 3:30 p.m.; Toddler Story Time, April 24 at 10:30 a.m.; and Rosie, April 24 at 3:30 p.m.; and for young adults, there is Crafts with Liana Acevedo: April 23 at 4:30 p.m.: Candle Making; and April 30 at 4 p.m.: Glass Mosaics. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

NOTE: Items for consideration should be received in our office by April 20 for the next publication date of April 30.