Onstage

n The Bronx Library Center presents An Afternoon of Folkloric Afro-Puerto Rican History, Music and Dance, featuring BombaBoricua, Sept. 22, and Mariachi Real de Mexico, a troupe in original costume, Sept. 29, both 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.

n Enjoy An Afternoon of Guitar Music with virtuoso guitarist and composer Don Witter, Jr. on Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m., free, at the Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

n The Bronx River Art Center presents Papo Vazquez & the Mighty Pirate Orquesta, performing Afro-Caribbean jazz, Sept. 23 at 3 p.m., free. The Center is located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

n The Lehman Chamber Players will perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A Minor, Sept. 27 at 12:30 p.m., free, in Lehman College’s Recital Hall on the 3rd floor of the Music Building. Lehman is located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard. W. For more information and to confirm, call (718) 960-8715.

n Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez brings traditional music and dance to Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are from $20 to $35 and $10 for ages 12 and under. Lehman is located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard W. For more information and for discounts, call (718) 960-8833.

n People for Progress presents the 17th Annual 52 Latin Jazz Concert Series ’07, free, on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. through Sept. 26. The last show is at 52 Parks Miranda Theatre on Kelly Street between Avenue Saint John and Leggett Avenue. For more information, call (718) 548-0315 or (718) 893-9135.

n Bronx Hispanic Festival presents The Phone Call by Teatro Pregones as part of the Domestic Violence Prevention Month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Cesar Galarce Auditorium of Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, 234 E. 149th St. For more information and to confirm, call (917) 699-7598.

Events

n Bring your pet to Blessing of the Animals Oct. 7 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Canine Court at Van Cortlandt Park (enter at Broadway). Clergy of all faiths give blessings to pets and their owners. For more information, call (718) 796-4541.

n The Bronx River Alliance hosts the Golden Ball Festival, a celebration of the Bronx River including a canoe procession, nature walks, river improvement projects, and an afternoon of live entertainment, activities for children, food and prizes, all on Sept. 29. For more information and to register, call (718) 430-4636 or visit ww.bronxriver.org.

n The Farmers Market continues at the New York Botanical Garden’s Tulip Tree Allée Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 31. Admission only to Garden grounds is free all day Wednesdays. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Exhibits

n Lehman College’s Art Gallery hosts Beatrice Coron: The Secret Life of Cities, through Dec. 15 in the Edith Altschul Lehman Wing, with a reception on Oct. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

n In the last installment of Wave Hill’s series of exhibitions exploring art and nature, artists install works based on the writings of two authors that lived briefly in the Bronx – Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain. Artists Simon Leung, Allison Smith and Amy Yoes, create special projects, including sculpture, video and architecture, each in a separate room of Wave Hill’s Glyndor Gallery, through Dec. 2. Also, there are three solo exhibitions by New York-area emerging artists in the sunrooms: Jeff Feddersen and Margie Neuhaus, through Oct. 14 (meet the artists on Oct. 14), and Joianne Bittle Knight from Oct. 19 through Dec. 2 (meet the artist on Oct. 21). Wave Hill is at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

n The Bronx Museum of the Arts hosts Quisqueya Henríquez: Outside Traditional Art in the artist’s first major appearance in the United States through Jan. 27, 2008. The exhibition is a selection of sculptures, installations, drawings, photographs, videos, and light and sound works examining the sensory qualities of urban life, including a daily visual dispatch from Santo Domingo, where the artist currently lives. The museum, located at 1040 Grand Concourse at West 165th Street, is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., except for Friday, when it is open until 8 p.m. Suggested admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and free on Fridays, for members and for children under 12. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 or visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

n The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum will host Botanicals: Bloom and Blossom, a culmination of graphite drawings and watercolors from the Pelham Art Center’s Botanical Illustration students, through Sept. 28. The museum is located at 895 Shore Rd. in Pelham Bay Park. For more information, call (718) 885-1461.

Learning
 
n Wave Hill offers family art projects: Water Lily Wonders on Sept. 22 and 23, to sketch and paint the Aquatic Garden. Also, at Branching, Budding and Spreading on Sept. 29 and 30, sculpt and collage plant forms from the inside out. Both are in Wave Hill’s Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wave Hill is at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit wavehill.org.

n The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages: For children ages 3 to 12, there’s a film on Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 at 4 p.m.; Preschool Story Time, featuring picture book stories and songs for ages 2 to 5 on Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4 at 11 a.m.; and Autumn Wreath, a crafts workshop for ages 7 to 12, on Sept. 27 at 4 p.m.  Young adults can design their own mosaic candleholder at Make a Candleholder, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m., and meet Helen Benedict at Meet the Author, a books and poetry program, on Sept. 27 at 4 p.m.  Adults can bring their own materials and enjoy Crochet for Adults, a crafts program, Sept. 28 at 3 p.m.; view Politics Con Sabor, a two-part documentary film on Puerto Rico, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.; and hear Urban Farming: Medicinal Benefits, a lecture by Mr. Abu on the history of the Taqwa Community Farm, Oct. 1 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.

n The Mosholu Library hosts Toddler Time for children ages 18 to 36 months with a parent or caregiver, featuring picture book stories and songs on Oct. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Also, for young adults, there will be Magic!, a workshop led by Bob Friedhoffer to learn feats of magic and the science behind them, Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. The library is located at 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Public Service Announcement

The New York Public Library announces an expansion of service effective Sept. 4: Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Mosholu and Jerome Park libraries. The Bronx Library Center’s schedule is Monday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more details, visit www.nypl.org.

NOTE: Items for consideration should be received in our office by Sept. 24 for the next publication date of Oct. 4.