The Creation of Clark

By SHAYLA LOVE Outside of Clark’s window on Lowell Avenue in Longwood, the 6 train rumbled from its underground tunnel and into the sunlight of the above-ground tracks. Clark was eight years old when he looked out of his apartment and noticed something he considered beautiful. The subway car was spray-painted from top to bottom in bright colors. The names “Duster” and “Lizzie” shone from the surface of the car. He ran out of his building into an empty lot and searched for something to paint with. He found a broken statuette and scratched an

Out & About: Get Your Wears at the Annual Flea Market!

Editor’s Pick Annual Flea Market The public is invited to attend the Bedford-Mosholu Community Association’s free annual flea market on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, 360 Bedford Pk. Blvd. at Decatur Avenue. For more information, call (718) 367-2230 or (718) 584-1900. Onstage The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Retumba in celebration of Women’s History Month, performed by an all-female percussion and dance troupe, March 8; as well as a concert, performed by Celia Cruz Bronx H.S. of Music’s Chamber Orchestra and Women’s Choir, March 15; both at 2:30

‘Hair’ it is at Lehman Center

By Justin McCallum The Lehman Center welcomed a special performance of the Tony Award-winning musical, “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,” featuring a freshly adapted screenplay for its 2014 tour. “If you’re here for love, sex, drugs and rock and roll then you’re in the right theater,” welcomed Eva Bornstein, executive director of the Lehman Center. Hair, regarded as the emblematic rock musical for the 1960s hippie movement, has showcased the laid-back lifestyle of counter-cultural movement. However, Lehman’s concert hall was abuzz with excitement and some nerves as the audience, actors and director learned the show’s original co-writer James Rado

Out & About Feb 21-Mar 4: Bronx Parks Speak Up!

Editor’s Pick Green Activists Get Their Say Con Edison presents The 20th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up Bronx Parks: A 20/20 Vision,” Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lehman College’s Music Building, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W. Events include workshops on addressing park group dilemmas, engaging youth, and working together on a master plan. Lunch will be served, courtesy of Con Ed. To request a table, email speakuptabling@hotmail.com. For more information, email bxspeakup@hotail.com. In case of bad weather, call (718) 601-1460 or visit www.bronxspeakup.org.

Homecoming for Mind-Builders

By DAVID CRUZ It’s been four years since Madaha Kinsey-Lamb, founder of Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, has had to briefly say goodbye to the site that served as the after school program’s headquarters for decades. These days, she’s settling back in. The time away has paid off dramatically. The after school program, aimed at unleashing the creative juices of young people for 37 years, recently relocated back to its original headquarters following a massive $10 million top-to-bottom renovation. The work has reinvigorated the pre-existing space while revamping two formerly unused floors within the four-story building. The program has now left

Out & About: Sweethearts, Tunes and Orchard Beach

Editor’s Pick Attention: Golden Anniversary Celebrants Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Healthfirst present their 7th Annual Sweetheart Luncheon on Feb. 13 for Bronx couples who have been married for 50+ years. For more information, eligible couples may call (718) 590-6248.

New Grants Jazz Up Mosholu Montefiore Community Center

by Paolo Mossetti The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center is on a roll! The Norwood-based multi-service group announced its financial footing is in shipshape thanks to a major increase in city, state, federal and foundation grants. Laurie Meltzer Bandremer, the center’s Director of Development, said the accomplishment has been “very gratifying.” She pegs much of the hard work to the board, administration and program staff that have “worked together this past year to cut unnecessary costs while continuing to serve the Bronx…”