Culture

Bronx Teens and Bronx Hall of Famer Melissa Manchester Prepare for Grand Central Celebration

Tomorrow morning, Bronx Hall of Famer and singing legend Melissa Manchester will be performing at Grand Central Terminal for the 100-year birthday party for the iconic New York City train station. Singing the back-up chorus for Manchester will be the Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music Show Choir. Today, the collaborators got together at Lehman College to rehearse. Above is a video of the song they will be performing together, “Traveling Far,” from the musical “Orphan Train.” Lisa Gwasda, the choir director, called Manchester “a brilliant teacher” who worked extremely well with her talented group of teenagers.

Editorial: What ‘Seis’ Says About The Bronx

When a mustachioed and smiling man with a large camera dangling around his neck tucked a beer into his jacket pocket and emerged from the gaggle of people surrounding the Bronx Documentary Center, I knew we had arrived at the most happening corner in the Boogie Down on an early Saturday night. The gaggle and the dozens slowly moving around inside the Documentary Center, at the corner of 151st Street and Courtlandt Avenue, were there for the opening night of the new photography exhibit, “Seis Del Sur” (Six From the South [Bronx]), which is garnering loads of positive attention for the artists and the center.

Bronx Notes: Free Tax Help

There are several ways Bronx residents can receive free tax prep help, here are some of the upcoming programs:

Bronx Notes: Free English Conversation Program at Mosholu Library (Registration Tonight!)

The New York Public Library is hosting a free English Conversation program for non-native English speaking adults ages 16 and older. Registration and testing will be held TODAY, Tuesday Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. This is an intermediate level program. The program will be held Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. from January to March. Please call (212) 340-0918 for more information on exact dates. Space is limited and is run on a first come, first serve basis.