Entertainment

Kingsbridge Heights: Elected Officials Show Up for Senior Night

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES
Assembly Member George Alvarez (A.D. 78) and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) held a Senior Night to celebrate local seniors at Caridad Kingsbridge, located at 135 West Kingsbridge Road in Kingsbridge Heights on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Troon and Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point Announce Consulting, Sales & Marketing Partnership

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Troon, described by company officials as a leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, and Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point in The Bronx, announced a new consulting agreement and sales and marketing partnership on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Bally’s officials said they selected Troon to provide support with operations, procurement, sales and marketing, retail merchandising, and agronomy.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Presents ABBA Tribute Band “Arrival from Sweden” on Nov. 18

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents an ABBA Tribute Show “Arrival from Sweden” on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. According to the Center’s representatives, “Arrival from Sweden” is one of the world’s most popular and best selling ABBA tribute bands. “Hailed as the closest you will ever get to ABBA, the show masters the Nordic band’s spirit with sensational vocals, breathtaking arrangements, and incredible costumes,” they said.  

TAKE 5 Top-Prize Lottery Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold in The Bronx for the Oct 31 TAKE 5 Evening drawing. The ticket was sold at Fairfield Food Inc., located at 2525 3rd Avenue, and was worth $17,751.50.

Bronx Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-2024 50th Season Opens Oct. 22 at Lehman College

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Orchestra of the Bronx, founded and conducted by Michael Spierman, returns on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. for a free concert at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theatre, performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (the Eroica). Spierman leads a 40-member orchestra of musicians drawn from other major orchestras and Broadway shows.   

The Head of the “Addams Family” Aims to Scare this Halloween……..

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The “Addams Family” is in town but who is scarier? New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday, Oct. 20, “Halloween at Gracie Mansion 2023,” a two-day celebration that organizers say will transform the outdoor grounds of the mayor’s historic residence into a “haunted” Halloween-themed experience for a group of young New Yorkers. Bronx families are giving the mayor a run for his money however, as evidenced by some of these photos taken in the lead-up to the year’s scariest night…