Onstage

•  JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center hosts Broadway and Night Club Sounds of New York, with singer and pianist Tom Smith on April 10 at 1 p.m., preceded by lunch at noon for a $3 donation. The center is located at 3880 Sedgwick Ave. For more information, call (718) 549-4700.

 

•  The Bronx Library Center presents the David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, April 5 at 2:30 p.m.; Retumba, April 12 at 2:30 p.m.; JD/Dansfolk, a dance performance on April 12 at 6 p.m.; and African Dance, April 13 at 2 p.m. The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Road 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 Silk and Sword by the Red Silk Dancers, April 5 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

 

•  The Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Live in Definition’ Series continues at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theater with Puccini’s La Boheme on April 5.  Experience bohemian life in Paris in the 1840s from a comfy seat in the Bronx beginning at 1:30 p.m. for free, but tickets are required, so reserve yours at (718) 960-8025. Find it at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. Also on April 5, at 8 p.m., Gladys Knight struts a very different kind of vocal style at Lehman’s Center for the Performing Arts, for tickets ranging from $55 to $100. For these tickets, call (718) 960-8833.

 

• n Lehman College is host to the arts from at home and abroad. First, a Composer’s Concert on April 9, featuring works by recent alumni, at noon, free, in the Music Recital Hall. Also there’s Bizet’s Carmen, by the St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre on April 13 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $35. The college is located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

•  In celebration of Quebec’s 400th anniversary, Lehman College hosts A Man and a Woman, a musical program performed in French with commentary in English, free, by Quebec actor and singer Jean Brassard. It is to take place in the Music Building’s Recital Hall on April 3 at 12:30 p.m., accompanied by pianist and singer Kathleen Landis. Also, at Lehman’s Art Gallery, hear Montreal’s Expo 67: The Discovery of Quebec’s Pride and Modernity, a free lecture led by Professor Magali Deleuze of the Royal Military College of Canada, on April 14 at 3 p.m., about Montreal’s 1967 World’s Fair. It’s all at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W.

 

•  Mozart’s Requiem and Poulenc’s Gloria, will be presented, free, by the Fordham University Choir and the Bronx Arts Ensemble, April 6 at 3 p.m., in the Fordham University Church. For more information, call (718) 817-4504.

 

•  Wave Hill, located at 675 W. 252nd St., hosts The Jazz Piano with Aaron Diehl, April 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Armor Hall. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 385.

Events

•  The New York Botanical Garden presents Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures for children in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden through April 6, weekdays 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Kids learn about the origins of chocolate and vanilla through science and the senses.. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

•  The Bronx County Historical Society is sponsoring a Walking Tour from Mott Haven to SOBRO, led by Prof. Lloyd Ultan, on April 12 at 1 p.m., departing from East 138th Street and Lincoln Avenue. The fee is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. For more information and to reserve a spot, call (718) 881-8900.

            
Exhibits

•  Take a peek into the story of Freedomland – New York City’s Disneyland, April 10 to Oct. 19 with a reception on April 10 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Valentine-Varian House/Museum of Bronx History. The exhibition tells the story of the American History themed amusement park opened in 1960 on the 205-acre site now home to Bay Plaza and Co-op City. The museum is located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at East 208th Street. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

 

•  The New York Botanical Garden hosts The Orchid Show through April 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and in the Orchid Rotunda on the first floor of the Library building. Docent-led tours are available. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

•  Sound the Alarm, an exhibition of photographs, paintings and video of landscapes in distress, runs through June 1 at Wave Hill’s Glyndor Gallery, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. Admission is free to members and children under 6, and free all day Tuesdays and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

 

•  See the Bronx from the perspective of Hunts Point photographers ages 9 to 19, with 35 black and white photos on view as part of I Love the Bronx, until May – just one of many rotating exhibitions at The Point, located at 940 Garrison Ave. at Manida Street. For more information, call (718) 542-4149.

 

•  The Bronx River Art Center, located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing, through April 12. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

 

•  Inspired by the Feminist Movement, the Bronx Museum of the Arts explores women artists working collectively in new ways to engage communities and address social issues in Making It Together: Women’s Collaborative Art and Community through Aug. 4. Also on view at the museum is Teen Council Presents: Jamel Shabazz through July 27 in the North Wing. The museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse and is open Thursday through Monday from noon to 6 p.m. and Friday to 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Learning

•  The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

Preschoolers can enjoy Family Time, April 12 at 11 a.m. For children, there are films on April 9 and 16 at 4 p.m. Also, for school-aged children, there is The Tortoise and the Hare, April 5 at 2 p.m.; Sensational Sharks, April 7 at 4 p.m.; and Scrapbook Making, April 10 at 4 p.m.
Young adults can Play Chess! in a workshop with Ramon A. Hernandez on April 7 and 14 at 4 p.m.; attend Music Discovery: Get an Earful!, April 4 at 4 p.m.; and Get Food Smart With Green Gourmet, April 7 at 4 p.m.; and participate in a Poetry Writing Workshop, April 9 at 4 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 presents YTWL: You Talk! We Listen, for young adults, April 9 and 16 at 4 p.m. Also for young adults is Action Racket Theatre Lab, April 9 and 16 at 4 p.m. Younger children can enjoy Toddler Time April 3 at 10:30 a.m. The library is located at 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

 

•  The Jerome Park Library at 118 Eames Place, hosts Multicultural Stories from Around the World for school-aged children, April 17 at 6 p.m. For more information and to confirm, call (718) 549-5200.

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