Onstage

• World Beat and Percussion with Dale Gordon will be featured on Dec. 17 at 4 p.m., for young adults at the Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

• The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, located at 841 Barretto St., presents Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo, a story of a Latin-American gay couple. The play runs on Dec. 11, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 842-5223.

• The Fordham United Methodist Church Choir and Guests and the Ensemble Sepia Chamber Orchestra and Harpsichord will perform Part I of George Frederick Handel’s Messiah at the Fordham United Methodist Church, 2543 Marion Ave. on Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 367-9347.

Events

• Bronx Museum of the Arts presents “Los Machos de Mi Vida,” a video installation featuring Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, performing multiple roles, Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m., through Dec. 20, at the Bronx Museum Project Space, 11 Bruckner Blvd., in Mott Haven. Raimundi-Ortiz will also teach a salsa dance class for Latinas during the duration of the show. For more information, call (718) 681-6000, ext. 120.

• The Wave Hill House offers two family art projects: Sparkle and Shine, to make gifts and decorations out of metal foil, beads and pinecones, on Dec. 13 and 14; and It’s a Wrap, to make wrapping paper with designs inspired by nature, Dec. 20 and 21; both from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kerlin Learning Center. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Exhibits

• The Bronx Council on the Arts presents Graffiti: Spirit of an Age @ 40 x 10, highlighting works by artists who began their careers as teens creating graffiti art, having now expanded to drawing, painting and sculpture. This free exhibit is on view through Feb. 7, at the Longwood Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. There will be a free curator and artists talk on Dec. 13 at noon. For more information, call (718) 518-6728 or (718) 931-9500, ext. 33.

• Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now, a collection of photography, is a documentation of performances, events, and artwork, on view through Jan. 25, at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

• The New York Botanical Garden presents Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum, through Jan. 11, at the LuEsther T. Mertz Library. As part of the exhibit, there will be a 13-piece taiko drumming performance on the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory lawn, and Kiku for Kids, in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

• The Wave Hill House, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, will feature Naturally Inspired, a selection of art produced in workshops for adults and at the weekly Family Art Project; and Flora & Fauna, an installation of a vine that winds along the wall of the staircase, through Feb. 22. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

• The Neuberger Museum of Art, at 735 Anderson Hill Rd., in Purchase, NY, will exhibit Great Women Artists, featuring two sculptures by Barbara Korman, of Norwood. The show runs from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, through Feb. 22. For more information, visit www.bkormanstudio.com.

Holiday Events

• Rachel and Matisyahu, a singing-storytelling duo, will sing in English and Hebrew and tell stories in the Carlebach tradition, to celebrate Chanukah, at the JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave. A holiday lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. Suggested donation for lunch and entertainment is $3. For more information, call (718) 549-4700.

• The Mosholu Library, located at 285 E. 205th St., presents Make a Kwanzaa Ornament, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. for young adults, and Christmas With Elvis; a free Elvis tribute show, performed Las Vegas style by Steve Charles in full costume, Dec. 20 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

• The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents a Holidaze Party, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. for young adults; and three concerts including Holiday Jazz Concert, with Mary Pearson’s Yes/Nonet, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m.; a Classic Holiday Concert, with the Bronx Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 20 at 2:30 p.m.; and the Brass Menagerie Holiday Brass, Dec. 27 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46.

• The New York Botanical Garden presents Holiday Train Show, featuring large-scale model trains and more than 140 miniature replicas of New York landmarks created from plant parts, through Jan. 11, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Complementing this show is Gingerbread Adventures, a fun and educational event for children, including hands-on activities, in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. Also scheduled is a puppet show, The Little Engine That Could, directed by master puppeteer Ralph Lee, Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 21 and daily Dec. 26 to Jan. 2 at 1, 2, and 3 p.m., in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Learning

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

• For children and preschoolers, there is Preschool Romp, Dec. 11, 18 and 20 at 11 a.m.; and Family Time, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.

• Also, for school-aged children, there are Theatre Group Meetings, Dec. 15 and 22 at 4 p.m.; a Theatre Group Performance, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m.; Snowflake, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m.; and Toddler Two-Step, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m.

• Young adults can attend the Halo 3 Tournament, Dec. 15 and 22 at 4 p.m.; Yu-Gi-Yoh Play, Dec. 19 at 4 p.m.; and Super Smash-A-Thon, Dec. 26 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, located at 285 E. 205th St., offers Preschool Story Time, Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m., for children and preschoolers. Also scheduled is Action Racket Theatre Lab, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. for young adults. For adults, there is Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Prevention, presented by the American Cancer Society, discussing an active lifestyle and maintaining a healthy weight and diet, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

• The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, hosts Break!, Dec. 22 at 4 p.m.; Photo Frame Creations, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m.; and Design Your Own T-Shirt, Dec. 18 at 4 p.m., for young adults. In addition, there is Folk Tales From Around the World, Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m. and Arts and Crafts, Dec. 15 at 3:30 p.m., for school-aged children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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