Onstage

• The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents Cirque Le Masque, featuring acrobats, aerialists and gymnasts, April 19 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $35; $10 for children 12 and under; in the Concert Hall at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

• The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, hosts Sonido IsleÀo, presented by the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series, April 4 at 2:30 p.m.; and Grupo Caribe in Concert, April 11 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

• The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD!), located at 841 Barretto Street in the south Bronx, presents several performances celebrating the empowerment of women. I Heart Hamas, features a woman’s cross-cultural journey between San Francisco and Palestine, April 3 ($15); Dancing Like a Girl: NYC B-girls in the 1990s, includes hip-hop history, April 4 ($10); Staceyann Chin, a one-woman show followed by a book signing, April 10 ($20); and Lift Every Voice, featuring four singers performing jazz, rap, rock, and more, April 11 ($20). All performances are at 8 p.m. For more information, call Charles Rice-Gonzalez, (917) 604-3598.

 

• The Bronx Council on the Arts presents a dance performance on April 4 at Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 21.

Events

• Wave Hill offers two family art projects: My Green Heaven, to roll down hillsides and explore a world of hues in paint and collage, April 4 and 5; and Daffy for Daffodils, to join a parade of spring blossoms in a hat or costume, April 11 and 12; both in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wave Hill also hosts an exhibition reception to meet the artists and curators of “Arbores Venerables,” April 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Glyndor Gallery. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Exhibits

• En Foco and Pregones Theatre present Mi Sangre, a free photo exhibition held at the theatre, located at 571-575 Walton Ave. (between 149th and 150th streets), through May 9, by Mexican-American photographer, Rojelio Reyes Rodriquez, currently living and working in New York City. For more information, visit www.pregones.org.

 

• The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, presents a three-part exhibition series commemorating the Grand Concourse’s centennial, starting with The Grand Concourse at 100, through July 20. Originally called the Grand Boulevard, the Grand Concourse celebrates its 100th year in 2009. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 or visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

 

• The Bronx Council on the Arts presents two exhibitions at the Longwood Gallery at Hostos, 450 Grand Concourse (149th Street), Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., including Dream Sequence, through May 9, free, which explores a number of themes using drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, and video (an artists talk will take place on May 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the show’s closing); and Vidal Centeno: F119, in the gallery’s Project Room through April 4. For more information, call (718) 931-9500.

 

• The Lehman College Art Gallery presents Viñoly in the Bronx, highlighting building designs of architect Rafael Viñoly, including a model of Lehman’s APEX Building. The exhibition, which runs through May 20, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., also features drawings, photographs, and planning documents. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

 

• The Orchid Show: Brazilian Modern, designed by landscape architect Raymond Jungles, which draws on his work with the late Roberto Burle Marx, renowned Brazilian artist and landscape architect, takes place in the New York Botanical Garden’s Haupt Conservatory through April 12. During this exhibit, a complementary hands-on children’s program, Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures, will be held in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, to learn about the plant origins of these two sweet treats, including making and tasting these products, through April 19. Call for schedule (718) 817-8700.

 

• The Young and the Restless, an exhibition of six emerging artists based in New York, featuring painting, sculpture, and photography, will be held at the Gordon Parks Gallery, 332 E. 149th St., through May 3. For more information, call (718) 665-1310 or (914) 654-5427.

Learning

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

• For children and preschoolers, there is Preschool Romp, April 2, 9 and 16 at 11 a.m.; Story Time, April 15 at 2 p.m.; and Family Time, April 11 at 11 a.m.
• Also, for school-aged children, there is The Life of Beethoven, April 5 at 2 p.m.; Theatre Group Meetings, April 6 and 13 at 4 p.m.; Poetry Workshop, April 9 at 2 p.m.; Arts & Crafts, April 9 at 4 p.m.; The Silkie, April 11 at 2 p.m.; Grandpa’s Unicorn, April 13 at 2 p.m.; and Snowman, April 14 at 2 p.m.
• Young adults can attend Yu-Gi-Oh No You Didn’t, April 3 and 10 at 4 p.m.

-For adults, there is “How to Save Money Without Losing Your Mind,” with author Ala Galan, April 6 at 6 p.m.; and Latin American and Caribbean Modern and Contemporary Art, presented by MoMA, April 13 at 6 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., presents Toddler Story Time, April 2 at 10:30 a.m.; and Preschool Story Time, April 9 at 10:30 a.m., both for children; and Create Extraordinary Beads, April 15 at 4 p.m. for young adults. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

-The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents programs for all ages. For children, there is Arts and Crafts, April 17 at 3:30 p.m.; and for young adults, there is Doughnuts, April 2 at 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

A Happy and Healthy Passover and a blessed easter to all our readers!

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