Onstage

The Bronx Opera presents Die Drei Pintos, a musical tale of mistaken identity and secret romance in 17th century Spain, sung in English, at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. E., Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $30. For more information, call (800) 838-3006.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. E., presents the following performances: Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet of San Francisco featuring contemporary dance on Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $35; $10 for students, seniors, and ages 12 and under); and Ultimate Doo Wop featuring classic hits, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $30 to $45). For more information, call (718) 960-8490/8833.

Events

The Harlem River Ecology Center, located at the southern end of Roberto Clemente State Park, presents Nature in the Urban Wild, Saturdays from 2 to 3 p.m., featuring live encounters and demonstrations with volunteer environmental educators of the Harlem River, followed by a movie matinee on the river from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The Ectoderms of NY State’s Estuary & Urban Watershed will be featured on Jan. 16, about reptiles that live in and along the Harlem River. For more information, call (347) 224-5687/5828.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers two family art projects: A Garden Vision for the New Year, to visualize your own garden, Jan. 2 and 3; and From Sheep to Shapes, to color and construct a yarn creation after seeing how wool fleece is spun and becomes natural dyed and knitted yarn, Jan. 9 and 10; both in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

The New York Botanical Garden presents several events: The Holiday Train Show through Jan. 10 features a display of New York landmark replicas created out of plant materials, as well as large-scale model trains. A complementary program, in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Gingerbread Adventures, featuring a display of gingerbread houses, is a hands-on activity for children, including grinding and examining ingredients under a microscope, decorating pots with faces, and planting wheat seeds to take home. The entire family can enjoy a gingerbread jazz band, ice skaters, and farmer in the Discovery Center. The Little Engine That Could Puppet Show, presented by puppet master Ralph Lee, will take place daily through Jan. 1 at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Visits will take place from Jan. 2 to 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., to photograph your child with the engine and take home activity sheets, while supplies last. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 817-8700 or visit nybg.org.

The Bronx River Art Center, together with the NYC Department of Transportation, present an abstract wooden art sculpture, Aurora, 14 feet tall, 11 feet wide and 11 feet deep, to be on view for 11 months at the center of West Farms Square Plaza located at the base of the West Farms Square/East Tremont Avenue subway station on the corner of East Tremont Avenue and Boston Road, one block away from BRAC which is located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/urbanart.

Exhibits

The New York Botanical Garden presents Ex Libris: Treasures From the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, highlighting some rarely seen items demonstrating botany and horticulture from the 12th century to the present, through Jan. 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and The Presence of Trees, photographs of trees in all seasons, by Larry Lederman, in the Ross Gallery (ongoing exhibit). For more information, call (718) 817-8700 or visit nybg.org.

The Museum of Bronx History, located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (at 208th Street), presents The Bronx: Then and Now, a comparison of the Bronx of today with that of the 19th century, via prints and photographs; and Edgar Allan Poe – A Bicentennial Celebration,.to learn about Poe, his life and his time spent in the Bronx; both through April 15. For more information, call the Bronx County Historical Society at (718) 881-8900.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, presents an exhibition series commemorating the Grand Concourse’s centennial, through Jan. 4, featuring The Grand Concourse Commissions and The Grand Concourse Beyond 100. Originally called the Grand Boulevard, the Grand Concourse celebrates its 100th year in 2009. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 120, or visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., in partnership with The Bronx Tourism Council, presents Robert Seyffert’s Water Paintings, through the end of March 2010, free, at the BP’s Art Gallery, Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse. For more information, call (718) 590-3989.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents the following programs for preschoolers and school-aged children: Stories and Tales From Around the World, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m.; Preschool Story Time, Jan. 7 and 14 at 11 a.m.; films, Jan. 6 and 13 at 4 p.m.; Picture Frame Making, Jan. 7 at 4 p.m.; Family Time, Jan. 9 at 11 a.m.; and Chinese Dance Workshop, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., hosts Toddler Story Time, Jan. 7 at 10:30 a.m.; Reading Aloud, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m.; and Preschool Story Time, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m.; all for preschool and school-aged children. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Arts & Crafts, Jan. 5 at 4 p.m.; Making Music, Jan. 8 at 11 a.m.; Reading Aloud, Jan. 8 at 4 p.m.; films, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m.; and Toddler Story Time, Jan. 15 at 11 a.m.; all for children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS!
                                                                                                     
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