Onstage

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents Flamenco Music and Dance, with Arts Flamenco, Jan. 30 at 2:30 p.m.; and A Musical Tribute to Sam Cooke, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. E., presents the following performances: Soweto Gospel Choir, featuring 26 South African singers performing African gospel music, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $35; $10 for ages 12 and under; $5 discount for all students, seniors, and Lehman staff and alumni); and Back to the ‘80s: El Concierto, featuring salsa hits by performers including Jose Alberto (El Canario), Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $35 to $50). For more information, call (718) 960-8490/8833.

Events

The Bronx Council on the Arts presents a free Poetry Reading featuring two BRIO award winners, at the Riverdale Library, 5540 Mosholu Ave. (at West 256th Street), Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33.

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. Celebrate Eagles Fest: Birds of Prey, With Ludger will be featured on Jan. 30. Book a seat for the annual Eagles Watch bus field trip, Feb. 6 ($45 per family of three, includes membership). Advance reservation is required. For more information, call (347) 224-5687/5828.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers two family art projects: Shaping the Land, to sculpt a mini landscape with rock, clay and natural materials, Jan. 30 and 31; and Parfleche & Bandolier, to combine Native American traditions of Northern Plains and Woodlands peoples in a folded container made with two textures of paper, Feb. 6 and 7; 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 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.

The Bronx Culture Trolley, a replica of a 20th-century trolley, transports visitors on the first Wednesday of every month (except January and September) to Bronx hot spots, ending at the Bruckner Bar & Grill with music, food, and drink. A reception is held at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.) at 5 p.m., where rides originate, followed by three trolley departures at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. New attractions are added monthly; admission to most venues is free. Trolley ride is free. Riders can get on and off at any scheduled stop and spend as much time as they wish at any or all of the featured venues. The next trip is Feb. 3. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org.

Exhibits

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.

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: Preschool Story Time, Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and 11 at 11 a.m.; Toddler Story Time, Jan. 30 at 11 a.m.; Polar Opposites, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.; films, Feb. 3 and 10 at 4 p.m.; and Folk Tales From Around the World, Feb. 6 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, Feb. 4 at 10:30 a.m.; and Preschool Films, Feb. 11 at 10:30 a.m.; both for children. Adults can attend Arts and Crafts: Knitting, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Arts & Crafts, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m.; Yoga for Parents and Preschoolers, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m.; films, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m.; and Making Music, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m.; all for children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.
                                                                                                  
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