Onstage

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents BAE Gala Benefit, March 6 at 5 p.m. at the home of Bill and Paula Caplan, 761 W. 231st St. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents Ivo Tirado, Jr. & the Bronx Charanga, March 6 at 2:30 p.m.; and BombaBoricua, Feb. 27 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: Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez, featuring traditional music and dance from Mexico, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $35; $10/ages 12 and under); and “Coppelia” by the Moscow Festival Ballet, featuring dancers from Bolshoi and Kirov, March 14 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $35; $10/ages 12 and under). For more information, call (718) 960-8490/8833.

The Theatre Program at Lehman College, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. E., presents “The Bronx Vaudeville Company: Live at The Lovinger,” featuring a modern version of the old vaudeville shows of the 1920s and ‘30s, including music, song and dance, and comedic theatre, March 3 at 3:30 p.m., March 4 to 6 at 8 p.m. and March 7 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12/general admission; and $10/seniors/non Lehman students. For more information, call (718) 960-8025.

The Albert Einstein Symphony Orchestra presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Patience,” an operetta featuring full chorus, in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Robbins Auditorium, Forchheimer Building, 1300 Morris Park Ave., March 7 at 2 p.m. Contributions are suggested. For more information, visit Einsteinorch.Tripod.com.

The Bronx Museum, located at 1040 Grand Concourse, hosts free First Fridays, to celebrate Women’s History Month. The public is invited to KALALU: A lyrical stew for wordsmiths of all walks, a program fully composed of words and sounds by and for women, March 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. in the South Wing Lower Lobby. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Events

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers a family art project: Paper That Will Grow, to mix seeds with plant fibers and recycled paper to form handmade sheets and shapes that can sprout in the spring, Feb. 27 and 28, 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 Historical Society presents a walking tour of the “Historic Croton Aqueduct” on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 9:30 a.m. The Croton Aqueduct is a marvel that helped 19th century NYC expand beyond the frontier, at the time mid-town Manhattan, and was the very first of its kind in the United States. Join tour leader Marcus Hickman on a trip along the Bronx portion of the historic Croton Aqueduct where remnants of the aqueduct are still visible today. Meet at Poe Cottage, located in Poe Park on East Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse.

The New York Botanical Garden is currently hosting Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures, an educational children’s program which takes place in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden where children learn the plant origins of these two sweet treats, as well as participating in hands-on activities and tastings. This program complements the upcoming Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower, scheduled to begin on Feb. 27. The flower show features plants of Old Havana and the Cuban countryside, and on weekends during the exhibition, there will be home gardening demonstrations and Q&A with experts. Both programs run through April 11. For more information and schedules, call (718) 817-8700 or visit www.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 until June 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 County Historical Society invites the public to Take a Walk Through History, a tour through different parts of the Bronx. On Feb. 28 at 9:30 a.m., meet at Poe Cottage on East Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse for a guide-led tour of the historic Croton Aqueduct. For more information, call (718) 8891-8900.

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 March. 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.

The Lehman College Art Gallery, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. E., presents two free exhibits: State of the Dao: Chinese Contemporary Art – Dao is an ancient Chinese concept meaning ‘way,” “path,” or “natural working of the universe”; and Nature, Once Removed: Flora and Fauna in Contemporary Drawing, featuring work of 20 artists of animals, plants, and landscapes. Both exhibits run through May 4, and a reception will be held on March 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information and a schedule, call (718) 960-8731.

The Bronx Council on the Arts, located at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th Street), hosts three exhibitions from March 3 through May 7: In the City: Memory, Places and Spaces, which includes works on migration and urban planning; Transmit-Transit: Hatuey Ramos-Fermin @ The Project Room, featuring traveling in the city and ethnic diversity; and Impractical Hats: Indie Crafts Reinvent Everyday Gear, featuring construction of hats in unorthodox ways. The March 3 opening reception will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. For more information, call (718) 931-9500.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents the following programs for preschoolers and school-aged children: Mystery Masks Making, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m.; Toddler Story Time, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.; Preschool Story Time, March 4 and 11 at 11 a.m.; Lion Book Making, March 4 at 4 p.m.; and films, March 3 and 10 at 4 p.m. Teens and young adults can enjoy Crafternoons, March 5 and 12 at 3:30 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, March 4 at 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Films, March 11 at 10:30 a.m.; and Yoga for Parents & Preschoolers, March 5 at 11 a.m.; all for children. Adults can attend Arts and Crafts: Knitting, Feb 25 at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Arts & Crafts, March 2 at 4 p.m.; Making Music, March 12 at 11 a.m.; and films, March 9 at 4 p.m.; all for children. For teens and young adults, there is Crafternoons, March 4 and 11 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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