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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $15 to $25; $10 for kids aged 12 and under); New Orleans Nights, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $35); and Oscar D’Leon including Willie Villegas’ Tribute to Joe Cuba, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $55 to $85). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents Chamber Music, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m., in the home of Andrew and Beth Haase Meyers, 4673 Delafield Ave. Admission is $25. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents Joy of Dance, by the International Dance Ensemble, Nov. 6 at 2:30 p.m.; and A Salsa Concert, by Sonido Costeno Band, Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.
Events

The Bronx Zoo hosts Madagascar! in its Schiff Family Great Hall, Nov. 4, 6 to 8 p.m. (enter at Southern Boulevard Gate C). A light buffet will be served. For more information, call (212) 360-1357.

The Church of the Holy Nativity, located at 3061 Bainbridge Ave. at 204th Street, hosts its 110th year Anniversary Dinner and Dance Fund-raiser, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $55 for singles and $100 for couples. For more information, call (718) 652-5853 or (917) 208-3207.

Lehman College’s Lovinger Theatre, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Short Film Concert, featuring several short films, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m., hosted by “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe (tickets are $15).  For more information, call (718) 510-6929.

Lehman College, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Merrill Parra: Women and Disability, Nov. 17, in Carman Hall, room 221 (call (718) 960-1160); and Theatre for a New Audience, Nov. 18, in the Speech and Theatre Building, Studio Theatre (call (718) 960-8715). Both are free and run from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, located at 3880 Sedgwick Ave., hosts Swing Time, with Sheri Wagner and her band, Nov. 7 at 1:15 p.m., preceded by lunch at 12:15 p.m. (suggested contribution $4). To RSVP or for more information, call (718) 549-4700.

Woodlawn Cemetery will host Using Cemetery Records to Grow Your Family Tree, a two-hour workshop of how to use cemetery records to research family members buried at Woodlawn, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. ($25). Meet at the Jerome Avenue Gate House. For more information, call (718) 920-1463 ext. 252.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers two free family art projects: Colors of Autumn, to make collage prints from varied shapes of fall foliage, Nov. 6 and 7; and Dances With Leaves, to make a crown or costume from fall leaves and leaf rubbings and collage leaf designs to take home, Nov. 13 and 14; both in the Ecology Building from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grounds admission is free until noon on Tuesdays and Saturdays. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 305 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Exhibits

The Museum of Bronx History, located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at 208th Street, presents the following ongoing exhibits: Gone But Not Forgotten, featuring Bronx mansions, through April 10, 2011; Enhanced Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, with new additions including furniture from the actual cottage; and New Poe Cottage Video, 18 minutes long. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, located at 1040 Grand Concourse (between 165th and 166th streets), will host the Aperture Foundation’s exhibit, Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio, through Jan. 2, to commemorate the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence and the centennial of its revolution. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 or (212) 946-7111.

The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture present Las Casas Revisited, at the Hostos Community College’s Longwood Art Gallery, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, to run through Dec. 11, Mondays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The closing reception will be held via the Bronx Culture Trolley on Dec. 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33.

Lehman College’s Art Gallery at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., hosts free exhibitions Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Photographing Woodlawn, in collaboration with Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery, through Dec. 15; and Exhibit: The Craft, through Dec. 16. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

The New York Botanical Garden hosts Resplendent Roses, on display in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden through the fall; and Greenmarket, which offers fresh local produce, to take place Wednesdays through Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the base of Library Allée. For more information, call (718) 817-8700/8747.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents the following programs: For children: Films, Nov. 10 and 17 at 4 p.m.; Preschool Story Time, Nov. 4 and 18 at 11 a.m. (ages 3 to 5); and Leaf Book Making, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m.; and Turkey Magnet Making, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. (both for ages 5 to 12). For adults, there is Let’s Talk About HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health, Nov. 10 and 17 at 10 a.m.; and The Bronx, Then and Now, featuring authors Dr. Gary Hermalyn and Kathleen A. McAuley, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., hosts Knitting Circle, Nov. 4 and 18 at 3 p.m., for adults; and Toddler Story Time, Nov. 4 at 10:30 a.m.; and Preschool Films, Nov. 18 at 10:30 a.m. (both for children). Adults and seniors can enjoy Wii, Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; Documenting Faith, a film screening of El Moulid: Egyptian Religious Festival, Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m.; and Free English Conversation Program, for speakers of other languages (intermediate level), for ages 16 and over; first come, first served (info: (212) 340-0918); groups meet Tuesdays through Nov. 23, 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Bookmaking, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. for teens and young adults. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

Public Service Announcement

Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 a.m. Turn clocks back one hour.

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