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Norwood News Celebrates 30 Years of Publication!

 

The public is invited to the 30th anniversary celebration of publication of the Norwood News on Nov. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lehman College’s Faculty Dining Hall in the Music Building, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W. Dinner and drinks will be served. Event features keynote speaker and special guests will be honored. Tickets are $30/pp. For more information, call (718) 324-4998.

 

Onstage

 

Lehman College for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Chinese Warriors of Peking, featuring acrobats and masters of martial arts, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. (tickets: $25 to $45; $10/age 12 and under); Legends of Disco, featuring a variety of performers, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. (tickets: $35 to $100); and Eddie Palmieri & Lalo Rodriguez, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. (tickets: $55 to $85; $100/VIP). VIP tickets include pre-concert reception at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

Events

 

Bronx Tourism Council presents its 24th annual free Tour de Bronx, Oct. 28 at 9:30 a.m. Event features 25- and 40-mile rides, and begins at Bronx Borough Hall at 161st Street and the Grand Concourse, and ends at the New York Botanical Garden with a music festival and pizza. Riders must wear a helmet. On site registration is at 8:30 a.m. For more information, to register online, or to rent a bike, visit ilovethebronx.com, or call (718) 590-3518. Rented bikes including helmets can be picked up on site and dropped off at the end of the ride, and are available from Unlimited Bike.

 

The New York Botanical Garden presents Spooky Pumpkin Garden, a Halloween makeover of the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, through Oct. 31. Included are huge scarecrows, pumpkins, hand-puppet show at the Pumpkin Puppet Theatre, and live snakes and lizards. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

The Bronx Zoo presents Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 27 and 28. Events include magic shows, costume parades, professional pumpkin carving demos, crafts, and the extinct animal graveyard. Bootoberfest returns with music, lawn games, haunted pirate hayride, and more. Most activities are included in the price of a general admission ticket; all activities are included with the purchase of a total experience ticket. For more information, cost, and a full schedule, visit www.BronxZoo.com/boo-at-the-zoo.

 

The New York Botanical Garden’s Farmers Market is scheduled to be held on Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., just inside the Mosholu entrance and across the street from the Botanical Garden station of the Metro North commuter railroad. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Mexican cultural holiday when the spirits of the beloved come home and visit; make a decorated box to remember a deceased loved one including photo, Oct. 27 and 28; and Dances With Leaves, to make leaves into prints, Nov. 3 and 4; both in the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grounds admission is free until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200.

 

Bronx photographer Walter Pofeldt and his daughter Eileen present “Kenya and Tanzania in Focus” through Dec. 16 at Metropolitan College, 60 West St., on the sixth and seventh floors, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during normal business days. For more information, email pofeldtww@gmail.com.

 

Exhibits

 

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents Women’s Suffrage and New York City: A Centennial Celebration, through April 11, 2019; and His Muse: The Women of Edgar Allan Poe’s Life, through April 7, 2019. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

 

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents River Rising, through June 30, 2019, featuring an exposition of science, art and technology, located in Starlight Park. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

 

Library Events

 

Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Storytime/Arts & Crafts: (ages 3 to 5; preregistration required), Oct. 25 at 4 p.m.; and Arts & Crafts: (ages 5 to 12; preregistration required), hands on projects, Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy Maker Mondays: Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. – Cat Craft; film: “Stardust,” Oct. 26 at 3:30 p.m.; and Halloween Party: costume party, treats, games, and a movie, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. Adults can attend film:“Sully,” Oct. 27 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Crafty Fridays: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m.; Family Storytime at 3:30 p.m.: (ages 3 to 5), stories and crafts, Oct. 25 and 29; STEM: Kids’ Science: (ages 5 to 12), “reactions,” Oct. 30 at 3 p.m.; and Halloween Party: (ages 18 months to 12 years), music, games, wear costumes, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: films at 2 p.m.: “Rampage,” Oct. 26 and “Tomb Raider,” on Nov. 2. Adults can attend Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

 

Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road, offers for children: film: (ages 5 to 12), Oct. 27 at 2 p.m.; and Fall Harvest Day: (ages 3 to 12), wear costume or favorite outfit for fun, crafts and snacks, Oct. 30 at 3:30 p.m. (in-person advance registration is required). Adults can enjoy: Computer Basics: Oct. 25 at 5:45 p.m., and Nov. 1 and 8 at noon. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

 

Public Service Announcement

 

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m. Turn clocks back one hour.

 

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