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Holiday Events

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, located at 3880 Sedgwick Ave., hosts Chanukah Concert, featuring Klezmer violinist Yale Strom, Dec. 3; and Chanukah Celebration, featuring keyboardist and singer, Dec. 5; both at 1 p.m. Both are preceded by lunch at 12:15 p.m. (Suggested contribution $4 for each.) For more information, call (718) 549-4700.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble & Singers presents Music for St. Nicholas, Dec. 11 and 12, free, at the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park. To confirm time or fees, and for more information, call (718) 601-7399 or visit bronxartsensemble.org.

The Riverdale Choral Society will perform a concert, Celebrating the Season With Bach and Bassi,” Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at Christ Church Riverdale, located on West 252nd Street and Henry Hudson Parkway East. Admission is $20; $18 with Bronx Cultural Card. For more information, call (718) 543-2219.

The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Hutchinson Metro Center present two free lunchtime holiday concerts at the Hutch Metro Café, located at 1200 Waters Place (between Eastchester Road and Westchester Avenue), at 12:15 and 1:15 p.m. Dec. 9: Latin Jazz Traditional Holiday Celebration; and Dec. 16: Holiday Music, by students of the Celia Cruz High School of Music. During the concerts, BCA’s bronxArtworks artisans will sell their creations including clothing, jewelry and crafts. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts invites the public to its Family Affair Holiday Party to celebrate the holidays in its North Wing, 2nd floor, located at 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street) in an afternoon filled with fun activities for children and families, and special tours of Bosco Sodi’s new paintings and a special workshop with the artist, Dec. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Bronx Messiah (Handel), featuring the Bronx Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Bronx, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. (tickets are $10 to $25; $10 for ages 10 and under), immediately followed by A Taste of the Bronx Food Show and Tastings, produced by the Bronx Tourism Council, free with Handel ticket purchase. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery hosts Christmas and Holiday Concert, in the Woodlawn Cemetery’s Woolworth Chapel, Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. For more information and fees, call (718) 920-1470.

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD), located at 841 Barretto St., hosts Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo, comedic play about a gay Latino couple, Dec. 2 to 4 and 8 to 11 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $20 and $25). For more information, call (718) 842-5223.

Everyone is invited to the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, sponsored by Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and Community Board #7, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. on Bainbridge Avenue and Mosholu Parkway. For more information, call (718) 933-5650.

The public is invited to the New York Botanical Garden’s annual Holiday Train Show, which runs through Jan. 9, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Visitors can view replicas of historic New York City landmarks as model trains speed along more than a quarter mile of track. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers two free family art projects: Seasons Greetings, to make live-action holiday cards, Dec. 4 and 5; and It’s a Wrap, to make wrapping paper, Dec. 11 and 12; 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.

Onstage

Lehman College, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents free shows: Dec. 2 at noon – Lehman Percussion Ensemble, in the Hearth Room, 3rd floor, Music Building; Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m. – Winter Concert, classical and seasonal multicultural selections performed by the Lehman College & Community Chorus and Lehman Chamber Orchestra, in the Concert Hall; Dec. 6 and 8 at 12:30 p.m. – Student Recitals, performed by Lehman’s music students, in the Recital Hall, 3rd floor, Music Building; and Dec. 7 at 4:30 p.m. – Lehman Latin Jazz Ensemble, performing Latin American classics, in the Hearth Room, 3rd floor, Music Building. For more information, call (718) 960-8247.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents The Magnificent Mazowsze, from Poland, which includes orchestra performing music ranging from Chopin to simple folk melodies, and dancers and singers in traditional costumes, Dec. 11 at 2 and 7 p.m. (tickets are $30 to $45). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, located at Hostos Community College, 460 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, presents Fruta Madura, concert performed by Viento de Agua, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. (tickets are $15). For more information, call (718) 518-4455 or visit www.hostos.cuny.edu/culture arts.

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents Papo Pepin y Su Orchestra, Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m.; and David Glukh Klezmer Quartet, concert, Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

Events

The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Rd., presents two events in its Meeting House on Dec. 12: Water, a presentation by Victoria Kaufman concerning drought, water safety, bottled water, and more, at 11 a.m.; and Music on Film, featuring Russian violinist David Oistrakh, Bach, Beethoven and others, at 1:30 p.m. ($5). For additional information, call (718) 548-4445 or (718) 549-2795.

The Church of the Holy Nativity, located at 3061 Bainbridge Ave. (at 204th Street), hosts a flea market, Dec. 11, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Also, the church is seeking donated canned foods and non-perishables on Wednesdays from 3 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for its ongoing food drive. The food will be distributed at the church on Dec. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 409-6912, (718) 652-5853 or (646) 323-4720.

The next Bronx Culture Trolley Saturdays is scheduled for Dec. 4, from noon to 5 p.m., starting from the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse. This free event offers unique programming and runs during the daytime, complementing the long running evening First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley. Riders may hop on and off at different stops along the South Bronx Cultural Corridor to enjoy the day’s special events. For more information, call (718) 931-9500.

Exhibits

The Bronx River Art Center, temporarily located at 305 E. 140th St., #1A, presents Acting Out, a free group exhibition to further the discussion of feminist art, running through Jan. 8. Opening reception is Dec. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays to Fridays 3 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

The Lehman College Library, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., 2nd floor atrium, presents Freedom Riders, free exhibition running through Dec. 15, about Americans who risked their lives to challenge segregated facilities in the South; and a free lecture accompanying the exhibit, Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For more information and exhibit schedule, call (718) 960-8211.

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. 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. 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, Dec. 8 and 15 at 4 p.m.; Preschool Story Time, Dec. 2, 9 and 16 at 11 a.m. (ages 3 to 5); and Tacky the Penguin and Other Frosty Winter Tales, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.; and Presley & Melody, concert, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m., both for the entire family. For adults, there is Let’s Talk About HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health, Dec. 8 at 10 a.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, Dec. 2, 9 and 16 at 3 p.m., for adults; and Toddler Story Time, Dec. 2; and Preschool Films, Dec. 9; (both at 10:30 a.m., for children). Adults and seniors can enjoy Wii, Tuesdays at 3 p.m. For more information and to confirm events, call (718) 882-8239.

Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Crafternoons, for teens/young adults, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. All materials will be provided. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

A HAPPY AND HEALTHY CHANUKAH TO ALL OUR JEWISH READERS!

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