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Out & About: BMCA’s Flea Market Bonanza

BMCA Gears Up for March 10 Flea Market
SUPPORT THE BEDFORD Mosholu Community Association by stopping by its annual flea market on March 10 (see Editor’s Pick for more details).
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Editor’s Pick 

Flea Market
Bedford Mosholu Community Association presents a giant flea market at Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church of India, 360 Bedford Park Blvd. (at Decatur Avenue), March 10  from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Select from new and used items including gifts, china, lamps, bric-a-brac, jewelry, books, toys and much more. Included will be homemade cakes and cookies and a raffle. For more information, call (718) 584-1900.

Onstage
Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk., Blvd. W. presents Forever Freestyle 12, March 3 at 8 p.m. featuring a variety of performances. Tickets are $55 to $65; $100/VIP. For more information, call (718) 960-8830. 

Lehman College’s Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre and Dance, 250 Bedford Pk., Blvd. W. presents New Student Play Festival, March 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. and March 3 at 2:30 p.m., in the ‘backstage’ space of the Lovinger Theatre in the Speech and Theatre Building. Featured will be six dramatic works. For more information, call (718) 960-8710. 

Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk., Blvd. W. presents free, The Da Capo Chamber Players, March 12 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in the Speech and Theatre Building, featuring recent works by contemporary African-American composers. For more information, call (718) 960-8247. 

Pregones Theatre, 571-575 Walton Ave., presents Arturo O’Farrill Sextet, March 3 at 8 p.m., Mantra Percussion, March 7 at 7 p.m. (free), and Yasser Tejeda + Palotré (Dominican rock & funk), March 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets (non refundable) are $15/rows B&C; $30/advance online sales only; $50/at the door; 25% off regular admission for members. For more information, call (718) 585-1202.

Bronx Arts Ensemble presents The Black Madonna Performs Contemporary Jazz, featuring bassist/vocalist Mimi Jones and her band, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Lehman College’s Student Experimental Theatre, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. Tickets are $15; $25/at the door. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

Events
North Central Bronx Hospital, 3424 Kossuth Ave., presents Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist Day Conference, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 17th floor private dining room. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to RSVP, email gloria.bent@nychhc.org or cristina.contreras@nychhc.org.

Tracey Towers’ Community Room B, 1st floor, 40 W. Mosholu Pkwy., So., holds Health Fair, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Included are blood pressure screenings, Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) information, and applying for Medicaid and for home health care. For more information, call (718) 829-2131 ext. 153.

Williamsbridge Oval presents free: Tiny Prints: Baby and Toddler Program, Mondays 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and Fridays 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.; and Imagination Playstation, March 2, to combine art and play to create rocketships and castles. For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) presents art workshops at Bronx Community Board 6, 1932 Arthur Ave. (East Tremont Avenue), 4th floor, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (for ages 6 to 12) and 2 to 4 p.m. (for teens and adults), as follows: Painting on March 3; and Sketchbooks on March 10 ($8/youth; $10/adults; $15/parent/child). Also offered is Cartooning Classes, through March 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. for ages 12 to 18 (sign up at Eventbrite.com). For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

Mosholu Montefiore Senior Center, 3450 DeKalb Ave. offers seniors dance workshop, Latin Rhythms, Music and Dances From Around the World, at 10 a.m., March 5, 12 and 19. Register in advance or just show up. The course culminates in a revue. For more information, call (718) 798-6601.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Give a Feathery Friend a Home or a Feeder, to make a feeder from a milk carton covered with pines and leaves and add seeds and a perch, March 3 and 4; and Avifauna Fun Monoprints, to use construction paper and paint to make birdy monoprints, March 10 and 11; both from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is concert, featuring pianist Ann Schein performing classical music, March 11 at 2 p.m. ($28; $24/members; $12/ages 8 to 18; info: ext. 251). All events are in the WH House. 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 County Historical Society presents free lecture, Dress and Undress: Women’s Clothing During the American Revolution, featuring clothing worn by upper, middle and lower classes during the 18th century, March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street). For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Exhibits
New York Botanical Garden presents Orchid Show, March 3 through April 22, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. For more information, call (718) 817-8616. 

Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave., presents exhibit “Father Figure: Exploring Alternative Notions of Black Fatherhood,” through March 31, Thursdays and Fridays 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 993-3512.

The Bronx County Historical Society presents What Lies Beneath – Cemeteries of the Bronx, through April 8, at the Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street). For more information, call (718) 881-8900. 

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street), presents Gordon Matta-Clark: Anarchitect, and Susannah Ray: A Further Shore, both through April 8. For more information, call (718) 681-6000. 

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents film: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” March 3 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Crafty Fridays: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, March 2 at 3 p.m.; Toddler Bilingual Storytime: (18 to 36 months), librarian reads, sings and plays songs in English and Spanish, March 5 at 10:30 a.m.; STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), March 6 and 13; Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m.: (18 to 36 months), stories, songs, finger plays and crafts, March 8, 12 and 15; Crafty Fridays: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, March 9 at 3 p.m.; and Build-a-Puppet Workshop: (5 to 12 years), to make a puppet from arts and crafts materials to keep, March 14 at 3:30 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: Craft-eens! at 3:30 p.m.: Crafts on Wednesdays, (all materials are provided), March 7 and 14. Adults can attend: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for children: puppetry: (ages 5 to 12), “The Three Ancient Myths and My Annoying Sister,” March 15 at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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