Onstage

•   FERABA-African Rhythm Tap performs at the Bronx Library Center, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. Also at the library, Big Jeff Music, for children and their families, on Nov. 19 at 4 p.m.; Music and Dance by Arts Flamenco on Nov. 24 at 6 p.m.; and Tell Tale Heart, a shadow puppet show of Edgar Allen Poe’s tale on Nov. 26 at 4 p.m. The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

•   The Mosholu Library hosts Classical Guitar Music, featuring Don Witter, Jr. performing music from Spain, the Caribbean and Latin America, Nov. 19 at 3:30 p.m.; and Katcha and the Devil and Other Czechoslovak Tales, a puppet show for ages 5 to 12, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. The library is located at 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

•   Mass Transit Street Theatre & Video presents Ain’t Easy, a play with live rap and film. It’s the real-life story of a Bronx youth incarcerated in a maximum security prison for killing a classmate in self-defense, interwoven with the stories of four other Bronx teens as they struggle with violence and its alternatives. Post-performance discussion with the actors and director will take place at Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street on Nov. 20 at noon and 4:30 p.m. Ten free tickets are available for groups of 100. For $6 tickets, call (718) 882-2454 or email baylalyn@earthlink.net.

•   The Albert Einstein Symphony Orchestra presents a Season Opening Concert on Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. in the Robbins Auditorium, Forchheimer Building of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at 1300 Morris Park Ave. Contributions are welcome. For more information, visit Einsteinorch.Tripod.com.

•   The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance presents El Barrio: There Are 20,000 Stories, What’s Yours?, a comedy presented Nov. 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m., at 841 Barretto St. in the south Bronx. Tickets are $15. For more information and to reserve, call (718) 842-5223 or visit www.BronxAcademyofArtsandDance.org.

•   Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts hosts A Tribute to Salsa Legend Tommy Olivencia, featuring his band La Primerísima under the direction of his son Tommy Jr., as well as Conjunto Clásico performing hits from their classic songbook, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. (tickets are from $40 to $55); The Nutcracker, performed by the Moscow Classical Ballet, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. (tickets are from $20 to $35; $10 for ages 12 and under); and Christmas from Dublin, starring the Three Irish Tenors, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. (tickets are from $20 to $35; $10 for ages 12 and under). Lehman is located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard W. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

•   The Hyland Harris Trio will perform Duke Ellington jazz standards, free, Nov. 15 at 12:30 p.m. in Lehman College’s Recital Hall of the Music Building. For more information, call (718) 960-8715.

•   Berlin in Lights, featuring a concert of chamber music by the Berliner Philharmoniker Wind Quartet, will be performed in the Wave Hill House, Nov. 15 at 11:30 a.m. It’s free with admission to the grounds, but reservations are required and limited to two per person. Also at the Wave Hill House is The Instrument Cabinet – Min Xiao-Fen, Pipa, a recital dedicated to plucked string instruments from Spain, China and Arabia, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $24, $21 for seniors ages 65 and older and $15 for members, and includes admission to grounds. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 385 or visit www.wavehill.org.

•   The Bronx Museum of the Arts presents Delayed Patriotism, a performance series by artist Tania Bruguera, Nov. 18 from noon to 2 p.m. The museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at West 165th Street. Suggested admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and free on Fridays for members and for children under 12. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 or visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

                                                                                                                      
Events

•   Tour Yankee Stadium with baseball curator and Yankee Stadium expert Tony Morante on Nov.17 at 3 p.m. starting from the Press Gate near the "Big Bat" across the street from the players’ parking lot, where parking is free that day. It will take place rain or shine, and admission is $25 per person. For more information or to reserve a spot, call the Bronx County Historical Society (718) 881-8900.

•   Seasonal Tastings will be offered at Wave Hill on weekends throughout the holiday season. Savor hot, mulled cider on Nov. 23 through 25. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 385 or visit www.wavehill.org.

                     
Exhibits

•   Kiku: The Art of Japanese Chrysanthemum is at the New York Botanical Garden, at Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, through Nov. 18. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

•   Norwoodian Barbara Korman presents sculpture in a show called Beyond the Cactus at the WPA Gallery, through Nov. 23. The Ward Pound Ridge Reservation is located at Route 121 and South Route 35 in Cross River, New York. For more information, call (914) 864-7317 or visit or bkormanstudio.com.

•   Lehman College’s Art Gallery hosts Beatrice Coron: The Secret Life of Cities, through Dec. 15 in the Edith Altschul Lehman Wing. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

•   At Wave Hill, artists install works based on the writings of two authors who lived briefly in the Bronx – Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain. Artists Simon Leung, Allison Smith and Amy Yoes, create special projects, including sculpture, video and architecture, each in a separate room of Wave Hill’s Glyndor Gallery, through Dec. 2. Also, there is a solo exhibition by New York-area emerging artist Joianne Bittle Knight in the sun room through Dec. 2. Ornamental Instincts will be on exhibit from Nov. 23 through Feb. 10, 2008 at the Wave Hill House and Perkins Visitor Center. Wave Hill is at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

•   The Bronx Museum of the Arts hosts Quisqueya Henríquez: Outside Traditional Art in the artist’s first major appearance in the United States through Jan. 27, 2008. The exhibition is a selection of her work examining the sensory qualities of urban life, including a daily visual dispatch from Santo Domingo, where she currently lives. The museum, located at 1040 Grand Concourse at West 165th Street, is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., except for Friday, when it is open until 8 p.m. Suggested admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and is free on Fridays for members and for children under 12. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 or visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

Learning

•  Wave Hill presents two family art projects. Harvest Time, Nov. 17 and 18, weaves together garden materials to create a decorative wall hanging, and Forest Impressions, Nov. 24 and 25, gathers twigs and branches to make a modeled clay tree or other natural relief sculpture. Both are in Wave Hill’s Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wave Hill is at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit wavehill.org.

•   The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:For children ages 5 to 12, there’s a video on Nov. 21 and 28 at 4 p.m.; Preschool Story Time, for ages 2 to 4 with parent or caregiver, on Nov. 15 and 29 at 11 a.m.; Native American Stories, a special program presented by Regina Ress for ages 6 to 12, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.; and Pencil Holder Making, a crafts program for ages 7 to 12, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. (pre-registration is required).

Young adults can Play Chess! in a workshop with Ramon A. Hernandez, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m.; and Learn To Break!, a break dancing workshop with Rokafella, Kwikstep and Full Circle Productions, on Nov. 21 and 28 at 4 p.m.

Adults can attend Author at the Library, featuring S.J. Rozan and Thomas Bentil for a reading and discussion, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.; a lecture on the Story of Fordham University Hispanic Research Center, led by Dr. Lloyd Rogler, Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m.; and The New York War Stories Project, a film and discussion on WWII, Nov. 24 at 2:30 p.m.

The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

A happy and healthy thanksgiving to all our readers!

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