Onstage

•  A free hand-crafted shadow figures show presenting Jack and the Beanstalk will be featured as a four-part mini series including short stories, vignettes and songs from children’s literature, traditional puppet theatre, and the puppeteer’s imagination. This presentation takes place at the Mosholu Beacon Youth Center at PS 8, 3010 Briggs Ave., on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. Please arrive at 12:45 p.m. for seating. For more information, call (718) 329-0595/6.

 

•  The Bronx Library Center hosts Flamenco Music and Dance by Gazpacho Adalu, a flamenco fusion band, a blend of Adalusian, Hispanic-American, jazz and North African music, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.; and Harpbeat, combining Mexican harpist Eduardo Acosta and Cuban born percussionist Nydia “Liberty” Mata, Feb. 16 at 6 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.

•  Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts presents For Lovers Only! featuring Brian McKnight and Tito Nieves, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $65. Also at the Center is the State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. Tickets are from $10 to $25 ($10 for children 12 and under). The college is located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard W. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

•  Wave Hill, located at 675 W. 252nd St., will host two concerts in February including percussionist Bobby Sanabria and Quarteto Aché performing tropical rhythms on Feb. 10 and Philip Ying performing a viola recital on Feb. 24, both from 2 to 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-3200.

Events

•  The Methodist Church Home for the Aged, located at 4499 Manhattan College Parkway, hosts a Valentine’s Day Celebration, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. featuring poetry and music with Marjorie A. Miller. For more information, call (718) 548-5100.

 

•  The Church of the Holy Nativity, located at 3061 Bainbridge Ave. at East 204th Street, will present an Evening of Dining and Poetry Reading on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring their favorite poem, narrative or short reading to share following dinner. A donation of $20 per person is requested. For more information, call (718) 652-5853.

 

•  The Museum of Bronx History, located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at East 208th Street, holds a book talk and signing on Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. in honor of Tunneling to the Future: The Story of the Great Subway Expansion That Saved New York by Dr. Peter Derrick. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

                 
Exhibits

•  Beat the winter blues with Ornamental Instincts, installations that decorate interiors with shapes and patterns inspired by nature. It runs through Feb. 10 at the Wave Hill House, which is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

 

•  The Bronx County Historical Society will exhibit BX, the Bronx African-American history-themed quilt created in 2006 by students of Co-Op City’s MS 180, in celebration of Black History Month. The quilt will be on display through Feb. 29 at the Valentine Varian House/Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at East 208th Street. Group tours are available during the week by appointment. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

 

•  See the Bronx from the perspective of Hunts Point photographers ages 9 to 19, with 35 black and white photos on view as part of I Love the Bronx, until May, just one of many rotating exhibitions at The Point, located at 940 Garrison Ave. at Manida Street. For more information, call (718) 542-4149.

 

Learning

 

•  The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

For children, there’s a video on Feb. 13 and 20 at 4 p.m. Also, for school-aged children, there’s Family Time, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m.; Letters to Harriet Tubman, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m.; Book Making with Mark Zman, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m.; and Jewelry Box Making, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m.
Young adults can Play Chess! in a workshop with Ramon A. Hernandez on Feb. 18 at 4 p.m.
Adults can attend The Bronx African-American Experience, a lecture by Bronx County Historical Society historian and education coordinator Anthony Greene, in observance of Black History Month, featuring contributions and sacrifices made by African-Americans in NYC and the US, Feb. 9 at 2:30 p.m.; and MoMA at the Library, featuring Jacob Lawrence and the Migration Series, a slide/lecture show with works depicting struggles and achievement of African-Americans in their migration from the southern states to the north, Feb. l6 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.

•  The Mosholu Library presents Toddler Time, for babies, toddlers, and children, Feb. 7 at 10:30 a.m.; and Art with Jeannette Ornstein, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. for school-aged children. The library is located at 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

 

•  The Jerome Park Library presents Perfectly Penguin, for school-aged children, Feb. 12 at 4 p.m. The library is located at 118 Eames Place. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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