Onstage

The Bronx Library Center hosts the Tony Terrell Caribbean Jazz Quartet, Sept. 6 at 2:30 p.m.; and Exquisite Japanese Dance With Sachiyo Ito & Company, Sept. 13 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, at 285 E. 205th St., hosts BombaBoricua, Sept. 20 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Events

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center is taking several trips next month. Sept. 9 is Empire City Casino; Sept. 11 is Cross County Mall; and Sept. 23 is the Poe Park Farmers Market. Meet at the Center at 3880 Sedgwick Ave. Seniors are also invited to dance to the sounds of the ‘50s with saxophonist Libby Richman and keyboardist Bob Liggio on Sept. 14 ($3 includes lunch); and to listen to singer Phyllis Berk on Sept. 17 performing Yiddish, American and Spanish folk songs ($2 includes lunch). Both performances are at 1 p.m. preceded by lunch at noon. In addition, there will be a “Divided We Fail” presentation hosted by AARP about pensions and health care on Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. Call Maritiza at (718) 549-4700 to reserve, or for information on other events.

The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture will show the film, “Memoirs of a Geisha,” Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Meeting House, 4450 Fieldston Rd., corner of Manhattan College Parkway. The movie will be followed by a discussion. A $3-$5 per person donation will be accepted at the door. For more information, call (718) 548-4445.

Wave Hill offers up two family art projects, Water Lily Wonders, to sketch and paint water lilies and other wonders, Sept. 6 and 7; and Be a Bee, to wear an outfit of bee wings and antennae, plus a kazoo to buzz with, and a pollen cup, Sept. 13 and 14, both in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Also offered will be Honey Weekend: Sept. 13: Beekeeping Demonstrations at 11 a.m. at Wave Hill House, to see how bees make honey and how we collect and bottle it; also sample honey fresh from the hive; and Hives and Honey Information Station on the grounds from 2 to 4 p.m., to try on beekeeping gear, peer inside an empty hive, learn about honeybees, and taste various kinds of honey. Sept. 14: Cooking Demonstration at 11 a.m. on the grounds, to observe cooking with honey and sample recipes using honey from Wave Hill’s own beehives. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

The New York Botanical Garden’s Tulip Tree Allee hosts its Farmers Market, Wednesdays through Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It offers seasonal produce, home-baked goods and natural products from New York State farmers and merchants. There will be free demonstrations and educational and fun programs from noon to 2 p.m. on the first and last Wednesday of each month. The Garden is located at Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Exhibits

The Bronx Museum of the Arts presents Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now, an exhibition of street photography, documentation of performances, events, and artwork, from Sept. 14 through Jan. 25. An Open House Street Fair will be held on Sept. 14 from noon to 6 p.m. on the sidewalk outside the museum which is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street. Rain location is at the Bronx Museum South Building. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

The Bronx Library Center hosts an exhibit of photographs by Arlette Landestoy called Weekend Visitors to Inwood Park Hill (The Dominican People), presented by En Foco, through Oct. 31. The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

Darcy Dahl’s installation piece Insula has the gallery glowing in light and color, through Sept. 13 at the Bronx Museum’s Project Space. It takes drawings, paintings and projections and transforms the space, inspired by the insula, or part of the brain which translates objective physiological states into subjective emotional experiences. It’s at 11 Bruckner Blvd. at the corner of Lincoln Avenue, Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment at (718) 681-6000.

Take a peek into the story of Freedomland – New York City’s Disneyland, through Oct. 19, at the Valentine-Varian House or Museum of Bronx History. The exhibition tells the story of the American History-themed amusement park opened in 1960 on the 205-acre site now home to Bay Plaza and Co-op City. The museum is located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at East 208th Street. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The New York Botanical Garden presents Moore in America, featuring approximately 20 pieces of installation pieces by Henry Moore, through Nov. 2, running concurrently with “The Art of Henry Moore,” documentary film Fridays to Sundays at noon and 2 p.m. in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall. Children can create works of art, including a collage and clay sculptures, in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Tuesdays through Fridays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Wave Hill, in collaboration with Lehman College Art Gallery and the Bronx River Art Center, offers a photography exhibit, Surprisingly Natural: the Nature of the Bronx, opening on Sept. 9. Receptions will be held Sept. 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bronx River Art Center, 1087 E. Tremont Ave.; Sept. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wave Hill, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue; and Sept. 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. and Oct. 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lehman College Art Gallery, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Learning

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

For children and preschoolers, there are films, Sept. 10 and 17 at 4 p.m.; Preschool Romp, Sept. 4, 11 and 18 at 11 a.m.; and Family Time, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m.

Also, for school-aged children, there is Pencil Toppers Craft, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.; and School Yard Yarns, Sept. 15 at 4 p.m.

Young adults can attend B-Balling NBA 2K8 Tournament, Sept. 8 and 15 at 4 p.m.

Adults can attend Citizenship Preparation Classes at 10 a.m.: Part 1 on Sept. 6; Part 2 on Sept. 13; and Connect With Employers, Sept. 13 at 10 a.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, Sept. 11 at 10:30 a.m.; and Preschool Story Time, Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m., both for young children. The library is located at 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library at 118 Eames Place, hosts Arts and Crafts, Sept. 5 at 3:30 p.m.; and Stories and More if You Are Three and Four, Sept. 16 at 4 p.m., both for young children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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