Onstage

The Bronx Library Center located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. hosts A Musical Tribute to the Soul Legends, featuring music of Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross and Michael Jackson, Oct. 24 at 2:30 p.m.; and Music From China, Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Johnny Ventura, performing merengue and joined by four meringue icons ($55 to $75), Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.; Best of MOMIX, featuring music and dance, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. ($25 to $35; $10/ages 12 and under); and George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. ($45 to $60). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Autumnal Variations, a free concert performed by the Lehman College Community Band, will be held on Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. The program will also include a medley of popular tunes. For more information, call (718) 960-8247.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents pianist Valentina Lisitsa performing classical music at 4673 Delafield Ave. in the Fieldston section of the Bronx, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. ($25). For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD), located at 841 Barretto St. presents its BlakTino Performance Series including Recreating Oz, to re-examine “The Wizard of Oz” as a ‘coming out’ version featuring theatre, dance, song, and drumming, free, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.; and All the Ladies Say, featuring a hip-hop duo performing music, jamming, art, and a sneak peek screening of “All the Ladies Say,” a documentary highlighting female street dancers, all followed by an after party with an open jam, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. ($5 to $25 suggested donations). For more details and additional programs, call (718) 842-5223. (See “Events.”)

Events

The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD), located at 841 Barretto St. presents its BlakTino Performance Series including Queer Ricans: Free book discussion by author Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes followed by a book signing, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.; and Capoeria Dance Classes, offered for all dance levels ($7 per class) including movement from martial arts, African dance and acrobatics, Oct. 24 and 31 at 9:30 a.m. For more details and additional programs, call (718) 842-5223. (See “Onstage.”)

The Enrico Fermi Cultural Center at the Belmont Library, 610 E. 186th St., will host the official Bronx Celebration of Italian Heritage & Culture Month, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. For more information and to confirm attendance, call (718) 590-3989.

The Bedford Park Congregational Church, located at 201st Street and Bainbridge Avenue, will hold a Fun Fair and Flea Market, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will include refreshments, raffles, and games. For more information, call Reverend Dr. Christopher Ponnuraj at (718) 367-8996.

The New York Botanical Garden presents several events this fall: The Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden offers Gardens ‘Round the World featuring Caribbean Garden, a pinwheel-shaped plot garden featuring Caribbean crops. Farmers Market/Greenmarket will run through Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at the base of the Library Allee and Saturdays at the Metro-North Parking Area near Mosholu Gate. Visitors can learn about composting, recycling and growing vegetables at noon, and can take part in cooking or gardening demonstrations. Goodnight Garden will take place Tuesdays through Sundays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. through Nov. 1 in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, to harvest and taste fresh vegetables, make bouquets, and till the soil. The Season in Poetry featuring poets reading their works, will be held Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden. Other programs through Nov. 15 include Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden featuring flower displays; Japanese Autumn Adventures featuring educational children’s programming; Taiko Drumming featuring folk music, weekends from 1 to 3 p.m., and Bonsai featuring dwarf trees on display. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 817-8700 or visit nybg.org.

The Bronx Culture Trolley, a replica of a 20th-century trolley, transports visitors on the first Wednesday of every month to Bronx hot spots, ending at Sweetwaters Bar & Grill with jazz, and food and drink. A reception is held at the Hostos Art Gallery, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.) at 5 p.m., followed by three trolley departures at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. New attractions are added monthly. Trolley ride is free. Riders can get on and off at any scheduled stop and spend as much time as they wish at any or all of the featured venues. The next trip is Nov. 4. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org.

Exhibits

The New York Botanical Garden presents Ex Libris: Treasues From the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, highlighting some rarely seen items demonstrating botany and horticulture from the 12th century to the present, through Jan. 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and The Presence of Trees, photographs of trees in all seasons, by Larry Lederman, in the Ross Gallery (ongoing exhibit). For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 817-8700 or visit nybg.org.

The Museum of Bronx History, located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (at 208th Street), presents The Bronx: Then and Now, a comparison of the Bronx of today with that of the 19th century, via prints and photographs; and Edgar Allan Poe – A Bicentennial Celebration,.to learn about Poe, his life and his time spent in the Bronx; both through April 15. For more information, call the Bronx County Historical Society at (718) 881-8900.

The Bronx River Art Center, together with the NYC Department of Transportation, present an abstract wooden art sculpture, Aurora, 14 feet tall, 11 feet wide and 11 feet deep, to be on view for 11 months at the center of West Farms Square Plaza located at the base of the West Farms Square/East Tremont Avenue subway station on the corner of East Tremont Avenue and Boston Road, one block away from BRAC which is located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/urbanart.

Beyond Appearances, an exhibition bringing together a group of approximately 40 artists, includes painting, drawing, sculpture, video, and installation, will be on display Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Dec. 11 at the Lehman College Art Gallery, Fine Arts Building, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, presents an exhibition series commemorating the Grand Concourse’s centennial, featuring The Grand Concourse Commissions, through Jan. 4. Originally called the Grand Boulevard, the Grand Concourse celebrates its 100th year in 2009. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 120, or visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:
For children and preschoolers, there is Preschool Romp, Oct. 22, 29 and Nov. 5 at 11 a.m.; and films, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 at 4 p.m.
Also, for school-aged children, there is Pajama Party, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.; The Sword in the Stone, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m.; Toddler Story Time, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m.; City That Drinks the Mountain Sky, New York City’s system of aqueducts and reservoirs, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.; and Make a Bookmark, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m.

Young adults can attend Code Breakers!, Nov. 3 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 Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Toddler Story Time, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m.; Trickster Tales, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.; Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m.; and films, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m.; all for school-aged children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

Announcements

Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 a.m. All clocks should be turned back one hour.

NOTE: Items for consideration should be received in our office by Oct. 26 for the next publication date of Nov. 5.