Onstage

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. ($45 to $60); and Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. ($25 to $35; $10/ages 12 and under); For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

The Four Seasons Symphony Orchestra will perform its inaugural concert featuring classical music and a medley of American favorites at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15/general admission; $10/seniors; $5/students. For more information, call (718) 548-1444 or (212) 724-4476.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents pianist Irina Morozova performing at 5020 Goodridge Ave., Nov. 15. For details, call (718) 601-7399 or visit www.bronxartsensemble.org.

The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD), located at 841 Barretto St. presents its BlakTino Performance Series including 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.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, presents Latin Soundscapes, as part of its First Fridays program, featuring Ibrahim Gonzalez and his Latin Jazz Quintet, Nov. 6, from 6 to 10 p.m. in the lower gallery of the South Building. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 120.

Events

The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, located at 3880 Sedgwick Ave., hosts an indoor bazaar and carnival, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Events will include a live auction, raffles, children’s prizes, door prizes, carnival games, and vendors. For more information, call (718) 884-6105.

Part of the Solution (POTS), a multi-service center for low-income people in the Bronx, will hold a POTS Night at the Bronx Alehouse, the new craft beer bar at 216 W. 238th St., on Nov. 12 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. There will be free hors d’oeuvres, special drink prices and fun. A portion of the proceeds will go to POTS. For more information, call (718) 562-3527 ext. 18.

The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park presents Eastern John Muir Volunteer Day, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. Volunteers are sought to help remove vines from trees, and to plant trees, shrubs, and flowers to minimize the amount of weeds and to beautify the trails. Meet in front of Woodlawn Playground; enter the park at Van Cortlandt Park East and Kepler Avenue. For more information, call (718) 601-1553.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers two family art projects, Dances With Leaves, to make a crown or costume from leaves and a leaf collage to take home, Nov. 7 and 8; and Harvest Time Hangings, to gather leaves, cones, pods and seed heads to weave them into a wall hanging, Nov. 14 and 15; both in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

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. 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 County Historical Society invites the community to see the many sights of St. Mary’s Park on a two-hour tour, Nov. 8 at 9:30 a.m. The park has 17th century roots, once having been part of the Jonas Bronck farm settled in 1639. Meet in front of Optical City Xpress, corner of Melrose Avenue and East 149th Street. $10/members; $15/non members. Call for reservations, (718) 881-8900.

Exhibits

The New York Botanical Garden presents Ex Libris: Treasures 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, 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.

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, Nov. 5, 7, 12 and 19 at 11 a.m.; Family Time, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.; and films, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m.
Also, for school-aged children, there is Make a Bookmark, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m.; Icky Sticky Stuff, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.; Mama From Mars, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.; and Dry Ice Capades, Nov. 14 at 2 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 Storytelling, Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m.; and Arts and Crafts, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.; both for school aged children.

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