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The public is invited to wax nostalgic at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. Come enjoy Doo Wop with the Valentines, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

Lehman College, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents the following events: Uptown Serenade, A Benefit Concert, with Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. (tickets are $25; proceeds benefit the 4th Annual Kids Rule Weekend, a four-day free event for children and their families); a free concert, featuring a variety of music, performed by the school’s community band, May 16 at 2 p.m. in the Lovinger Theatre; and the Hunter Hootenanny Reunion Concert (featuring members of the famous Hunter College Hoots of the early’60s), for the benefit of the Bronx River Alliance, May 21 at 8 p.m. in the Lovinger Theatre (tickets are $35 or $40 for two). For more information, call (718) 960-8025 for the benefit concert, (718) 960-8247 for the band concert, and visit www.bronxhoot.org  or call (718) 430-4613 for the reunion and tickets for the Bronx Hoot Reunion Picnic, featuring music and canoe rides on the Bronx River at Shoelace Park, to be held May 22 at noon.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. E., presents The Original Latin Divas of Comedy, May 22 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $35); and Golden Dragon Acrobats, from China, May 23 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $15 to $25; $10 for ages 12 and under), preceded by a Chinese buffet luncheon in the dining room at 2 p.m. ($15 per person). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents Chamber Music featuring soprano, piano and cello, in the home of Drs. Donald and Helen Meyers, 4560 Delafield Ave., May 23 at 3 p.m.; and Memorial Day Holiday Concert, in Van Cortlandt Park, May 30 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!), located at 841 Barretto St., presents its Boogie Down Dance Series 2010 through May 23 featuring a variety of shows. For a complete schedule, call (718) 842-5223 or visit bronxacademyofartsanddance.org.

Events

The Bronx Museum, located at 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street), presents Family Affair: Happy Together, to celebrate various cultures of the Bronx with hands-on workshops and guided tours of the exhibitions, May 22, 1 to 4 p.m., free, in the North Building, 2nd floor. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

n Bronx Week 2010 takes place from May 15 to 23 featuring daily events throughout the borough including outdoor performances, trolley tours, health fairs, and workshops, all culminating in a parade, food and art festival, and concert on Mosholu Parkway on the last day. For more information, call the Bronx President’s Office at (718) 590-3500.

n Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers two family art projects: Plant an Art Garden, to construct oversized sculptural flowers using natural and recycled materials, May 22 and 23; and All Eyes on Irises, to make a collage of irises and other flowers across a folding screen, May 29 and 30; 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 public is invited to ride the June 2 free Bronx Culture Trolley, a replica of a 20th-century trolley, which transports visitors on the first Wednesday of every month (except January and September) to Bronx hot spots, all featuring a variety of entertainment options and ends at the Bruckner Bar & Grill for music, food and drink. Trolley night starts with a 5 p.m. reception at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.). From there, the trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. New attractions are added monthly; admission to most venues 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. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org.

Exhibits

The Museum of Bronx History, located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (at 208th Street), presents Parkchester: City Within a City, through Oct. 3; and Bronx High School Valedictorians Awards Program, presented by the Bronx Council Historical Society, June 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. featuring entertainment, tours of the museum and food and refreshments. Reservations are requested; donations are tax deductible. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The New York Botanical Garden hosts the following events: Emily Dickinson’s Garden: The Poetry of Flowers, through June 13; Endangered Plants Here and Around the World, a traveling exhibition on display in the Ross Gallery through July 25 (featured artists will teach botanical art and illustration courses during this period); Children’s Poetry Garden, through June 13 in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden; and Dig, Plant, Grow! through June in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden. For more information and class and program schedules, call (718) 817-8700.

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 until June 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. BRAC is also presenting Dialects IV, through May 29. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/urbanart.

The Lehman College Art Gallery, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., will hold a fund-raising exhibition in honor of its 25th anniversary, through June 4. Small works by friends and artists who have exhibited at the Gallery over the past 25 years will be exhibited, and are priced at $500 or less. All proceeds will be split between the Gallery and the artist. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents the following programs for preschoolers and school-aged children: Preschool Story Time, May 20, 27 and June 3 at 11 a.m.; Toddler Story Time, May 29 at 11 a.m.; and films, May 26 and June 2 at 4 p.m. For teens and young adults, there is Crafternoons, May 21 and 28 at 3:30 p.m. Adults can attend Grant Seeking Basics, a workshop by The Foundation Center, May 24 at 6 p.m.; and Let’s Talk About HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health, June 2 at 10 a.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., hosts Toddler Story Time, June 3 at 10:30 a.m. for children; and Knitting Circle, May 20 and 27 at 3 p.m. for adults. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Crafternoons, May 6, 13 and 20 at 4 p.m. for teens and young adults; and Toddler Story Time, May 21 at 11 a.m. for children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.
                                         
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