Compiled by Judy Noy

Editor’s Pick 

The Bronx by Bike 

The 20th annual free Tour de Bronx will take place on Sunday, Oct. 26, offering a 25- or 40-mile ride, starting from the Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse at 161st Street and will culminate at the New York Botanical Garden with live music and light snacks. Check-in time is at 9 a.m. Free bike helmets will be fitted and distributed from 8 to 11:30 a.m., while supplies last. Participants must sign a waiver. To register, go to www.iLoveTheBronx.com.

Onstage 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents the Bronx Symphony String Quartet performing Beethoven, Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m.; the Rafael Hernandez Music Festival featuring singers and musicians, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m.; and Murder and Madness and Poe featuring drama with poetry, music and readings, Oct. 25 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents the Senegal St. Joseph Gospel Choir, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $15 to $25; $10/ages 12 and under); and Jose Albert “El Canario” and La Tipica ’73, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $30 to $50). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Events

Van Cortlandt Park’s Sachkerah Woods Archway, at Gun Hill Road and Jerome Avenue offers free classes in zumba, Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. through Nov. 1 (wear sneakers and comfortable clothes). For more information, call (718) 430-1890.

Van Cortlandt Park invites the public to join its BronxNet’s Halloween 5K Fitness Race and Family Run, Oct. 26 at 12:30 p.m. to benefit the preservation of the XC Trail. Preregistration fee is $25; on-site fee is higher; $15/ages 7 to 12; free/6 and under. Participants will receive a gift. Come in costume. Top winners will receive Sketchers shoes; gifts to winners of each age division and best costume; all followed post-race activities. For more information and to register, contact info@vcpark.org.

The public is invited to a taping of BronxTalk’s 20th anniversary show and celebration, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Andrew Freedman Home, 165th Street and he Grand Concourse. For more information, call (718) 960-1180.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a celebration of survivorship, is a 3.2-mile event to raise awareness and raise money to help the American Cancer Society fight the disease with research, information, and services. The event will be held at Orchard Beach, Oct. 19 at 8 a.m. Volunteers are sought. For more information, call (800) 277-2345.

The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Senior Center, 3450 DeKalb Ave., presents a Harvest Hop, Oct. 29 at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-4000.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Fairy Wands and Tiny Houses, to make a wand, then visit the woodlands to create a fairy dwelling with sticks and leaves, Oct. 18 and 19; and Hawks Take Flight, to observe soaring hawks, then make a hawk glider, Oct. 25 and 26; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also offered is Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight, to watch hawks, falcons, and owls, then learn about falconry and see live raptors, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.; and Horszowski Trio in Concert, performing classical music, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. in the WH House ($28; $15/ages 8 to 18; $22/WH member; $12/WH member child). Registration is required for each, online at www.wavehill.org or at the Perkins Visitor Center; info at ext. 251). Grounds admission is free until noon Saturdays and Tuesdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200.

Exhibits 

Manhattan College, 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy., hosts a sculpture exhibit by WWII vet Jay Moss who has sculpted since childhood, and is the father of a former Norwood News editor, Jordan Moss. The exhibit will be held in the O’Malley Library (first floor, room 100) in the Alumni Room from Oct. 22 (reception from 4 to 7 p.m.) to Dec. 16. For more information, call (718) 710-3382. 

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents Beyond the Supersquare, featuring a variety of artwork, through Jan. 11. For more detailed information, call (718) 681-6000.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: (ages 3 to 5 years), Oct. 16, 23 and 30; Toddler Play Time at noon: (ages 18 to 36 months), Oct. 16, 23 and 39; and Puppet Making Workshop: (ages 5 to 12), Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. Teens/young adults can attend: Chess at 5 p.m.: Oct.20 and 27; Poof! Life in a Vacuum: Learn about the earth’s atmosphere and astronauts, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m.; and Programs in a Box (Stop Motion Animation): Learn to create clay characters that walk and talk, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. Adults can enjoy: Advanced Word: Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. (in-person registration required). For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Toddler Story Time: (18 to 36 months), Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m.; and Read Aloud Story Time at 4 p.m.: (ages 3 to 12), Oct. 20 and 27. Teens/young adults can enjoy: Film: “The Lone Ranger,” Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. Adults can attend: MS Word 2010 at 10:30 a.m.: Oct. 22 and 29 (in-person advance registration required). For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Active Health: Yoga and zumba, Oct. 17 at 4 p.m.; Pajama Party: Enjoy arts and crafts, read aloud and snacks, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m.; and Chess Program: Learn to play, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. (all for ages 5 to 12); Toddler Time at 11 a.m.: Oct. 22 and 29 (for ages 18 to 36 months); and Things That Go Bump in the Night: Halloween stories, Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m. (for ages 3 to 12). Teens/young adults can enjoy: Film: Oct. 16 at 3:30 p.m. Adults can attend: Computer Basics Open Lab at noon: Oct. 16, 17, 21, 23, 28 and 30. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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