Editor’s Pick

Halloween on Jerome

 The Jerome-Gun Hill BID presents Halloween Fright Fest, Oct. 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. on Jerome Avenue from Mosholu Parkway to Gun Hill Road. Kids should come in costume. There will be a raffle, free candy, and a free picture with Spiderman. For more information, call (718) 324-4946. 

Onstage 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Papo Pepin Quartet in Concert, featuring Latin jazz, Nov. 1; and Chicago Soul, featuring the music of Curtis Mayfield and Sam Cooke performed by Cody Childs and the Ladies of Soul, Nov. 8; both 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 National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $45; $10/ages 12 and under). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

The Picture House and Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum present “The Little Flower,” live, one-man show about the life of Fiorello H. La Guardia, three-term mayor of NYC, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. The show will be at the Picture House, 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY. Tickets are $30. For more information, call (914) 738-3161.

Events

Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Cure presents a bilingual cancer education forum in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn about cancers and health resources at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center, 1000 Rosedale Ave., Nov. 3  from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 405-1700.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Plant Jewelry, to make plant jewelry out of items from the WH grounds, and make a treasure chest, Nov. 1 and 2; and Buildings and Land, to make a dwelling out of clay, cardboard and recycled materials, Nov 8 and 9; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (165th Street), presents free First Friday, Nov. 7, 6 to 10 p.m., featuring film, art performances, music and other special events. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

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. 

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. 30 and Nov. 6; Toddler Play Time at noon: (ages 18 to 36 months), Oct. 30 and Nov. 6; Sherlock Holmes: (ages 3 to 12), presented by the Traveling Lantern Theatre Company with audience participation, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.; Turkey Book Making: (ages 7 to 12), Nov. 6 at 4 p.m.; and Family Time: (ages 3 to 6; preregistration required), reading aloud and crafts, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. Adults can enjoy: MS Word for Beginners: Nov. 5; and Computer Basics: Nov. 6 (both at 2 p.m.; both require in-person registration). 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. 30 at 10:30 a.m.; and Cool Rain Forest Connections: (ages 4 to 12), performance by the Wildlife Theatre from the Central Park Zoo, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. The entire family can enjoy Film: “Million Dollar Arm,” Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. 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, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m.; and Chess Program: Learn to play, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. (both for ages 5 to 12); and Toddler Time at 11 a.m.: Nov. 5 and 12 (for ages 18 to 36 months). Adults can attend: Computer Basics Open Lab at noon: Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and 13. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

Public Service Announcement 

Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2 a.m. Turn clocks back one hour.

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