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Out & About: A History of the Bronx Latino

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Juggling at Jerome Park Library
Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Pl. (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for teens/young adults: Juggling 101: Watch jugglers followed by participant juggling and a juggling ball making workshop, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. Info: (718) 549-5200.

Onstage
Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents Edsel Gomez’s Triumvirate, performing Latin jazz, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $10/adults; $5/seniors/students. Info: (718) 589-5819.

Out & About: A History of the Bronx Latino
(L-R) ROBERT AMEEN, Edsel Gómez, Rubén Rodríguez make up Edsel Gómez’s Triumvirate, which will perform at the Bronx River Art Center (check out Onstage for more information).
Photo courtesy Edsel Gómez’s Triumvirate

Events
Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Sleepy Seeds, and Winter Dormancy, to create a variety of masks, Feb. 1 and 2; and Love for Woodland Friends, to create woodland creature sock puppets, Feb. 8 and 9, both in the WH House 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Concert: Queen Esther, featuring a variety of music, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. ($30/adults; $14/ages 8 to 18; $2 discount/advance purchase). Grounds admission is free until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. Info and a schedule of events including tours and walks: (718) 549-3200. 

Exhibits
The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the Bronx Latino, ongoing; and Mott Haven, the Bronx: A Historic District Turns Fifty, through April 22. Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

THE MUSEUM OF Bronx History continues its ongoing tour dubbed the Bronx Latino History Project, dedicated to Latinos who’ve helped shaped the borough’s culture. Pictured is Mayaguez Shoe Store, an early Latino-owned business in the Bronx on Brook Avenue that’s now occupied by a row of small businesses (see Exhibits for more information). Photo courtesy Bronx Historical Society

The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop, through Feb. 9. The exhibition features photographs of gay culture. Info: (718) 681-6000.

Bronx Council on the Arts presents The Update, free exhibition at the Hostos Community College Gallery room C-190, 450 Grand Concourse, Tuesdays through Fridays noon to 6 p.m., through Feb. 26. Info: (718) 518-6728.

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents free 25 Years of Project 59: A Retrospective of Ukrainian-American Artist Irina Danilova, through March 11, Mondays through Fridays noon to 6 p.m., Saturdays noon to 6 p.m. Info: (718) 589-5819. 

Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for ages 5 to 12: STEM Fridays at 4 p.m.: Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. Adults can attend: films: Loving,” Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. and “American Masters – Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. Info: (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for kids: Crafty Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12): crafts, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7; Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months): stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts, Feb. 3, 6, 10 and 13; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12): Feb. 4 and 11 (Astronomy). Families can attend film: The Public,” Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can join: Knitting: Thursdays at 3 p.m. Info: (718) 882-8239.  

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