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Seniors Should Socialize 

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave. presents the following February events: (call (718) 549-4700 for more information):

Feb. 14 -Informal Valentine’s Day party with music and special refreshments following lunch.

Feb. 15 – Trip to City Island to dine out. Meet at the center at 10:30 a.m. and return by 2:30 p.m. Pre-register with Cindy.

Feb. 21 – Classical concert at 1 p.m.

Feb. 28 – Belated Valentine’s Day/Birthday party, featuring music, at 1 p.m.

Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Hector Acosta “El Torito,” Feb. 16 at 8 p.m., performing Bachata and Merenge (tickets are $45 to $85; $125/VIP); VIP tickets include pre-concert reception at 6:30 p.m. with wine and hors d’oeuvres. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Events
Church of St. Philip Neri, 3025 Grand Concourse, presents Healing Mass, with Father Michael Barry, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. The Rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 733-3200.

Elected officials present Democracy in Action, a northwest Bronx Town Hall series, “Legislative and Neighborhood Priorities,” Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Rambling House (Woodlawn), 4292 Katonah Ave. For more information, call (718) 796-5345.

Bronx elected officials present Valentine’s Day Senior Dance, Feb. 14 from noon to 4 p.m. at 135 Einstein Loop Community City, Co-Op City. For more information, call (917) 553-5961 or (212) 788-6873.

New York Botanical Garden presents Crazy for Composting, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adults can enjoy networking with community gardeners and composters. Participate in free compost basics and advanced composting workshops. For more information, call (718) 817-8543.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Exotic Desert Dwellers, to sketch, paint, and make a desert or tropical mirage, Feb. 16 and 17; and Ubuntu – I Am Because We Are, to use African wax fabric and other materials to make portraits, based on African term ubuntu, which means humanity towards others in Nguni-Bantu, Feb. 23 and 24; both in the WH House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Concert: featuring Marika Hughes – The New String Quartet, including music from classical and jazz songs to pop music (tickets: $28/includes grounds admission; WH members 10% discount; $12/8 to 18; info: ext. 251), Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. in the WH House. Grounds admission is free until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200. 

Exhibits
Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents Material With Meaning, featuring NY artists whose international roots include Nigeria, Mexico, El Salvador, and China, through March 16. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents Women’s Suffrage and New York City: A Centennial Celebration, through April 11, 2019; and His Muse: The Women of Edgar Allan Poe’s Life, through April 7, 2019. Also scheduled are A Celebration of Black History Month, Feb. 1 to 28 and A History of the Bronx Latino, ongoing. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (167th Street), presents Image of an Image, featuring the work of Bronx-born native Rochelle Feinstein, through March 3. For more information, call (718) 681-6000. 

Cuban Art Show free exhibition, We Have Ire: Afro-Cuban in the U.S., is scheduled through March 9, at the Casita Maria Gallery, 928 Simpson St., 6th floor, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It documents the stories of four Cuban artists, focusing on their influences and dreams. A live performance of excerpts will be held on March 9 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. combined with a Family Storytelling Workshop from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 589-2230.

Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for adults: film: “The Pursuit of Happiness,” Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m.; and Sophie Shao and the Bronx Arts Ensemble, featuring classical music, Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m. Children can enjoy: Bilingual Birdies – Spanish: (ages to 12 years), includes live music, movement, dance and puppetry; and film: (all ages), Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Crafty Fridays at 3 p.m.: crafts, Feb. 15 and 22; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: Coding, Feb. 19 and 26; both for ages 5 to 12; and Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, Feb. 21 and 28. Teens/young adults can enjoy: film: “Incredibles 2,” Feb. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can attend Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road, offers for adults: Computer Basics at noon: Feb. 21 and 28. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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