Editor’s Pick: Tour de Bronx 

The Bronx Tourism Council and the Office of the Bronx Borough President invite the public to the 21st Annual Tour de Bronx, to bike ride 25 or 40 miles and explore Bronx neighborhoods, historic districts, and beautiful waterfronts, Oct. 25, ending at the New York Botanical Garden, with live music and light snacks. Check in at 9 a.m. at the Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse (161st Street). The Department of Transportation will fit and distribute free bicycle helmets from 8 a.m. to noon while supplies last. Riders must sign a waiver. Participants 17 or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, who must sign a waiver. For more information or to register, visit www.ILoveTheBronx.com.

Onstage

Williamsbridge Oval presents free performance of Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors,” Oct. 24, 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 543-8672 ext. 307.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Noche de Salseros, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $60. For more information, call (718) 960-8833 or visit www.LehmanCenter.org. 

Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourse, presents Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m., in the main theatre, featuring an all-Cuban concert (tickets: $25/orch; $20/mezz; and $10/students and under 18); and The Dalí Quartet, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., in the Repertory Theatre, featuring classical and Latin music (tickets: $10; $5/ students and under 18). Shows are subject to change. For more information, call (718) 518-4455 or visit www.hostoscenter.org. 

Bronx Arts Ensemble presents classical music, performed by trio, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. in the home of Dr. Judy Gurland, 3117 Palisade Ave. ($25). For more information, call (I718) 601-7399. 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents A Musical Tribute to Sam Cooke, featuring Cooke classics, Oct. 17 at 2:30 p.m.; and The Rafael Hernandez Music Festival 2015, featuring Latin performers, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Events

The Bedford Park Congregational Church, 309 E. 201st St. (Bainbridge Avenue), hosts Fun Fair and Flea Market, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. including a raffle and food. For more information, call (718) 733-3199.

Williamsbridge Oval presents The Hearts and Health of Zumba, Oct. 23, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., a zumba aerobic dance workout class. For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

City Parks Foundation offers seniors free fitness classes including yoga and fitness walking through Oct. 30, at Van Cortlandt Park’s Woodlawn Tennis Courts, Jerome Avenue and East 233rd Street. Walking schedule is Tuesdays and Thursdays and yoga schedule is Mondays and Wednesdays; both at 9 am. For more information, call (718) 760-6999.

The Woodlawn Conservancy presents Unlocking Mausoleum Interiors, Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. a free tour to visit mausoleums (enter cemetery at Jerome Avenue entrance); and The Transit Museum’s Nostalgia Train Comes to Woodlawn, to ride a WWI-era IRT subway car from Grand Central Station to Woodlawn ($35), Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. (bring picnic lunch and a flashlight). Train returns at 9 p.m. For more information, call (718) 920-1469.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Be a Bee, to wear wings, antennae, pollen cup and kazoo, then join a parade at 12:30 p.m. and dance, Oct. 17 and 18; and Tiny Terrariums, to create a mini terrarium in a recycled glass jar, Oct. 24 and 25; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Honey Weekend: Oct. 17 and 18: Tastings: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Perkins Visitor Center; Extractions Demo: 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 p.m., in the Ecology Building; and Hives and Honey Info: to try on gear and peer into empty hive, 1 to 3 p.m., in the Perkins Visitor Center. In addition will be Bohemian Trio: concert, performing jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms ($28/adults, $22/WH member; $15/ages 8 to 18; $12/WH member, Oct.25 at 2 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.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents the following events for children: Hands-on Projects at 4 p.m. (ages 7 to 12; preregistration required): Spooky Coffin Making, Oct. 15; Pumpkin Bag Making, Oct. 22; and Black Cat Making, Oct. 29; and “The Frog Prince” (ages 3 to 12), presented by Puppets to Go, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. Adults can attend: Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: Oct. 20 at 6 p.m.; (requires in-person advance 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: Hoot and Halloween: (ages to 12 years), interactive musical, Oct. 23 at 3:15 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Oct. 24 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can attend: Beaded Jewelry at 11 a.m.: (bring your materials), Oct. 15, 22 and 29; and Free Computer Classes: to learn email and basic computer information, Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Kids Get Active Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), dance and zumba, Oct. 16 and 23; Kids Pajama Party: (ages 18 months to 12 years), crafts and read aloud, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m.; Super Cool Science: (ages 5 to 12), hands-on experiments, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.; and Pumpkins to Jack O’Lanterns: (ages 5 to 12), arts and crafts and songs, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy Create Goth Jewelry: (materials provided), Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m. Adults can attend Computer Basics at noon: Oct. 15, 22 and 29. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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