Editor’s Pick 

Elvis Is in the House 

The public is invited to go down memory lane with Elvis Presley in one of his best films, “Jailhouse Rock,” on Jan. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd.

For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. 

Onstage
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Sonido Costeño Trio, Latin band, Jan. 14 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. 

Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents a Reunion of Salsa concert, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 to $125/VIP. VIP includes pre-concert wine and hors d’oeuvres reception at 6:30 p.m. and the best seats in the house. Also scheduled is Fire and Ice, featuring classical and Broadway music, free, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Lehman Art Gallery. Refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents the Ted Rosenthal Jazz Trio, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m., at the Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Ave. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

Events
The New York Botanical Garden presents the Holiday Train Show exhibition in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, through Jan. 16, featuring numerous NYC landmarks made from plant parts and large-scale model trains, New this year is the Coney Island roller coaster. Also scheduled is Bar Car Nights, 7 to 10 p.m., through Jan. 14 (call for schedule), for adults 21+ which includes street performers, ice sculpting demonstrations, stilt walking and a dance theatre. The Pine Tree Cafe hosts musicians ($25/members; $35/non members, advance tickets recommended). For children, there is Evergreen Express, through Jan. 22, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, to explore plant parts, make crafts, create a train puppet, join a musical marching parade, and more. Also, there is All Aboard With Thomas & Friends, through Jan. 22, a sing-along ride including professional photos offered.  For more information or a detailed schedule, call (718) 817-8700.

State Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz, the new York Hispanic Clergy Organization, Radio Vision Cristiana International, Radio Catico, Nuevo,  Assembly Members Marcos Crespo and Luis Sepulveda, New York City Councilman Rafael Salamanca, and different community organizations, will be celebrating the Visit of the Three Kings to the Bronx on Jan. 7 at PS 5 at 564 Jackson Ave., on the corner of East 149th Street. The first 500 children between the ages of 1 and 9 years old will receive a toy. School-age children will also receive a book bag with school supplies. Children must be present in order to receive a free toy.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Create Your Year – Hello 2017!, to make a calendar with personal plans, Jan. 7 and 8; and A Hand in Freedom, arts and crafts in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jan. 14 and 15; both  in the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is concert, I Go On Singing: Paul Robeson’s Life in Song, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. (tickets: $28; $22/WH member; $15; $12/ages 8 to 18; info: ext. 251), in the WH House 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 for children: Hands-On Projects: (ages 7 to 12; preregistration required), Mittens Making, Jan. 5; Snowflake Making, Jan. 12; Paper Plate Arctic Fox Making, Jan. 19; all at 4 p.m.; and Winter Art, Jan. 15 at 3:30 p.m. Also scheduled is Goldfish Observation: (ages 7 to 12; preregistration required), workshop on Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Maurice Sendak Party: (ages 3 to 12), crafts and games, Jan. 6 at 3:30 p.m. (registration suggested); and Jewelry Time: (ages 5 to 12), create wearable art, Jan. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Teens/young adults can attend film: “Pete’s Dragon,” Jan. 14 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can enjoy: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for children: Kids Get Active Fridays: (ages 5 to 12), dance moves on the Wii game console, Jan. 6 at 2:45 p.m.;  and Preschool Story Time and Craft at 11:15 a.m.: (ages 3 to 5), featuring books, puppetry, dramatics, crafts and flannel boards, Jan. 12 and 19. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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