Editor’s Pick 

Friends of Mosholu Parkland presents its 1st annual fall festival on Oct. 8 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Kossuth Playground, East Mosholu Parkway North between Jerome and Van Cortlandt avenues. Activities include a giant spider web obstacle, games, crafts and prizes, daffodil planting, and guitar by Steve Oates. All are welcome.

Onstage
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Rafael Hernandez Music Festival, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m., featuring music performed by various Latin artists. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD), 2474 Westchester Ave., presents Let’s Go Crazy: Dance Tribute to Prince, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. ($20) featuring short works inspired by the music and legacy of Prince. After the show, the audience is invited to dance to a Prince super mix. For more information and tickets, call (718) 918-2110 or visit www.BAADBronx.org.

Events
Montefiore Medical Center’s Healing Arts & Caregiver Center offers 5 Rhythms for Caregivers, dance/movement class offering some relief from caring for your loved one, that promotes physical and emotional well-being, releasing tension and stress, by free-form dancing, for all ages and physical abilities, Oct. 5, 19 and Nov. 2, 5 to 7 p.m., in the Grand Hall of the Tishman Learning Center at Moses Campus, 111 E.  210th St. No dance experience or sense of rhythm necessary. For more information or to register, call (718) 920-8434 or 8080.

Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD), 2474 Westchester Ave., presents Periodic Solution: A Dance Film (premiere), Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. (free). BAAD’s dancer/choreographer Arthur Aviles celebrates 30th year anniversary of “Periodic Solution,” a solo choreographed by one of his first dance teachers when he was her student. He will dance the piece first, followed by the movie. Receptions begin and follow the screening with a post-show Q&A with the artists. For more information, call (718) 918-2110 or visit www.BAADBronx.org.

The New York Botanical Garden presents From the Heartland to Horror, featuring larger than life sculptures of scarecrows crafted from natural materials; and Pumpkins: Playful & Plentiful, featuring rare and unusual pumpkins and gourds in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, plus daily hands-on activities featuring a puppet playhouse, and on weekends, interactive demonstrations featuring bats and other creepy creatures; all through Oct. 30. Also offered is Kiku Evenings, a viewing of The Art of the Japanese Garden with a complimentary sake cocktail and traditional Japanese music, then dinner at Hudson Garden Grill featuring Japanese menu (special ticket required). For more information, call (718) 817-8700. 

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Be a Bee, to wear wings, antennae, a pollen cup and a kazoo, then join bee parade at 12:30 p.m. (weather permitting), and do a bee dance, Oct. 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; both followed by Bees and Beekeeping Information Station, to chat with beekeepers, try on beekeeping gear, peek inside a hive, and learn fascinating facts about honeybees from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Raptors in the Autumn Sky, to make a raptor puppet to be included in a group puppet project, Oct. 8 and 9; from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (all programs in the WH House). Also scheduled: Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight, to watch hawks, falcons and owls during an outdoor flight demonstration, learn about falconry, and meet live raptors from around the world, Oct. 10 from 1 to 2:30 p.m., on the grounds. 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.

Friends of Van Cortlandt Park presents Hike-Toberfest, Oct. 1. Hike begins at 2 p.m., Oktoberfest from 4 to 7 p.m. Meet at VC House Museum (enter park at Broadway and West 246th Street). For more information or to purchase a ticket, call (718) 601-1460 or visit www.vancortlandt.org.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents the following for children: Preschool Story Time: (ages 3 to 4), to enjoy picture books with librarian, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m.; and Animal Book Making: (ages 7 to 12; preregistration required), hands-on project, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. Adults can enjoy: Chess: chess set provided, Sept. 30 at 3 p.m., room C22; film: “The Milagro Beanfield War,” Oct. 1 at 2:30 p.m.; and Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. (online registration required, opens Sept. 30 at 1 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 kids: Family Storytime: (ages 3 to 12), stories and crafts, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m.; Baby Storytime: (ages birth to 18 months), books, songs, and rhymes, Sept. 30 at 10:30 a.m.; and Backyard Exploration: (ages 5 to 12), to hang out in the backyard, help with the garden, play, write with chalk, read, etc., Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: film: “Race,” Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can attend: Free Computer Classes: to learn email and basic computer information, Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; and 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 at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), dance moves on the Wii game console, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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