Editor’s Pick

For the Hot-Blooded 

The public is invited to join the Bronx Polar Bears for a dip in the brisk waters of Orchard Beach, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. Soup will be served to participants at 12:30 p.m. BronxWorks offers transportation pickup outside the #6 Pelham Bay subway station at 10:30 a.m. Bring new gloves, socks, hats or scarves to donate to BronxWorks homeless services program or drop them off through 5 p.m. Feb. 12 at Bronxnet Television, Lehman College Campus, 2790 Goulden Ave., Carman Hall room C19B. For more information and additional drop-off locations, visit www.bronxnet.org.

Onstage 

Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra performing classical music, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m., in the Concert Hall (tickets are $25 to $35); and Love in Salsa & Merengue, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m., featuring three singers celebrating Valentine’s Day (tickets are $50 to $65). Programs are subject to change. For more information and program details, call (718) 960-8833.

Theatre for the New City presents Songs of the Harlem River, to honor Harlem Renaissance playwrights and poets, featuring five one-act plays and poetry and music of the 1920s, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. For more information, call (212) 254-1109. 

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., presents Harriet Tubman Herself, a one-woman show, followed by a Q&A and meet and greet, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), presents Hasan Bakr, percussionist, singer and composer, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

The School of American Ballet presents The Beauty of Ballet, free with a required ticket, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourse (149th Street), featuring students dancing classical ballet. No reservations required. Tickets may be picked up at box office on day of event beginning at noon; first come, first served seating begins at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 518-4455.

Events

The Church of the Holy Nativity, 3061 Bainbridge Avenue (204th Street), presents its 12th Annual Evening of Dining & Poetry Reading, etc., Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m., including dinner, drinks, poetry and surprises ($20/donation). For more information, call (718) 652-5853.

The New York Botanical Garden presents Bronx Green-Up (info: (718) 817-8026) and NYC Compost Project (info: (718) 817-8543), Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. Preregistration is recommended. Call for more information.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Painted Papers and the Stories of Eric Carle, to hear stories, then make bright and colorful images, Feb 6 and 7; and Heart Papermaking, to use paper pulp and make a handmade paper with ribbons and rosebuds for Valentine’s Day cards, Feb. 13 and 14; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 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.

Exhibits 

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (between 161st  and 164th streets), presents a Winter Open House, Feb. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m., and  free admission to its exhibits. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

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; in-person preregistration required), Valentine’s Card Making, Feb. 4; Heart Animal Making, Feb. 11; and Color Paint Friendship Hand Making, Feb. 18; and Family Time: (ages 3 to 6; preregistration required), reading aloud and crafts, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. Teens/young adults can attend From the Neck Up: to create miniature busts using fire or self-hardening clay, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. Adults can join Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. (in person advance registration required). For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Craft Corner: (ages 5 to 12), to express creativity through crafts, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy film: “Minions,” Feb. 6 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. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Afternoon Arts: (ages 5 to 12), art projects, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy Art Club: to draw or paint (materials provided), Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. Adults can attend Computer Basics at noon: Feb. 4, 11 and 18; and Film Tasting: to sample film titles of a variety of genres, Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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