Editor’s Pick 

Free Fitness Fun
The Williamsbridge Oval presents the following free classes during January. A lock is required. For more information, call (718) 543-8672:

Bodywork Details – Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., for teens, adults and seniors. Includes use of barbells and weights. Each week focuses on a different body part. Equipment is provided.

Zumba – Sundays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., for all ages. Includes Latin, international and popular music to create dance routines.

Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Ballet Hispánico, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m., featuring contemporary dance with a Latin program. Tickets are $25 to $55; $75/VIP; $10/to age 12. 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
The New York Botanical Garden offers its annual Holiday Train Show, featuring miniature replicas of many NYC building replicas made from natural materials including bark, twigs, fruit and pine cones; and All Aboard With Thomas & Friends, featuring a fun-filled sing-along mini-performance adventure (two to four performances daily); both through Jan. 21. For more detailed information, show schedule, rates, and tickets, call (718) 817-8700. 

The Bronx County Historical Society presents a mid-winter event, Jan. 22 followed by cocktails and dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. at Zero Otto Nove, 2357 Arthur Ave. $25 will benefit the Society collection and historic preservation. For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 881-8900 by Jan. 14.

Exhibits
Lehman College’s Art Gallery, Lovinger Theatre in the Speech and Theatre Building, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Castles in the Sky, free, from Jan. 2 to 26, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8710.

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. 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, 2019. For more information, call (718) 681-6000. 

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents River Rising, through June 30, 2019, featuring an exposition of science, art and technology, located in Starlight Park. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

Cuban Art Show free exhibition, We Have Ire: Afro-Cuban in the U.S., is scheduled through March 9, 2019 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 children ages 5 to 12 (preregistration required): Arts & Crafts at 3:30 p.m.: Hands on projects using a variety of skills, Jan. 6 and 13. Adults can enjoy Computer Basics: Jan. 10 at 2 p.m.; and films at 2:30 p.m.: “Chappaquiddick,” on Jan. 5 and “Edge of Tomorrow,” on Jan. 12. 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.: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, Jan. 4 and 11; STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: Colors, Jan. 8 and15; and Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, Jan. 10 and 17. Teens/young adults can enjoy: film: “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” on Jan. 12 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 children Afternoon Arts: (ages 6 to 12), arts & crafts project, Jan. 7 at 3:30 p.m.; and City’s First Readers (Literacy Inc.): (ages to 5 years), parent workshop, read aloud and singing; receive copy of the featured book and craft and resource guide, Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Adults can enjoy: Computer Basics at noon: Jan. 3, 10 and 17. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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