Editor’s Pick

Free Flea Market
Bedford Mosholu Community Association is sponsoring a free flea market at Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church of India (corner of Bedford Park Boulevard and Decatur Avenue), March 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Available will be new and used items including gifts, china, bric-a-brac, jewelry, books, toys, housewares, electronics and more. Homemade cakes and cookies as well as a raffle will be available. For more information, visit bedfordmosholu@verizon.net.

Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Currents by Mayumana, directly from Israel, March 3 at 4 p.m., inspired by battle of currents between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla in their quest for finding energy resources for the world (tickets: $25 to $45; $10/to age 12). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave. presents Make Up Sunday with Perrin Grace Jazz Trio performing at 2 p.m. preceded by lunch at 1 p.m.; and folksinger Laura Wetzler performing a varied program of folk and international music at 1 p.m. preceded by lunch at 12:15 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-4700.

Events
Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Mapping Histories Through Seeds, Beans and Grains, to map your family history and make a mosaic with seeds, legumes and grains, March 2 and 3; and Patch It Up – Nature Heals, to create patches by making stamps from upcycled Styrofoam, then pin them on your favorite jacket or iron them onto clothes, March 9 and 10; both in the WH House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grounds admission is free until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200. 

The Bronx County Historical Society’s Archives, 3309 Bainbridge Ave., presents film, “A Bronx Tale,” March 1 at 7 pm. ($5/donation). For more information, call (718) 881-8900. 

Exhibits
New York Botanical Garden presents Annual Orchid Show, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, paying tribute to Singapore, through April 28. For more information, call (718) 817-8135.

Bronx Documentary Center, St. Mary’s Annex, 364 E. 151st St., presents free Where Love is Illegal, through March 24, featuring stories of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex individuals in locations where this is illegal. For more information and a detailed schedule, visit www.bronxdoc.org.

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents River Rising, through June 30, featuring an exposition of science, art and technology, located in Starlight Park; and Material With Meaning, featuring NY artists whose international roots include Nigeria, Mexico, El Salvador, and China, through March 16. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents Women’s Suffrage and New York City: A Centennial Celebration, through April 11; and His Muse: The Women of Edgar Allan Poe’s Life, through April 7. Also scheduled is A History of the Bronx Latino, ongoing. 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. For more information, call (718) 681-6000. 

Cuban Art Show free exhibition, We Have Ire: Afro-Cuban in the U.S., is scheduled through March 9, 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 adults: film: “Ant-Man & the Wasp,” March 2 at 2:30 p.m. Children can enjoy: Family Storytime at 3 p.m.: (ages to 5 years), stories, songs, and dance, March 2, 3, 9 and 10. Teens/young adults can attend: Creatures of the Night, to see live owls, mammals, frogs, toads, and insects, March 14 at 4 p.m. Job seekers may visit the Career Services Health Care & Maintenance Career Expo: job fair (dress professionally and bring multiple copies of your resume), March 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (preregistration required; info: ext.  4260). 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 11 a.m.: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, March 1 and 8; Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, March 7 and 14; and Dr. Seuss Birthday Party: (all ages), includes storytime and light refreshments, March 1 at 3 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: film: “Mission Impossible: Fallout,” March 8 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 adults: Computer Basics at noon: March 7 and 14. Children can enjoy: Bilingual Birdies – Spanish: (to ages 12 years), including live music, movement, dance and puppetry, March 8 at 11 a.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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