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MMCC Fun

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center presents the third annual MMCC SpringFest on March 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3450 DeKalb Ave. The free open house features program demonstrations, a bounce house, face painting, crafts, snacks and fun for the whole family. There will also be an exhibition of an art show.

Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Forever Freestyle 13, featuring a variety of artists performing Latin music including hip-hop and disco, March 16 at 8 p.m. (tickets $55 to $100); Grupo Niche, performing Salsa, March 23 at 8 p.m. (tickets $45 to $100/VIP); Murphy’s Celtic Legacy, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day featuring traditional Irish dance and live music, March 24 at 4 p.m. (tickets $25 to $45; $10/under age 12); Ruben Sings Luther, featuring Ruben Studdard singing Luther Vandross hits, March 30 at 8 p.m. (tickets $25 to $75/VIP); and Swan Lake, ballet performed by the Russia National Ballet, March 31 at 4 p.m. (tickets $25 to $45; $10/under age 12). VIP tickets include best seats and preconcert wine and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. in the Havana Café. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Lehman College’s Department of Music, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents free: Faculty Recital, featuring jazz, Latin and electronic music, March 19 at 3:30 p.m.; and Lehman Chamber Players Concert, featuring singer and musicians performing classical works, March 31 at 2 p.m.; both in the Music Building’s Recital Hall on the 3rd floor; and the 21st Annual Day of Percussion, featuring the Lehman Percussion Ensemble and students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, March 28 at 2 p.m., in the Music Building’s Hearth Room on the 3rd floor. For more information, call (718) 960-8247. Also scheduled is Life of Galileo, play with original score, March 27 at 3:30 and March 28 to 30, at 7 p.m., in the Speech and Theatre Building’s Studio Theatre (tickets $10; $8/with CUNY ID; free/Lehman students with valid ID. For more information, visit lehman.edu/theatredance.

Bronx Arts Ensemble presents Radio Jarocho Band, featuring traditional Mexican song and dance, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at BAAD (Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance), 2474 Westchester Ave. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 4765 Henry Hudson Pkwy., W. presents All-Mozart Program, March 24 at 3 p.m. ($15; $10/students/seniors). For more information, call (718) 796-5560.

Events
The public is invited to the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., to see Creatures of the Night, live owls, mammals, frogs, toads, and insects, March 14 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave. presents Birthday Party with singer and guitarist, March 19 at 1 p.m. preceded by lunch at 12:15 p.m.; and Celebrate Purim, featuring songs, story and games, March 27 at 11:15 a.m. followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. Also scheduled is musical show at 1:10 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-4700.

Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd.W., presents “Decade of Fire,”  March 21, screening at 12:30 p.m. followed by Q&A discussion at 1:45 p.m., documentary film relating to the tragic history of the South Bronx in the ‘70s and its revitalization since the late ‘80s,  (free), In the Lovinger Theatre. For more information, call 646) 938-0557 or (718) 960-8680.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Springtime Scrolls, to create a scroll using upcycled materials, March 16 and 17; and Design a Re-Wilding Device, to design a seed sculpture using a mixture of soil, clay and wildflower seeds, March 23 and 24; both in the WH House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Concert: Arthur Vint & Associates, 8-piece jazz combo, paying tribute to Ennio Morricone’s iconic “Spaghetti Western” themes ($28/adults, includes grounds admission; 10% discount/WH members; $12/ages 8 to 18 (info: ext. 251). 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.

Exhibits
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.

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. Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for adults: films at 2:30 p.m.: “Logan’s Run,” March 16; and “Ready Player One,” March 23; and Computer Basics: March 26 at 2 p.m. Children can enjoy: film: (ages to 12 years), March 26 at 4 p.m. 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, March 15, 22 and 29; and Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, March 21 and 28. Adults can enjoy: film: “Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom,” March 22 at 1:30 p.m; and 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 21 and 28. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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