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Help for Puerto Rico 

Elected officials are holding the following two humanitarian relief effort for Puerto Rico. Info: (718) 792-1140:  Jan. 18 at noon – Held at Southern Boulevard and Aldus Street. Bring bottled water, batteries and flashlights, first aid kits, Pampers and baby formula, and canned foods.

Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. ($25 to $45); Yamato, the Drummers of Japan, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m.; and Elvis Crespo performing Latin music, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. Info/tickets/ fees: (718) 960-8833.

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents Edsel Gomez’s Triumvirate, performing Latin jazz, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $10/ adults; $5/seniors/students. Info: (718) 589-5819. Events North Central Bronx Hospital, 3424 Kossuth Ave, 17th floor, presents Day of Empowerment, honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring a musical performance. Info: (718) 510-5000.

New York Botanical Garden presents The Holiday Train Show, model trains passing by miniature landmarks made from natural materials, through Jan. 26; and Bar Car Night, on Jan. 18. Also scheduled is All Aboard With Thomas & Friends, in Ross Hall, Jan. 18 and 19 at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; and Jan. 20, 25 and 26 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Info/schedule/costs: (718) 817-8512.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Freedom Quilters of Gee Bend, to create your own quilt from donated fabric, Jan. 18 and 19; and Bronx Photo & Poetry Archive Story, to create choreo-poems to capture stories of people of the Bronx, Jan. 25 and 26; both in the WH House 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grounds admission is free until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. Info and a schedule of events including tours and walks: (718) 549-3200.

Exhibits
The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the Bronx Latino, ongoing; and Mott Haven, the Bronx: A Historic District Turns Fifty, through April 22. Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop, through Feb. 9. The exhibition features photographs of gay culture. Info: (718) 681-6000.

Bronx Council on the Arts presents The Update, free exhibition at the Hostos Community College Gallery room C-190, 450 Grand Concourse, Tuesdays through Fridays noon to 6 p.m., through Feb. 26. Info: (718) 518-6728.

Bronx River Art Center, 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents free 25 Years of Project 59: A Retrospective of Ukrainian American Artist Irina Danilova, through March 11, Mondays through Fridays noon to 6 p.m., Saturdays noon to 6 p.m. Info: (718) 589-5819. Library Events

Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for ages 5 to 12: STEM Fridays at 4 p.m.: Jan. 17 – Frozen Hour of Code; and Jan. 24 – Lunar New Year Calligraphy. Adults can attend: film: “Venom,” Jan. 25 at 2:30 p.m. Info: (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for kids: Crafty Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12): crafts, Jan. 17 and 24; Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months): stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts, Jan. 23, 27 and 30; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12): Jan. 21 and 28 (Colors/Light). Families can attend film: “Toy Story 4,” Jan. 25 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can join: Knitting: Thursdays at 3 p.m. Info: (718) 882- 8239.

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