Editor’s Pick 

Circus Comes to the Bronx 

UniverSoul Circus will take place from March 30 through April 10 at 50 E. 150th St. (across from the Bronx Terminal Market at 149th Street and Exterior Street, next to the bridge). Events include motorsports, canines, bicycles, dancing elephants, aerial acts and more. Tickets range from $16 through $40 depending on venue and day. For more information and schedules, visit www.universoulcircus.com.

Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Lehman Woodwind Quintet, performing classical music, featuring audience participation, April 3 at 2 p.m., in the Recital Hall; Lehman Percussion Ensemble, featuring joint performance with students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, April 7 at 12:30 p.m., in the Hearth Room; and Lehman Brass Quintet, featuring music from 16th century to the present, in the Recital Hall, April 14 at 11 a.m.; all free, on the 3rd floor of the Music Building; and Cinderella performed by the Russian National Ballet Theatre, April 10 at 4 p.m., in the Concert Hall (tickets: $25 to $40; $10/12 and under). Programs are subject to change. For more information and program details, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents Cindyrella, April 3 at 1 and 2:30 p.m., at the Whitehall Club Ballroom, 3333 Henry Hudson Pkwy. Tickets: $8. Also offered is a Young Bronx Artist Contest, April 2 at 9 a.m. at Amalgamated Houses’ Vladeck Hall, 74 Van Cortlandt Pk. So. Applications are available online or by calling office. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Celia Cruz H.S. Latin/Jazz Band, April 6 at 2:30 p.m. and April 9 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. 

Hostos Community College’s Repertory Theatre, 450 Grand Concourse (149th Street), presents Members of the New York Philharmonic, April 2, including selections from Swan Lake; and The Villalobos Brothers, April 9, performing Mexican folk music, jazz and classical (pre-performance arts workshops for the whole family are at 10:30 a.m. and shows are at 11:30 a.m.). Also presented is Tito Puente Legacy Project: The History of Latin Jazz Part VI, through April 30, at 11 a.m. in the Longwood Art Gallery (info: (718) 518-6656). All shows are free but tickets are required and must be picked up at box office. For more information, call (718) 518-4455 or visit www.hostoscenter.org.

The NYC Department of Parks invites the public to a free performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, presented across NYC by the Public Theatre’s Mobile Unit. Norwood’s show is at Williamsbridge Oval’s Recreation Center on April 2 at 1 p.m. For more information and required RSVP, call (718) 543-8672 or email sarah.bishow@parks.nyc.gov.

Events
The Woodlawn Conservancy presents Trolley Tours at Woodlawn Cemetery: Woodlawn Highlights, April 3 at 11 a.m., to view the grounds; and Jazz History, April 3, to visit the majority of the jazz greats, accompanied by their music (tickets: $15/adults; $10/members). For more information, call (718) 920-1469.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Earth Day

Eco Fair, to upcycle everyday materials like egg cartons and bottle caps into hats, pins and more, followed by a parade with your wearable art, April 2 and 3; and Still-Life Cornucopia, to use paint, dishes, branches and more to make wall-mounted cornucopia sculptures, April 9 and 10; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also offered: Concert, featuring the Boston Brass Quintet performing a variety of music, April 3 at 2 p.m. in the WH House (info: ext. 251; tickets: $28; $22/members; $15/ages 8 to 18; $12/members). 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.

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; pre-registration required), Baby Animal Book Making, March 31; Caterpillar Making, April 7; and Butterfly Book Making, April 14. Adults can enjoy: film: “The Tempest,” April 2 at 2:30 p.m.; Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: April 4 at 6 p.m.; and Computer Basics: April 5 at 11 a.m. (in-person advance registration required for both); Intro to Social Dance 1950s to ‘70s: April 9 at 2:30 p.m.; and Annual College Fair: April 13 at 10 a.m. Teens/young adults can attend: film: “He Named Me Malala,” March 31 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for adults and young adults: Introduction to Belly Dance: April 16 at 2:30 p.m. Adults can also 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: Kids Get Active Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), to enjoy dance and zumba, April 1 and 8. Adults can attend Computer Basics: April 7 and 14 at noon, and March 31 at 1 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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