Free Music at NYPL 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents NY Opera Forum, featuring music by Mozart, Jan. 11; and Latin Jazz Concert,

featuring Papo Pepin y Su Orchestra, Jan. 18; both at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers Music by Hasan Bakr, Jan. 11 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Onstage

Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents The O’Jays, soul music group, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $50 to $100); The Bronx Opera Company, featuring Mechem’s The Rivals, Jan. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lovinger Theatre (tickets are $15 to $30; students/seniors receive $5 off);  For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

The Albert Einstein Symphony Orchestra presents classical music, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Robbins Auditorium, Forchheimer Building, 1300 Morris Pk. Ave. (contributions are suggested). For more information, visit einsteinorch.tripod.com.

Events

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Project: Kandinsky Colors and Toscanini Sounds, to listen to Toscanini music, Jan. 11 and 12 at the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also offered is Concert: Sinfonietta of Riverdale, a string orchestra playing classical music, paying tribute to former WH resident, Toscanini, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m., in Armor Hall, WH House ($45; $40/seniors; $35/WH members; reserve at ext. 251). Grounds admission is free Saturdays until noon all year, and free all day Tuesdays in January. Glyndor Gallery tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m.; garden walks are held Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., from the Perkins Visitor Center. For more information and a schedule of events, call (718) 549-3200.

The NY Botanical Garden presents its Holiday Train Show, model trains traversing replicas of NY landmarks created from plant materials, through Jan. 12, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. For more information, call (718) 817-8658.

The Bronx County Historical Society, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents Happy Birthday Edgar!, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m., to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s 205th birthday with an illustrated presentation and short reading of one of his works. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

NYC Parks Department presents Go Green and Treecycle at Mulchfest 2014, Jan. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public may recycle their trees at various sites into woodchips that will nourish city trees and gardens. Drop-offs are at Poe Park, Grand Concourse at Kingsbridge Road; St. James Park, West 192nd Street at Jerome Avenue; and Williamsbridge Oval, Reservoir Place and Van Cortlandt Avenue. Chipping site at Van Cortlandt Park, Bailey Avenue at VC Park South offers free mulch and free collection bags to take home for your own garden. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/parks and search for “Mulchfest.”

Exhibits

Poe Park Visitor Center, 2640 Grand Concourse, offers free, Whimsical Winter Wonder Exhibit, through Jan. 31, showcasing the works of 16 artists from around the world, including paintings, photos, and sculptures, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 365-5516.

The NY Botanical Garden presents Close: A Journey in Scotland, through March 16, featuring creations of 21 notable contemporary designers and artists working in the Scottish landscape. For more information, call (718) 817-8700 or visit nybg.org.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, 2nd floor North Wing, between 161st and 164th streets, presents free: Paulo Bruscky: Art is Our Last Hope, through Feb. 9; and Tony Feher; and Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera, both through Feb. 16. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 131.

The Bronx County Historical Society’s Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine-Varian House, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents History Woven Into Cloth, selections from the Society’s textile collection, through April 6. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including: 2010 Computer Classes for Beginners at 2 p.m.: MS Excel : Jan. 10; MS Word: Jan. 16; and MS Powerpoint: Jan. 21; and Business Workshops at 2 to 3:30 p.m.: offered by the Small Business Administration, Jan. 13 and 14. Children can enjoy Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: Jan. 9, 16 and 23; Toddler Play Time at noon: Jan. 9; Family Time: (ages 3 to 6), reading aloud and crafts (preregistration required), Jan. 11 at 11 a.m.; and workshops for ages 7 to 12 at 4 p.m. in: Winter Frame Making: Jan. 9;  English language learners can join ESOL Program: free English classes, Jan. 13 at noon; and Jan. 21 at noon and 6 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 seniors and adults: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; and Wii Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m. Children can enjoy Toddler Story Time at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), Jan. 9. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

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