Editor’s Pick 

Last Licks to Extend Holiday Season 

New York Botanical Garden’s annual Holiday Train Show, featuring miniature replicas of many NYC building replicas made from natural materials including bark, twigs, fruit and pine cones; and All Aboard With Thomas & Friends, featuring a fun-filled sing-along mini-performance adventure (two to four performances daily); end on Jan. 21. For more detailed information, show schedule, rates, and tickets, call (718) 817-8700.

Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Ballet Hispánico, Jan. 19, featuring contemporary dance with a Latin program (tickets are $25 to $55; $75/VIP; $10/to age 12); and Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Jan. 26, featuring salsa including various performers (tickets are $50 to $65; $100/VIP); both at 8 p.m. VIP tickets include pre-concert reception at 6:30 p.m. with wine and hors d’oeuvres. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Bronx Arts Ensemble presents BAE All-Stars, featuring jazz band in a tribute to legendary Charles Mingus, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 627 E. 187th St. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

Events
Williamsbridge Oval presents free classes during January: Bodywork Details on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., for teens, adults and seniors (includes use of barbells and weights). Each week focuses on a different body part. Equipment is provided; and Zumba on Sundays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., for all ages (includes Latin, international and popular music to create dance routines). A lock is required. For more information, call (718) 543-8672: 

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Freedom Quilting Bee, to create a quilt, Jan. 19; and Papers and the Stories of Eric Carle, for storytelling and create colorful images, Jan 26; 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.

Exhibits
Lehman College’s Art Gallery, Lovinger Theatre in the Speech and Theatre Building, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Castles in the Sky, free, through Jan. 26, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8710.

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents Women’s Suffrage and New York City: A Centennial Celebration, through April 11, 2019; and His Muse: The Women of Edgar Allan Poe’s Life, through April 7, 2019. 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, 2019. For more information, call (718) 681-6000. 

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents River Rising, through June 30, 2019, featuring an exposition of science, art and technology, located in Starlight Park. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

Cuban Art Show free exhibition, We Have Ire: Afro-Cuban in the U.S., is scheduled through March 9, 2019 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 children ages 5 to 12 (preregistration required): Arts & Crafts at 3:30 p.m.: Hands on projects using a variety of skills, Jan. 20 and 27; and film: (ages to 12 years), Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. Adults can enjoy films at 2:30 p.m.: “Ocean’s 8,” on Jan. 19 and “12 Strong,” on Jan. 26. 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.: crafts, Jan. 18 and 25; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: Colors, Jan. 22 and 29; both for ages 5 to 12; and Toddler Storytime: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: film: “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” on Jan. 26 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 children Afternoon Arts: (ages 6 to 12), arts & crafts project, Jan. 28 at 3:30 p.m.; and film: (ages 5 to 12), Disney Christopher Robin, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. Adults can enjoy: Computer Basics at noon: Jan. 24 and 31. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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