Editor’s Pick

Get Your Groove On 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Latin Jazz Concert featuring Ray Martinez music, March 21; and Celia Cruz Bronx H.S of Music, featuring Chamber Orchestra and Saxophone Quartet in Concert, March 28; both at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. 

Onstage

The Riverdale YM-YWHA, 5625 Arlington Ave. (off Riverdale Avenue and 256th Street), presents A Little Night Music, March 29, featuring orchestra, all-star Broadway cast, and members of the Y’s resident theatre companies. For more information and details on time and admission, call (800) 838-3006 and select option 1.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Broadway Moves to the Bronx, featuring Broadway hits, March 21 at 3 p.m. (tickets from $15 to $25; $10/12 and under; $100 p/p includes pre-concert reception, preferred VIP seating, and a meet/greet with the artists). For more information, call (718) 960-8833. 

The Pregones Theatre, 571-575 Walton Ave. (between 149th and 150th streets), presents the Papo Vazquez Quartet, March 21 at 8 p.m.; (tickets are $24/advance; $40/door; meet artist free March 20 at 1:30 p.m.); singer Chucho Avellanet, March 28 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $40/advance; $60/door); and free piano concert by Luis Perdomo, March 22 at 3 p.m. For more information and to reserve, call (718) 585-1202 or visit www.pregonesprtt.org.

Events

The Bronx County Historical Society presents free lecture, A Look at Early Bronx Women, March 21 at 1 p.m. at the Bronx County Archives Building, 3313 Bainbridge Ave. Learn about women who settled here in the 17th and 18th centuries with their families. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The Williamsbridge Oval offers free activities including Tiny Prints (ages 5 and younger) featuring play, yoga and art; Shape Up Family Fitness, featuring aerobics; and Family Fun Night, featuring use of game room and arts and crafts. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 543-8672.

The Fordham Road BID presents a sidewalk sale with a St. Patrick’s Day Theme, March 19 to 21 from noon to 7 p.m., on Fordham Road between Washington and Jerome avenues. For more information, call (718) 562-2104.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Oh My! Orchid Prints, to make orchid-inspired prints, March 21 and 22; and Camouflage Theatres, to create a nature stage as a secret hideaway for animal of your choice, March 28 and 29; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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. 

The public is invited to ride the free Bronx Culture Trolley, which transports visitors on the first Wednesday of every month (except January and September), to free Bronx hot spots. Trolley night starts with a 5 p.m. reception at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.). From there, the trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Next ride is on April 1. Riders can get on and off at any scheduled stop and spend as much time as they wish at any or all of the featured venues. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org. 

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: (ages 3 to 5 years); and Toddler Play Time at noon: (ages 18 to 36 months); both on March 19 and 26; Caterpillar Bookmark Making: (ages 7 to 12), hands-on project, March 19 at 4 p.m.; Bubbles Kids Show: featuring female clown, face painting, games, singing and dancing, March 21 at 2 p.m.; and films: March 22 and 29 at 3:30 p.m. For teens/young adults, there is film: March 20 at 5 p.m.; and SAT Math: to learn new strategies, March 25 at 3:30 p.m. Adults can enjoy Jewelry Club: Bring your own materials to create original jewelry, April 2 at 11 a.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), stories, songs, and rhymes, March 19 and 26; Reading Aloud Story Time at 4 p.m.: (ages 4 to 6), March 23 and 30; and Winter With Bilingual Birdies: Spanish at 11 a.m.: (ages from birth to 12 years), live music, dance parties, and theatre-based games (instruments are provided), March 24 and 31. For teens/young adults, there is film: “Dracula Untold,” March 28 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can enjoy Jewelry Club at 11 a.m.: bring your own materials to create original jewelry, March 19, 26 and April 2; and Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Natural History of Owls: (phone or in-person registration required; ages 18 months to 12 years), see live owls, March 20 at 3 p.m.; and Maker Kids: (ages 5 to 12), create your own craft with provided materials, March 25 at 4 p.m. For adults, there is Computer Basics at noon: learn about computers, March 19 and 26. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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