Editor’s Pick 

Valentine’s Day With Peter Pan 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Peter Pan featuring the Traveling Lantern Theatre, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. 

Onstage 

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Rd., Pelham Bay Park, presents The Musicians of the Crimson Menagerie Valentine’s Day Concert, featuring classical music, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. ($20). For more information and to register, call (718) 885-1461.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents La Casa de la Salsa, featuring India and Ismael Miranda, Feb. 7 (tickets are $50 to $65); and Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Mexico, Feb. 14 (tickets are $25 to $35; $10/12 and under); both at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8833. 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Songs of Freedom and Inspiration, featuring Cody Childs & The Ladies of Soul performing gospel, soul and folk, Feb. 7 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), presents Afronaughtica: a pianist and singer duo performing Latin and jazz, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

Events

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (165th Street), presents free First Friday, Feb. 6, 6 to 10 p.m., featuring film, art performances, music and other special events. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

BronxWorks, BronxNet and the Bronx Polar Bears host Plunge Against Homelessness at Orchard Beach on Feb. 14 to spread awareness on homelessness. Participants can donate gloves, hats, and socks even if they opt against the plunge. For more information, visit http://www.bronxworks.org/dip-against-homelessness.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Nature-Mask Papermaking – A Wave Hill at 50 Anniversary Program, to make and decorate handmade paper masks from natural fibers, then parade them for a forest carnival, Feb. 7 and 8; and I Heart Pollinators, to make flowerful Valentine’s Day cards, Feb. 14 and 15; 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.

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 Feb. 5, 12 and 19; Hands-On Projects: (ages 7 to 12): Heart Butterfly Making: Feb. 5 at 4 p.m.; Valentine Card Making: Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.; Jewelry Box Making: Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.; and Animal Mask Making: Feb. 19 at 4 p.m.; film: Feb. 8 and 15 at 3:30 p.m.; and Family Time: (ages 3 to 6), reading aloud and crafts, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. (preregistration required). For adults, there is Internet for Beginners: (prerequisite: computer basics), Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.; and MS Word 2010 for Beginners: Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. (advance in-person registration required). 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, Feb. 5 and 12; and Read Aloud Story Time: (ages 3 to 6), Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. Adults can enjoy Jewelry Club at 11 a.m.: bring your own materials to create original jewelry, Feb. 5, 12 and 19; Langston Hughes: one-man show by actor David Mills presenting dramatic rendition of Hughes’ poems and short stories, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m.; and Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

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