Editor’s Pick: DOE Rep at Mosholu Library
The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., hosts a NYC Department of Education representative to inform and answer all your questions about Specialized High Schools admissions on April 27 at 1 p.m. Learn about requirements for acceptance (info and to rsvp: (212) 637-8080 or email to shsat@schoolsnyc.gov). All are welcome. For more library information, call (718) 882-8239.
Onstage
Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Complexions Contemporary Ballet, April 27 at 8 p.m., performing Star Dust, a David Bowie Tribute (tickets: $25 to $45; $75/VIP; $10/ages to 12). VIP tickets include best seats and preconcert wine and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. in the Havana Café. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.
The Riverdale Choral Society presents Annelies, concert based on “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,” May 5 at 3 p.m. at Christ Church Riverdale, 5040 Henry Hudson Pkwy. at West 252nd Street. $25. For more information, call (718) 543-2219.
New York Botanical Garden presents Live Music Among the Lilacs, featuring string quartet so&so (symphony orchestra). For more information, call (718) 817-8637.
Events
New York Botanical Garden presents Toy Toy Toy! featuring Singaporean pianist performing a diminutive music-theatre played on toy pianos and other toy instruments from a music box to a jack-in-the-box, April 27 and 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 817-8637.
Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave., presents free Holocaust Memorial Program, May 5 starting with breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Events include a candle lighting ceremony by Holocaust survivors and family and a lecture on the role of Jewish women in the Resistance and in battle against the Nazis. For more information, call (718) 884-6501.
The Bronx Zoo presents Run for the Wild, annual 5K run and family fun run/walk, April 27 from 7:30 a.m.to 2 p.m. Registration fee includes complimentary zoo admission and parking. Events include free post run activities, refreshments, and entertainment. Save $10 courtesy of Montefiore by using code Montefiorerftw. For more information or to register, visit wcsrunforthewild.org and enter code.
Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Tree Ring Mandalas, to learn basic tree information from its rings, April 27 and 28; and Silky Caterpillar Sustenance, to make your own cocoon, May 4 and 5; 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
The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents exhibition, The Bronx Goes to the Movies, through Oct. 6. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.
Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents River Rising, through June 30, featuring an exposition of science, art and technology, located in Starlight Park. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.
The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the Bronx Latino, ongoing. Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.
Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: STEM Explorers: (ages 5 to 12 years), for hands-on science experiment, April 26 at 4 p.m. Adults can attend: Crafternoon at 11 a.m.: Enjoy knitting, crocheting, handiwork, April 26, May 3 and 10, in room C121 on the first floor by the elevators; film: “Rebel Without a Cause,” April 27 at 2:30 p.m.; and Walk With a Librarian: to tour the library center and visit Poe Cottage ($5 admission; call to rsvp), May 3 at 11 a.m. 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: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, April 26 at 3 p.m.; Toddler Storytime: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, April 29 at 11 a.m.; and STEM: Kids Science: (ages 5 to 12), Sound, April 30 at 3 p.m.. Adults can enjoy: film: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” April 26 at 1:30 p.m.; Jewelry Making at 3 p.m.: April 30 and May 7 (registration required); and Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.
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