Editor’s Pick: Halloween Happenings 

The public is invited to the following Halloween events in the Bronx:

Oct. 29 and 30, store hours – Jerome-Gun Hill BID offers special Trick or Treat Bag Giveaway, on Jerome Avenue between Mosholu Parkway and Gun Hill Road and on Gun Hill Road from Jerome to Webster avenues. For more information, call (718) 324-4946.

Oct. 30, 3 to 6 p.m. – Safe Treats – Safe Streets and Treats, East 204th Street and Bainbridge Avenue (between Perry and Hull avenues).

Oct. 29, 4:30 to 6 p.m. – Healthy Halloween Celebration, PS 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary, 230 E. 183rd St., offers treats, carnival games, health screenings and face painting.

Oct. 30 – Pumpkin Party, 6 to 8:30 p.m., featuring carnival games, arts and crafts, and photo ops, for kids 12 years and younger (wear costume for a special treat); and Haunted House, 7 to 9 p.m., for ages 12 and over; both at Williamsbridge Oval. For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

Oct. 30 and 31, 3 to 6 p.m. – Halloween Candy Distribution and Costume Contest and Trick or Treat Giveaway, Fordham Road BID, Muller Park & Plaza at Fordham Road on Creston Avenue and 190th Street. Must download Fordham Road app to receive free Halloween backpack and treats. For more information, call (718) 562-2104.

Onstage

Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourse, presents Caridad de la Luz and Nene Ali, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ($10; $5/students and under 18), offer rappin’ and riffin’; and Hot Peas n’ Butter, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. ($5), performing Latin, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, folk, and rock; both in the Repertory Theatre. Shows are subject to change. For more information and to reserve, call (718) 518-4455 or visit www.hostoscenter.org. 

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Murder and Madness and Poe, drama with poetry, music and readings, Oct. 31; and Double Entendre Music Ensemble, performing classical chamber music, Nov. 7; both at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Events

The Williamsbridge Oval offers Hip-Hop Aerobics Classes, Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information and to become a member, call (718) 543-8672. 

The Church of the Holy Nativity, 3061 Bainbridge Ave., holds its 115th Anniversary Dinner & Dance, Nov. 6 ($60; $110/couple; $30/under 12). Cocktail hour begins at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718-652-5853.

The Woodlawn Conservancy presents free: movie “The Book of Life,” in Woodlawn Cemetery’s Woolworth Chapel, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m., preceded by craft activities at 1 p.m., and followed by tour at 3:45 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, call (718) 920-1469 or visit woodlawnconservancy.org.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Ears, Eyes and Tails, to wear an animal costume, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1; and Papermaking in Autumn Color, to make paper using colored pulp, then decorate, Nov. 7 and 8; 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 the following events for children: Hands-on Projects at 4 p.m. (ages 7 to 12; preregistration required): Black Cat Making, Oct. 29; Thankful Hand Making, Nov. 5; and Gingerbread Making, Nov. 12; Static Electricity: (ages 7 to 11; preregistration required), workshop, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.; and Birds of Prey (ages 5 to 12), meet bird species, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: Wildlife at the Library: Nov. 5 at 4 p.m., meet wild animals. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Chess Class: (ages 6 to 12), from beginners to advanced, Nov. 6 at 3:15 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: Super Hero Canvas Art: make a collage out of superhero comic books, Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m. Adults can attend: Beaded Jewelry at 11 a.m.: (bring your materials), Oct. 29; Where Poetry Begins: free workshop to share, read and write poetry, Oct. 31, Nov. 7 and 14; and Free Computer Classes: to learn email and basic computer information, Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Kids Get Active Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), dance and zumba, Oct. 30; The Halloween Party From the Black Lagoon: come in costume for storytelling, a Halloween craft, candy and games, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m.; and Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere: : (ages 3 to 12), make collage with various buttons and decorate, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy NYPL Investigations at 4 p.m.: free workshop to learn to solve crimes using fingerprinting and blood testing, Nov. 2 and 9. Adults can attend Computer Basics at noon: Oct. 29. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

Public Service Announcement 

Daylight Savings Time falls on Sunday, Nov. 1. Turn clocks back one hour at 2 a.m.

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