Editor’s Pick

Two Free Zingers Coming Up! 

Bronx Arts Ensemble pianist Pablo Zinger will make two free appearances performing from his Great Mexican Songbook featuring his piano as well as singers as follows: 

Nov. 10 at 2:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. (info:  (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org). 

Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 627 E. 187th St. (info: (718) 601-7399). 

Onstage
Lehman College for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Eddie Palmieri & Lalo Rodriguez, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. (tickets: $55 to $85; $100/VIP); and Ballet Folklórico, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. (tickets: $25 to $45; $10/ages to 12). VIP tickets include pre-concert reception at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Events
Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave., holds a free bazaar/carnival, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Included are vendors, food, games for kids, prizes, raffles, and bric-a-brac. For more information, call (718) 884-6105.

The New York Botanical Garden presents its annual Holiday Train Show, Nov. 17 to Jan. 21, 2019, featuring miniature replicas of many NYC building replicas made from natural materials including bark, twigs, fruit and pine cones. For more detailed information, show schedule, and rates, call (718) 817-8700.

 Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Local Birdies for Wave Hill House, to make bird drawings, Nov. 10 and 11; and Cornhusk Dolls, to  hear Native American tales, then make cornhusk dolls, Nov. 17 and 18; both in the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled are Dalí Quartet Concert, performing Latin American, classical and romantic music (tickets: $28/includes grounds admission/WH members 10% discount; $12/ages 8 to 18), Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. in the WH House (info: ext. 251); and Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, featuring traditional music from cultures across the American northeast, southwest and Great Plains, Nov. 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the WH House, Armor Hall. 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.

Bronx photographer Walter Pofeldt and his daughter Eileen present “Kenya and Tanzania in Focus” through Dec. 16 at Metropolitan College, 60 West St., on the sixth and seventh floors, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during normal business days. For more information, email pofeldtww@gmail.com.

Exhibits
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, Nov. 7 (opening reception 6 to 8 p.m.) to 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.

Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Bilingual Birdies – Spanish: (ages to 5 years), featuring live music, movement, dance, and puppetry, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.; and Arts & Crafts: (ages 5 to 12), hands-on projects (preregistration required), Nov. 18 at 3:30 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy film: “ Wonder Movie,” Nov. 13 at 3 p.m.; and Chess Tournament: Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. Adults can attend Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.; Computer Basics: Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.; film: “On the Town,” Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m.; and Rafael Hernandez Music Festival: Nov. 18 at 2 p.m., featuring Puerto Rican music. 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.: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, Nov. 9 and 16.; STEM: Kids’ Science at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), “math,” Nov. 13 and 20; Little Irish Steppers: (ages 2 to 5), Irish pre-dance and movement class featuring upbeat traditional Irish music and songs, popular toddler songs, clapping, stamping and shakers, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.; and Toddler Storytime: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: film: “Avengers: Infinity War,” Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. Adults can attend Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

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