The Norwood News’ Out & About feature highlights arts, entertainment and recreational events throughout the Bronx as well as local library happenings in the northwest part of the borough.

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 Learn to Cook

 The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, offers cooking for the entire family. Children ages 5 to 12 can attend on April 9 at 4 p.m.; teens and young adults can attend on April 4, 11 and 18 at 4 p.m.; and all family members can attend on April 13 at noon. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

Onstage

 The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Sonido Costeno Trio, April 6 at 2:30 p.m.; and Silk and Sword, performed by the Red Silk Dancers, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Lehman Jazz Combos With Special Guests, April 7 at 2 p.m. in the Music Building Hearth Room (free); Dance Brazil, April 7 at 6 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $40; $10/12 and under); Fiddler on the Roof, April 13 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $45); and Lehman Brass Quintet, April 18 at 11 a.m., in the Music Building Recital Hall (free). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Events

The New York Botanical Garden presents The Orchid Show, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, featuring a viewing, music and complimentary cocktail with admission, April 6, 13 and 20 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. (tickets are $20/members; $30/non members). For more information, and to reserve, visit www.nybg.org.

The Wildlife Conservation Society presents its 5th annual 5k WCS Run for the Wild, at the Bronx Zoo, this year dedicated to saving elephants from poaching crisis, April 27 at 8 a.m. Casual runners and walkers can participate in the Family Fun Run/Walk at 8:45 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to those who meet various fundraising goals. Minimum to raise to participate is $30.

For more information or to register, visit www.wcs.runforthewild.org ($35/adults; $25/ages 3 to 15 and seniors).

The Woodlawn Conservancy offers events held at Woodlawn Cemetery: Spring for the Bronx, with the Bronx Tourism Councils Action Tours, to learn about Bronxites laid to rest at Woodlawn, April 6 at 9:30 a.m. (reserve tickets through the Bronx Tourism Council: $35); Solar Sensations, daylight observations, free, hands-on demonstrations for the entire family, April 13 at 2 p.m. (RSVP); Spring Starfest, to tour solar system and universe via high-powered telescopes, free, April 13 at 7 p.m. (RSVP); and From the Ground Up: A Day for Trees, to register for a free tree, and take a trolley tour, April 14  from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 920-1463.

The Bronx African-American History Project presents free events commemorating BAAHP’s 10th anniversary, at Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Rd., on April 6: Conference, featuring participants and special guests, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the Lecture Hall, Keating 1 (required RSVP to http://baahpconference.eventbrite.com); and Concert and Film Screening, featuring Jimmy Owens and his band, hip-hop performances, documentary, and a DJ dance party, from 5:30 p.m. to midnight (required RSVP to

http://theconcertbaahp10thanniversary.eventbrite.com).

The Bronx Council on the Arts, 2700 E. Tremont Ave., offers free Big Read in the Bronx events: Contest, open to Bronx students, ages 12 to 18, to design a new cover for “Fahrenheit 451,” through April 15 (winner receives Barnes & Noble $50 gift certificate); and Write Your Dream Screenplay, April 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event dates are subject to change. Also scheduled are Read Aloud for Kids, April 13 from 2 to 3 p.m., at the Westchester Square Library, 2521 Glebe Ave. (718) 863-0436; Community Write and Read-a-thon, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Journal-Making Workshop, April 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information and contest details and requirements, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 21.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Drawn to Nature, to create drawing projects to add to the grounds, April 6 and 7 (free all weekend); and Daffy for Daffodils, to make a hat or costume, April 13 and 14; both from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ecology Building. Also scheduled is Spring Exhibition Reception and Artist Talks, to showcase work of seven artists, plus talks during reception (free), April 7 from 2 to 4:30 p.m., in the Glyndor Gallery. Grounds admission is free Saturdays until noon and free Tuesdays all day. Glyndor Gallery tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m.; garden walks are held Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., from the Perkins Visitor Center. For more information and a schedule of events, call (718) 549-3200.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents First Fridays, featuring film, art performances, music and other special events, April 5, from 6 to 10 p.m., in the 2nd floor north wing. April 5 features the Havana Film Festival. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Exhibits

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents Joan Semmel – A Lucid Eye, self portraits of a female aging through her 80s, through June 9. Also featured are Honey, I Rearranged the Collection (artwork from the museum’s permanent collection) and Bronx Lab: Style Wars (featuring graffiti and its relation to style), both through June 2. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

The Bronx County Historical Society’s Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine-Varian House, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents Hail to the Chief and Hooray for Our Side, through April 14. Pastimes & Pleasures: Having Fun in the Bronx will run from April 18 (opening reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m.) to Oct. 23. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The Bronx Council on the Arts presents free, In the Realm of Dreams & Fears at Hostos Community College’s Longwood Art Gallery, main gallery, through May 1. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 518-6728.

Lehman College Art Gallery, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Contemporary Cartographies, expressing an array of ideas in various styles, through May 11, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including Computer Classes at 2 p.m. (in-person registration required): Intro to Computers, April 4 and Intro to Internet, April 9; and Single Stop/Government Benefits at 9 a.m.: April 4, 9, 11, 16 (also at 3 p.m.) and 18. Children can enjoy Flower Making: April 4 at 4 p.m.; The Hobbit: (ages 3 to 12), April 6 at 2 p.m.; Global Partners Junior at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12: phone or in-person registration required), April 10 and 17; Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: April 4, 11 and 18; Films: April 9 and 16 at 4 p.m.; Family Time: (ages 3 to 6; preregistration required), April 13 at 11 a.m.; Chicken Book Making: April 18 at 4 p.m.; Carnegie Kids: Shine and the Moonbeams: (ages 3 to 6), concert, April 14 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., offers for seniors and adults: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; Wii Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; Craft Project: April 9 at 3 p.m.; and Jewelry Making: April 12 at 2 p.m. Children can enjoy Popsqueaks: (ages 18 months to 5 years), featuring puppets, music, magic and more, April 16 at 11 a.m.; Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), April 4, 11 and 18; Little Red Riding Hood: (ages 3 to 12), puppet show, April 5 at 3:30 p.m.; Read Aloud at 4 p.m.: (ages 3 to 12), April 8 and 15; and Bilingual Birdies: Spanish Language: (newborns to age 5), music, puppets and games, concluding with a bubble dance party, April 9 at 11 a.m. Teens/young adults can join Test Strategies: with Kaplan representative, April 4 at 4 p.m. Speakers of other languages can attend free English Conversation Program: intermediate level, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., starting April 16. Testing and registration is on April 9 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, offers Crafternoons: (all materials provided), April 17 at 4 p.m.; and Movie: April 8 at 6 p.m., both for teens/young adults. Children ages 5 to 12 can enjoy: Arts & Crafts: April 8 at 4 p.m.; and Film: April 15 at 4 p.m. Toddlers (ages 18 to 36 months) can join Toddler Story Time: April 17 at 11 a.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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