The Mass Transit Street Theatre presents Ain’t Easy at Hostos Center for Arts and Culture located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. The piece focuses attention on five Bronx teens who tell their stories about violence and alternative ways to deal with conflict. Performances take place on Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. and noon. Tickets are $6. For more information, call (718) 512-8519 or email ainteasy08@gmail.com .

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, located at 841 Barretto St., presents Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo, a story of a Latin-American gay couple. The play runs on Dec. 11, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 842-5223.

The Fordham United Methodist Church Choir and Guests and the Ensemble Sepia Chamber Orchestra and Harpsichord will perform Part I of George Frederick Handel’s Messiah at the Fordham United Methodist Church, 2543 Marion Ave. on Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 367-9347.

Bronx Museum of the Arts presents “Los Machos de Mi Vida,” a video installation featuring Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, performing multiple roles, Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m., through Dec. 20, at the Bronx Museum Project Space, 11 Bruckner Blvd., in Mott Haven. Raimundi-Ortiz will also teach a salsa dance class for Latinas during the duration of the show. For more information, call (718) 681-6000, ext. 120.

 

 

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