Bronx Museum of the Arts presents
“Los Machos de Mi Vida,” a video
installation featuring Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz,
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 the show. For more information, call (718) 681-6000, ext.
120.
Bronx Forum Panel Discussions: The Bronx Forum
will be holding a panel discussion on
“Youth & Education: Keeping Our Children on the Track for Success”
on January 13, 2009. For more
information, call Monica Merlis at (212) 983-4804
The Bronx Council on the Arts presents
Graffiti: Spirit of an Age @ 40 x 10,
highlighting works by artists who began their careers as teens creating
graffiti art, having now expanded to drawing, painting and sculpture.
This free exhibit is on view through Feb. 7,
at the Longwood Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand
Concourse at 149th Street. There will be a free curator and artists talk
on Dec. 13 at noon. For more
information, call (718) 518-6728 or (718) 931-9500, ext. 33.
The New York Botanical Garden presents
Holiday Train Show, featuring
large-scale model trains and more than 140 miniature replicas of New
York landmarks created from plant parts, Now through Jan. 11,
2009 in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Complementing this show is Gingerbread
Adventures, a fun and educational component for children,
including hands-on activities, in the Everett Children’s Adventure
Garden. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.
The Wave Hill Café and Tea Room, located at
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, will feature
Naturally Inspired,
a selection of art produced in workshops for
adults and at the weekly Family Art Project, and Flora & Fauna,
an installation of a vine that winds along the wall of the staircase,
Now through Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit
www.wavehill.org .
The Neuberger Museum of Art, at 735 Anderson
Hill Rd., in Purchase, NY, will exhibit Great
Women Artists, featuring two sculptures
by Barbara Korman, of Norwood.
The show runs from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, through
Feb. 22. Meet the artist at the
museum on Dec. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit
www.bkormanstudio.com .
The Bronx Museum of the Arts presents
Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now,
an exhibition of street photography, documentation of performances,
events, and artwork, from through Jan.
25. The museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th
Street. Rain location is at the Bronx Museum South Building. For more
information, call (718) 681-6000.
The "Original" Hall of Fame:
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans, which features 98 bronze portrait busts of noted
Americans, is open seven days a week at the Bronx Community College campus (at
University Avenue and West 181st Street). Group tours are available. For more
information, call 289-5161.
The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture's Meeting House:
(4450 Fieldston Rd., 718-548-4445): film
club, presents . . . Call 718-548-4445 for
details.
At the Focal
Point Gallery: (321 City Island Ave., 718-885-1403):
The Bronx Library Center,
formerly known as the Fordham Library, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. (off
Fordham Rd.) Call
718-579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org
for a detailed schedule of events.
The Point:
(841 Barretto St., 718-542-0267 or 718-842-5223;
discounts for Bronx Cultural Card holders):
The Sholem Aleichem Shul 21 Cultural Center,
3301 Bainbridge Ave. (at E. 208th St.)
At the Bronx Zoo: (718-367-1010):
A variety of courses and programs for children
and adults. Call 718-367-1010 or 718-220-5131 for all fees. Call
718-367-1010 for admission fees.
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