Now Through October 8

The Bronx County Historical Society presents “The Bronx African-American experience” and “Morrisania memories”, two exhibits chronicling the history of Bronx residents of African descent. The exhibit will be shown at the Valentine-Varian House/Museum of Bronx History

Now Through October 21

The Bronx River Art Cener at 1087 East Tremont Avenue features two water-themed art exhibits—Tracy Heneberger’s “Sculpture” and Alan Turner’s “drawings.” The gallery is open 2:30-6:30 pm Monday through Friday, and 11:00-5:00 on Saturdays. More information is available by calling Jose Ruiz at 718-589-5819.

Now Through October 29

The New York Botanical Gardens at the Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road features Dale Chihuly’s glass sculpture exhibit. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students, and $5 for children ages 2-12. More information is available by calling 718-817-8616, or online at pubrel@nybg.org

Saturday September 23

From 8am-9pm the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture hosts African-based spirituality- the Cimmaronajae/Maroon Spirit Conference. The event is presented by the African Diaspora Institute of the Franklyn F. William Carribean Culture Center. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For members of the Caribbean Culture Center's African Diaspora Insitute, the cost is $20, and for students and seniors, it is $10. More information is available at 718-418-4455, while those interested can pre-register at 212-307-7420.

September 23

The African-American Carribbean One Nation Bronx Day Parade begins at noon at 166th Street and Boston Road. Grand Marshals for the parade are DJ Red Alert of Power 105.1, Roxanne Shante, and Commissioner Jeanne B. Mulgrav. More information is available by calling Camella Pinkney-Price at 718-931-2534.

Sunday September 24

Ursual Basch hosts a herbal demonstration at Wave Hill on 675 West 252nd Street at 2pm. Basch will discuss how to use herbs to reduce stress and make remedies. Admission is $4 for adults, and $2 for seniors and students. More information is available at 718-549-3200.

Tuesday September 26

Community Board 4 holds its general board meeting at 6pm in the Murray Cohen Auditorium, in the lobby of Bronx Lebanon Hospital at 1650 Grand Concourse (174th Street).

Monday September 25

From 5 to 6 pm, The Drew Gardens at Tremont and Bronx River Avenues will host "Watershed Physics," a discussion about the environmental impact of the Bronx River watershed. The event is presented by the Phipps Community Development Corporation, More information is available at 718-542-8333.

Saturday September 30

Assemblywoman Aurelia Green and the City University of New York will host an immigration counseling open house from 12-4 pm, at the Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council on 900 Grand Concourse (East 161st Street).
Lawyers and paralegals will help attendants fill out citizenship applications.
To register or receive More information, including a list of required materials, is available at 718-538-2000.

Saturday, September 30

”Truth, Faith, Justice: Serving the Latino Migrant Community in NYC,” a presentation of the New York Association for New Americans and La Negrita Productions, will be held at the Lehman Center for the Peforming Arts at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West. The presentation runs from 7:30 to 10:30 pm.
Guest speakers for the event will include Congressman Jose E. Serrano, Edward Juarez-Pagliocco, Founder of International Immigrants Foundation, and Paredes Morales, The Latin American Workers Project, Inc.
More information is available by calling La Negrita Production at (212) 425-2900.

Wednesday, October 04

The Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture at 450 Grand Concourse (149th Street) Presents “Brisas Sureñas: Bomba, Plena y Ponce.” This event, which begins at 5:30, marks the debut of Felipe Garcia’s bomba plena exhibition of photographs taken in his hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Scenes depicted will include carnivals, landmarks, and everyday life scenes. More information is available by calling 718-518-4455. The exhibition runs through November 11.

Beginning October 4

The Bronx Library Center and the Bronx Council on the Arts present “First Wednesdays” at the Bronx Library Center, at 310 East Kingsbridge Road. On the first Wednesday of every month, at 12:15 pm, a workshop or performance will be held. Events to come include theater performance, and writing workshops. The October 4 topic will be fiction narrative writing. More information is available by calling 718-579-4244

Thursday October 5 through Sunday October 8

Food, music, and film screenings of BomPlenzano concerts will be provided as various artists display and sell their work, from 11:00 am-6pm on each day at the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture. More information is available by calling 718-518-4455.

Wednesday, October 11

The Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture’s Repertory Theater, at  450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, presents Nilo Cruz’ “A Bicycle Country”, the story of three Cuban refugees trying to raft from Havana, Cuba to Florida in 1993. Showtimes are 2:00 and 7:00 pm. Admission is $10 for the general public, $5 for CUNY students and faculty, and free for Hostos students and faculty. More information is available by calling 718) 518-4455.