Bronx Events: Salsa Star Oscar D'León At Lehman

Venezuelan-born salsa musician Oscar D'León performs at the Lehman Center for Performing Arts tomorrow night, Nov. 20, for a concert at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale and range from $55 to $85. D'León brings his string of hits to Lehman on this electrifying night including “Llorarás,” “Detalles,” “Mi bajo y yo,” and “Me voy pa Cali.”

Check out this and other Bronx events this weekend in our community calendar, below.

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Bronx News Roundup, Sept. 23

Tensions are high in the ongoing Bronx synagogue bomb plot trial. According to NY1, Judge Colleen McMahon got into verbal spats yesterday with lawyers on both sides of the case.

Police arrested a 30-year-old woman yesterday in connection to a fire she allegedly started last week in the basement of an apartment building in West Farms.

There may not be alligators in New York's sewers, but a Bronx man found a 3-foot snake in his toilet earlier this week. Authorities say it was a harmless corn snake, and likely someones discarded pet.

A Bronx man is being charged with the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl Throgs Neck girl who went missing last week. She has since safely returned home.

A man from Riverdale is going to court today for leaving his dog locked in a van during 95-degree weather last July. The dog died, despite attempts by police to revive it.

Martha Stewart designed the Bronx Botanical Garden's "Edible Garden" exhibit. The homemaking maven also hosted a cocktail party at the garden on Tuesday.

Bronx-born Jenny-from-the-block Lopez will be the next new judge on American Idol. 

The City Council will announce a new plan today to deal with the city's distressed and over-leveraged buildings--like the crumbling Bronx properties owned by Milbank Real Estate.  We'll have more on this later.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 30th anniversary season this year. 

A Bronx student traveled to the White House this month to participate in a dance program.

What’s Going On This Weekend?

Residents participate in a Family Art Day at Wave Hill. Photo by Joshua Bright.

Friday
Come see the salsa group El Gran Combo perform with La Excelencia at the Lehman Center for Performing Arts at 8 p.m. $35-$55 tickets are on sale. For more info call (718) 960-8833 or visit www.lehmancenter.org.

Celebrate Family Yoga Day at Wave Hill! Members pay $15, non-members $20. One parent/one child. Each additional child is $5. More info at http://www.wavehill.org/calendar/event_2168.html.

Award-winning writer and playwright will perform Becoming Joaquin, a play about a Latino transgendered man working to own his life, at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information and directions call (718) 842-5223 or visit www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org.

Saturday
8 y Mas joins El Gran Combo at the Lehman Center for Performing Arts. Show at 8 p.m. $35-$55 tickets are on sale. For more info call (718) 960-8833 or visit www.lehmancenter.org.

Get crafty at Family Art Project Day: Rainbow Feathers of Clay at Wave Hill! Visit birds, draw them, and craft a colored clay relief. The event will be held at the Ecology Building from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free with admission to grounds. For more information call (718) 549-3200 ext. 305 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Learn To Ride Clinic for Adults is this Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Concrete Plant Park. Learn to ride a bike with Bike NY and the Bronx River Alliance for free! Bring your bike or reserve one for a fee. Registration is required. Visit www.bronxriver.org or call (718) 430-4665 for more info or to register.

Highway to Health Festival & Youth Forum will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at PS 64. Join community members and health activists for live entertainment, Zumba, capoeira, jousting, rock climbing, unicyclist, interactive exhibits, tacos by Chipotle, cooking competitions, mini film festival, bike advocacy, health screenings, dance, yoga, gardening and more. The event is free for all generations. Visit nycyouthforum.com for more info.

Global Family Gardening: Spring Harvest Celebration will take place at the New York Botanical Garden this Saturday and Sunday from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Come taste, see and craft plants from around the world! More info at http://nybgeducation.com/plan_your_visit/planyourvisit_results.php?event_type=7.

Verve and Swerve sweeps the stage 8 p.m. at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. Come watch a dance celebration of pride and power. Tickets are $20. For more information and directions call (718) 842-5223 or visit www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org.

Bronx Events, Through March 24

DanceBrazil is back at Lehman's Center for Performing Arts. see below for more info.

This weekend at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts:

On Saturday, March 20 at 8 p.m. all Freestyle music lovers can see their favorite Freestyle artist at the concert Freestyle Forever 4. Lisa Lisa, Corina, Safire, Noel and many more are expected to perform. Tickets are $55, $45, $40, and $35. To purchase tickets you can order online here or call the box office at (718) 960- 8833.

On Sunday, March 21, DanceBrazil, will be held at 6 p.m. for a night of live music, contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance and the infamous martial arts Capoeira. To purchase tickets order on the Web site or call the box office.

The Bronx Stage & Film Company will be holding the second session of the Bronx Independent Film Festival on March 18- 20 on Lehman Stages located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West. Screening will be from 8-11 p.m. and admission is $5 a night.

In honor of March being Colorectal Awareness Month, Montefiore Medical Center is holding free seminar "Colorectal Cancer- Preventable, Treatable, Beatable: Myths and Facts About Colon Cancer Screening." It will be on Fri. March 19 at 1 p.m. in Montefiore's Cherkasky Auditorium, located at 111 East 210 Street. For more information call (718) 920-4707.

New York State College Fair Day will be held on Friday March 19 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, located on 625 Castle Hill Ave. It is being offered by Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera and colleges all over the state with the theme "The Importance of Staying in School."

Alonzo King LINES Ballet at the Lehman Center

Alonzo King LINES Ballet of San Francisco, a celebrated contemporary ballet company, performed in the Bronx at the Lehman Center for the Preforming Arts on the 10th of January 2010. For me the experience of the performance was PRIMAL with tears. I was torn between experiencing the whole performance or making frames. I hope you enjoy these photographs, I certainly enjoyed making them. The Lehman Center has many great shows coming up in the next few weeks, please check their website for more details.