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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Percussion Group at Poe Park

Take the kids over to Poe Park this morning for a show by percussion group Mundos Ninos. It starts at 10:30 next to the park's bandstand, at East 192nd Street and the Grand Concourse. The show is one of several children's events sponsored by the CityParks Foundation.

Pianos in the Park

Children take advantage of "Play Me, I'm Yours" and the shade at Sackerah Woods Playground

Shaded under the open-aired municipal facilities at Sackerah Woods Playground, in Van Cortlandt Park's southeastern corner, sits a curiously inviting blue and green piano.

The piano's creative aesthetic is accompanied by an open invitation: "Play Me, I'm Yours," written just above the keys. The piano is part of a citywide public art project that temporarily placed 60 pianos in parks, playgrounds and gardens. The Sackerah Woods piano is one of four in the Bronx.

The art project is run by the New York-based charity, Sing For Hope, which imported the concept from a similar project in Britain where they envisioned the pianos as "a catalyst for conversation."

At Sackerah Woods on Monday afternoon, the piano was dominated by adolescents investigating the instrument's capabilities while, at the same time, escaping the sun from beneath near-by the monkey bars.

The "Play Me, I'm Yours" project will continue to provide the pianos until July 5 and can also be enjoyed in the Bronx at Fordham Plaza, Grand Concourse and Joyce Kilmer Park.

David Gonzalez recently wrote about the pianos on the New York Times' City Room blog.

Urban Funk at the Lehman Center of Performing Arts

February 07, Saturday evening: Lehman center of performing arts hosted a breathtaking performance of a uniquely American urban art form. Breakdancing, Locking-Popping, Electric Boogaloo, Power Tumbling, DJ-ing and Bucket Drumming. The energy of the young artists electrified the audience and left them wanting MORE! To view larger images click on the image

PONCHO SANCHEZ & GATO BARBIERI at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

Jan 17, Saturday evening, Lehman Center for the Performing Arts hosted an exciting concert, featuring two GRAMMY® Award-winning Latin jazz greats – GATO BARBIERI and PONCHO SANCHEZ. The first 6 photographs are of GATO BARBIERI'S and his Latin jazz band. The next 7 are of PONCHO SANCHEZ and his Band. To see larger images click on the image.