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.

New from the Norwood News

Get informed before the weekend with a fresh batch of new stories from the Norwood News, which is out on streets and online now! Plus, win free concert tickets and a chance to meet the Pointer Sisters. Here's a quick preview:

-New Senator Pedro Espada, Jr. arrives in office with a long history of success and political controversy.

-A new homeless shelter in Bedford Park has local residents incensed. There is still a chance the city might pull out if there's evidence that the building's previous tenants were harassed into moving out to make way for the shelter.

-Patients who receive care for their sickle cell disorders are upset that Montefiore Medical Center was forced to reduce it's personalized services due to a cut in federal funding.

-With campaign financing reports released, local political races are beginning to shape up.

-A new rezoning plan for a handful of northwest Bronx schools is designed to ease some of the severe overcrowding problems at local schools like PS 8, PS 56 and PS 246.

-A new boot camp-style fitness class is gaining popularity and helping women shed pounds in Norwood. Fitness tips included.

-The Norwood News says to the city and the Yankees: Tear the old Stadium Down Now!

Also, enter a contest, sponsored by the Lehman Center for Performing Arts, to meet the Pointer Sisters and see their Valentine's Day show (which will also feature Kool and the Gang).