"Soundview: The Gateway to the East Bronx" Historic Walking Tour
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 11AM
Join BCHS Educator Angel Hernandez on a walking tour of the area.
Tour will start on the southeast corner of Hunts Point and
Westchester avenues, one block away from the Lexington Avenue #2 train.

$10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members.
Please make reservations
contact The Society
(718) 881-8900.
The tours generally run for two hours.

Angel Hernandez, Society Educator
The Bronx County Historical Society
3309 Bainbridge Avenue
The Bronx, New York 10467

Pond Walk Project: Did you know that there's a small pond in the corner of the Playground for All Children? Help fiends of Pelham Bay Park build a pond viewing platform that is accessible for children in wheelchairs.

Please support this worthwhile project to purchase a play piece and create an exercise loop that connects the pond, the playground, the gazebo and the Sensory Garden to provide a nature experience.

http://www.pelhambaypark.org

Take a virtual tour of the largest park in NYC:

http://www.nycgovparks.org/park-features/pelham-bay-park/virtual-tour

This Week Only: March 23 - 29

North America’s leading showcase of the best in contemporary French film, presented annually at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, is coming to The Picture House.

Seven films from the program will be featured:

THE WELL-DIGGERS DAUGHTER (Fri, Mar 23, 6:30pm and Mon, Mar 26, 7:30pm)
"A polished, finely acted tale of love and class in the south of France" -Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter

THE MOON CHILD (Fri, Mar 23, 8:45pm)

Salamanders (Order Caudata) are a diverse group of amphibians. They can be found in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats, though water is essential for survival. Most salamanders are nocturnal and can be found under rocks and fallen trees. Pelhma Bay Park has salamanders because of its diverse geography of coastal swamps. Some species are indigenous and thus need to be conserved. One such family of salamanders is the Plethodontidae family. This family constitutes more than 90% of salamanders and the eastern coast of U.S. has more plethodontids than anywhere else in the world!