Onstage

 

• The Bronx Library Center presents June Jazz Summer Sing with Mary Pearson, June 28 at 2:30 p.m. The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

• Lehman College hosts a musical production of Cinderella on June 26 at noon and June 28 at 2 p.m. in room 306 of the Music Building. Admission is free, but confirmed reservations are required. Lehman is located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. For more information, call (718) 960-8247/7796.

 

• Wave Hill, located at 675 W. 252nd St., presents Midday Music, a free lunchtime series. George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is July 2, and songwriter/double bass player Ritt Henn performs on July 9. Both are at 12:30 p.m. in the Wave Hill House. For more information, call (718) 549-3200.

 

Events

 

• Wave Hill offers up two family art projects, Build Up a Nature Wall, to draw and make a hanging paper wall on June 28 and 29, and Buildings Under the Earth, to create a large-scale world beneath the natural one on July 5 and 6. Both are in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wave Hill is located at 675 W. 252nd St. For more information, call (718) 549-3200.

 

• The Bronx Museum of the Arts, at 1040 Grand Concourse, presents Grand Concourse: Cultural Crossroads, a panel discussion about grassroots initiatives that foster and promote dialogue among diverse populations and how the Grand Concourse draws new waves of immigrant communities, June 27 at 7 p.m. It is preceded by cocktail hour at 6 p.m., and admission is $5. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 120.

 

• The Bronx River Art Center offers free art classes, 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m., July 7 to Aug. 15, for ages 5 to 21. Registration runs June 23 through July 2. Fee-based classes for adults, school groups and community-based organizations are also available from 6 to 8 p.m. The Center is located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave. For more information, call (718) 589-5819 ext. 15.

 

• The New York Botanical Garden’s Tulip Tree Allee hosts their Farmers Market, Wednesdays through Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It offers seasonal produce, home-baked goods and natural products from New York State farmers and merchants. There will be free demonstrations and educational and fun programs from noon to 2 p.m. on the first and last Wednesday of each month. The Garden is located at Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

• Continuing exhibitions at Longwood Art Gallery and the Bronx Museum of the Arts are joined by photography shows at both Haven Arts Gallery and the gallery at Bruckner Bar and Grill for July 2’s Bronx Culture Trolley. At Haven is “New York Press on the Wall,” from 20 New York press photographers, and at the Bruckner Gallery, “Departure,” the work of five photographers’ connection to their Bronx communities. The night begins at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street with a reception at 5 p.m., followed by three trolley departures at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. The trolley ride and all events are free. For more information call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or visit www.bronxarts.org.

Exhibits

 

• Take a peek into the story of Freedomland – New York City’s Disneyland, through Oct. 19, at the Valentine-Varian House or Museum of Bronx History. The exhibition tells the story of the American History-themed amusement park opened in 1960 on the 205-acre site now home to Bay Plaza and Co-op City. The museum is located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at East 208th Street. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

 

• Inspired by the Feminist Movement, the Bronx Museum of the Arts explores women artists working collectively in new ways in Making It Together: Women’s Collaborative Art and Community through Aug. 4. Also on view at the museum is Teen Council Presents: Jamel Shabazz through July 27 in the North Wing. The museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street and is open Thursday through Monday from noon to 6 p.m. and Friday to 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

 

• The Bronx Museum of the Arts features How Soon Is Now? with artwork by participants in Artist in the Marketplace through Aug. 18. (Closing reception on Aug. 15 runs from 6 to 8 p.m.) Accompanying the exhibition is AIM28 Roundtable, a discussion about new trends in the art market, June 28 at 3 p.m. in the North Wing on the 2nd floor and is free with museum admission. The museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street and is open Thursday through Monday from noon to 6 p.m. and Friday to 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

 

• The New York Botanical Garden’s Everett Children’s Adventure Garden educates in summer with Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure, a new interactive children’s exhibit and hands-on program through June 29; and Henry Moore Sculpture, featuring approximately 20 pieces, through Nov. 2. Children can create works of art including a collage and clay sculptures, Tuesdays through Fridays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Resplendent Roses is also on display throughout June. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

 

• The Bronx Library Center presents Essences Is, a solo exhibition by Moses Ros, on view through June 29. The work consists of prints and sculpture based on trees. The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

Learning

 

• The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages: For children and preschoolers, there is Eat Your Socks!, July 1 at 3 p.m.; films on July 2 and 9 at 2 p.m.; and Summer Reading Club Meetings, July 7 at noon.

 

• Also, for school-aged children, there is Bugapalooza!, June 28 at 2 p.m.; Don’t Bug Me: I’m Reading, July 2 and 9 at 4 p.m.; Reading Journal, July 3 at 3 p.m.; Creepy Crawler Race, July 7 at 3 p.m.; and Bookmark Buddies, July 10 at 3 p.m.Young adults can Play Chess! in a workshop with Ramon A. Hernandez on June 30 at 4 p.m.; and attend The Art of African Head Wrapping, with the House of Tafari, July 3 at 4 p.m.; Game On: Madden ’08 Tournament, July 7 at 3 p.m.; and Fierce & Fabulous: Fashion Design, July 10 at 4 p.m. For adults, there is Book Discussion: The Joy Luck Club, July 2 at 3 p.m.The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

• The Mosholu Library presents Summer Fun Day, July 2 and 9 at 2:30 p.m.; and Toddler Time, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. The library is located at 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239. This branch will be closed Friday, June 27.

 

• The Jerome Park Library at 118 Eames Place, hosts Independent Day Crafts, July 1 at 3 p.m.; and Tales for the Teeny Tiny, July 8 at 4 p.m., both for children; and Summer Reading: Metamorphosis, July 3 and 10 at 4 p.m. for young adults. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. This branch will be closed Thursday, June 26.