Bedford Park: Boogie Down Celebrates 50 Years of Hip Hop at Lehman

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts was the chosen Bronx venue for the 50th anniversary celebration of the birth of Hip Hop on Saturday, May 6, when the Hip Hop Fever 2023 concert kicked off in conjunction with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records. In the early 1970s, Hip Hop was born in the South Bronx and the concert celebrated the early pioneers of the now world-famous music genre. The show featured performances by Grandmaster Melle & Scorpio, KRS-One, Kurtis Blow, the Sugar

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held their 2nd Annual Veterans’ Memorial Flagging event at the Bronx Victory Memorial, located on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, ahead of Memorial Day weekend. A flagging event is an occasion when residents visit the grave sites or other memorial sites dedicated to veterans and place American flags there in memory and honor of those who served and died for their country. Sometimes, the names of veterans are read aloud and poems or songs are recited/sung. Those in attendance on the day included Karla Cabrera Carrera, recently

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events. Editor’s Pick The Bangladeshi Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) will celebrate and honor Bangladeshi culture through Bengali folk dance and music on Saturday, June 3, at 2 p.m. in the Williamsbridge Oval park at 3225 Reservoir Oval in Norwood. (Rain Date: June 4) Don’t miss out on a thrilling showcase. This in-person event is free and open to all, and no RSVP is required. EVENTS The South Bronx Culture Festival 2023: Mi Cultura Viva en Mí will take place from June 2 to 4 at Father

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents the spectacular, multi-media, live performance honoring Michael Jackson, described as the greatest entertainer of all time in “Invincible: A Tribute to Michael Jackson,” on Saturday, May 27, at 8 p.m. The show’s promoters said producer Darrin Ross searched all over the world to find people that could sing and dance like Michael and worked closely with them to perfect this vision of what is described “as a one of a kind spectacular tribute show that truly captures the essence of Michael Jackson.” Promoters say Invincible star artists, Jeffrey Perez (singing Michael) and

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Bronx kids and teens joined Broadway performers, including Lexi Lawson and Samantha Williams and Keren Abreu for a special event, Empowering Youth Through Songwriting and Performance, at Montefiore Medical Center earlier this month to address the teen mental health crisis. Hear Your Song, a nonprofit that empowers children and teens who live with serious illness and complex health needs to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting, teamed up with Montefiore, described by Montefiore officials as a leading academic medical center, for the event at the center, located at 110 East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, on May 3. The two organizations

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Disney animated movie, “Encanto,” was screened on Thursday, May 18, in the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. by NYC Department of Parks & Recreation in conjunction with District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz. The councilman represents the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield, and Woodlawn. “DC League of Super-Pets” had been screened by Parks and the councilman on Wednesday evening, May 17, in Indian Field, East 233rd Street and Jerome Avenue in Van Cortlandt Park, southwest of Woodlawn Heights. Meanwhile, Parks and District 14 City

By DAVID GREENE

Mothers and other visitors to Jerome Garden Plaza enjoyed an afternoon of free music and giveaways on Saturday, May 13, as the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID) held its annual Mothers’ Day celebration. Held inside plaza, located at East Mosholu Parkway North and Jerome Avenue in Norwood, the free event featured a live band, a sketch artist, and giveaways. Daniela Beasley, executive director of the BID, said, “This event is part of a spring event series that’s funded by the New York City Small Business Services. They gave the BID a small BID grant and so we’re

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the shorter annual Bronx Week Parade and its move from Mosholu Parkway to Grand Concourse between 167th Street and 158th Street. “Why did they move it? I actually attended the parade a couple of years ago when I was a part of Peace December, where peaceful artists came together, and I attended the festival. I think it’s better now that they moved it by the courthouse. I think it has to do with the protection there because things can happen with all these young kids nowadays and people, in general, doing

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