Bronx Photos: Sliding Into New School Year At PS/MS 20

Students from PS/MS 20 on Webster Avenue in Norwood celebrate the arrival of a completely revamped playground area on Friday, Aug 31, just a week before school started yesterday. Our photographer, Adi Talwar, was there to document the grand opening of the playground, which was dedicated to the school’s longtime and beloved parent coordinator, Haydee Muley Criscenti, who passed away last October.

Bronx Photos: East 204th Summer Streets Festival

Hundreds of Norwood residents turned out for the Summer Street’s festival held along East 204th Street on Sunday, Aug. 5. The event featured a live segment taped by the cast of BronxNet’s “No Offense But…”, performances by LoZoneros, Anayka, SALESE and Arlene G, among others, as well as kids’ games, salsa lessons, a fitness boot camp demonstration and more. The free, day-long event was hosted by the East 204th Street and Bainbridge Avenue Merchants Association, the Mosholu Preservation Corporation and Community Board 7. Marketing and Advertising Solutions (MAS), helped organize the festival.

Bronx Notes: BX International Film Festival Submission Deadline Extended

The “10-for-10” submission deadline for the Bronx International Film Festival — $10 to get your film into the festival’s 10th anniversary event — has been extended to August 24.

Bronx Notes: National Night Out at Oval Park (and Elsewhere)

The 52nd Precinct Community Council will celebrate its 29th annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Williamsbridge Oval, from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring free entertainment, music, games, face painting, and refreshments. The event is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between police officers and the community. For more information, call (718) 220-5811. Below are the other Night Out locations in the Bronx.

At Bronx Library, Entertainers Talk ‘Fame and (Mis)Fortune’

Last Tuesday evening, hip-hop artist Christopher “Play” Martin and R&B songstress Meli’sa Morgan spoke to a packed room at the Bronx Library Center for a “Fame and (Mis)Fortune” talk, an opportunity for the pair to discuss financial literacy and their own financial struggles.

Bronx Notes: Walking Group Tuesdays and Thursdays

Join the new Bronx walking group Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:45 at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 177 Dreiser Loop. For more information, call (718)549-4700.

Summer Streets Concert Hits Norwood on Sunday

The Summer Streets event series is returning this weekend to Norwood, along E. 204th Street between Bainbridge and Decatur Avenues, on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Bronx Notes: South Bronx Block Party Focuses on African and Latino Hip Hop Influences

Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education and Dancing is once again putting the boogie back into the Boogie Down with the sixth annual Hip Hop Generation Next Block Party.

Bronx Notes: Financial Literacy with 1990s Entertainers

Two entertainers who made it big in the 1990s, Play from the hip hop duo Kid n’ Play and Meli’sa Morgan, are coming to the Bronx Library Center (E. Kingsbridge Road, just north of Fordham Road), to talk about financial literacy and share their personal financial struggles. “Fame and (Mis)Fortune” starts tonight at 6 p.m. at the Library Center.