Editor’s Pick

“Fair @ the Square”
The public is invited to the Westchester Square Merchants Association’s 6th annual “Fair @ the Square,” May 10 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine, between Westchester and St. Raymonds avenues. Events include kids games and activities, health screenings, spaghetti eating contest, art exhibits, a variety of foods and vendors, concert series, as well as numerous live performances. For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

Onstage
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. presents The Bronx Opera Company, performing Verdi’s “La Traviata,” May 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m., in the Lovinger Theatre (tickets are $25 to $40); and José Feliciano, May 10 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $45); and free events. The Met: Live in HD, May 10 at 12:55 p.m., in the Lovinger Theatre; and Senior Recital, featuring classical choral works, May 14 at 7 p.m., in the Music Building’s Recital Hall. Program is subject to change. For more information or for special discounts, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Library Center,310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents South African Harlem Voices (SAHAVO), May 3; and a Doo Wop Concert, with the NY Exceptions, May 10; both at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., presents percussionist/vocalist Valerie Naranjo, May 10 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Events
Bronx Food and Farm Tours presents Bronx 100 Tour, May 10, to celebrate the borough’s 100th anniversary. Visit Tawqa Community Farm and The Point. Registration is required. Tickets are $30 (under 12 rides free). For more information or to RSVP, call (718) 817-8026.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Sachets and Floral Fantasy for Mom, to make gifts for mom with natural materials, May 10 and 11; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and a schedule of events, call (718) 549-3200.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center,310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including: History Through Hats: 2-hour history of hats followed by creating your own with various materials, May 15 at 11 a.m.; and Computers for Beginners: May 15 at 2 p.m. Children can enjoy Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: May 15; Toddler Play Time at noon: May 15; Family Time: May 10 at 4 p.m.; and Stick People Making: May 15 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers children: Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), May 15; and Bilingual Birdies at 11 a.m.: French (ages through 12 years), featuring music, puppets, games, and ending with bubble dance party, May 13. Foreigners can attend English Conversation Program: (intermediate level, free), Tuesdays 6:30 to 8 p.m., May 13, 20 and 27. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Chess Program at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), May 15; and Toddler Story Time at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), May 14. For adults: Computer Basics Open Lab at noon: May 13 and 15. For teens/young adults: film: May 15 at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL OUR MOM READERS! 

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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.