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MMC Hosts Health Fair

Montefiore Medical Center will host a community health fair, June 1 from noon to 4 p.m. on East 210th Street from Bainbridge to Steuben avenues. The event is to increase awareness about healthy living in the Bronx with activities including exercise classes, cooking demonstrations, health screenings, music, games, giveaways and more. For more information, visit www.montefiore.org.

The Bronx Puerto Rican Day kicks off at 11am at the Grand Concourse, marching from 192nd Street to Van Cortlandt Avenue East. Rain or shine.

Onstage
The Bronx Library Center,310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Verdi’s opera “Aida,” May 31; and Alhambra in Concert, June 7, featuring Sephardic music; 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., offers Doo Wop, the Creations in concert, May 31 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. presents singer/songwriter Michael Bolton, June 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $65 to $125. Preconcert reception tickets are $300 which includes preferred VIP concert seating or $200 which includes the concert (advance tickets are required and must RSVP by May 30 at ext. 8232). A preconcert benefit reception will be held in Lehman Center’s lobby from 6 to 7:30 p.m. featuring jazz pianist Chris Gillespie, and including food and wine. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Events
Author Avery Corman showcases his film documentary which remembers the Bronx of the ’40s and ’50s, followed by a brief discussion with the audience, June 7 at 1 p.m. at the Bronx County Archives Bldg., 3313 Bainbridge Ave. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The Bangladesh-American Community Council hosts a street fair, June 8 from noon to 8 p.m. at the intersection of Hull and Decatur avenues at 204th Street. Events include a multicultural show, dance, music, and more. For more information, call (718) 518-0470 or (917) 597-6349.

The Montefiore Moses Community Advisory Board invites the public to Walk for Your Health, May 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at the Williamsbridge Oval Park. Events include music, zumba dancing, health information distribution and a free tour of the recreation center. For more information, call (718) 920-7744/8133.

The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park presents the 4th celebration of the Seven Wonders of VC Park, June 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Events include hands-on activities as well as a tour around the lake. Finger foods and refreshments will be served. Meet at the VC Golf House (enter park at Bailey Avenue and VC Park South. For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 601-1460 or visit info@vancortlandt.org by June 9.

The COVE, 3418 Gates Place, presents Shotokan Karate Do world champion Abdul “Aziz” Shihan, Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. for ages 5 and up, to learn to defend and protect yourself ($20/month; $45/month for family of 3); Zumba Classes, Fridays 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. ($20/month); and Health and Beauty Workshops, 3 to 6 p.m. for ages 13 and up ($20/month; 10 slots only), to learn hair extension techniques. For more information, call Starr or Michelle at (718) 405-1312.

The Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, 3225 Reservoir Oval E., offers ongoing zumba sessions, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at noon. No registration is required. For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (165th Street), presents free First Friday, June 6, 6 to 10 p.m., featuring film, art performances, music and other special events. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Bronx Green-Up presents Caribbean Culture, June 7, to join the festivities of NYC’s annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, starting with gardening at Roberto Clemente Community Garden, then to El Flamboyan Community Garden in the South Bronx, ending with dancing to live drum rhythms coming from the Casita, Little Green/Rock Garden. Tours depart by trolley at 10 a.m. (please arrive between 9:30 and 10 a.m.) from Metro North 153rd Street/Yankee Stadium Station, returning to same place at 2 p.m. (There is an option to meet at the first stop in the Bronx at 10:30 a.m. (call for details).The Historical Bronx Trolley meets at 153rd Street and Macombs Dam Park, just outside the train station. Registration is required ($30). For more information, call (718) 817-8026.

The public is invited to ride the June 4 free Bronx Culture Trolley, which transports visitors on the first Wednesday of every month (except January and September), to free Bronx hot spots. Trolley night starts with a 5 p.m. reception at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.). From there, the trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Riders can get on and off at any scheduled stop and spend as much time as they wish at any or all of the featured venues. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Moving Forest, to make a mini inchworm pet or dress like one to parade along, May 31 and June 1; and Rainbow Passage, to create a spectrum of transparent materials to glue and frame into bright colorful window hangings, June 7 and 8; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is free yoga, for all levels (bring your own mat), June 7 (call for details). Additional event includes: The Sunroom Project offers a series of events through Nov. 20 (call for a detailed schedule). Grounds admission is free Saturdays until noon all year, and free until noon Tuesdays in May and June. Glyndor Gallery tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m.; garden walks are held Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. from the Perkins Visitor Center. For more information and a schedule of events, call (718) 549-3200.

Exhibits
Urban Oasis: 30 Years of Painting Bronx Parks, features artwork by Daniel Hauben, through May 31, at Poe Park Visitor Center, 2640 Grand Concourse. For more information, call (718) 365-5516.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street) presents Beyond the Supersquare, through Jan. 11, featuring 30 artists and more than 60 artworks. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 681-6000.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center,310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including: Single Stop Government Benefits at 9 a.m.: May 29; Children can enjoy Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: May 29 and June 12; Toddler Play Time at noon: May 29 and June 12; and Abracadabra: (ages 3 to 12), magic and comedy, followed by hands-on workshop to learn magic. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for seniors and adults: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; and Wii Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m. Children can enjoy Buzzy Bots & Crawly Critters: (ages 5 to 12; phone or in-person registration required), science-based hands-on workshop, June 4 and 11; and Story/Songs: (18 months to 3 years), June 5 at 2 p.m. Foreigners can attend English Conversation Program: (intermediate level, free), Tuesdays 6:30 to 8 p.m., June 3, 10, 17 and 24. 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), June 3; Active Health at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), yoga and zumba, June 6;and Toddler Story Time at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), June 4 and 11. For adults: Computer Basics Open Lab at noon: May 29 and June 3, 5, 10 and 12. For teens/young adults: Teen Science: May 29 and June 12 at 4 p.m. For foreigners: Free English Class: May 29 at 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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