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Free Bronx Week Finale

Culminating a week of events in the Bronx for the borough’s annual Bronx Week celebration, all are invited to attend the free Grand Finale to be held on Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue on May 17: Noon – Parade featuring marching bands, celebrities, schools, and more with a reviewing stand at Mosholu Parkway East at Van Cortlandt Avenue; noon to 6 p.m. – Bronx Food & Arts & Music Festival which includes free health screenings and information on health insurance at Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue; noon to 6 p.m. – Grand Finale Concert: Visitors can dance to the sounds of hip-hop, R&B, salsa, bachata, bomba y plena and more.

See additional listing under “Events.” For more information and a detailed schedule of events, call (718) 590-3500

Onstage
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Matuto in Concert, featuring Brazilian folk forms, American bluegrass, and Louisiana jams, May 16 at 2:30 p.m.; and Take the 4 Train, concert performed by the Celia Cruz H.S. Latin/Jazz Band, May 27 at 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Un Especial a Las Madres en Concierto (A Concert Special for Mothers) featuring singer and band, May 16 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $25 to $50). For more information, call (718) 960-8833. 

Events
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites the public to a series of free events during Bronx Week: May 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Yoga at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (free admission and bar); May 15 – Health Day, at Joyce Kilmer Park and Lou Gehrig Plaza at Bronx Borough Hall, 161st Street and the Grand Concourse, variety of fitness exercises (8 a.m. to noon); at Montefiore’s East Garden, 111 E. 210th St., free screenings (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.); and at Morris Heights Health Center, 57-69 W. Burnside Ave., health screenings, salsa, zumba, kids aerobics and face painting (2 to 4 p.m.); May 16 – Flagging of Graves, to volunteer to place flags on graves at Woodlawn Cemetery of those who served our nation (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; includes picnic lunch); and May 17 at 11 a.m. – Bronx Walk of Fame inductions on the steps of the Bronx County Building, Grand Concourse at East 161st Street where Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will unveil street signs bearing their names. For more information, call (718) 590-3500.

PS x33, The Timothy Dwight School, 2424 Jerome Ave., holds its annual Health Fair, May 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in its schoolyard. Events include face painting, arts & crafts, reading corner, music, health information including insurance, free giveaways, and more. For more information, call (718) 584-3926.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Shield Me With a Turtle Shell, to make a turtle shell backpack from fabric and leather scraps, followed by a slow turtle-like parade, May 16 and 17; and WH Celebration Parade, to make flower shakers and leafy costumes, May 23 and 24; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also included is a Nature Presentation: Let’s Talk Turtles, to learn about turtles and meet some live ones, May 17 at 1 p.m. in the WH House. Grounds admission is free until noon Saturdays and Tuesdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: (ages 3 to 5 years); and Toddler Play Time at noon: (ages 18 to 36 months); both on May 14, 21 and 28; Hands-On Projects (ages 7 to 12): Chicken Nest Making: May 14 at 4 p.m., Bookmark Making: May 16 at 2 p.m., Lamb Making, May 17 at 2 p.m., and Sun Making: May 28 at 4 p.m.; film: May 17 at 3:30 p.m.; and Build a Soap Powered Model Boat (ages 7 to 11): May 26 at 4 p.m. Kids can sign up at the Children’s Information Desk for Spring Into Reading!: Reading club, Sundays through May 31 ending with a celebration. Includes reading aloud, movies, puppet shows, craft workshops, and more. Reading logs will be kept at the children’s information desk (free gift when you sign up). Teens/young adults can join Make on Demand: Garage Band: May 14 at 4 p.m.; Scavenger Hunt: May 18 at 4 p.m.; and film: May 22 at 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for adults Jewelry Class at 11 a.m.: bring your own materials to create original jewelry, May 14, 21 and 28; and Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Get Active Fridays: (ages 5 to 12), dance and zumba, May 15 at 3 p.m.; Pajama Party (ages 18 months to 12 years): to make a craft and read aloud, May 18 at 6 p.m.; and Toddler Time (18 to 36 months): stories, action songs and nursery rhymes, May 20 at 11 a.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy Documentary: creative life of the South Bronx from Puerto Rican migration and Cuban rhythms to salsa. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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