Editor’s Pick

Free Concerts at the Oval 

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and the Bronx Council on the Arts present free: Orquesta SCC, featuring salsa music, Aug. 5; and New York Skyscrapers and Friends, performing contemporary pop, jazz, funk, R&B, soul and rock, Aug. 11; both from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Williamsbridge Oval (rain location: recreation center’s 2nd floor multi-purpose room). For more information, call (718) 543-8672 or (718) 515-2495.

Onstage 

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents Also Tango, featuring dancers and singers, July 26; Glitter and Gold 18th Century Baroque Masterpieces, Aug. 2; and String Breezes in the Woods, featuring classical music, Aug. 9, all at 2 p.m. in Van Cortlandt Park’s Rockwood Drive Circle (rain location is VC Park’s Vladeck Hall, 74 VC Park So. at Hillman Avenue), and at 4 p.m. at Fordham University. Also presented is A Golden Oldies Summer Celebration, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. in Pelham Bay Park, Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue (rain location is International Caterers, 3243 Ampere Ave.). For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Formell y Los Van Van, featuring a band from Cuba performing Afro-Cuban, disco and funk, Aug. 8 (tickets are $45 to $60); and salsa performances by Tito Rojas, Puerto Rican Power and Yan Collazo, Aug. 15 (tickets are $50 to $65); both at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

New York City’s Hip to Hop Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” free, July 25 at 5 p.m. near the Van Cortlandt Park Museum at the red steps, a few blocks from 242nd Street and Broadway, preceded by a free children’s program, “Kids and the Classics,” an educational workshop at 4:30 p.m. Bring blanket, low chair and picnic fare; first come, first served. For more information, call (718) 490-3954.

City Parks Foundation presents SummerStage Kids free performing arts events, all at 10:30 a.m.: At Van Cortlandt Park’s Sachkerah Playground, Jerome Avenue and Gun Hill Road: City/Parks PuppetMobile, July 23, and Erik Zeidler’s New York Wild, July 30; At Poe Park, Grand Concourse at 193rd Street: Lucky Bob, July 24; Moona Luna, July 31; Teatro SEA, Aug. 7; and CityParks PuppetMobile, Aug. 14; and At VC Park’s southwest playground, VC Park South and Broadway: Ebony Hillbillies, Aug. 6, and Hybrid Movement Company, Aug. 13. For more information, call (212) 360-8281 or (212) 353-9585.

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Women in Jazz performed by the New Amsterdam Musical Association, Aug. 8 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Events

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will be grand marshal at the Bronx Dominican Day Parade along the Grand Concourse from East Tremont Avenue to East 166th Street on July 26 beginning at noon. For more information, visit paradadominicanadelbronx.org.

Mosholu Preservation Corporation and Jerome-Gun Hill Bid present Movie Night, “Grease,” July 30 at 8 p.m. at the Williamsbridge Oval. Popcorn will be served. Bring lawn chair and blanket. If inclement weather, movie will be rescheduled. For more information, call (718) 324-4946.

The Fordham Road Business Improvement District presents Movie Night, “Annie,” July 24 at 8:30 p.m. preceded by games and activities for kids from 6 to 8 p.m., at Bryan Park, East Fordham and East Kingsbridge roads. For more information, call (718) 562-2104.

Elected officials announce Abrazo Dominicano in New York, celebrating Dominican heritage, July 24 from 7 p.m. to midnight, at Maestro’s Caterers, 1703 Bronxdale Ave. For more information, call (718) 991-3161.

The public is invited to Boogie on the Boulevard, Aug. 2, 9 and 16 on the Grand Concourse from 161st to 167th streets, from noon to 4 p.m. The streets will be closed to traffic. Events include music, activities and programs hosted by art, cultural, civic, health organizations and artists. For more information, visit bronxmuseum.org/boogieblvd.

Poe Park Visitor Center, 2640 Grand Concourse (corner of East 193rd Street) presents High Bridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River, featuring photographs celebrating the High Bridge, through July 25, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Artists’ Talk, July 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (917) 584-6626 or (718) 365-5516.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (165th Street), presents free First Friday, Aug. 7, 6 to 10 p.m. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

The public is invited to ride the 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. Next ride is on Aug. 5. 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 Art Projects: Butterfly Habitat Hat, to learn about and sketch butterflies, then make a butterfly habitat hat filled with flowers and insects, July 25 and 26; Marvelous Mushrooms, to hunt for mushrooms, then create a planetarium, Aug. 1 and 2; Sounds of Nature, to make a drum or wind chime, then join a musical troupe, Aug. 8 and 9; and Green Bugs Gathering, to study insects, then make some from various materials with movable parts, Aug. 15 and 16; all in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Outdoor Music Wednesdays: July 29 – Hilliard Greene and the Jazz Expressions; and Aug. 5 – Milteri Tucker & Bombazo Dance Co., performing Caribbean-African music; on the grounds from 7 to 8 p.m. (bring chair, no blankets; free with admission to grounds). 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.

 

Exhibits

The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street presents Wild Noise, featuring visual arts exchange between Cuba and the United States, through Aug. 16. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Reading Aloud at 11 a.m.: (ages 3 to 8), to enjoy picture books, M/W/Th/F; Hands-On Projects at 2 p.m.: (ages 7 to 12): Superhero Costume Making, July 23; Superhero Frame Making, July 30; T-Shirt Making, Aug. 6; Jewelry Box Making, Aug. 13; Hero Fan Making, Aug. 20; and films: Tuesdays at 2 p.m. For teens/young adults, there is: films at 5 p.m.: July 24 and 30. For adults, there is: Performance Reading: Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” in the style of radio drama, including music, July 25 at 2:30 p.m. Adults are invited to sign up for a free Adult Summer Reading 2015 and submit reviews at www.summerreading.org or in the library by 5 p.m. on Aug. 28. Prizes will be awarded to the four individuals who read the most books and post/submit reviews. Winners will be announced on Aug. 29 at 2:30 p.m. This program is open only to those who select the Bronx Library Center as their local library. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), songs and rhymes, July 23 and 30; Be a City Hero at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), free hands-on science workshop, July 23 and 30 (advance in-person registration required); Read Aloud Story Time at 2:30 p.m.: (ages 4 to 6), July 27 and 29; and Fire and Ice: (ages 3 to 12), live science show, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy film: “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” July 25 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can attend Free Computer Classes: to learn email and basic computer information, Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Be a City Hero at 2 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), free hands-on science workshop, July 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13; Get Active Fridays at 2 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), dance and zumba, July 24, 31, Aug. 7, 14; Movies at noon: (ages 5 to 18), July 29 and Aug. 12; Kids Pajama Party (ages 18 mos. to 12 years), Aug. 17 at 6 p.m.; and Sensory Friendly Music and Movement Concert: (ages 18 months to 12 years), summer reading celebration, turtle dance music; kids play instruments, Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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