Editor’s Pick 

Family Fitness Festival
The public is invited to a free Family Fitness Festival at Williamsbridge Oval Park on June 16 from noon to 3 p.m. Events include zumba exercise, healthy cooking demonstrations, face painting, relay races and health workshops.

Onstage
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Sonido Costeño Trio in Concert, June 9 at 2:30 p.m. featuring Latin and other world music. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Riverdale Choral Society presents Summer Sing featuring two Requiems, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. ($15), at Christ Church Riverdale, 5030 Henry Hudson Pkwy. (252nd Street). Singers can bring their own scores if they have them or scores will be provided. For more information, call (718) 543-2219.

Events
Williamsbridge Oval offers free events during June. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 543-8672.

Bedford Park Congregational Church, 309 E. 201st St. (Bainbridge Avenue), is holding a Lawn Party (cookout/picnic), June 24 at 1 p.m. Food offered includes hamburgers and hot dogs from the grill and a variety of salads and desserts; $10/adults; $5/children. For more information, call (718) 733-3199.

The Walt Disney Company will be handing out free books as part of the Family Festival on June 9, rain or shine, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & learning, 1720 Crotona Ave. For more information, call (347) 417-8176,

The 52nd Precinct, 3016 Webster Ave., holds its 4th annual Open House, June 15 from 4 to 7 p.m., to meet your local officers. Events include games, food, and music.

Unity in the Community street fair will take place June 16 from noon to 6 p.m. on Reservoir Avenue between West Kingsbridge Road and 195th Street. Events include giveaways, activities, and food. The public is invited to join the fun.

The Westchester Square Business Improvement District celebrates its 10th annual free Fair @ The Square, June 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. along East Tremont Avenue between Westchester Avenue and Silver Street. Events include an all-day concert series featuring musicians, dancers and singers. For more information, call (718) 597-4629.

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD), 2474 Westchester Ave., presents its 18th annual Out Like That Festival, June 8 through 26, celebrating gay pride in the Bronx. Events include dance, film, theater and performances. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 918-2110. 

Bronx County Historical Society presents Bronx Brewery Legacy Trolley Tour, June 9 from noon to 5 p.m., leaving from Woodlawn Cemetery’s Jerome Avenue entrance ($40). For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

The Montefiore Moses Community Advisory Board (CAB) presents a Walk at the Williamsbridge Oval, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Events include physical activity, health information, raffle prizes and giveaways. Warmup stretches begin at 10 a.m.

The New York Botanical Garden’s Farmers Market is scheduled to be held Wednesdays from June 13 through Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., just inside the Mosholu entrance and across the street from the Botanical Garden station of the Metro North commuter railroad. Also scheduled is the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the NYBG’s state-of-the-art Edible Academy on June 14 and public opening weekend celebration with hands-on family activities on June 16 and 17 including touring and hands-on craft-making and planting for children. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Paper Sky Lanterns, to sketch clouds and cut colorful tissue paper into sky scenes, then make lanterns using paper mache, June 9 and 10; and Pollinator Bats and Nocturnal Flowers, to paint nocturnal flowers in fluorescent colors, then make a furry paper puppet bat, June 16 and 17; both in the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Sunset Wednesdays: Live Music on the Great Lawn, western swing band, The Brain Cloud performs everything from ragtime jazz to Appalachian old-time fiddling, June 20 at 7 p.m. (rain or shine). Concerts will move indoors in case of inclement weather. Grounds admission is free until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200.

Exhibits
The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents Bronx Expo – The Starlight Park Story, through Sept. 30; and Women’s Suffrage and New York City: A Centennial Celebration, through April 11, 2019. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Hands-on Projects: (ages 5 to 12; preregistration required), Paper Popsicle Making, June 7; Father’s Day Card Making, June 14; and Bookmark Making, June 21, all at 4 p.m.; and Paper Plate Watermelon, June 10 and Paper Tie Making, June 17, both at 3:30 p.m. Adults can enjoy Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: June 12, and Computer Basics: June 14, both at 2 p.m.; and film: “Selma,” June 16 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 for children: Crafty Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, June 8 and  15; Summer Reading Kickoff DJ Dance Party 2: (kids of all ages), games and prizes, June 8 at 3 p.m.; Toddler Bilingual Storytime: (ages 18 to 36 months), librarian will read, sing, and play songs in English and Spanish, June 11 at 11 a.m.; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), June 12 and 19. Teens/young adults can enjoy: Teen Summer Reading Kickoff Party: music, games and fun, June 7 at 3:30 p.m. Adults can attend: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; and Adult Summer Reading Kickoff Party: music, games and fun, June 7 at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road, offers Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration: (ages to 12 years), featuring pizza, arts and crafts, games, and more. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL OUR DAD READERS! 

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