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Free Concert at VC Park 

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents free concert featuring oldies, pop and R&B on July 15 at 2 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Park’s Rockwood Drive Circle (Mosholu Avenue and Broadway) near the stables. In case of rain, concert postponed to Aug 5.  For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

Events
Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Summer Jazz Institute, July 11 to 13, for educators, to learn teaching methods including improvisations, active listening, and syncopation.

For more information and to register, visit JazzPower.org.

Williamsbridge Oval presents the following events for ages 6 to 13: Art in the Park classes, Wednesdays in July and August from 4 to 6 p.m., in front of the recreation center; and free sports, daily through Aug. 30. Also scheduled is Special Events including film, “Jumangi: Welcome to the Jungle,” outdoors on July 12 at 8:30 p.m. (bring blankets and chairs); call for detailed program. For more information, call (718) 534-8672 or visit nyc.gov/parks or email sara.bishow@parks.nyc.gov.

Jerome-Gun Hill BID offers free Summer Chill on Gun Hill Weekend Walk, along East Gun Hill Road from Bainbridge Avenue to Putnam Place, July 14 from noon to 5 p.m., featuring family friendly activities emphasizing health and wellness. Streets will be car-free. For more information, call Ariana at (718) 324-4946 or visit http:/www.jeromegunhillbid.org.

The New York Botanical Garden’s Farmers Market is scheduled to be held Wednesdays 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 are An American Tribute, concerts on July 13 and 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (bring blankets and chairs; rain or shine; $43/members; $48/non members); Hula With Music, live demonstrations, July 7 and 8, both at noon, 1, and 2 p.m.; Artisan Demonstrations, featuring puppet and lei making, Hawaiian instrument crafting, storytelling, and more, July 7 and 8, both from 1 to 4 p.m. (bring your own ukeulele); The Paper Microscope, for ages 8+, at the Discovery Center, weekends this summer, to make portable microscopes to take home, July 7 and 8, both from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; and Aloha Night, featuring live music and interactive hula lessons (ages 21+: $28/members; $38/non members; and ages 2 to 12: $13/members; $18/non members), July 7 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Billowing Sails and Handmade Boats, to make a sail from colorful paper and construct a handmade sailboat from various materials,  July 7 and 8; and Felting the Earth’s Atmosphere, to create a landscape using wet felting, July 14 and 15, both in the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Sunset Wednesdays: Live Music on the Great Lawn at 7 p.m.: July 11 – Slavic Soul Party, Balkan brass band featuring jazz music; and July 18 – Mary Courtney & Morning Star, featuring music from traditional Irish to rock ‘n’ roll. 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.

Derfner Judaica Museum at Hebrew Home at Riverdale, 5901 Palisade Ave., presents Swords Into Ploughshares, free sculpture exhibit by Jay Moss, July 15 (opening reception 1:30 to 3 p.m.) to Oct. 7, in the Pauline and William Goldfine Pavilion Lobby Gallery. For  more information and to RSVP, call (718) 581-1596 or visit art@hebrewhome.org. Photo ID required for admission. 

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents River Rising, through June 30, 2019, featuring an exposition of science, art and technology, to be located in Starlight Park. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for teens/young adults: Maker Mondays: July 16 at 2 p.m. – Mini pillows. Adults can enjoy Computer Basics: July 10; and Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: July 17; both at 2 p.m. All can attend films at 2:30 p.m.: “The Beguiled,” on July 7; and “Beauty and the Beast,” on July 14. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children ages 5 to 12: Birds of Prey (Summer Reading Program): Encounter hawks, owls, falcons or others and touch raptor artifacts, July 6 at 3 p.m.; Crafty Fridays at 3 p.m.: crafts, July 13; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: July 10 and 17 (electronics/electricity). Teens/young adults can enjoy Chess Instruction: from beginners to master level, July 13 at 3 p.m. (materials provided). All can attend film: “Peter Rabbit,” July 14 at 1:30 pm. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road, offers for adults: Computer Basics at noon: July 5, 12 and 19. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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