Our Out & About feature is a guide to what’s going on in the Bronx in arts, entertainment and recreation.

Editor’s Pick

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites the public to celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, May 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. on Crescent Avenue (between 187th Street and Belmont Avenue). Events include live mariachi, face painter, clown, free refreshments, free bike raffle, all day giveaways, and more. This free event is sponsored by C-Town. For more information, call (718) 590-3500.

Onstage

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Flamenco Music and Dance, May 4 at 2:30 p.m.; and Chamber Music Concert, performed by members of the Bronx Symphony Orchestra, May 11 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents free programs as follows: In the Music Building Hearth Room: Lehman Latin Jazz Ensemble, May 7 at 4:30 p.m.; Lehman Jazz Band, May 8 at noon; and Lehman Percussion Ensemble, May 9 at noon. In the Music Building Recital Hall: Student Recital, May 6 at 12:30 p.m.; and Original Musical, May 9 at 7 p.m., May 10 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and May 11 at 2 p.m. In the Lehman Center: Lehman College & Community Chorus, Lehman Symphony Orchestra, May 5 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are required for Patti LaBelle, May 11 at 8 p.m., in the Lehman Center ($75 to $100). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Pk. Ave., presents Symphony Orchestra, May 12 at 3 p.m., in the Robins Auditorium of the Forchheimer Building (contributions suggested). For more information, visit Einsteinorch.tripod.com.

Bronx Council on the Arts presents A Seniors Art & Performance Showcase, May 14 at 11 a.m. at Lincoln Medical Center Auditorium, 234 E. 149th St. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 12.

The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD), 841 Barretto St., presents dance performances: The Boogie Down Dance Series: Proletariat Tales, May 4; and In the Bronx, May 11; both at 8 p.m. (each $20). Also presented are: Capoeira Dance Classes, May 4, 11, 18, and June 1 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. ($7/class). For more information, call (718) 842-5223.

Pregones Theatre. 571-575 Walton Ave., presents Neon Baby, musical about gays performed in English and Spanish, recommended for mature audiences, May 2 to June 2. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 585-1202.

Events

The Bronx Council on the Arts, 2700 E. Tremont Ave., offers free Big Read in the Bronx, May 5 from 2 to 4 p.m.: Word Forward: A Competition for Writers, to tell a story or poem to vie for prize (register at 1:30 p.m.). For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 21 or visit www.bronxarts.org and click on The Big Read.

The Bronx County Historical Society, 3309 Bainbridge Ave., presents Special Bronx Week Tour of Historic Mott Haven, May 11 at 1:30 p.m. ($10/members; $15/non members). For more information or to RSVP, call (718) 881-8900.

The Bronx River Alliance presents Amazing Bronx River Flotilla, May 11 at 11 a.m., to canoe the Bronx River, free, at Starlight Park. Additional activities include canoe race, music and dance, guided tour, face painting, arts and crafts, field games, food vendors, and more. For more information, call (718) 430-4665.

United States Tennis Association (USTA) Eastern presents Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge, for ages 19 and over. Bronx registration is May 11 in Crotona Park. Players compete against other teams in their borough before earning a slot in the citywide championships held in Queens on June 15 Registration is $20/person. For more information, visit http://eastern.usta.com/boroughs.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Time to Hatch, to use clay to make spring babies, May 4 and 5; and Sachets and Floral Fantasy for Mom, to make paper flowers and floral gifts and decorate them, May 11 and 12; both from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ecology Building. Also scheduled is Family Walk: Spring in Full Swing, to stroll and view garden creatures, May 4 at 12:30 p.m. (meet at Perkins Visitor Center). Grounds admission is free Saturdays until noon and free Tuesdays until noon in May. 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.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents First Fridays, featuring film, art performances, music and other special events, May 3, from 6 to 10 p.m., in the 2nd floor north wing; Bronx Heroes Comic Book Convention, workshops for all ages, May 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., in the  north wing lobby, and 2nd and 3rd floors north wing; and 1040 Lounge, to celebrate and promote the arts in the Bronx and enjoy drinks and artist talks and performances with your neighbors, May 10 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., in the north wing lobby. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Exhibits

The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD), 841 Barretto St., presents Sinfonía del Color del Trópico, paintings depicting life in the Dominican Republic, through May 31, Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 585-1202.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents Joan Semmel – A Lucid Eye, self portraits of a female aging through her 80s, through June 9. Also featured are Honey, I Rearranged the Collection (artwork from the museum’s permanent collection) and Bronx Lab: Style Wars (featuring graffiti and its relation to style), both through June 2. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

The Bronx County Historical Society’s Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine-Varian House, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents Pastimes & Pleasures: Having Fun in the Bronx, through Oct. 23. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Lehman College Art Gallery, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Contemporary Cartographies, expressing an array of ideas in various styles, through May 11, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8731.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including Computer Basics: May 7 at 2 p.m.; Internet for Beginners: May 9 at 2 p.m.; and From Mambo to Hip-Hop: documentary screening and Q&A, May 9 at 11 a.m. Teens/young adults can attend On the Plate at 4:30 p.m.: cooking workshop (all materials provided), May 2, 9 and 16. Children can enjoy Global Partners Junior at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12: phone or in-person registration required), May 8 and 15; Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: May 2, 9 and 16; Films at 4 p.m.: May 7 and 14; Computer Technology Class: (ages 7 to 12; preregistration required), May 9 at 4 p.m.; Mother’s Day Card Making: May 2 at 4 p.m.; The Hobbit: (ages 3 to 12), a play, May 4 at 2 p.m.; Family Time: May 11 at 11 a.m.; Cool Rainforest Connections: (ages 3 to 12), a play, May 11 at 2 p.m.; and Sticking People Making: (ages 5 to 12), hands-on project, May 16 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., offers for seniors and adults: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; Wii Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; and Films at 4:30: “The Guilt Trip,” May 6, and “Gangster Squad,” May 13. Children can enjoy Baby Story Time: (ages to 18 months), May 7 and 16 at 11 a.m.; Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), May 2 and 9; Read Aloud at 4 p.m.: (ages 3 to 12), May 6 and 13; and Bilingual Birdies: Spanish Language: (newborns to age 5; phone or in-person registration required), music, puppets and games, concluding with a bubble dance party, May 14 at 11 a.m. Speakers of other languages can attend free English Conversation Program: intermediate level, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., May 7, 14, 21 and 28. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, offers Cooking at 4 p.m.: May 2, 9 and 16; Film: May 13 at 6 p.m.; and Crafternoons: (all materials provided), May 15 at 4 p.m.; all for teens/young adults. Children can enjoy: Arts and Crafts: (ages 5 to 12), May 6 at 4 p.m.; The Hohbit: (ages 3 to 12), a play, May 7 at 4 p.m.; Film: (ages 5 to 12), May 13 at 4 p.m.; and Toddler Story Time: (ages 18 to 36 months), May 15 at 11 a.m. Adults can attend: Computer Basics at noon: May 2, 7, 9, 14 and 16. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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