[Lehman Center is hosting a Salsa Romantica Concert on Saturday night. Click here for details.]

Below is a listing of arts, entertainment and recreational activities happening in the Bronx over the next two weeks.

Editor’s Pick

Bronx Literary Festival at NYPL

The entire family can enjoy Bronx Literary Festival, an entire day of fun on May 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a variety of activities, starting with a puppet show at 11 a.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Onstage

 The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Latin Jazz Concert, May 18 at 4:30 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 Lehman College Community Band, free, May 19 at 2 p.m.; and Solid Ground, a play about landing on your feet, May 29 at 10 a.m. and noon (for middle and high school groups; apply for free tickets for your school group at solidgroundnyc@gmail.com; promo video at mtstv.org), both in the Lovinger Theatre; and Back to the ‘80s III, a salsa concert featuring various performers, May 18 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $30 to $50); and comedian/actor Paul Rodriguez, June 1 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $55 to $85). For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD), 841 Barretto St., presents dance performances: The Boogie Down Dance Series: Full Circle-isms, featuring hip-hop, May 17 at 8 p.m. ; and Physual: 10th Anniversary Concert, featuring various performances (each $20); and Bronx Dance Magazine Potluck Brunch, a free brunch for the dance community, May 19 from 1 to 5 p.m.; and Pepatian Presents Showing Off, free performances on May 19 at 6 p.m. where dance site will be announced. Also presented are: Capoeira Dance Classes, May 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, through June 2. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 585-1202.

City Parks Foundations’s PuppetMobile, traveling entertainment, presents Little Red’s Hood, free, May 23 at 10 a.m. in the St. James Rec Center, 192nd Street and Jerome Avenue, based on the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale. For more information, call (212) 360-8281 or visit www.CityParksFoundation.org.

The Bronx Concert Singers, accompanied by chamber ensemble, present I Dream a World, its 32nd Annual Spring Concert, May 19 at 4:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1891 McGraw Ave, featuring songs from around the world. Tickets are $20; two for $35; seniors and students with valid ID $15; and children through high school $5 (Tickets can be charged at (800) 838-3006). For more information, call (917) 743-4641 or visit www.bronxconcertsingers.org.

Events

The Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave. at 151st Street, presents A Place at the Table, a documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem, May 29, followed by a screening and panel discussion. For more information and to check time, contact info@bronxdoc.org.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Woven Wonders, to create weaving using fabrics dyed using beets and flowers, May 18 and 19; and Button Bouquets, to make a bouquet and add buttons, May 25 and 26; both from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ecology Building. Also scheduled is Reptiles & Amphibians of the Lower Hudson Valley, live presentation, May 25 at 2 p.m. in the Ecology Building (free with grounds admission; registration is recommended at ext. 305 or at www.wavehill.org). 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.

The Woodlawn Conservancy invites the public to volunteer in May for weekend flagging of veterans’ graves at Woodlawn Cemetery. Lunch and refreshments will be provided to eligible volunteers. Also scheduled is a ceremony to unveil the National Historic Landmark plaque, commemorating the Admiral David Glasgow Farragut gravesite, May 23 at 10 a.m. For more information, call (718) 920-1469.

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents Bronx Stories, featuring storytelling, poetry and music (open mic available), May 17; and Puerto Rican History Celebration Honoring the Young Lords, May 31, in the 2nd floor North Wing, both from 6:30 to 9 p.m. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Exhibits

The New York Botanical Garden presents Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World, Featuring the Italian Renaissance Garden, including interactive stations with activities and samples of products made from therapeutic plants, May 18 to Sept. 8. For more information, call (718) 817-8512/8637.

Pregones Theatre, 575Walton Ave., 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.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including Highlights of Bronx History: Lecture by Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan, May 18 at 2:30 p.m.; Learning a Language With Mango: May 22 at 2 p.m.; and Computer Basics: May 23 at 2 p.m.; Teens/young adults can attend On the Plate at 4:30 p.m.: cooking workshop (all materials provided), May 23 and 30. Children can enjoy Stories & Tales From Around the World: (ages 3 to 12), May 18 at 2 p.m.; Global Partners Junior at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12: phone or in-person registration required), May 22 and 29; Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: May 16, 23 and 30; Films at 4 p.m.: May 21 and 28; Sticking People Making: (ages 5 to 12), hands-on project, May 16 at 4 p.m.; and Fish Book Making: May 30 at 4 p.m. The entire family can enjoy Bronx Literary Festival, an entire day of fun on May 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a variety of activities, starting with a puppet show at 11 a.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: Movie Monday: “Jack Reacher,”  May 20 at 4:30 p.m.; Wii Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; Open Lab at 10:30 a.m. on May 22; and Knitting Circle: May 23 at 3 p.m. Children can enjoy Game On @Mosholu at 3:30 p.m. May 20 (ages 13-18), Tween Book Club at 4 p.m. on May 21 (ages 13-18); Popsqueaks at 11 p.m. on May 21 (Toddlers, age 18-36 months); Speakers of other languages can attend free English Conversation Program: intermediate level, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., May 21 and 28. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, offers activities for people of all ages. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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