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It’s My Park 

Partnerships for Parks presents It’s My Park at Mosholu Parkland’s Welcome Garden, Mosholu Parkway North and Bainbridge Avenue, June 22 from noon to 3 pm. Activities include face painting, storytelling, acoustic guitar music, and planting on the sidewalk gardens. For more information, visit www.partnershipsforparks.org/calendar. 

Onstage
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents bachata artist Frank Reyes, June 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $85; $125/VIP (includes preconcert wine and hors d’oeuvres reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Havana Café). For more information, call (718) 960-8833/4/5.

The NY Botanical Garden hosts a free musical event, June 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. featuring host Samba Timba and various artists performing Brazilian and Caribbean sounds. For more information, call (212) 843-9342.

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave. hosts Bronx Arts Ensemble concert, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. preceded by dinner at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-4700.

Events
The Williamsbridge Oval Park hosts a Family Fitness Festival on June 22 from noon to 2:30 p.m. Events include games, yoga, Zumba, fun activities, health workshops, arts & crafts, gifts and prizes (while supplies last), and healthy foods and snacks. For more information, call (718) 881-8999. 

Bronx Community Board 7 presents Community Resource Fair, June 29 from noon to 3 p.m. at Poe Park, Grand Concourse at Kingsbridge Road. For more information, call (718) 933-5650.

Poe Park Visitor Center, 2640 Grand Concourse, offers Kids Arts & Table Top Activities: to make beaded bracelets to take home, 9 to 11 a.m. (all ages); Shape Up NYC; Latin Dance Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m. (adults); and Shape Up NYC; Zumba, from 10 to 11 a.m. (adults); all on Saturdays in June (info: (718) 365-5516). Also scheduled in June (all ages) is Poe Cottage Tour: Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sundays 1 to 5 pm. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Mini Parade and Fun Day takes place on June 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. starting at 174th Street and Rosedale Avenue between 174th and 172nd streets, marching up Rosedale Avenue to Gleason Avenue ending at Watson and Gleason Park/Playground. Activities start at 2 p.m. and include games, contest prizes, and live entertainment. For more information, call (347) 340-7307.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Project: Waves and Ripples With Ink and Paper, to learn about watersheds and waterways, June 22 and 23; and Nature Reshaping and Wild Adaptation, to create art and papercraft sculptures of plants and animals, June 29 and 30; both in the WH House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Bombay Rickey, featuring 5-piece band, June 26; and Zephaniah OHora, country song singer; both on the Great Lawn at 7 p.m. ($12; $8/students/seniors; $6/under age 6; bring picnic and folding chair). 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
NY Botanical Garden presents its largest exhibition ever, Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx, through Sept. 29, featuring lush gardens with a curated gallery of his vibrant paintings, drawings and textiles. In addition, the sights and sounds of Brazil and its lively contributions to music and dance are included. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents exhibition, The Bronx Goes to the Movies, through Oct. 6. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

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

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the Bronx Latino, ongoing. Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children ages 5 to 12: Art Thursdays at 4 p.m.: arts & crafts, June 20 and 27; STEM Explorers: Hands on activity, June 7 at 4 p.m.; and film: (ages to 12 years), June 18 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy: Turtles, Frogs, Snakes and Toads: Hands-on program including live animals, June 27 at 4 p.m.; and film: “Love, Simon,” June 28 at 4 p.m. Adults can attend: film screenings: “Major!,” June 20 at 6 p.m.; “Interstellar,” June 22 at 2:30 p.m.; and “Aquaman,” June 29 at 2:30 p.m.; Microsoft Word for Beginners: June 24 at 1 p.m.; and Computer Basics: June 26 at 1 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, June 24 and 27; Crafty Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, June 28; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), Gardening, June 25. Adults can enjoy: Film: “Glass,” June 29 at 1:30 p.m.; and Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road, offers for all ages: film: June 29 at 2 p.m. Adults can attend: Computer Basics at noon: June 27. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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