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Bronx Week Parade and Festival

The public is invited to the free annual Bronx Week Parade along Mosholu Parkway, May 18 at noon, featuring celebrities, marching bands, and a variety of groups. Reviewing stand will be on Mosholu Parkway East at Van Cortlandt Avenue. Parade will be followed by free Food and Arts Festival, from noon to 6 p.m., at Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue, featuring hand-crafted items, free health screenings, information on services and health insurance, and live music all day. For more information on the week’s events and parade route details, call (718) 590-3500/22. 

Onstage
The Albert Einstein Symphony Orchestra presents its Season Finale, May 18 at 3 p.m., featuring classical music, in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Robbins Auditorium, Forchheimer Building, 1300 Morris Pk. Ave. Contributions are suggested. For more information, visit einsteinorch.tripod.com.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. presents Lehman College Community Band, performing a Prelude to Summer, in the Lovinger Theatre, free, May 18 at 2 p.m. Program is subject to change. For more information or for special discounts, call (718) 960-8833.

The Bronx Concert Singers (BCS) present their 33rd Annual Spring Concert, May 18 at 4:30 p.m., at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1891 McGraw Ave. in Parkchester, featuring music of a variety of genres by soloists and chamber orchestra ($20; $35/for 2; $15/seniors and students with valid ID; $5/ages through high school). For more information, call (917) 743-4641.

Events
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites the public to attend the Opening VIP Art Exhibit of Daniel Hauben Bronx Works, May 15 at 6 p.m. at the Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, suite 301. There will be a wine and cheese reception. Seating is complimentary and limited. For more information and for required RSVP, call (718) 590-8989.

PS x33 (The Timothy Dwight School), 2424 Jerome Ave., presents its Multicultural Health Fair, May 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Activities include face painting, arts and crafts, information on health insurance, a slew of health issues, and music. For more information, call (718) 584-5523.

The COVE, 3418 Gates Place, presents Shotokan Karate Do world champion Abdul “Aziz” Shihan, Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. for ages 5 and up, to learn to defend and protect yourself ($20/month; $45/month for family of 3); Zumba Classes, Fridays 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. ($20/month); and Health and Beauty Workshops, 3 to 6 p.m. for ages 13 and up ($20/month; 10 slots only), to learn hair extension techniques. For more information, call Starr or Michelle at (718) 405-1312.

The Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, 3225 Reservoir Oval E., offers ongoing zumba sessions, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at noon. No registration is required. For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

Registration is open for Mosholu Montefiore Community Center’s B’N Fit Annual Teen and Community Walk scheduled for May 17 at the NY Botanical Garden from 8 to 11 a.m. ($10). Included are free raffle prize valued at $600, refreshments, and T-shirts to participants who preregister. For more information and to confirm, call (718) 882-4000 ext. 350.

 

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts Projects: Conversations With Puppet Squirrels, to make your own squirrel and its own little home, May 17 and 18; and Wash-Away Patio, to make a patio with clay to take home, May 24 and 25; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Additional event includes: The Sunroom Project offers a series of events through Nov. 20 (call for a detailed schedule). Grounds admission is free Saturdays until noon all year, and free all day Tuesdays 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.

Exhibits 

Urban Oasis: 30 Years of Painting Bronx Parks, features artwork by Daniel Hauben, through May 31, at Poe Park Visitor Center, 2640 Grand Concourse. For more information, call (718) 365-5516.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street) presents Beyond the Supersquare, through Jan. 11, featuring 30 artists and more than 60 artworks. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 681-6000.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center,310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for adults including: Single Stop Government Benefits at 9 a.m.: May 15, 20, 22, 27 and 29; History Through Hats: 2-hour history of hats followed by creating your own with various materials, May 15 at 11 a.m.; Computers for Beginners: May 15 at 2 p.m.; Bronx Literary Festival 2014: Variety of activities for the entire family, including Performance by MAD About Dance at 2:30 p.m.; and Internet for Beginners: May 22 at 2 p.m.Teens/young adults can attend Chess Workshops at 4 p.m.: May 19 and 26. Children can enjoy Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: May 15, 22 and 29; Toddler Play Time at noon: May 15, 22 and 29; Stick People Making: May 15 at 4 p.m.; and Carnegie Kids: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: featuring music, May 18 at 2 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 seniors and adults: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; and Wii Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m. Teens/young adults can view film: “Battle of the Year,” May 17 at 1 p.m. Children can enjoy Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), May 15 and 22; Story Time/Read Aloud: (ages 5 to 12), May 19 at 4 p.m.; Bilingual Birdies at 11 a.m.: French (ages through 12 years), featuring music, puppets, games, and ending with bubble dance party, May 20 and 27; and Buzzy Bots & Crawly Critters: (ages 5 to 12; phone or in-person registration required), 4-week science-based hands-on workshop, May 21, 28, June 4 and 11. Foreigners can attend English Conversation Program: (intermediate level, free), Tuesdays 6:30 to 8 p.m., May 20 and 27. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Chess Program at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), May 15 and 20; Active Health at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), yoga and zumba, May 16; Pajama Party at 6 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), May 16 and 19; Tiptoe Through the Tulips: (stories for ages 3 to 12), May 23 at 3:30 p.m.; and Toddler Story Time at 11 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months), May 21 and 28. For adults: Computer Basics Open Lab at noon: May 15, 20, 22, 27 and 29; and Making Your Resume Work for You: May 17 at 1 p.m. For teens/young adults: film: May 15 at 3:30 p.m.; and Teen Science: May 29 at 4 p.m. For foreigners: Free English Class: May 29 at 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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