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Wellness Fair
The public is invited to a Wellness Fair sponsored by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, NYC Department of Small Business Services, and Friends of Mosholu Parkland, at Frisch Field, Webster Avenue and Botanical Square (East Mosholu Parkway South), on June 24 from noon to 4 p.m. Events include games, fun activities, music, refreshments, treats, and more. For more information, call (718) 324-4461. 

Onstage
The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents free concerts: Latin jazz on June 22 and oldies, pop, and R&B music on July 8, both at the Williamsbridge Oval at 6:30 p.m.; and A Salute to America on July 4 at 2 p.m. at Rockwood Drive Circle in Van Cortlandt Park (Mosholu Avenue and Broadway near the stables. For more information, call (718) 543-8672.

Events
Holy Nativity Church, 3016 Bainbridge Ave., holds flea market/fundraiser for its food pantry, June 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m..Fish dinners will be sold as well as shoes, clothing, books, household items, jewelry and discounted items. Vendor tables are available for $20. For more information, call (718) 652-5853.

Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and State Senator Jeff Klein co-host “New York Salutes America” free fireworks celebration, June 28 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Orchard Beach, featuring fun and music. For more information, visit www.ilovethebronx.com.

Williamsbridge Oval offers free: Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series, June 23 at 3 p.m.; and film: “Moana,” June 26 at 8:30 p.m. (bring blanket and chairs). For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 543-8672.

Bedford Park Congregational Church, 309 E. 201st St. (Bainbridge Avenue), is holding a Lawn Party (cookout/picnic), June 24 at 1 p.m. Food offered includes hamburgers and hot dogs from the grill and a variety of salads and desserts; $10/adults; $5/children. For more information, call (718) 733-3199.

Bronx County Archives, 3313 Bainbridge Ave. presents free public lecture, Islands of the Bronx, June 30 at 1 p.m., featuring both well known and lesser known islands in the Bronx. For more information, call (718) 881-8900. 

Nest Music Conservatory presents Karaoke in the Park, at Magenta Playground, 3330 Olinville Ave., June 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. Visitors can enjoy free snacks, gifts and prizes. For more information, visit nestmusicinc.org.

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD), 2474 Westchester Ave., presents its 18th annual Out Like That Festival, through June 26, celebrating gay pride in the Bronx. Events include dance, film, theater and performances. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 918-2110. 

Bronx County Historical Society presents History Comes Alive at Bronx Cemeteries Trolley Tours, to visit the graves of the famous, June 23 from noon to 5 p.m. ($40). For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

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 Salute to the Crescent City: New Orleans, concert on June 22 at 7 p.m. (bring blankets and chairs; $43/members; $48/non members); Hula With Music, live demonstrations, June 23 and 24 and June 30 and July 1, all at noon, 1, and 2 p.m.; Artisan Demonstrations, featuring puppet and lei making, Hawaiian instrument crafting, storytelling, and more, June 24  and 30 and July 1, all 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, June 23 and 24 and June 30 and July 1, all from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; 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), June 23 and 30 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.; and Film Screenings: Hawaii Past and Present, June 24 and July 1, both at 2 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: Butterfly Habitat Hats, to make a butterfly habitat hat filled with flowers and insects, June 23 and 24; and Love-a-Tree Canvas Bags, to use stencils and fabric paints to make tree art on your bag, June 30 and July 1; both in the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Sunset Wednesdays: Live Music on the Great Lawn, June 17 at 7 p.m.: The Hot Sardines performing classic jazz. 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.

Library Events
The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Hands-on Projects: (ages 5 to 12; preregistration required), Bookmark Making, June 21 and Heart Bumblebee Making, June 28, both at 4 p.m.; and Paper Plate Fish Making, June 24 at 3:30 p.m. Teens/young adults can attend films: “The Maltese Falcon,” June 23 at 2:30 p.m. and “The Maze Runner,” June 29 at 3:30 p.m. Adults can enjoy An Afternoon With Davalois Fearon Dance: meet and greet lecture demonstration including video performance and dialogue, June 30 at 2:30 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 children ages 5 to 12: Crafty Fridays at 3 p.m.: crafts, June 22 and 29; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: June 26 (music) and July 3 (electronics/electricity). Adults can attend 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 children: Little Dramatics Workshop: (ages 3 to 5), summer program includes making marionette puppets, play theatre games and explore the world of drama, June 27 at 4 p.m. Adults can enjoy Computer Basics: July 5 at noon. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

Van Cortlandt Library, 3874 Sedgwick Ave., presents free films: “A Wrinkle in Time,” June 23 and “Cars,” June 30, both at noon; and “Frozen,” June 27 at 3:30 p.m. 

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