Editor’s Pick

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 May 19 from noon to 4 p.m. Events include games, fun activities, music, refreshments, treats, and more. For more information, call (718) 324-4461.

Onstage
Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents free Spring Musical, “When I Get to Where I’m Going ’18,” May 10 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and May 11 at 11 a.m.; all in the Music Building, room 306; and on May 12 at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 960-7796.

Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents a variety of free events including music and dance, through May 20. For details of dates and performances, call the Music Department at (718) 960-8247.

The Bronx Zoo presents Boogie Down, featuring a variety of performers and artists; hip-hop, doo wop and salsa music; art, dance, food, and more, weekends through June 3 including Memorial Day. For more information, tickets, or a full schedule of performances, call (718) 367-1010.

Events
Every spring, the Montefiore Einstein Department of Pathology teams up with the Departments of Radiology and of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health & Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care to present See, Test & Treat (STT), a community outreach program that offers free cervical and breast cancer screenings for women in the Bronx. See, Test & Treat is available for women ages 21 to 64, who are uninsured or underinsured. Patients receive same-day results and a plan for follow-up care. The event takes place May 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Green Medical Arts Pavilion, (3400 Bainbridge Avenue. People are asked to sign up in advance by calling (718) 920-4600.

Williamsbridge Oval offers the following free events: Yogalates, fitness class combining yoga and pilates, May 12 at 9:30 a.m.; Toddler Transportation, featuring trains, planes and cars and doing artwork and playtime, May 21 (adult must remain with child); and film, “Toy Story,” May 25 at 7:30 p.m. (bring chair or blanket). For more information, call 9718) 543-8672.

Senator Jamaal T. Bailey presents his annual Mother’s Day Celebration, May 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Dreiser Loop Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Co-op City. Events include health and wellness screenings, massages, hair and makeup sessions and Zumba. For more information and to RSVP (by May 11), call (718) 547-8854.

The 233rd and White Plains Road Merchants Association together with Mosholu Preservation Corporation are cosponsoring a Cultural Day celebration on May 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Williamsbridge Square (White Plains Road between East 212th Street and Magenta Street). Events include local merchants contests, dance performances and lessons, music, face painting, raffles, food, and more. For more information, call (718) 324-4461.

Bronx County Historical Society presents the following: Women’s Suffrage and New York City, May 20 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., a symposium honoring women of the past and present, at the Woodlawn Cemetery’s Chapel ($30). Breakfast and lunch are included. Also scheduled is History Comes Alive at Bronx Cemeteries Trolley Tour, May 19 from noon to 5 p.m. ($40), and begins at Woodlawn Cemetery’s Jerome Avenue entrance. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (718) 881-8900.

Bring your teddy bear, stuffed animal, or doll for a free checkup at the Teddy Bear Hospital with the hospital’s doctors and nurses at Montefiore’s Wakefield Campus Emergency Department, 600 E. 233rd St. Events include an ambulance tour, ER visit, teddy bear x-ray, and more, including giveaways. For more information, call (800) 636-6683.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Messages for Mother Earth and Mom, to bring photos of mom, then make painting on a card and envelope, May 12 and 13; and Bird Calls Mural, to make mural and cardboard bird, May 19 and 20; both in the WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is Nature Presentation: Meet the Birds, to learn about a variety of birds, May 20 from 2 to 3 p.m., on the grounds. 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.

Bronx Week Events

 Williamsbridge Oval hosts Family Day Olympiad, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. where one adult and one child play together for a chance to be champion in Olympic style event (ages 6 to 16). Lunch provided. Reservations required. For additional information and to RSVP, call (718) 590-6431.

Bronx Week closes with its free Parade, along Mosholu Parkway, including celebrities, marching bands, sports teams, schools, and others (public is invited to join), May 20 at noon, followed by Bronx Food & Arts Festival, offering food for sale and artists for face painting (on Mosholu Parkway between Van Cortlandt Avenue East and Bainbridge Avenue), and free Concert, featuring a variety of music at Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue, both from noon to 6 p.m.

A full event list of Bronx Week events, an 11-day celebration of the borough and its offerings, May 10 to 20, can be found at www,ilovethebronx.com.  

Exhibits

Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents Oded Halahmy-Exile is Home and Moses Ros: Landing/Aterrizaje, through July 1. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

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.

Rafaela (Ella) Santos, 315 E. 201st St., presents her solo art exhibit W/O [man] Hood, through May 27 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Peter Rabbit: A Children’s Opera: (ages 3 to 12), featuring classical music and Q&A, May 12 at 2 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy film: “Harry Potter,” May 22 at 4 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, May 11 and 18; and STEM: Kids Science at 3 p.m.: air gravity, May 15 and 22. Teens/young adults can enjoy: We Are the World: Understanding Salsa: featuring instruments, music, and lyrics, May 18 at 3:30 p.m.; and film: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” May 19 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can attend: Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for children ages 5 to 12: Afternoon Arts: guided craft hour to make beautiful creation, May 14 at 3:30 p.m.; and Circuits, Science, and Project Making: to learn about science and circuitry and make a bracelet or wristband (all materials provided), May 21 at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL OUR MOM READERS!

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