The Summer Streets event series is returning this weekend to Norwood, along E. 204th Street between Bainbridge and Decatur Avenues, on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

The afternoon will also feature the Summer Streets 2012 Concert, hosted by Anthony Martinez and Eileen Remor of BronxNet’s No Offense But… In addition to hosting the concert, they will tape an episode of their popular talk show live, including an interviewwith Latin singer Anayka, who is performing in the concert.

Other acts scheduled to perform include LoZoneros, an urban music group based in the Bronx;  Italian rapper SALESE; DJ Good Times; salsa singer Arlene G; the BHARATI Dance Academy and the flash mob group The Bronx Reign Dancers. The day will also feature appearances from the Red Bulls MLS soccer team, as well as outdoor shopping, face painting, a bounce house and more.

Summer Streets, a Department of Transportation-sponsored “Temporary Pedestrian Street/Weekend Walks” program, aims to create a  pedestrian, multi-block space to promote local businesses and organizations. Sunday’s event is a collaborative effort between the East 204th Street & Bainbridge Avenue Merchants Association, the Mosholu Preservation Corporation and Bronx Community Board 7.

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