Onstage
 

•  The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents El Gran Combo and La Excelencia, both groups performing salsa, June 13 at 8 p.m., in the Concert Hall at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. Tickets are $35 to $50. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

 

•  The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, hosts Japanese Classical Dance Performance by Sachiyo Ito and Co., June 13 at 2:30 p.m.; and Doo Wop with the New York Exceptions, June 20 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

 

•  The Mosholu Library, located at 285 E. 205th St., presents Smooth Jazz with Libby & Co., June 13 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

 

•  The keyboard and vocal/percussion husband and wife team of Sonny & Perley will perform jazz, great American songbook standards and international cabaret at La Strada Enoteca, 3151 E. Tremont Ave., June 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. For more information, call (518) 238-1331 or visit www.sonnyandperley.com.

 

•  The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, at 841 Barretto St., will hold its 9th annual Out Like That! Festival, June 11 to 20. This event shows their support of women, people of color, and the LGBT community, and will include dance, theatre, film, art and performances by drag queens and kings. Performances range from $5 to $20 and some are free. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 842-5223 or visit www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org.

Events

•  The New York Botanical Garden presents Bronx Day, Saturday, June 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Garden’s Clay Family Picnic Pavilions. Bring lunch and enjoy a free day of musical entertainment and fun events for the entire family, including face painting and raffle prizes. There will also be health, finance and education resource information kiosks. For free advance tickets, which are required for admission, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with the number of tickets requested (six maximum), to: Elizabeth Figueroa, Director of Community Relations, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458-5126. For more information, call (718) 817-8990 to confirm.

 

•  The Riverdale Choral Society will host a summer sing at the Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 4765 Henry Hudson Parkway (west side of highway), on June 22 at 7:30 p.m. The program features classical music. Admission is $12 including score rental. The Society invites the public to participate and to bring scores if they have them. For more information and to register, call (718) 543-2219 or visit www.riverdalechoral.org.
•  The Bronx Museum’s Teen Council presents free, a screened interview featuring Tim Rollins, artist and educator, and K.O.S. (Kids of Survival), through June 14, at the museum’s south wing entrance, lower gallery, 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street). For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 120 or visit cwanliss@bronxmuseum.org.

 

• Car-free Bronx Coalition presents Bronx on the Move, a car-free Saturday at Crotona Park, June 27 from noon to 5 p.m. between Claremont Parkway and Crotona Park North (rain or shine), featuring summer family fitness events including zumba lessons inspired by traditional cumbia, salsa, samba and merengue music; guided bike ride starting in Crotona Park featuring free bike riding lessons for kids and adults and free simple bike repair; and free health screening and advice on healthy eating. For more information, call (718) 324-4466 or visit transalt.org/events/calendar.

 

•  Wave Hill offers two family art projects: Unfolding Trees of Imagination, to view a video and to collage trees, June 13 and 14; and A Nest for Daddy, to make a nest using recycled merials, June 20 and 21, both in the Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Exhibits

•  The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, presents a three-part exhibition series commemorating the Grand Concourse’s centennial, starting with The Grand Concourse at 100, through July 20. Originally called the Grand Boulevard, the Grand Concourse celebrates its 100th year in 2009. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 or visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

 

•  So Much Spring, a variety of attractions and activities, including workshops, demonstrations and programs for the entire family, will take place at the New York Botanical Garden through June. One exhibit is Georg Ehret: the Greatest Botanical Artist of the 1700s, appearing in the LoFaro Gallery of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, featuring prints and drawings, through July 19. Resplendent Roses exhibit, a celebration of America’s national flower, begins in June and runs through the first frost. Visitors can enjoy Wine and Roses, June 12 and 19 from 6 to 8 p.m., enjoy a musical performance, and purchase a glass of wine (tickets are $10/members and $20/non members). Saturday and Sunday programs include Q&A with rose experts, 1 to 4 p.m.; raffles for rose plants, 12:15 and 1:45 p.m.; rose garden tours, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.; and home gardening demonstrations, 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Learning

•  The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD), located at 841 Barretto St., presents their Boogie Down Dance Series 2009, featuring dance classes: Choreography Lab on June 13 and 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ($15/session), and Modern Contemporary Dance for Teens and Adults on June 15 and 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. ($7/class). For more information, call (718) 842-5223.

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

• For children and preschoolers, there is Preschool Romp, June 11, 18 and 25 at 11 a.m.; and Family Time, June 13 at 11 a.m.
• Also, for school-aged children, there is Fish Shaped Books, June 11 at 4 p.m.; and Eric Carle Craft, June 25 at 4 p.m.
• Young adults can attend Meet the Author: Agyei Tyehimba, June 23 at 6 p.m.
• For adults and young adults, there is Henry Hudson 400 Years Later, June 15 at 6 p.m.

The Center is located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For a detailed schedule, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, located at 285 E. 205th St., presents Preschool Story Time, June 11 at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Toddler Story Time, June 12 at 10:30 a.m. and Arts & Crafts, June 19 at 3:30 p.m., both for children; and Spa Day, June 18 at 4:30 p.m. and School’s Out Luau, June 25 at 4:30 p.m., both for young adults. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL OUR DAD READERS!

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