Onstage

The Jerome Park Library, located at 118 Eames Place, presents the Castorina and Rose Cabaret. June 19 at 2 p.m. Audience participation is encouraged. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

Montefiore Hospital presents outdoor entertainment at its Summer Concert Series in its 210th Street West Garden (off Bainbridge Avenue), Mondays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. On June 21: Brothers Bound, with Anthony Assalone; and on June 28: Hey Building, with The Beetles Cover Band. For more information, call (718) 920-4321.
n The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road offers Son de la Loma: An African Beat With the Flavor of Cuba, June 19 at 2:30 p.m.; and Traditional Music and Dance From West Africa, June 26 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents King Michael – Tribute to the King of Pop, June 26 at 8 p.m., featuring a number of performers, including three artists portraying Michael at different stages of his career (tickets are $20 to $45). For more information or to reserve, call (718) 960-8833 or visit www.LehmanCenter.org.

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) presents free, Bronx River Sounds: From Africa to the Boogie Down!, African Dance, June 19 at 4:30 p.m. at Casita Maria, 928 Simpson St.; and Latin Hip-Hop, June 26 at 2 p.m. at River Park, 180th Street and Boston Road. For more information, call (718) 589-5719.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, hosts Making Music in the Garden, Father’s Day, June 20 at 1 and 3 p.m., on the grounds, featuring Gamelan Son of Lion, a NYC-based new music repertory ensemble performing on Indonesian percussion instruments, including gongs, drums and keyboards, as well as homemade Western and world music instruments. Grounds admission is free until noon. Special brunch is offered in the Wave Hill House from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at $22 per person (not including grounds admission for arrivals after noon), free for children under 3, $6.50 for ages 3 to 8, and $13 for ages 8 to 12. Call ext. 395 to reserve. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 ext. 305 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Events

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, presents a free Book Fair, located on the sidewalk in front of the museum and North Building 2nd floor, June 27 from noon to 5 p.m. Featured will be poets, writers, graphic novelists and publishers. The public may buy books with special discounts and enjoy good street food and music. Readings conclude the event. For more information, call (718) 681-6000.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers two family art projects: Handmade Music, to learn how to fashion a musical instrument from recycled and everyday materials, then play your own notes in a musical parade, June 19 and 20; and A Roomful of Nature, to furnish a miniature room or small-scale dwelling with an artful installation made from natural material and nature imagery, June 26 and 27; both in the Ecology Building, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (grounds admission is free until noon on Saturdays and  till noon on Father’s Day, June 20).  For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

The Bronx River Alliance offers Father’s Day Parade (Upper River Run), to canoe through the Bronx River Forest, the Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo, June 20; and Bronx River Festival, to enjoy games, canoe rides, live entertainment, and food at the Bronx River, June 26. Call (718) 430-4665 or visit www.bronxriver.org for details, fees, and times.

The Bronx County Historical Society offers The Yankee Square, a Bronx walking tour, June 26 at 1 p.m. led by Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan, starting at the gate #6 entrance of Yankee Stadium at River Avenue in front of the Hard Rock Café ($10/members; $15/non-members); and The Bronx: Then and Now, a free lecture including before and after images of the borough, June 24 at 5 p.m. at the Mott Haven Library, 321 E. 140th St. For directions, call library at (718) 665-4878. For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 881-8900.

Exhibits

The Museum of Bronx History, located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (at 208th Street), presents Parkchester: City Within a City, through Oct. 3. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

n The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, located at 4450 Fieldston Rd., hosts Focus on Flowers, a one-woman show by June artist-of-the-month Joyce Dutka, through June 30. For more information, call (718) 548-4445.

The Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave., offers its Spring Student Exhibition, June 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

The New York Botanical Garden hosts the following events: Endangered Plants Here and Around the World, a traveling exhibition on display in the Ross Gallery through July 25 (featured artists will teach botanical art and illustration courses during this period); Dig, Plant, Grow! through June in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden (enjoy iced herbal tea and an herb snack, June 19 to July 30); Resplendent Roses, on display for five months through the fall; and The Edible Garden, a festival about growing and preparing good food, June 19 to Oct. 17. The festival includes “Get Out and Grill,” on June 19 and 20 featuring a variety of activities each day. Greenmarket, which offers fresh local produce, will take place Wednesdays through Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the base of Library Allée. For more information, details, and class and program schedules, call (718) 817-8700/8747.

The Bronx River Art Center, together with the NYC Department of Transportation, present an abstract wooden art sculpture, Aurora, 14 feet tall, 11 feet wide and 11 feet deep, to be on view for 11 months until June at the center of West Farms Square Plaza located at the base of the West Farms Square/East Tremont Avenue subway station on the corner of East Tremont Avenue and Boston Road, one block away from BRAC which is located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/urbanart.
Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, presents the following programs for preschoolers and school-aged children: Preschool Story Time, June 17 and 24 at 11 a.m.; films, June 23 and 30 at 4 p.m.; and Toddler Story Time, June 26 at 11 a.m. Adults can attend Let’s Talk About HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health, June 23 and 30 at 10 a.m.; and Proposal Writing Basics, June 28 at 6 p.m. (registration is required); and adult immigrants can attend free Citizenship Preparation Classes, June 18 and 25 at 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., hosts Toddler Story Time, July 1 at 10:30 a.m., for ages 18 to 36 months; Anime Addicts and Manga Mania, June 30 at 4 p.m., for teens and young adults; and Knitting Circle, June 17 and 24 at 3 p.m. for adults. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Crafternoons, June 17 at 4 p.m. for teens and young adults; and Toddler Story Time, June 18 at 11 a.m., for ages 18 to 36 months. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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