Onstage

The Bronx Arts Ensemble Jazz and Dixieland Band will perform free concerts at Van Cortlandt Park, Rockwood Drive Circle near Mosholu Avenue and Broadway at 2 p.m. and at Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus at 4 p.m. Aug. 1: Sunday in the Park With Bach; Aug. 8: All You Need is Love. Seating is provided, but the audience is urged to bring folding chairs. Rain location for the Van Cortlandt concerts is at Vladeck Hall in the Amalgamated Houses at Hillman Avenue at 74 Van Cortlandt Park South. Call BAE after 11 a.m. on the day of the performance at (718) 601-7399 or visit bronxartsensemble.org.

The Bronx Council on the Arts presents free Thursday lunchtime concerts, 12:15 and 1:15 p.m., at the Hutch Metro Center, located at 1200 Waters Place (between Eastchester Road and Westchester Avenue). July 29: Contemporary Pop, Gospel and R&B; Aug. 5: Jazz and Pop; Aug. 12: Latin Jazz. Featured at each concert will be artisans having a trunk show and sale. Also presented is 8 y Más, a free outdoor concert of Latin music, Aug. 4 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at 52 Park/Teatro Miranda, located at Kelly Street between Avenue St. John and Leggett. Rain date is Aug. 11. For more information, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33.

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road hosts Doo Wop, with the New York Exceptions, July 31 at 2 p.m.; Live From Harlem – New Amsterdam Musical Association Jazz, Aug. 7 at 2:30 p.m.; Ivo Tirado, Jr. and the Latin Jazz Element, Aug. 14 at 2:30 p.m.; and A Musical Tribute to Soul Legends: Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Sam Cooke and Michael Jackson, Aug. 21 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

Events

St. Ann’s Church, located at 3519 Bainbridge Ave., will hold summer flea markets, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Aug. 21. Vendors are wanted. For more information, call (718) 547-9350.

The Church of the Mediator, located at 260 W. 231st St., will hold a flea market, Aug. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on its grounds, weather permitting, to benefit the church. Table rental is $20 for one and $35 for two. A health fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. providing blood pressure screening, and glucose and HIV testing. For more information, call (718) 549-8660 or (347) 992-4361.

“Elvis on Tour: 75th Anniversary Celebration,” will be shown July 29 at 7 p.m. at Bay Plaza 13, 2210 Bartow Ave. Unit 12. This film commemorates the 75th anniversary of Elvis’s death and features both seen and unseen footage of his performances. Tickets are available at box offices and online at www.fathomevents.com. Theatre location is subject to change. For more information, call (212) 576-2700 ext. 250.

The Bronx River Art Center offers summer visual arts classes for ages 7 to 18 through Aug. 5, ending with a celebratory student exhibition and reception in the BRAC gallery at 1087 E. Tremont Ave. Students may select from drawing and painting, cartooning, ceramics, and portfolio prep. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

The Bronx Museum presents Africanisimo 4, a free outdoor film and performance program, as part of its African Film Festival, Aug. 13 from 6 to 10 p.m., at the Andrew Freedman Home, front lawn, 1125 Grand Concourse at McClellan St. between 166th and 167th streets. Rain location is the museum at 1040 Grand Concourse, 2nd floor, at 165th Street. For more information, call (718) 681-6000 ext. 154.

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD), located at 841 Barretto St., 2nd floor, presents “Made Here,” a free screening of the latest episodes of a series about the offstage lives of artists, followed by refreshments and public discussion on activism, Aug. 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (space is limited; RSVP to rsvp@madehereproject.org by Aug. 4); and Uranus!, a free art, fashion and performance extravaganza, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. For more information, call (718) 842-5223.

The public is invited to ride the Aug. 4 free Bronx Culture Trolley, a replica of a 20th-century trolley, which transports visitors on the first Wednesday of every month (except January and September) to Bronx hot spots, all featuring a variety of entertainment options and ends at the Bruckner Bar & Grill for music, food and drink. Trolley night starts with a 5 p.m. reception at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.). From there, the trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. New attractions are added monthly; admission to most venues is free. Riders can get on and off at any scheduled stop and spend as much time as they wish at any or all of the featured venues. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 931-9500 ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org.

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, offers free family art projects: T’s of Summer, to explore and sketch gardens and woods, followed by using fabric markers and special crayons to put your favorite scenes onto a T-shirt you can wear, July 31 and Aug. 1; Spray a Garden, to paint a garden made without brushes by combining watercolor and blossoms fashioned from color-soaked coffee filters, Aug. 7 and 8; Flutter With the Butterflies, to sketch them, then make a butterfly hat, Aug. 14 and 15; and Fishy Fun, to view the goldfish in the Aquatic Garden, followed by turning colorful paper bags into 3-D fish that can swim through the air, to take home, Aug. 21 and 22; all in the Ecology Building from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Cooking Demonstration: Who’s Who: A Salute to Plant Families, provides an opportunity to sample seasonal recipes prepared by chefs from Great Performances, beans and peas on Aug. 14 on the grounds at 2 p.m. Grounds admission is free until noon on Tuesdays and Saturdays. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

The Bronx River Alliance offers Bronx River Ramble, to learn about the river’s history and ecology, Aug. 7; and Bronx River Tidal Paddle, to explore the tidal flats of the Bronx River in the south Bronx, Aug. 15. Call (718) 430-4665 or visit www.bronxriver.org for details, fees, and times.

The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park invites the public to the following events: Summer EcoCrafts, to create picture frames, puppets, masks and more natural and recycled crafts using everyday items, Tuesdays, through Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Classic Playground, Van Cortlandt Park South and Gouveneur Avenue; and Healthy Community Hikes, to walk through Van Cortlandt Park and receive free giveaways for participating. Bring water, a snack and wear comfortable walking shoes. Enter the park at Broadway ad Mosholu Avenue and meet at the riding stables, Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. For more information, call (718) 601-1553.

Exhibits

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. invites the public to attend the free photo exhibit, “The Bronx: Mi Barrio, Mi Orgullo,” through September, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 590-2509.

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.

The New York Botanical Garden hosts the following events: Resplendent Roses, on display through the fall; The Edible Garden, a festival about growing and preparing good food, through Oct. 17, featuring numerous activities for the entire family; Greenmarket, which offers fresh local produce, to take place Wednesdays through Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the base of Library Allée; and Waterlily Concerts, Aug. 5, 12 and 19, all from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, details, 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 through August 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: films, Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 2 p.m.; Arts & Crafts at 3 p.m.: July 29 – City Pencil and Pen Holder; Aug. 5 – T-Shirt Making; Aug. 12 – Subway Book Making; Aug. 19 – City Door Hanger Making; and Aug. 26 – Picture Frame Making; and Little Red Riding Hood, puppet show, July 31 at 2 p.m.; Pinocchio, a play, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m.; and Stories and Tales From Around the World, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. Young adults can attend Conscious Cravers, to make a cultural dish with provided ingredients, Aug. 3 and 10 at 4 p.m. Seniors ages 50+ can enjoy Senior Fun Day, with games and activities, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., hosts films for preschoolers, July 29 at 10:30 a.m.; Toddler Story Time for ages 18 to 36 months, Aug. 12 at 10:30 a.m.; Anime Addicts and Manga Mania for teens, Aug. 4 at 4 p.m.; and Knitting Circle, July 29, Aug. 5 and 12 at 3 p.m. for adults. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents Arts & Crafts, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m.; and A Summer Reading Celebration: Presley & Melody, Aug. 25 at 2 p.m.; both for school aged children; and Mask Maker, Mask Maker, Make Me a Mask, clay and sculpting for teens, Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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