Onstage

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents several free concerts Two Irish Tenors, Michael Brown and Neil Farrell, perform on July 29, Romantic Winds, featuring classical music  on Aug. 5, and Music of the Big Band Era  on Aug. 12. Each program will be performed at 2 p.m. at Rockwood Drive Circle, Van Cortlandt Park near Mosholu Avenue and Broadway and at 4 p.m. at McGinley Center, Fordham University, Bronx Rose Hill Campus at Southern Boulevard. For more information, call (718) 601-7399.

Lehman Stages’ SUMMERWORX Festival presents Serenade Under the Stars on July 26 at 8 p.m. at Lehman College’s outdoor amphitheatre. Also Kids Rule Weekend is July 28 and 29 from noon to 5 p.m. Finally, Glengarry Glen Ross, the 1984 Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play by David Mamet, runs Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 2 through 11 and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. In the weeks ahead, Hip-Hop Theory: Evolution, a dance concert, on Aug. 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 18 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. All performances are free. The college is located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard W. at Goulden Avenue. For more information, call (718) 960-8025.

The Paradise Theater presents Peace, Hope and Unity, a benefit concert, on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m., hosted by Joey Vega. Members of the Boy and Girls Club Performing Arts Program will begin the night with song and dance, joined by professional actors for a short play, Boy of Steel, followed Jose Feliciano, Bernie Williams and Friends in concert. Tickets are $55, $90 or $100 and are on sale at ticketmaster.com or at the theater’s ticket booth at 2413 Grand Concourse, the corner of 188th Street. For more information, call (718) 220-6143.

Children ages 6 and over are best for the Magic Show on Aug. 14 at 2 p.m., while ages 4 and older are suggested for The Frog Prince, a puppet show presented by Puppets to Go, on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. at the Jerome Park Library, located at 118 Eames Place. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

The Frog Prince, a puppet show suitable for children 4 years and older, will be presented by Puppets to Go on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. The entire family can attend Classic Doo Wop with the Valentinos on July 28, and The Puerto Rican Cuatro perform Aug. 11. Both performances are at 2:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46.

The Bronx River Alliance hosts Arts in the Parks, performances and activities for children at River Park on July 26 and Aug. 2, 9 and 16 at Vidalia Park. For more information and to register, call (718) 430-4636 or visit www.bronxriver.org.

Enjoy Water Lily Concerts, classical music on the New York Botanical Garden’s Conservatory Lawn on July 26 from 6 to 8 p.m., and Caribbean Nights concerts on Aug. 2, 9, 16 and 23. Grounds admission is $6 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students with ID and $1 for children ages 2 to 12. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Adults can enjoy Summer Songbooks, a series of concerts at Wave Hill. On Aug. 5 is "Songs for a Summer Afternoon," performed by master cabaret singer and pianist Steve Ross from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Wave Hill House. Tickets are $24 and $15 for members at ext. 385. Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit wavehill.org.

People for Progress presents the 17th Annual 52 Latin Jazz Concert Series ’07, for 10 consecutive Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. beginning July 25 and continuing through Sept. 26 at the 52 Parks Miranda Theatre on Kelly Street between Avenue Saint John and Leggett Avenue. For more information, call (718) 548-0315 or (718) 893-9135.

Events

Poe Park has lots to entertain in the coming month. On July 31, Nature in the City features Billy B., the science song and dance man, and on Aug. 7, The Fun and Funny Juggling Show presents new vaudeville with Will Shaw. Both are at 10:30 a.m. On Aug. 14, there’s Cinderella Samba with puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre at 10:30 a.m. followed by a puppet-making workshop at 11:30 a.m. Go to the Grand Concourse at East Kingsbridge Road next to the bandstand. All events are free. For more information, visit www.cityparksfoundation.org.

Fun is taking Van Cortlandt Park from all sides, with various activities at each of the park playgrounds. The Slappy and Monday Clowning Show, featuring NY Goofs, is Aug. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Park’s Classic Playground, at Van Cortlandt Park South and Orloff Avenue. At the Southwest Playground, at Van Cortlandt Park South and Broadway, Cinderella Samba makes a stop on July 31 at 10:30 a.m., with the Wizard of Oz on Aug. 7, also at 10:30 a.m. At the Woodlawn Playground, at Van Cortlandt Park East and Kepler Ave., Friday, July 27 is Van Cortlandt’s turn for Nature in the City at 10:30 a.m., and on Friday, Aug. 3 at the same time, is Mime X 2, involving imagination and motion. All events are free. For more information, visit www.cityparksfoundation.org.

Barefoot Dancing, a night of free dance instruction and live music brings Pandit Charka Kathak Dance Company from northern India to Van Cortlandt Park, July 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Enter the park at Broadway and West 246th Street. Bring chairs or a blanket. For more information, call (718) 430-1890 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks.

The Bronx River Alliance extends an invitation to Paddling: Lower River Run, to explore the south Bronx via canoe on Aug. 4, Paddling: From the Border to the Mouth, a full river canoe trip on Aug. 11, and Second Sunday Cycling, a 5-mile bike tour at a gentle pace along the Bronx River Greenway. For more information and to register, call (718) 430-4636 or visit www.bronxriver.org.

The Farmers Market continues at the New York Botanical Garden’s Tulip Tree Allée Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 31. Admission only to Garden grounds is free from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and all day Wednesdays. All other times, grounds admission is $6 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students with ID and $1 for children ages 2 to 12. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Young Star Liquor Store, at 288 E. 204th St., is holding two free events to thank the community for help in reopening their store. There will be a Martini Tasting on Aug. 4 from 3 to 9 p.m., where guests can learn how to make and taste the drinks, and a Wine Tasting on Aug. 17 from 5 to 9 p.m., with professional representatives at each. For more information, call (718) 231-1653.

Exhibits

Caribbean Gardens: Journey to Paradise, celebrating Caribbean flowers and culture, will run through Sept. 16 at the New York Botanical Garden’s Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The new buds are accompanied by the Paradise in Print exhibition in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library through Aug. 19. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Learning

Wave Hill has a little something for everyone:

First, there are the all-inclusive family art projects. Fashion sticks, string, leaves and bark into a tiny dwelling at A Tiny City on July 28 and 29; make a mixed-media sculptural flower at Playful Petals on Aug. 4 and 5; go on an insect discovery walk at Buggin’ Out on Aug. 11 and 12; use water with paint, crayons and collage to create liquid landscapes to take home at Water, Water Everywhere on Aug. 18 and 19. All are in Wave Hill’s Kerlin Learning Center from 1 to 4 p.m.

Families join musicians from all over the world at Interactive World Music for Children in Wave Hill’s gardens rain or shine from 11 a.m. to noon on the following dates: Shakuhachi and Koto introduce the sounds of medieval Japan on Aug. 1; Clarinet and Bassoon highlights reed instruments on Aug. 8; and Erhu and Pipa features music from China on Aug. 15.

Wave Hill is at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in Riverdale. For more information, call (718) 549-3200 or visit wavehill.org.

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:

There are films for children ages 3 to 12 at 2 p.m. on Aug. 1, 8, 15 and 22.

Ages 7 to 12 can attend several crafts workshops. There’s Jewelry Making on July 26, Bug Magnet Making on Aug. 2, Plate Playmate Making on Aug. 9, Sparkling Spiral Making on Aug. 16 and Butterfly Book Making on Aug. 23. All are at 3 p.m. and require pre-registration.

Also for children are Dandelion, a program about cavemen and a variety of animals before trees or flowers, on July 28 at 3 p.m.; Family Time – Craft & Story Time for ages 3 to 5 with parent or caregiver on Aug. 4 at 11 a.m.; and Sherlock Holmes Takes the Case, where kids can help solve a mystery, on Aug. 6 at 3 p.m.

For adults, there are two days of Author at the Library. First, Steven Torres, author of the Puerto Rican Precinct series, reads from his new work on Aug. 4 at 2:30 p.m. Then, on Aug. 18 at 2 p.m., Gammy Singer, author of The Landlord series, reads from her latest book. Also for adults, The 2007 Bronx N-Spired Film Festival, presenting films by Bronx videographers to bring awareness, renewal and transformation, comes to the Center both on Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 4 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.

Children ages 4 and over can join Summer Crafts on July 26 and Aug. 9 at 3 p.m. (pre-registration is required). Also, there’s Toddler Time, featuring picture book stories and songs, for ages 18 to 36 months with a parent or caregiver, on Aug. 2 and 16 at 10:30 a.m., all at the Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Norwood News will be on hiatus after this issue. Our next edition will be issued on Aug. 23. We wish all our readers a happy and healthy summer.

NOTE: Items for consideration should be received in our office by Aug. 13 for the next publication date of Aug. 23.