While summer, and its gatherings in the out of doors, is winding down, Williamsbridge Oval Park won’t let it go without a fight. The Oval hosts a Community Festival, featuring live music from Ibrahim Gonzalez and a new local group, the Shameless Manipulators; children’s activities, free food and drink, voter registration and information about community issues Saturday, Aug. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. There’s a rain date the following day, but either way, the festivities will be presented by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, which can be reached for more information at (646) 642-6313. The Oval’s main entrance is located at Bainbridge Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue East.
Rhythm of the Nights
Women in Steel, an all-female steel drum orchestra and female development organization based in Brooklyn, will be performing Aug. 23 as part of the Carribean Nights series at the Botanical Garden. See Onstage.
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