Onstage

The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, hosts a Doo Wop Concert by The Wrenditions, Aug. 29 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46 or visit www.nypl.org.

52 People for Progress will host two free programs: Its 19th annual 52 Latin Jazz Concert Series ’09, Wednesdays through Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m.; and its 1st annual 52 Tias Theatre Series ’09, Aug. 29 and Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m.; both at 52 Park/The Miranda Theatre on Kelly Street between Avenue St. John and Leggett Avenue. For more information, call (718) 548-0315, (646) 250-8785, or (917) 742-9145.

Bronx-born drag king Elizabeth Marrero will appear in DAKA Bocona From the Boogie Down Bronx, Aug. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. at La Tea Theatre, 107 Suffolk St. in the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center (between Delancey and Rivington streets), in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the box office, online at www.smarttix.com, or by calling (212) 868-4444.

Events

The loveable, family-friendly Pixar film, “Wall-E,” will be screened for free at Movie Night on Mosholu, courtesy of Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera and Community Board 7. This event will take place on Friday, Aug. 28 at 7:45 p.m. on the Mosholu Parkway Lawn at the intersection of Bainbridge Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway South. Everyone is invited. For more information, call Rivera’s office at (718) 409-0109.

Wave Hill offers a family art project: Fishy Fun, to focus on fish, especially the goldfish in WH’s Aquatic Garden, then use colorful paper bags to make 3-D fish that can swim through the air, Aug. 29 and 30; 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.

The Edible Garden, taking place at the New York Botanical Garden through Sept. 13, features edible plants, teaches vegetable growing and offers celebrity food presentations by Emeril Lagasse (scheduled to appear on Sept. 12), and others. There will be children’s activities throughout the summer in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden and the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. Farmers Market will run on Wednesdays and Saturdays through Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gardens ‘Round the World, in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, features Caribbean Garden, a pinwheel-shaped plot garden featuring Caribbean crops; and children will create carnival masks, Aug. 27 and 28 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. and Aug. 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information and a detailed schedule, call (718) 817-8700 or visit nybg.org.

Exhibits

The Bronx River Art Center, located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents an exhibition, Black Gold, through Sept. 12. The exhibit features painting, sculpture, and installation. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, presents an exhibition series commemorating the Grand Concourse’s centennial, featuring The Grand Concourse Commissions, through Jan. 4. 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.

The New York Botanical Garden presents an exhibit, Resplendent Roses, a celebration of America’s national flower, which runs through the first frost. For more information, call (718) 817-8700.

Learning

The Bronx Library Center has events for all ages:
For children and preschoolers, there is Preschool Story Time, Aug. 29 at 11 a.m.; films, Sept. 2 and 9 at 4 p.m.; and Preschool Romp, Sept. 3 and 10 at 11 a.m.
Also, for school-aged children, there is Make a Wacky Plate Creature, Sept. 3 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.

The Mosholu Library, located at 285 E. 205th St., presents Crafternoons, Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, presents a film, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m.; and Arts and Crafts, Sept. 8 at 4 p.m.; both for school aged children. For more information, call (718) 549-5200.

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