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Bronx Week Parade
The public is invited to join the free Bronx Week Parade on Sunday, May 19 which closes out a week of borough activities and events. Marchers stroll along Mosholu Parkway from Hull Avenue starting at 11:30 a.m. to Van Cortlandt Avenue. Invited are celebrities, marching bands, community organizations, schools, sports teams and civic groups. The parade is followed by a Food & Arts Festival offering food for purchase, hand-crafted and specialty items, free health screenings and health insurance information. For more information on the week’s events, visit www.ilovethebronx.com.

Onstage
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents free, Rumpelstiltskin, musical presented by the Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre and Dance, May 11 at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information and to reserve, call (718) 960-7796.

Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Andy Montanez and Victoria Sanabria, May 11 (tickets: $65 to $85; $100/VIP; VIP tickets include best seats and preconcert wine and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. in the Havana Café); and Hip Hop Fever, May 18 (tickets: $45 to $60); both at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

Events
Join the Bronx River Flotilla on May 18 (rain date June 1). For more information regarding time and to paddle at this fundraising event, call (718) 430-4602.

Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez holds open house for her new office at 2018 Williamsbridge Rd., May 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For more information and for required RSVP, call (718) 409-0109.

The 52nd Precinct Community Council holds brunch on May 24 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Monroe College, 2501 Jerome Ave. Tickets are $15. For more information, call Community Affairs at (718) 220-5824.

Community Board 7 holds brunch for veterans at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., May 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call (718) 933-5650.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Restore and Re-story the Land, to tell your plant story, learn about land restoration, and create a story mobile of your favorite nature spot using natural materials and paper cut-outs, May 11 and 12; and BioBlitz Myths & Imaginary Species for Biodiversity Day, to find make-believe animals and plants that may just exist and create your own species using upcycled electronic parts and other recycled materials, May 18 and 19; both in the WH House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grounds admission is free until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200. 

Exhibits
The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., presents exhibition, The Bronx Goes to the Movies, through Oct. 6. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC), 1087 E. Tremont Ave., presents River Rising, through June 30, featuring an exposition of science, art and technology, located in Starlight Park. For more information, call (718) 589-5819.

The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the Bronx Latino, ongoing. Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 881-8900.

Library Events
Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for children: Art Thursdays at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), arts & crafts, May 9, 16 and 23; film: (ages to 12 years), May 14 at 4 p.m.; BLC Green Team; (ages 5 to 12), to work on indoor greenhouse garden growing vegetables and flowers, May 15 at 4 p.m.; and STEM Explorers: (ages 5 to 12 years), for hands-on science experiment, May 17 at 4 p.m. Adults can attend: Computer Basics: May 14 at 2 p.m.; and film: “Marty,” May 18 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for children: Crafty Fridays: (ages 5 to 12), crafts, May 17 at 3 p.m.; Toddler Storytime: (ages 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and crafts, May 16, 20 and 23 at 11 a.m.; and STEM: Kids Science: (ages 5 to 12), Air/Gravity, May 14 and 21 at 3 p.m. Adults can enjoy: film: “Aquaman,” May 18 at 1:30 p.m.; and Knitting Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road, offers for children: film: (ages 5 to 12), May 18 at 2 p.m. Adults can attend: Computer Basics at noon: May 16 and 23. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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