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Events in the Bronx
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Jun 11
Songs and Lore of the Jewish People The Yiddish
tradition continues as Maryanna Cassells performs folk and
popular songs, sayings, and street cries.
Spuyten Duyvil
Branch Library
Jun 12
Workshop: "Button-Making" For young people ages 12 to
18.
Woodlawn
Heights Branch
Library
Jun 12
Workshop: "Make Lanyards" Young people ages 12 to 18
can be the first on their block to own a lanyard.
Eastchester
Branch Library
Jun 13
"Preschool Stories from Silly to Slightly Scary" As told
by Getchie Argetsinger for kids ages 3 1/2 and older.
Grand
Concourse
Branch Library
Ends Jun 13
Bridge Works by five contemporary Japanese artists:
Takashi Ikezawa, Jun Kinoshita, Kazunori Kitazawa, Koichiro
Tokumochi and Ayomi Yoshida.
Bronx River Art
Center and
Gallery
Jun 13
Circus Amok Circus Amok does a blitz tour of New York,
bringing you circus craziness for free at community gardens,
vacant lots, and parks throughout the city.
Bathgate
Success Garden.
Jun 13
Folk Tales from Around the World As told by John
Colligan to kids ages 7 and older.
Eastchester
Branch Library
Jun 13
Sheila Samton Reads to Children The children's book
author and illustrator ("Jenny's Journey," "Frogs in Clogs")
will read from her work to kids ages 4 to 7.
Spuyten Duyvil
Branch Library
Jun 13
Verbal Ingredients Host Keith Roach welcomes featured
poets Lois Griffith, Fareed Abdallah, Gary Johnston, Suhier,
and Ken McManus. Steve Sapp hosts an open-mike segment
before and after the readings.
Edge Theatre at
the Point, 940
Garrison
Avenue (corner
of Manida)
Jun 13
Workshop: "Fabric Picture Frames" For young people
ages 12-18.
Allerton Branch
Library
Jun 13
Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians If the rumors are true,
and Greg Swindell is on the verge of becoming an Indian, the
rest of the American League is going to get scalped.
Yankee Stadium
Jun 14
Environmental Crafts A workshop for kids ages 7 to 12,
presented by sculptor John Gruber.
Pelham Bay
Branch Library
Jun 14
Poetry on the Hill Host Dominic Lee welcomes poet Iowan
Trivial and presides over an open-mike segment.
Norwood Pub
Jun 14
The Pelham Bay Branch 20th Anniversary Celebration A
celebration of Pelham Bay Branch's two decades of public
service. This afternoon features a workshop about ecological
crafts for children ages 7 and older led by John Gruber.
Pelham Bay
Branch Library
Jun 14
Turandot The 30th annual Met in the Parks series travels to
the Bronx with this production of Puccini. Ruth Falcon sings
the title role and Nello Santi conducts.
Pellham Bay
Park
Jun 14
Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians Derek Jeter and Mariano
Duncan have to watch out for Albert Belle's swinging
forearm.
Yankee Stadium
Jun 15
Artists' Town Meeting Bronx artists discuss issues that they
have faced over the past year.
Bronx Museum
Jun 15
Bronx Day A day of nature activities, music--including the
calypso music of the Sunshine Band and the multicultural
music of the K Company--refreshments, and more.
NY Botanical
Garden
Jun 15
Circus Amok Circus Amok does a blitz tour of New York,
bringing you circus craziness for free at community gardens,
vacant lots, and parks throughout the city.
Padre Plaza
Jun 15
Corduroy Bear Hear stories about Corduroy's travails, meet
the cub in green overalls, and have a book "pawtographed."
Paperbacks Plus
Jun 15
Don Witter, Jr. A recital with the classical guitarist.
Melrose Branch
Library
Jun 15
Film: "Jazzmen" A screening of the Russian comedy (with
English subtitles) which tells the story of a jazz band fighting
oppression in the 1920s.
Baychester
Branch Library
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Jun 15
Film: "The Pit and the Pendulum" Edgar Allan Poe meets
Vincent Price in this spooky tale-cum-campy movie.
Co-starring John Kerr, Barbara Steele, and Luana Anders.
Parkchester
Branch Library
Jun 15
Latino Poetry This "Poetry in the Branches" event features
Sandra Maria Esteves and Edwin Torres.
Allerton Branch
Library
Jun 15
Music by Elizabeth Wolden The Gramercy Ensemble
presents a performance by the pianist.
Pelham Bay
Branch Library
Jun 15
Poetry in the Branches: Sandra Maria Esteves and Edwin
Torres A poetry reading by Esteves ("Bluestown
Mockingbird Mambo") and Torres ("I Hear Things Poeple
Haven't Really Said").
Allerton Branch
Library
Jun 15
Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians Albert Belle brings his
reputation and rap sheet with him to Yankee Stadium, where
the league hopes he can make it through a whole series
without breaking someone's nose or throwing a ball at a
reporter.
Yankee Stadium
Jun 16
Corduroy Bear Hear stories about Corduroy's travails, meet
the cub in green overalls, and have a book "pawtographed."
Paperbacks Plus
Jun 16
Goldman Memorial Band The band opens its 79th
season of free outdoor concerts with a program of favorites
by Sousa, Grainger, band founder Edwin Franko Goldman,
and others.
NY Botanical
Garden
Jun 15 - Jun 16
Patterns for Pop Make a custom Father's Day gift using the
shapes and colors of the gardens and woods.
Wave Hill
Jun 16
Raulin Rosendo
Side Street
Ends Jun 16
St. Anthony Feast Eat your dinner in the saint's honor for
ten days straight in the Bronx.
E. 187th Street,
the Bronx.
Jun 16
Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians Spend Fathers Day at the
Stadium.
Yankee Stadium
Jun 17
Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins
Yankee Stadium
Jun 18
Exoterica Poetry Series A reading.
An Beal Bocht
Cafe
Jun 18
Family Film Program: "The Pirates of Penzance" A
screening of the travails of this swinging swachbucklers.
Castle Hill
Branch Library
Jun 18
Film: "Show Boat" Dive into Old Man River with the
screen version of Jerome Kern's operetta.
Eastchester
Branch Library
Jun 18
Workshop: "Button-Making" For young people ages 12 to
18.
Riverdale
Branch Library
Jun 18
Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins
Yankee Stadium
Ends Jun 23
Amidst the Silence: Enrique Martinez Celaya and Alberto
Rey Recent paintings exploring memory, loss, and longing.
Bronx Museum
Ends Jun 23
Bronx Spaces Four Bronx art spaces--Bronx River Art Center,
En Foco, Lehman College Art Gallery, and the Longwood Arts
Project--display works by artists who have been an important
part of their cultural offerings.
Bronx Museum
Ends Jun 23
Women of Hope: African-Americans and Latinas Who Made
a Difference An exhibition of posters produced by Bread
and Roses, the cultural arm of the National Health and Human
Service Employees Union of New York City.
Bronx Museum
Ends Jun 29
Catching the Spirit: Children's Art An exhibition of works
by young students in the gallery's educational programs.
Lehman College
Art Gallery
Ends Jun 29
Danny Tisdale: An Artist for a Change A collaborative
project.
Longwood Arts
Gallery
Ends Jun 29
Harris Wiltsher II: As Time Goes By Linocuts and
silkscreens reflecting the black experience.
Longwood Arts
Gallery
Ends Jun 29
Outside-In: Perceptions of the Found Object Works by
Chakaia Booker, Bing Hu, Mike Fitzpatrick and Luis DeJesus.
Longwood Arts
Gallery
Ends Jun 30
James Cessna, Vincent Cianni, Cynthia Riggs: Photography
Recent works.
Focal Point
Gallery
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Ends Jun 30
Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket
Lincoln Hospital
Ends Jul 25
The Power of Prints: New Format The Bronx Printmakers, a
group of ten artists, throw a "print salon" complete with a
life-sized printed house by Hilary S. Lorenz and mobiles with
spiritual themes by Moses Ros.
Hostos Art
Gallery
Ends Sep 08
Margaretta M. Mitchell/Susan Kelz Sperling Photographs
of parks, gardens, and flowers.
Wave Hill
Ends Sep 30
Butterfly Zone See one of the most spectacular displays of
North American butterflies ever in the US.
Bronx Zoo
Every Mon
"News Views" from the News Room Poetry readings
hosted by Harry "Happy Feet" Lictenstein.
News Room
Every Wed
Film Program For kids 3-8.
Jerome Park
Branch Library
Every Wed
Film Program For kids 6-12.
Baychester
Branch Library
Every Fri
Film Program For kids ages 6 to 12.
Clason's Point
Branch Library
Every Sat
Film Program For kids 4-10.
Fordham Library
Center
Every Fri
Film Program A screening of movies for kids ages 7 to 12.
Castle Hill
Branch Library
Open
Garden Design Showcase Starting with avid plant people
swapping tools and tips and culminating in Mother's Day
weekend festivities, the New York Botanical Garden is
celebrating the lenghthening days with special events, music,
and flowers.
NY Botanical
Garden
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-7.
Kingsbridge
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 6-12.
Sedgwick
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 5-7.
Soundview
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 3-8.
Throg's Neck
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 6-12.
Wakefield
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 5-8.
Westchester
Square Branch
Library
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-8.
Fordham Library
Center
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-12.
Mosholu Branch
Library
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids 3-6.
Riverdale
Branch Library
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-8.
Woodstock
Branch Library
Every Thu
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-8.
Riverdale
Branch Library
Every Thu
Picture Book Hour For kids age 4 and up.
Edenwald
Branch Library
Every Fri
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-12.
Van Nest Branch
Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 3-8.
Melrose Branch
Library
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids 6-12.
Parkchester
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-10.
Hunt's Point
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-8.
Baychester
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids 5-10.
Castle Hill
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For school-aged kids.
Clason's Point
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids 3 to 7.
Eastchester
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids ages 3 to 7.
Francis Martin
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids ages 6 to 12.
High Bridge
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids 5-12.
Jerome Park
Branch Library
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-8.
Woodlawn
Heights Branch
Library
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids.
Allerton Branch
Library
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-8.
Belmont
Regional Branch
Library
Every Wed
Picture Book Hour For kids 2-5.
Mosholu Branch
Library
Every Thu
Picture Book Hour For kids 3-5.
Fordham Library
Center
Every Mon
Picture Book Hour For kids 3-8.
Grand
Concourse
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 5-12.
Mott Haven
Branch Library
Every Tue
Picture Book Hour For kids 4-8.
Tremont Branch
Library
This list was taken from: Metrobeat
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