B R O N X W E E K 2 0 1 9 C A L A N D E R O F E V E N T S - M A Y 1 0 T O 1 9
Bronx Week features an invitation only Veterans Appreciation Breakfast. File Photo
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, M BTR AY 10-16, 2019 55
bridge Terrace to celebrate the culture
of the community. The family-friendly
event will feature gardening activities,
face painting, games, and special
live performances. There will also be
a comic book workshop led by legendary
Hip-Hop artist Darryl ‘DMC’ Mc-
Daniels. Attendees will have a chance
to participate in a raffl e with great
prizes, enjoy fl avorful BBQ, and learn
more about KHCC’s programs.
Kingsbridge Heights Community
Center,
3101 Kingsbridge Terrace
Flotilla Celebration at Hunts
Point Riverside Park
Noon to 3 p.m. - Free
Bronx River Alliance
Greet paddlers and enjoy free performance
and activities at Hunts Point
Riverside Drive.
Hunts Point Riverside Park,
1409 Lafayette Avenue
Spring Uncorked
Noon to 4 pm
Enjoy the perfect pairing of springtime
beauty & local wines at the New
York Botanical Garden. Featuring
wineries from Hudson Valley, Brooklyn,
and Long Island, the spring beauty
of NYBG sets the scene for this wine
lover’s weekend. Enjoy samples, listen
to live music and learn the science behind
winemaking. Drop by the spring
preview of the NYBG Farmers Market
for freshly bakes goods and other delicious
treats.
New York Botanical Garden,
2900 Southern Boulevard.
For pricing visit nybg.org
DreamFest
Noon to 5 p.m.
DreamFest is a family-friendly
event/performance space. There will
be an array of Bronx-based serving
vendors, performances by students
and Bronx artists, interactive gaming
stations, a bounce house and more.
DreamYard, 1125 Grand Concourse
13th Annual Grandparents Ball
noon to 6 p.m.
This ‘Dress to Impress’ Red Carpet
Ball brings diverse groups from New
York City and the tri-state area together
in celebration of the diversity of
our beloved city during Bronx
Week. The Ball begins at 12 noon
with a VIP Reception and an Awards
Ceremony.
This award is given to individuals
who demonstrate a spirit of nurturing
and commitment to their family and
their community.
The Ball will also include a dinner,
live entertainment, open bar
and dancing. The entertainment
lineup will feature performers representing
the diversity of our beloved
city. Plus fashion photography of
guests and honorees on the Red Carpet.
Maestro’s Caterers, 1703 Bronxwood
Avenue
$95
6th Annual Marble Hill Annexation
Noon to 6 p.m. - Free
Join The Great and Glorious Grand
Army of the Bronx for our 6th annual
annexation of the neighborhood of
Marble Hill in the name of the Bronx.
We will be meeting at Mr. McGoo’s pub
for pre-annexation drinks and as the
spirit moves us we take the hill. All
Bronxites are welcome, all Manhattanites
are welcome to heckle us.
Mr. McGoo’s Pub, 5602 Broadway
Review, Revise & Polish: 10 Ways
To Self-Edit Your Work
12:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Free
One of the biggest differences between
a fi rst and fi nal draft of a memoir
or fi ctional piece is the center of
gravity. The center of gravity is the
point around which your memoir revolves,
the glue that holds it together,
the thing without which there would
be no memoir or fi ction. In this workshop
we will explore ten different ways
in which you can make a successful
transition from fi rst draft to fi nal draft
in order to prepare a manuscript for
consideration for publication.
Bronx Council on the Arts, NYPL
Kingsbridge
291 W. 231st Street
Boogie Down Basura
2 to 6 p.m.
Come celebrate the arrival of summer
with GreenFeen Organix, a Bronxbased
solution for organic waste. Our
mission is to rethink trash for the
Bronx and beyond. We are a women of
color led, worker-owned micro hauler,
using composting and green technology
to turn food scraps into soil
and energy for a greener and healthier
Bronx. The future is cooperative,
come be a part of history and help our
worker-owned cooperative get off the
ground.
Beer,Brewery Tour, Games, Raffl
es/Prizes, DJ, Hip
Hop Cypher, Local Art and Vendors,
and more.
Bronx Brewery, 856 East 136th
Street
RSVP @ www.greefeenorganix.
com
Bronx Living Legend Concert:
Benny Ayala
4 to 6 p.m. - Free
The BMHC BronxLiving Legends
Series which honors Bronx music legends
for their careers as performers
and educators, will honor Puerto Rican
plenero Benny Ayala, for his career
as a pioneering plenero in the
Bronx and cultivating the next generation
of plena and bomba musicians.
Performance by Kinto Zonó.
Bronx Music Heritage Center
52 Park at 681 Kelly Street
Annual Bronx Ball
6 to 10 p.m.
The most highly-anticipated event
of the year takes place at Split Rock in
Pelham Bay. Celebrities and New York
City leaders come together to honor
our hometown heroes in a black-tie extravaganza.
To purchase tickets or tables
contact Tiffany Peluso TPeluso@
boedc.org. For tickets and/or journal
advertising opportunities, go to: www.
ilovethebronx.com, call 718-590-3518
and/or email TPeluso@boedc.org
Throggs Neck Volunteer Ambulance
Corps. 40th Anniversary
Fundraising Gala
7 to 11 p.m.
Celebrating 40 years of providing
emergency medical services and
training classes to the Throggs Neck/
Country Club/Pelham Bay area with
dinner, dancing, and raffl es at the
40th Anniversary Fundraising Gala.
TNVAC will present the Women in
EMS Award, and the Lifetime Membership,
Community Supporter, and
Member Excellence Awards at this
event.
International Caterers
3243 Ampere Avenue
$75
Sunday, May 19
Induction Ceremony
11a.m. - Free
Be there as the 2019 Bronx Walk
of Fame inductees take their rightful
place on the Grand Concourse when
they, alongside Borough President Ruben
Diaz, Jr., unveil the street signs
bearing their names.
851 Grand Concourse
40th Vintage Artists Show
noon to 3 p.m..-.Free
40th Vintage Artists Gallery Reception
featuring the work of artists
60+. Come see featured work including
paintings, sculpture, photography and
for the fi rst time - digital art. Food and
music included.
RSS - Riverdale Senior Services
2600 Netherland Avenue
Annual Bronx Week Parade
Noon to 6 p.m. - Free
Bronx Pride is on display as celebrities,
marching bands, community
organizations, schools, sports teams
and civic groups march alongMosholu
Parkway, highlighting the best
of the borough as this great community
tradition celebrates its 48th anniversary.
Participants include Bronx
community businesses, political leaders,
schools and institutions. Join the
procession as Bronx Week comes to a
close.
Mosholu Parkway between Van
Cortland Avenue
East and Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx Week Grand Finale Concert
Noon to 6 p.m.
The Bronx is fl ourishing with so
much more diversity each year that
passes, and with that, an amazing array
of talent is being birthed each day
as well. We want to continue this cultural
growth by encouraging everyone
to come out and empower those that
are taking center stage, showcasing
the talents they worked so very hard
to achieve! All those that believe in
the Bronx should defi nitely come out
and enjoy what the borough has to offer!
We will have an amazing program
fi lled with our most popular groups.
Dance to the sounds of Hip Hop, R&B,
Salsa, Freestyle and so much more
Mosholu Parkway between Van
Cortlandt
Avenue East and Bainbridge Avenue
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