SummerStage has been entertaining Bronxites all summer with concerts in Soundview Park. A couple of weeks back they hosted GrandWizzard Theodore, & Uptown Vinyl Supreme w/ DJ Perly, The B.O.O.M. (Bronx Organic Orchestra Melinated), and the Boogie Down All-Stars. Check out some photos from the show below:
Photograph by Sean Jamar
Photograph by Sean Jamar
Photograph by Sean Jamar
If you’re interested in checking out one of SummerStage’s free concerts in the city, click here.
If you’ve been paying attention, you already know that Taste of the Bronx Pop-Up Market has been making its way across the borough each month since February offering up some of the best of what the Bronx entrepreneurs have to offer – bath/body products, jewelry, candles, apparel, food, and more.
Tomorrow, August 2nd, from 4-9 pm, the market comes to Fordham Plaza featuring over 20 Bronx-based businesses and performances from Uptown Vinyl Supreme.
In addition to the markets, Taste of the Bronx also has a quarterly subscription box with a seasonal theme containing Bronx-focused items. The selected products must meet the standards of the Taste of the Bronx Seal of Quality in order to qualify.
Visit Taste of the Bronx for more info and stop by the market on Friday to support!
I recently had the pleasure of getting to spend some time at Green Patch on Walton, a community garden on Morris Ave. and 176th St. Aside from my years volunteering and picking up my share at Bainbridge Community Garden, I must admit I don’t know as much about the Bronx’s community gardens as I’d like. (Hint: There’s a lot of hard work involved!) Visiting Green Patch on Walton gave a glimpse into how important these neighborhood gems are to our communities.
For starters, they’re run by members of the community aka people you know aka people that have a vested interest in how to make our neighborhoods a better place. Secondly, it gives us an ownership and autonomy concerning healthy food choices. We already know about how many of our communities are food deserts with limited options to quality produce.Community gardens give us the opportunity to take matters in our own hands, while connecting with like-minded neighbors. Plus, the garden is actually available for private rentals, making it a perfect locale for parties, showers, and barbecues. Oh, and they have a Little Free Library! It’s adorable and honestly, is there a better way to spend your day than sitting and reading in the garden?
They’re having a Youth Day event on July 20th at noon with music, food, games, and crafts. See flier below. If you’re interested in getting involved or renting the garden, call (929) 406-1430.
THE BELOW EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER.
The Metropolitan Opera, in association with the City Parks Foundation, presents their Summer Recital Series in 2019, bringing six free performances to all five boroughs in June . Now in its 11th year, the Summer Recital Series gives New Yorkers in all 5 boroughs a chance to experience the beauty of opera in a peaceful outdoor setting all for free.
This Saturday, June 15 at 4 pm, the series returns to the Bronx with a performance in Williamsbridge Oval Park. Metropolitan Opera stars Leah Hawkin, Mario Bahg, Joseph Lim and pianist Dimitri Dover will perform an early evening of arias and duets from some of opera’s most beloved works. For more info, click here.
I attended last year and it was an amazing performance! Definitely make sure you stop by if you can!
Grandparents Around the World presents a free performance of Shakespeare’s drama King Lear featuring James Earl Jones, Julianna Francis Kelly, Andrea Patterson, Obi Abili, and Linda Powell as well as a town hall to address “challenges of aging, isolation, dementia, elder abuse and caring for seniors.”
The performance will take place this Thursday, June 13 from 10 am – 12 pm at the Bronx Museum of the Arts with the intention of “engag[ing] diverse audiences in discussions about aging, dementia and elder care designed to confront social issues by drawing out raw and personal reactions to themes highlighted in the play and complex family dynamics.”
For more information on this and Theater of War’s other projects, click here.
