Below is a draft of the events that are happening during Bronx Week 2013 which runs from Thursday May 9th through Saturday May 19th ending with the 42nd annual Bronx Week Parade, Food, and Music, Festival that takes place on Mosholu Parkway. Many are free events, but there are some that are not with the costs listed. There are also a few events that are by invite only. Look for the details at the end of each event in red.
Centenarian Celebration
Thursday, May 9
Centenarian Celebration
11AM - 3PM
Learn
the secrets of long life from those who have lived to see an entire
century. Join Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. as he commemorates
the lives of those senior Bronxites who have turned, or will turn 100
years old this year.
BY INVITATION ONLY
Friday, May 10th
Bank on the Bronx: 15th Annual
Bronx Bankers’ Breakfast
8AM - 11AM
Over
400 leaders in the fields of banking, business, real estate and tech
come together to attend the Business Initiative Corporation (BIC), the
largest event of its kind. The theme this year is “The New Bronx,” which
underscores the unprecedented number of economic development projects
that are currently under construction in the Bronx. Simultaneously, BIC
and local banks are providing the capital needed to expand or start
additional business in the Bronx.
Villa Barone Manor - 737 Throggs Neck
Expressway. RSVP required.
Tel: 718-590-4588
or email DCarmona@boedc.org
$50 IN ADVANCE $60 AT THE DOOR
Saturday, May 11
3rd Agricultural Tour of the Bronx
9AM – 3PM
Trolley
Tour: Eco Travelers & Foodies celebrate healthy fresh food, its
history and cultural significance. The tour will include a discussion
program covering overall mission, food justice, school food and other
related topics.
Pick up at NY Visitors & Convention Bureau,
810 Seventh Avenue @52nd Street
FREE
6th Annual GetGreen
South Bronx Earth Day Fest
12PM – 4PM
The
GetGreen Festival focuses on educating the South Bronx community,
especially its youth, on how to be good environmental citizens. Engage
in the numerous environmental activities and earn tokens, which can be
turned in for prizes!
St. Mary’s Park: enter park at
147th Street & St. Ann’s Avenue
Tel: 212-788-7964
www.facebook.comgetgreensouthbronxearthfest
FREE
3rd Annual Bronx Film Festival
12PM - 6PM
Don’t
miss the 3rd Annual Bronx Week Film Festival featuring films made in
the Bronx or by Bronx film makers. Produced by Olympia Film Productions
in association with the Office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz
Jr., The Bronx Tourism Council and BOEDC. Free screenings will begin on
Saturday with a ribbon-cutting and will culminate with a Wrap Party on
May 13th. See full schedule
at www.bronxweekfilmfestival.com
Billy’s Bar and Grill. 58 East 161st Street.
Tel: 718-580-8310
www.bronxweekfilmfestival.com
FREE
Youth & Family Day
1:00PM - 6:00PM
Celebrate
the Boogie Down Bronx at this family-friendly event, featuring
interactive activities to inspire creativity in youth through the power
of music. This special event honorship hop culture, including art,
dance, rap, DJ mixing and fashion in the place where it all began. There
will be face painting, dancing and kid-oriented entertainment.
Gauchos Gym, 478 Gerard Ave.
FREE
Monday, May 13
Green Roofs Tour
9:00AM - 2PM
The
Bronx is both home to the first green roof on a city-owned building and
a leader in bringing this green technology to commercial and nonprofit
buildings across the borough. The 10,000 sq.ft. roof atop the Bronx
County Building is the first stop on this narrated tour of five roofs
across the Bronx, many funded in part by the Bronx Initiative for Energy
& the Environment, a program of the Bronx Overall Economic
Development
Corporation. Lunch is included. Space islimited. First come, first served. RSVP to
kshackford@BOEDC.org
Bronx County Building
851 Grand Concourse, Room 123
Tel: 718-590-3498
kshackford@boedc.org
FREE
Bronx Veterans’ Appreciation
Day Breakfast
10AM - 12PM
Borough
President Ruben Diaz Jr. and his Bronx Veterans Advisory Council pay
tribute to our borough’s veterans at this wonderful breakfast. All past
and current service men and women are invited to attend this special
salute, honoring their service to the United States of America. A
special commemoration will also be made to honor the 50th Anniversary of
the Vietnam War and those Bronxites who served.
BY INVITATION ONLY
Tuesday, May 14
Business Day Breakfast
8AM - 11AM
Financial
editor at NBC’s Today Show, Jean Chatzky, will present “Your Money,
Your Business and Your Life” to an audience of Bronx business
professionals.
Event info contact:
Angie Teran 718-590-5623
BY INVITATION ONLY
Wednesday, May 15
Arts & Culture Day Trolley Tours
9:30AM - 12:30PM or 1:30PM - 4:30PM
All
aboard the Bronx trolley for a tour of New York City’s only mainland
borough led by Bronx Historian Professor Lloyd Ultan and co-hosted by
The Bronx Tourism Council. Space is limited. RSVP required by calling
718.590.3047.
In front of the Bronx County Building,
851 Grand Concourse @ E. 161st Street
Tel: 718-590-3047
FREE
Thursday, May 16
Senior Day
10:30AM - 3PM
This
event promotes socialization, stimulates conversation, strengthens
friendship, and encourages humor among our senior population.
William Hodson Senior Center
1320 Webster Ave.
Tel: 718-538-1515
FREE
Friday, May 17
Bronx Health Link Annual
Bronx Week Health Fair
11AM - 3PM
The
Bronx Health Link hosts the Annual Bronx Week Health Fair, with over 75
health care exhibitors providing information on resources across the
borough and conducting a variety of medical screenings. Bronx Health
Link connects Bronxites to health that matters!
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community
College, 450 Grand Concourse near
149th Street
FREE
Saturday, May 18
Annual Bronx Ball
6PM - 10:00PM
Join
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. for this memorable gala as the
borough pays tribute to many of its most notable Bronxites. This popular
black-tie awards ceremony is not to be missed, as business, arts, and
civic leaders from The Bronx come together to celebrate the induction of
our hometown greats into The Bronx Walk of Fame. This event is a
fundraiser for the Bronx Tourism Council, a program of the Bronx Overall
Economic Development Corporation. For ticket and advertising
information contact 718-590-2502.
Sunday, May 19
Annual Bronx Volunteer
Recognition Day
9:30AM – 11AM
Borough
President Ruben Diaz Jr. salutes the executive members of our borough’s
12 community police precinct councils. These volunteers work tirelessly
to help keep our streets safer by working with the members of the New
York City Police Department to report crime and promote crime prevention
strategies in their respective neighborhoods.
BY INVITATION ONLY
Bronx Walk of Fame -
2013 Induction Ceremony
11AM
Be
there as the 2013 Bronx Walk of Fame inductees take their rightful
place on the Grand Concourse when Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
unveils street signs bearing their names. On the steps of the Bronx
County Building,
Grand Concourse @ East 161 St.
FREE
Bronx Grand Finale Concert
12PM - 6PM
Bronx
cultural diversity takes Center stage at the annual Bronx Week Concert.
Come out and enjoy some of our very own acts from within our
neighborhoods along with the Bronx’s most popular groups and dance to
the sounds of hip hop, R&B, salsa, bachata, bomba y plena and much
more. Mosholu Parkway @ Bainbridge Ave.
FREE
Bronx Food & Arts Festival
12PM - 6PM
After
the parade, residents can enjoy the Bronx Week Food, Arts & Music
Festival, which features popular resturants, arts & crafts, games
and activities for kids, and giveaways for all. Also, the Bronx Health
Pavilion will offer free health screenings and information on services,
health insurance; and the stage will offer live music all day,
showcasing the great cultural diversity of the Bronx.
Mosholu Parkway @ Bainbridge Ave.
FREE
Annual Bronx Week Parade
12PM - 6PM
Bronx
Pride is on display as marching bands, community groups, schools,
sports teams and civic groups march along Mosholu Parkway highlighting
the best of the borough as this great community tradition celebrates its
42nd anniversary.
Reviewing stand, Mosholu Parkway
East at Van Cortlandt Ave.
FREE
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