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Welcome to The Bronx, one of New York City's "must see" communities. It's a place of world-famous
attractions, diverse artistic expresssion, miles of parks, and over 60 landmarks and historic
districts. It's where people like Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain lived – and break dancing
and salsa music were born.
Parkchester: City Within a City at Bronx County Historical Society
Monday, Mar 01, 2010 through Sunday, Jan 02, 2011
Bronx Historical Society 3309 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
March 2010 marked the 70th anniversary since the start of tenant occupation of Parkchester. The exhibit examines the history of this massive community, planned and developed by the Metropolitan Insurance Company, and heralded at the 1939 New York World's Fair as the wave of the future.
For more information please call 718.881.8900 or log onto www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org
Parkchester: City Within a City
Thursday, Apr 29, 2010 through Sunday, Oct 03, 2010
The Bronx County Historical Society 3309 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
Join us to welcome a new exhibition at The Society’s Museum of Bronx History on Thursday April 29th.
March 2010 marks the 70th anniversary since the start of tenant occupation of Parkchester. This massive community, planned and developed by the Metropolitan Insurance Company, was heralded at the 1939 New York World’s Fair as the wave of the future.
The exhibition runs through October 3rd.
To RSVP please call : (718) 881-8900.
The opening reception will be held on:
Thursday April 29th from 4:30-7pm at the Valentine-Varian House (3266 Bainbridge Avenue and East 208th Street, Bronx, NY)
Lobby for the time Being at the Bronx Museum
Thursday, May 27, 2010 through Sunday, Jan 02, 2011
Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Expanding on his playful, ongoing exploration of architecture, Bronx-born conceptual artistVito Acconci teamed up with architects and media artists to radically transform the Bronx Museum North Wing Lobby.
Location: Bronx Museum of the Arts
Address: 1040 Grand Concourse
Fee: $5.00 Adults; $3.00 students/seniors; free for members /children, free on Fridays.
For more information please call 718.617.6800 or log onto www.bronxmuseum.org
Urban Archives:Happy Together at The Bronx Museum
Tuesday, Jun 01, 2010 through Sunday, Jan 02, 2011
Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Featuring artworks by Asian and Asian American artists; on view are archives related to artists Martin Wong and Tseng Kwong Chi, the collective Godzilla, and architect and former Bronx resident Nancy Sun.
Location: Bronx Museum of the Arts
Address: 1040 Grand Concourse
Fee: $5.00-adults; $3.00 students/seniors; free for members/children, free on Fridays.
For more information please call 718.681.6000 or log onto www.bronxmuseum.org
The Edible Garden
Saturday, Jun 19, 2010 through Sunday, Oct 17, 2010
The New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458
Throughout the summer and into autumn, The Edible Garden, celebrates growing and preparing great food. Set throughout the Botanical Garden's spectacular 250-acre landscape, The Edible Garden will feature numerous vegetable gardens and multiple displays, demonstrations from food and gardening experts, celebrity appearances during four festival weekends, and exciting programs that demonstrate the bounty, economy, and nutritional value of edible plants. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Gardening program.
For more information please visit www.nybg.org
Remediate/Re-Vision-Public Artists Engaging the Environment
Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 through Sunday, Nov 28, 2010
Wave Hill West 249th Street at Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471
Remediate/Re-Vision showcases artists' projects in public parks, water treatment facilities, waterfronts and city roofs, raising awareness about issues concerning watershed fragility, industrial and natural history, personal responsibility and ecological balance. Artists acting as instigators, collaborators, activists and designers include: Lillian Ball, Jackie Brookner, Mags Harries and Lajos Heder, Natalie Jeremijenko,Patricia Johanson, Lorna Jordan, Matthew Mazzotta, Eve Mosher, Buster Simpson, Susan Leibovitz Steinman, Suzanne Lacy and Yutaka Kobayashi, George Trakas, Mierle Laderman Ukeles.
Location: Wave Hill
Address: 675 West 252nd Street Bronx, NY 10471
Time: Gallery Hours-Tuesdays thru Sundays 10:00am-4:30pm
For more information please call 718.549.3200 or log onto www.wavehill.org
Dig, Plant, Grow! Pickle Me! at The New York Botanical Garden
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010 through Friday, Sep 03, 2010
New York Botanical Garden 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY
Parade through the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden to learn about plants, familiar and unfamiliar, that can be pickled. Learn what it takes to pickle a plant and make your very own batch of pickles to savor back home.
Location: The New York Botanical Garden
Address: 200th Street and Kazimiroff Blvd.
Time: 1:30pm-5:30pm
Fee: All Garden Pass-$20.00
For more information please call (718) 817-8700 or log onto nybg.org
Urban Regeneration
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 through Monday, Sep 06, 2010
Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Created by Linda Cunningham and strewn across the Bronx Museum terrace, steel and bronze elements originated as cast-off industrial and military scrap form unpredictable plant-like images situated in a stone garden.
Location: Bronx Museum of the Arts
Address: 1040 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY
Admission: Adults-$5.00, students/seniors-$3.00, free for members/children, free on Fridays.
For more information call 718.681.6000 or log onto bronxmuseum.org
Art Department Faculty Exhibition at Lehman College Art Gallery
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 through Thursday, Sep 30, 2010
Lehman College Art Gallery 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468
They teach art, but while helping to mold the future artists of the world, the faculty at Lehman College also creates magnificent works of their own, on view to the public throughout the month and during a special reception on Tuesday Sept. 21,from 4pm-6pm.
Location: Lehman College Art Gallery
Address: 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY
Admission: Free
For more information please call 718.960.8731 or log onto lehman.cuny.edu
Parkchester: City Within a City at Bronx County Historical Society
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 through Sunday, Oct 03, 2010
Bronx Historical Society 3309 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
March 2010 marked the 70th Anniversary of the start of tenant occupation at Parkchester. The exhibit examines the history of this massive community, heralded at the 1939 New york World's Fair as the wave of the future.
Location: Bronx County Historical Society
Address: 3309 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx,NY
Admission: Donations Accepted
For more information please call 718.881.8900 or log onto bronxhistoricalsociety .org