Invitation from

Dear Friends:

It is a pleasure to invite you to participate in our 34th annual Bronx Week celebration, taking place from Saturday, June 19 to Saturday, June 26.

The entire month of June 2004 will be Back To The Bronx Month, and schools and neighborhoods across the borough will welcome back alumni and friends. The celebration will peak during Bronx Week, when famous sons and daughters of the borough will themselves return home for induction to the Bronx Walk of Fame.

Throughout Bronx Week, events will celebrate the people, places and businesses of the Bronx. Among the themes are Health & Environmental Awareness Day, Community Awareness Day, Arts & Culture Day, Youth Day, and The Bronx At Work Day, when we’ll heighten awareness of my new initiative to help Bronxites more easily access job opportunities.

Bronx Week is the ideal time to remind all New Yorkers that The Bronx is a great place to live, work and play. Complete the attached applications, and be part of our annual celebration of pride.

Bronx Week 2004 Calendar of Events

Bronx Week Kick-Off Announcement
Thursday, June 17, 11 am, Bronx Zoo, Southern Blvd entrance at 185th Street. Borough President Adolfo Carrión, Jr. announces the official beginning of Bronx Week 2004. Bronx Walk of Fame inductees, free taste treats, entertainment and more. 718.590.4412

Bronx Business & Technology Expo
Thursday, June 17, 2004, 9:30 am �?2 pm, Bronx County Building, Veterans Memorial Hall, E. 161 Street & Grand Concourse. SOBRO presents its annual business fair highlighting services available to small businesses and technology to help their businesses grow. 718.292-3113.

Bronx Artists Roast Their Leader!
Thursday, June 17, 2004, 5:30 pm, Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College. Join Bronx Council on the Arts when they put a different spin on their annual barbecue and roast Executive Director Bill Aguado in tribute to his 25 years at the helm of the Bronx arts scene. For ticket price information: (718)931-9500 X13.

Bronx Bankers Breakfast
Friday, June 18, 2004, 8:30 am, Marina del Rey, E. Tremont Ave. Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. & The Bronx Initiative Corporation (BIC) welcome NYS Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to the Bronx for the borough’s annual gathering of financial lenders to small business. $25 admission. 718.590.4588

Bronx Week Kick-Off Day

Bronx Day at the NY Botanical Garden
Saturday, June 19, 2004, 11 am. Start Bronx Week at one of the city’s prettiest spots, the New York Botanical Garden. Bring your lunch and a blanket and join us for an afternoon of fun events, exhibitions and entertainment. Event is free but tickets are required. 718.817.8990.

Second Annual Montefiore Family Health Walk
Sunday, June, 20, 9:30 am, meet at the 242 Street subway station (trains 1 and 9) at Broadway/Van Cortlandt Park. Be part of this fun and healthy event; participation is free. For information, call Take A Walk, New York! 212.228-3126.

Third Avenue HUB Festival (Third Ave. & 149th Street)
Saturday, June 19, 2004, 10 am �?4 pm. One of the Bronx’s oldest and most popular shopping districts helps kick off Bronx Week with a festival that includes food, vendors, kids�?activities and more. 718.590.2504.

The Olympic Torch Comes Through The Bronx
Saturday, June 19. Join Bronxites and New Yorkers as we cheer on the Olympic Torch on its way to Athens for the Summer Olympics. For information on the best viewing sites, log on to www.nycvisit.com and click on the torch rally icon. (212)484-1200.

Environmental Day

Take Me To The River Environmental Fair
Sunday, June 20, 2004, 12 noon �?4 pm, Shoelace Park, Bronx Park Ave. & 211 Street. Free canoe rides, bike repair clinic, entertainment and interactive environmental exhibits for the whole family. (718)590-3522.

Community Awareness Day

Bronx DiVA (Domestic Violence Awareness) Spa
Monday, June 21, 2004, 11am, Bronx County Building, Veterans Memorial Hall, 851 Grand Concourse, at 161 Street. Free manicures, facials, makeovers or massages for Bronx ladies as they gather at a one-day spa to help draw attention to domestic violence and learn how they can become empowered to help. 718.537.3405.

Bronxnet Community Television Open House
Monday, June 21, 6 pm, Bronxnet Studios at Lehman College, Carman Hall, Room C4. Bronxnet hosts an open house to show how your organization’s message can better reach its target audience. Non-profits can have a PSA recorded on the spot. Free. (718)960-1189.

Business Day

The Bronx At Work Launch Party
Tuesday, June 22, 6 pm, Bronx County Building, Veterans Memorial Hall, 161 St & the Grand Concourse. Borough President Adolfo Carrion, BOEDC and Citibank invite Bronx entrepreneurs to celebrate the launching of TheBronxAtWork.com, a boroughwide job bank that matches local applicants and borough employers. Also, a tribute to Bronx organizations supporting small businesses. Information tables, networking, refreshments, give-aways. Free admission, reservations recommended. 718.537.5261

Arts & Culture Day

Bronx Trolley Tour
Wednesday, June 23, 9:30 am & 1:30 pm, departing from in front of the Bronx County Building. All aboard the Bronx trolley for a free tour of Bronx historic sites led by Bronx historian Prof. Lloyd Ultan. Sites include historic districts, Belmont/Arthur Avenue, the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage and more. Free, but reservations are required. 718.590.3047

Dance Performance on the Steps of the County Building
Wednesday, June 23, 12 noon �?2 pm, Bronx County Building, E. 161 Street & the Grand Concourse. Dancing in the Streets�?Grand Step Project by director/choreographer Stephan Koplowitz celebrates Bronx Week with free performances on the steps of the Bronx County Building. Fifty dancers will be accompanied by the popular Highbridge Voices Choir. Sponsored by Bloomberg. 718.590.4412

Art Exhibit Opening & Reception
Wednesday, June 23, 6 pm, Bronx County Building, E. 161 Street & Grand Concourse, 3rd floor. Join Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. for the opening of an exhibit featuring works by the Riverdale Arts Association at the Borough President’s Gallery. Produced by the Bronx Tourism Council in association with the Bronx Council on the Arts. Free admission. (718)590-4412.

Gospel Explosion Celebration
Wednesday, June 23, 8 pm �?10 pm. Bishop Eric McDaniel and The Lord’s Church invite everyone to celebrate Bronx Week through the joy of Gospel music at the historic Olympic Theatre, 851 Prospect Avenue. 718.220.3300

Youth & Senior Day

Forum on Youth
Thursday, June 24, 9 am �?12 noon, Bronx County Building, Veterans Memorial Hall, Grand Concourse & E. 161 Street. NYC Department of Youth & Community Development and NYPD invite Bronx organizations serving Bronx youth to an interactive dialogue. 718.590.3515

Big Band Brunch For Seniors
Thursday, June 24, 11 am. “In the mood�?for a swinging good time? Bronx seniors are invited for a special Bronx Week celebration featuring music “like they used to play.�?Free admission but reservations are required. Dance demonstrations. 718.590.3522.

Hebrew Institute Youth Center Ribbon Cutting
Thursday, June 24, 1 pm, 1835 University Ave, between Tremont & Burnside. Join Borough President Adolfo Carrion, the NYC Housing Authority, the Department of Housing Preservation & Development and the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, which has been serving 9,000 kids from its East Bronx facility, for the opening of a new center to serve children in the West Bronx. 718.590.3515

Healthy Bronx Day

Health Fair Marketplace & Greenmarket
Friday, June 25, 11 am, Bronx County Building, Veterans Memorial Hall. Health care providers, wellness programs and disease prevention services from across the borough provide free information and screenings at this annual one-day health fair coordinated by the Bronx Health Links. While you’re there, pick up fresh produce, straight from New York State farms. 718.590.6431.

Bronx Week Grand Finale

The Bronx Ball
Friday, June 25, 6:30 pm, under a tent at Orchard Beach. Don’t miss what the Bronx Times Reporter calls “the Bronx social event of the year�? a black tie gala to benefit The Bronx Tourism Council. Be there for the fun when Borough President Adolfo Carrion toasts this year’s Bronx Walk of Fame celebrities on the eve of their induction---hip hop pioneers Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five; Sesame Street’s “Maria�?Sonia Manzano; “Will & Grace�?sitcom star Shelley Morrison, Oscar-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley; and internationally-renowned salsero Willie Colon. For ticket information, call 718.590.3949.

Salute to Bronx Hospital Volunteers
Saturday, June 26, 9 am, Bronx County Building, Veterans Memorial Hall, 161 Street & the Grand Concourse. Join us as we pay tribute to some of the borough’s outstanding individuals who are contributing their time and energy to improving the health of the Bronx. 718.537.5507.

Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony
Saturday, June 26, 11 am, corner of E. 161 Street & Grand Concourse. Hollywood has nothing on the Bronx when Borough President Adolfo Carrion unveils street signs in honor of some of the borough’s most famous sons and daughters. 718.590.3522.

Bronx Day Parade
Saturday, June 26, 12 noon, at Mosholu Parkway; reviewing stand at Van Cortlandt Avenue East. Catch the spirit of the Bronx when thousands of marchers, bands and floats show off their community pride as they make their way up beautiful Mosholu Parkway. Greet Shelley Morrison from “Will & Grace�? Sesame Street’s Maria, Sonia Manzano; hip-hop pioneers Grand Master Flash & the Furious Five, Oscar-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley and salsa legend Willie Colon. 718.537.5613.

The Bronx Food, Art & Music Festival
Saturday, June 26, 12 noon, along Mosholu Parkway. You’re invited to a treat for the senses. Taste dishes from the borough’s most popular restaurants and view arts & crafts by artists from throughout the region. Plus vendors, games and face painting for kids and more. It’s all set to live music including The World’s Largest Hustle Contest with live performances by 70’s singing group The Trammps singing hits like “Where All The Happy People Go�?and “Disco Inferno�?from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. 718.590-BRONX (2766).