WHAT IS IT?
The Bronx Culture Trolley is a project of the South Bronx Cultural Corridor. The trolley was initiated in December 2002 to encourage, create and maintain a higher level of arts participation and business development along the Bronx's lower Grand Concourse while promoting the “Cultural Corridor” of the South Bronx as a tourism destination.

Making a cultural loop through the lower Grand Concourse and in other sections of the Bronx, it provides an innovative way to travel free while giving Bronxites and tourists alike the opportunity to sample several of the area’s hottest cultural attractions, dining establishments and entertainment venues on the first Wednesday evening of the month except January and September  (and on select Saturdays). Riders travel via a replica of an early 20th-century trolley car, and passengers have the freedom to hop on and off at different stops along the route.

Regular attractions include art exhibits, poetry readings, film screenings, and live theatrical, musical, comedy, and dance performances at such venues as Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Hostos Center for Arts & Culture, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Pregones Theater, BronxArtSpace, LDR Studio Gallery, and the Clock Cafe & Martini Bar.

Special trolley nights include unique bronxArtworks creations – novelty items, arts & crafts, art cards, ceramics, jewelry, and more – all hand-crafted by Bronx artists. Trolley nights have also included tours of local artists' studios, and visits to Gordon Parks Gallery & Cultural Arts Center, Lincoln Hospital Exhibition Space, the Andrew Freedman Home, and Bronx Music Heritage Center. Additionally, we have expanded to such cultural Hunts Point hot spots as the Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance and The POINT.

Trolley riders are occasionally treated to a “Works-in-Motion” performance on board the trolley. Past performances featured dancers, music, Shakespeare sonnets, a pirate high-jacking, puppets, and theatrical readings.

WHEN IS IT?
The First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley runs on the first Wednesday evening of every month, (except in the months of January and September).

Remaining First Wednesdays of the 2011-2012 season are: June 6 & Aug 1. This year, July 4 falls on the first Wednesday, so the trolley will not run on that day.

2012-2013 First Wednesdays are: Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5, Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 3, May 1, Jun 5, Jul 3, and Aug 7.

Culture Trolley Saturdays, although not running in the 2011-2012 trolley season, offer unique programming and run during the day on select Saturdays in different sections of the Bronx. Culture Trolley Saturdays offer Annual Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tours, Viva Cultura! Celebrating Puerto Rican Heritage in the Bronx, a seasonal Holly Jolly Trolley, and more.

WHERE DO YOU PICK UP THE TROLLEY?
First Wednesdays begins at 5:00pm with a meet and greet reception with wine, soft drinks and hors d’oeurves at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos which is located at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse & 149th Street (easily accessible by the 2, 4 & 5 trains and the BX1 & BX19 buses). The trolley departs from Hostos at 5:30pm, 6:30pm and 7:30pm, making a cultural loop through the lower Grand Concourse, dropping off riders at their selected stops and picking them up at the next go-around.

Culture Trolley Saturdays will start at different locations depending on programming.

IS IT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILE?
The Bronx Culture Trolley vehicle and many venues are wheelchair accessible.

WHAT DOES IT COST?
The trolley ride and admission to participating venues along its route are free. Optional cost to passengers is for food, beverages and souvenirs they may choose to purchase along the way.

TROLLEY RIDERSHIP
Over 8,000 people have ridden the Bronx Culture Trolley since its initial run. Over 12,500 people have enjoyed free art exhibits, poetry readings, film screenings, and live theatrical, musical, comedy, and dance performances at more than 29 participating cultural venues.

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