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Friday, February 12 @ 8pm | John Mayall | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | A MUSIC HALL/MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS CO-PRESENTATION Special Guest: John Hammond John Mayall’s career is one of the most storied in rock and roll. As leader of 60’s legends The Bluesbreakers, he discovered and mentored a who’s who of rock legends: Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Peter Green, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Aynsley Dunbar are just a few of the great British rockers who got their start with Mayall. He’s continued to perform and record prolifically. His latest CD, Tough, was released in September of this year and features his great new band that includes Texas rock/blues legend Rocky Athas on guitar.

Friday, February 12 @ 8pm | "Fondly Do We Hope...Fervently Do We Pray" | Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College | Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Don't miss out! Come see the East Coast Premiere of the eagerly anticipated, multi-disciplinary stage work by master choreographer Bill T. Jones at The Performing Arts Center! Celebrating the legacy of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, Fondly Do We Hope juxtaposes movement with spoken text, live music, images and ideas in a tour-de-force performance.

Friday, February 12 @ 8pm | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver | The Emelin Theatre [link] | Part of the Bluegrass series For years, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver have dominated the IBMA awards, winning Vocal Group of the Year from 2001-2007. Since the group's inception in 1979, Lawson and co. have become one of the defining names in Bluegrass Gospel, releasing over 40 albums including their latest in 2009, Lonely Street.

Saturday, February 13 @ 1pm & Sunday, February 14 @ 2pm | The Harlem Globetrotters' 2010 "Magical Memories" World Tour | The IZOD Center, East Rutherford | A family-friendly show kids of all ages are sure to love! Save $7 on tickets when using promotional code MOM (restrictions apply). Purchase tickets through Ticketmaster at [link].

Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14 @ 12pm and 2pm | Trisha Brown Dance Company | Dia:Beacon [link] | In February, Dia presents the 2nd in a year-long series of performances by Trisha Brown Dance Company, including a variety of works from the repertory of Brown's groundbreaking 40-year career. Moving through several different galleries at Dia:Beacon, the program will include "equipment" pieces and several sound works. The performance weekend will be bracketed by a month-long presentation of archival material from the company's collection, including screenings of vintage performance footage.

Saturday, February 13, Sunday, February 14, and Monday, February 15 @ 10am, 2pm and 6pm | The Royal Hanneford Circus [link] | Westchester County Center [link] | Westchester's Favorite Family Tradition The Royal Hanneford Circus.

Saturday, February 13 @ 11am & 1:30pm | If you Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books | Emelin Theater [link] | Part of the Family Series. Theatreworks USA presents eight fantastic mini-musicals based on popular kids' books. These charming tales range from If You Give a Pig a Pancake, about how a bossy pig's demands frazzle a little girl in this hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect, to How I Became a Pirate, about a thrilling adventure to learn there is no place like home, and so much more! Ages 5+

Sunday, February 14 @ 3pm | Paquito D'Rivera | Paramount Theater [link] | A Family Series Presentation. Cuban-born musician and composer, founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna. Living Jazz Legend Award recipient in 2007. Received International Association for Jazz Education President's Award in 2008. Currently he is artist in residence at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Sunday, February 14 @ 6:30pm | The Neville Bros. w/ Dr. John & The Lower 911: Come celebrate Valentines Day and Mardi Gras all in one night! [link] | The Ridgefield Playhouse | Every ticket holder receives free Mardi Gras beads and a glass of champagne! Free hors d’ouvres and chocolate fountain! Raffle tickets to win a year of beauty at Adam Broderick Salon & Spa and a weekend with a BMW available! Charles, Aaron, Art and Cyril Neville - The Neville Brothers are going to kick it up with you this Valentines Day and they’re bringing their good friend Dr. John and his band, The Lower 911, with them! So get out your Mardi Gras beads and get ready to Mardi Gras mambo with that special someone in your life!

Saturday, February 20 @ 8pm | Bobby Collins (comedian) [link] | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | A Music Hall stand-up favorite returns. Dubbed "The most natural comedian working today" by the NY Times, Bobby Collins is a true storyteller. His heartfelt comedy engages audiences with insights and observations to which everyone can relate, holds up a mirror to each of us and helps us not to take ourselves so seriously.

Thursday, February 25 @ 8pm | "Rehearsing Consciousness" [link] A Deep End Production | The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck | The Insights & Revelations Performance Series, now in residence at The Emelin Theatre. A new solo written and performed by Martin Moran (The Tricky Part, Spamalot, Cabaret) and directed by Seth Barrish (Sleepwalk With Me, The Tricky Part). As always, a discussion and reception with the artists follows the performance.

Friday, February 26 @ 7:30pm | Evolve Dance Festival [link] | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | The 4th annual Evolve Dance Festival presents an evening of visionary professional dance, featuring an eclectic and intriguing array of guest artists.

Friday, February 27 – Sunday, April 11 | The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower [link] | New York Botanical Gradens, NYC | Experience the tropical beauty of Old Havana in bloom featuring thousands of orchids and native plants in Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Exotic floral displays through architectural scenes transport visitors to the romantic intrigue of Cuba. Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden give families an interactive look the vanilla orchid and the cacao tree.

Saturday, February 27@ 7:30pm | The Western Wind [link] | Common Ground Coffeehouse @ at South Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry [link] | Since 1969, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet, The Western Wind, has devoted itself to the special beauty and variety of a cappella music. The Ensemble's repertoire reveals its diverse background - from Renaissance motets to Fifties rock 'n' roll, from medieval carols to Duke Ellington, from complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies. In addition to maintaining a demanding performance schedule, which has included such venues as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, ArtPark, The Ordway Theater, The Metropolitan Museum, The Frick Museum, The Jewish Museum, Folger Shakespeare Library, Library of Congress, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Saturday, February 27 @ 8 pm | Dixie Hummingbirds | The Emelin Theater [link] | Part of the Great Traditions series. The Dixie Hummingbirds are an institution. Since the 1920s they have created and performed music deeply rooted in the gospel tradition, their influence known far and wide in American popular music. As Isaac Hayes once said, "In the beginning, after the word, and before there was rap, hip-hop, disco, punk, funk, metal, soul, Motown, rock-a-billy, before bebop, doo-wop, and the big band swing there was the Dixie Hummingbirds."

Saturday, February 27 @ 8pm | Bobby McFerrin [link] | Paramount Theater [link] | Bobby McFerrin is one of the natural wonders of the music world. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world's best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor, the creator of "Don't Worry Be Happy", one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century, and a passionate spokesman for music education. His recordings have sold over 20 million copies, and his collaborations including those with with Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, the Vienna Philharmonic, and Herbie Hancock have established him as an ambassador of both the classical and jazz worlds.

Saturday, February 27 @ 8pm (snow date 2/28 @ 7pm) | Westchester Teen Idol Presented by PMT Productions | Irvington Town Hall Theater [link] | Westchester Teen Idol Competition The Teen Idol Concert for the 25 Finalists Celebrity judges from Broadway, $500 cash, plus additional gifts for the winner, and a full house guaranteed!

Thursday, March 4 @ 8pm | Joshua Bell with Friends |
Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill [link] | As part of the Live from Lincoln Center series, Joshua Bell will play, host and collaborate with artists from his newest album, At Home With Friends. He will perform with singer-songwriter Jane Monheit; composer, conductor and musical wit Marvin Hamlisch; and renowned soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Nathan Gunn among others. Singer-songwriters Frankie Moreno and Regina Spektor are also on the bill, as is trumpeter Chris Botti, bandoneon virtuoso Carel Kraayenhof, Latin music group Tiempo Libre and last but not least, Sting.

Friday, March 5 @ 8pm | Catherine Russell [link] with Mark Shane, piano | Common Ground Downtown @ Friday Night LIVE [link] | Catherine Russell is a native New Yorker, born with an enviable musical pedigree. Her father, the late Luis Russell, was born in Panama and moved to New Orleans and then New York City, becoming a pioneering pianist/bandleader, and Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical director. Ms. Russell will be accompanied on piano by Mark Shane, whose jazz piano is firmly rooted in the swinging tradition of jazz piano masters James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, Earl Hines and Art Tatum.

Friday, March 5 @ 8pm | Cassandra Wilson | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | Mark Morganelli's Jazz Forum Arts [link] presents Blue Note Recording Artist and Multi-Grammy-Award Winner Cassandra Wilson, a world renowned vocalist, songwriter and producer. At heart Cassandra is a Mississippi girl whose art reflects her deep musical and cultural roots. After studying with Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans, she established her career in New York City. She has since moved back and rediscovered her Mississippi roots. Cassandra makes her return to The Music Hall on the heels of her 2009 Grammy-Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album; Loverly.

Saturday, March 6 @ 7pm | Jerry Stiller (replacing Mort Sahl) & Dick Gregory with Special Guest: Prof. Irwin Corey - "The World's Foremost Authority" | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | Mark Morganelli's Jazz Forum Arts [link] presents it first comedy show, featuring three comedic legends! (Due to a scheduling conflict, Mort Sahl has been forced to bow out of the 3/6 comedy show.)

Saturday, March 6 @ 8pm | Red Molly and The Kennedys | The Emelin Theatre [link] | Part of the Folk series. Since their inception in 2004, Red Molly has garnered a devoted fan base by having a lot of fun on stage and consistently bringing concert-goers to their feet with stunning three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship and engaging stage presence. The Kennedys (made up of the married duo of Pete and Maura Kennedy) spin their personal experiences and musical influences into acoustic-based folk, rock, country, pop and secular gospel, creating a delightful sound that's all their own.

Sunday, March 7 @ 7pm | John Hiatt & The Combo | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | A MUSIC HALL/MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS CO-PRESENTATION, SUPPORTED BY WFUV John Hiatt is one of the premier singer/songwriters of his generation with no fewer than 11 Grammy nominations under his belt. His rootsy fusion of rock, country, blues and folk is a staple at stations like WFUV and he is a renowned live performer. For this appearance at the Music Hall, Hiatt will be appearing with his ace backup band The Combo. YOUTUBE CLIP WITH LYLE LOVETT.

Friday, March 12 @ 8pm | Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass | The Emelin Theatre [link] | Part of the Bluegrass series. A mainstay of the Emelin Bluegrass series since its inception over 25 years ago, Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass are known for playing powerful, unadorned and intense traditional bluegrass. Carrying on the tradition he helped establish with his late father, Bob, Danny continues to be one of the most powerful, emotional singers in bluegrass, and fronts an intense, driving, irresistibly rhythmic band.

Saturday, March 13th at 4:30pm and Tuesday, March 23rd at 7pm | Ruth Carlin... Since You've Asked | The Duplex, NYC [link] | Please save a date to come hear (and see) me sing! I'll be so happy to see you there! With direction by: Scott Barnes and musical direction and accompaniment by: Paul Greenwood I'll be exploring songs by a variety of composers including Joni Mitchell, Murray Grand, Christine Lavin, Ahrens & Flaherty, Jacques Brel, Cat Stevens, Ruth Carlin, and P.G. Wodehouse & Jerome Kern---just to name a few. Make a reservation at the DUPLEX website or call them at: 212 255-5438

Sunday, March 14 @ 7pm | Henry Rollins [link] | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | A MUSIC HALL/MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS CO-PRESENTATION Loudmouthed but thoughtful punk/metal raconteur Henry Rollins offers an evening of iconoclastic (and hilarious) spoken word pieces. From his early days with seminal hardcore band Black Flag, through his years with the legendary Rollins Band, to his current work as a radio host, human rights activist, writer, and spoken word performer, Rollins is a unique and uncompromising voice in the pop culture wilderness.

Saturday, March 20 @ 8 pm | Robert Klein | The Emelin Theatre [link] | Part of the Comedy series. For more than forty years, Robert Klein has entertained audiences, and he continues to have an acclaimed career in comedy, on Broadway, on television, and in film. Klein returns to the Emelin stage with a show that is not to be missed!

Sunday, March 21 @ 3pm |A Year with Frog & Toad | Paramount Theater [link] |A hit on Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for 3 Tony® Awards - including Best Musical. Now, for the first time, an all-new production will tour across North America. Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical.

Friday, March 26 @ 8pm | Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Ensemble | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | Presented by Jazz Forum Arts [link]. Pianist Eddie Palmieri,is known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, has a musical career that spans over 50 years as a bandleader of Salsa and Latin Jazz orchestras and a discography that includes 36 titles. Mr. Palmieri has been awarded Nine Grammy Awards and has performed at major International Music Festivals for over forty years. Experience, first-hand, his triumphant return to Tarrytown Music Hall with his exciting Seven-Piece Latin Jazz Band!

Saturday, March 27 @ 7pm | Oldies Show | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | PRESENTED BY LAR ENTERPRISES. "Oh, What A Night Of Rock N' Roll:", Earl "Speedo" Carroll & The Cadillacs ("Gloria", "Speedo"), Larry Chance & The Earls ("I Believe", "Remember Then"), Earl Lewis & The Channels ("The Closer You Are", "Shout"), Willie Winfield & The Harptones | Randy & The Rainbows. MC: WFAS 103.9 Radio Host Johnny Z.

Wednesday, March 31 - Sunday, April 4 | Nickelodeon's Storytime Live! [link] | Radio City Music Hall, NYC | Come play along with your favorite preschool pals LIVE on stage as Nickelodeon presents their newest, biggest, most exciting live show ever — STORYTIME LIVE at Radio City Music Hall! Leap into Fairytale Land with "Dora the Explorer," journey through Purewood Forest with "The Backyardigans," hop into Wonderland with "Wonder Pets!," and monkey around on The Monkey King Adventure with "Ni Hao, Kai-lan." Use discount code NICKWEB to get 25% off of select tickets for non-peak shows. Tickets are available online at [link].

Saturday, April 10 @ 8pm | Jackie Mason [link] | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | Jackie Mason is a legendary comedy superstar. His Broadway shows have earned him Tony, Emmy and Grammy awards. Jackie is developing a brand new show to tour the world.

Saturday, April 10 @ 8pm | Comedian Susie Essman | The Ridgefield Playhouse [link] | Susie Essman has played the sassy Susie Greene for all seven seasons of the critically-acclaimed HBO comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her hilarious bouts of withering sarcasm and uninhibited insults have become her character’s trademark. The Los Angeles Times calls Susie, “The most lyrical purveyor of profanity on television.

Sunday, April 11 @ 8pm | Todd Rundgren | The Ridgefield Playhouse [link] | Todd Rundgren's best-known songs -- "I Saw the Light," "Hello, It's Me", "Can We Still Be Friends," and the novelty tune "Bang on the Drum All Day" - suggest that he is a talented pop craftsman, but nothing more than that. On one level, that perception is true since he is undoubtedly a gifted pop songwriter, but at his core Rundgren is a rock & roll maverick.

Thursday, April 15 | Elvis Costello solo Concert | The Performing Arts Center [link], Purchase College | Open Door Family Medical Centers [link] has announced that Elvis Costello will perform a solo concert on at to benefit the federally qualified community health center. The benefit concert evening includes a cocktail reception, dinner, concert and after concert reception. Honorees for the event are The Honorable Nita Lowey, Congresswoman and Dr. Paul Grundy, Director of Healthcare Transformation IBM, and President of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative. Lead media sponsor for the event is 107.1 The Peak. Legendary radio personality from The Peak, Jimmy Fink, will serve as MC for the evening.

Thursday, April 22 | The Insights & Revelations Performance Series:The Deep End Productions [link] | The Emelin Theatre | Isaiah Sheffer, celebrated Host of NPR's Selected Shorts, will be returning to The Insights & Revelations Performance Series t . This time, Isaiah and guest actors - including Broadway Actor and Comedian Kathryn Markey - will perform excerpts of his new play, Dreamers & Demons: The Three Worlds of Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25 | The RiverArts 17th annual Studio Tour | Throughout the Rivertowns [link] | more info to come . . .

Friday, April 30 from 10am - 5pm, Saturday, May 1 from 10am - 6pm & Sunday, May 2 from 10am - 5pm | Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst [link] | Lyndhurst | With Mother's Day just around the corner, SPRING CRAFTS AT LYNDHURST, a Festival of Contemporary Craft, Art, Music and Food, offers shoppers the chance to find unique gifts that show mom just how special she is. The show includes one-of-a-kind and limited edition jewelry, for mom's luxiorious side; fashion and accessories for her glamourous side; furniture, and home decor pieces, as well as functional and sculptural work in ceramics, glass, metal, painting, photography, wood and mixed media for the mom who keeps a beautiful home. Despite it's name, the fair offers more than just crafts. Visitors can also purchase specialty foods, participate in children's activities, and enjoy live music all throughout the weekend. The show is held rain or shine.