This series invites audiences to listen to new jazz albums, while also meeting and hearing from the artists who recorded them. Hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Ken Druker, these informal discussions are held in the Irene Diamond Education Center, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall. The programs are videotaped and available later online at Education Events Online.

Jimmy Owens Listening Party with trumpeter Jimmy Owens
Owens discusses and shows behind-the-scenes video from his new CD, The Monk Project
The Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame

School children may be off for spring break, but spring is in full season. The New York Botanical Garden.

On Monday April 9 the garden features hands-on fun to welcome the season: Plant in the Family Garden during Wake Up, Garden; make your own terrarium in the Adventure Garden during Little Landscapes; go on a scavenger hunt through the Conservatory; and finish up your week at a family concert, Ferdinand the Bull. Of course, the amazing Orchid Show is in full flower. All included in All-Garden Pass admission.

NYBG 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458

AFI was founded in the White House Rose Garden and returns to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a landmark American film – TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.

This Friday, Exhibition Opening and Contemporary Folk Band Hawthorne at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum located at 895 Shore Rd., Bronx, Friday, April 6, starts at 5:30 p.m.
First Friday! season with the opening of its new exhibit, Dibbles to Daisy Grubbers: The Art of the Garden Tool, and the contemporary folk sound of Nat Osborn and his band Hawthorne. Pricing: $8 general admission; $5 for seniors and students; and free for members.