Events for $20 or Less Friday

February 26, 2010

Juilliard Orchestra/Juilliard Composers
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor; Conor Hanick, piano. Juilliard’s annual performance celebrating new works by its talented young composers. At the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. 8 p.m. FREE.

Family Friday
Come out of the cold in Central Park for Family Fridays. Jump-start your weekend with nature-inspired art and craft activities that are guaranteed to be fun for the whole family! Programs are ongoing between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm; drop in anytime before 3:30 pm to participate. At the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park (Located inside the Park on 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues). 2 p.m. FREE.

Whole Foods Jazz Legends
Join Whole Foods for the Jazz Legend Winter Series which highlights the heritage of our neighborhood and honors the great musicians that played at Mikell’s Jazz Club, the former resident of 97th Street and Columbus Avenue. Tonight: Jimmy Wormworth Quartet. At Columbus Square Whole Foods. 5-7 p.m. FREE.

Fiction Reading Group
Please join the reading group for a lively discussion of this month’s selection: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. At Lincoln Square Barnes and Noble. 7 p.m. FREE.

All prices quoted are for non-member adults.