DECEMBER 16–19
“Masters & Pelavin and Art in a Box are pleased to announce our 2011 Benefit Holiday Exhibition & Online Sale to empower children at risk through art. The exhibition will be held on Monday 19 December from six to eight in the evening with a live performance by DJ Goodmusic. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to select artworks valued between $900 and $1800 by both established and emerging artists for only $100 a piece. This year’s fundraiser offers over 200 pieces including paintings, photographs, drawings, prints and wall mountable sculpture. All proceeds benefit Art in a Box art and education programs for children at risk.” The online preview starts Dec. 16.

DECEMBER 17–19
Kathleen Supové and the Electric Sheep play the Flea: “One of America’s most acclaimed interpreters of contemporary music for piano and keyboard, Kathleen Supové brings listeners four engagingly futuristic pieces by emerging composers in this evening of cutting-edge new music.”

JANUARY 1
Joseph Arthur and Tift Merritt play City Winery. No offense to Arthur, but I want Merritt alone!

JANUARY 25
The Museum of Jewish Heritage hosts the New York premiere of The Chosen, adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok from the novel by Chaim Potok; the staged reading is directed by Jonathan Solari. “Set in 1940s Brooklyn, The Chosen tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two young Jewish men—one, the son of an influential Hasidic spiritual leader, the other, the son of a renowned Zionist professor.”

FEBRUARY 15
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage: “Sway Machinery plays traditional Jewish music funky enough for a nightclub that combines soulful Yiddish and Hebrew melodies with  rock n’ roll and rowdy brass lines into what the Village Voice calls a ‘joyful synthesis.’ In their latest album, the super group combines neo-cantorial vocals with the mystical traditions of Mali. The band is joined by the experimental trio Piano Music and Song.”

FEBRUARY 25
Ben Lee plays City Winery.

FEBRUARY 26
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage: “The Mama Doni Band is back for a pre-Purim concert featuring brand-new songs and a costume parade. Families will receive free CDs and giveaways. The day’s events are geared for children ages 3 to 10.”

FEBRUARY 26–27
Todd Rundgren plays City Winery.

MARCH 11
Paula Cole plays City Winery.

MARCH 23–24
Tim Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House, the Finn Brothers) plays City Winery.