#HibernationOver#. Spring is only one week away. It’s time to get out and soak up some culture and a little sun, and take in some art, theater and music.

Friday

• The Rogues of the Children’s Shakespeare Company perm Pericles, Fri & Sat at 7p in the Palisades Presbyterian Church, 117 Washington Spring Rd, Palisades.
• Kiam Records artist Chris Brokaw performs at 6p in the Kiam Records Shop (95 Main St.) and 9p at Prohibition River (82 Main Street).
• In Time Stands Still, a photojournalist veteran of the Iraq war, sidelined because of an injury, questions her place in the world. See this Tony-nominated play at the Elmwood Playhouse, Fri & Sat at 8p, Sun at 2p, 10 Park St, Nyack.
• The Nyack High School Drama Club performs The Music Man, Fri & Sat at 8p, Nyack High School Auditorium, 360 Christian Herald Rd.
• Shades Repertory Theater Company stages Burqa & Rifle, a play about an African American Muslim woman and a White European woman who challenge each others’ paradigms. Fri & Sat at 8p, 64 New Main St, Haverstraw.

Saturday

• The Women of Vision and Leadership Brunch honors Dr. Lori Martin, Dr. Sharon Quayle, and Judith Johnson and a posthumous recognition to Cynthia Hesdra. 10a at The Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave.
• Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison and entrepreneur and Underground Railroad conductor Cynthia Hesdra are featured in an exhibition, 1-4p, every Sat through May. Historical Society of the Nyacks, 50 Piermont Ave.
• An opening reception for Hugo Bastidas, Indication of the Process at the Art Students League of NY Residency at Vyt. 2-5p, 241 Kings Highway, Orangeburg. On display through May 9.
• Carnegie Concert Series Artistic Director Yashar Yaslowitz performs the Life & Times of Chopin. 7:30-9:30p, Nyack Library, 59 S Broadway.
• Tom Chapin’s Backwards Birthday Party Concert, featuring the Children’s Choir from the Upper Nyack School and a Food Drive to benefit People To People. Presented by ArtsRock, 2p, First Reformed Church of Nyack, 18 S. Broadway.

Sunday

• Free concert and workshop by the Rockland Jazz & Blues Society. The Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble speaks on topics aimed at educating audiences to a greater appreciation of jazz. Demonstration and active student participation reveals the art and craft of jazz. 2-4p at The Rockland Conservatory of Music, 45 S Main St, Pearl River.
• Rockland County YouthFest & Government Day. Come for the chance to interact with the organizations and businesses of Rockland that support young people. Stay for the music, Big Apple Circus, basketball clinic, bounce house, and much more. 11a-4p at Rockland Community College, Fieldhouse, 145 College Rd, Suffern.

Next Week

Monday

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week returns this week featuring nearly 200 of the region’s top restaurants and offering prix fixe, three-course dinners for $29.95 and lunches for $20.95. Runs from March 8-22. Check out the nine participating Nyack restaurants.

Wednesday

Amasi Trio in Concert: Nyack College’s Trio in Residence performs an exciting program of Haydn, Parker, Rachmaninoff and more! Free admission. 12:30-2p at Pardington Hall, Nyack College, 45 S. Boulevard.

Thursday

Join the River River Writers’ Circle at the Nyack Indoor Famers’ Market with local writers Donna Miele (Cuppa Pulp Writers Space) and Anupama Amaran (Seranam Literary Arts). Free mini­writing workshop with writing prompt, shared reading, and technique guidance. RSVP at info@seranam.com. 11a-1p at Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave.

The Nyack Weekender
is sponsored by

The Arts Council
of Rockland