The Orchid Show at NYBG

Guest designer of the New York Botanical Garden’s 20th anniversary Orchid Show is acclaimed artist Lily Kwong. Influenced by her ancestral connections to the natural world, Kwong is drawn to her Chinese roots and asks visitors “in this country of immigrants” to be inspired to look at their own personal stories.

A mesmerizing array of thousands of orchids, enfolded into rolling mountains in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, the show runs through Sunday, April 23.

For tickets and more information, go to nybg.org

Friends of Music Spring Concerts

The all-volunteer non-profit organization Friends of Music Concerts, which has been bringing chamber music to Westchester audiences for 68 years, is back to presenting live performances.

Curtis on Tour will play at White Plains High School on March 18 at 8PM, and will culminate in Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, narrated by actor John De Lancie. Instruments will include violin, double bass, clarinet bassoon, trumpet, trombone and percussion.

On April 16, at 3PM, Albert Cano Smit will perform at Ossining High School. This Spanish/Dutch musician’s program will include Mozart’s Sonata No. 14 in C minor, among others. And the following week, on April 22, at 8PM, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble will visit Ossining High School. The group, on tour from England, includes oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, with a pianist as guest artist.

For information about season subscriptions and tickets for individual concerts, visit friendsofmusicconcerts.org