We like to think that if we asked the editors of The Old Farmer's Almanac to put together a Winter Survival Checklist for Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua it would go something like this. You'll find some Super Bowl craft beer pairings from DeCicco's, some financial therapy from Chappaqua's Scott Kahan, tips on generator maintenance and winter tree care, our interview with Dr. Nan Miller on teen prescription drug abuse, insights on how your child can win an eSports college scholarship and our School Recess Mini-Camps Guide. All will help you survive the winter. Read more.

Cherise Gordon, Director and Founder of Nu-Garde Gallery and former auction house employee and art historian, offers a glimpse behind the velvet curtains of Christie's and Sotheby's. She will discuss record-breaking sales, how artwork is priced and the impetus that drives prices sky-high. Wed, 1/7: 7pm. (Chappaqua Library, 195 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua; More on this and more Winter Events here.

The Blue Room, climbed to number one on the Billboard jazz charts in 2013. The LA Times called her style "post-modernist cool." We love her jazz covers of folk and rock songs like Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go", Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight", Tom Waits' "Looking For the Heart of Saturday Night", and Harry Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin." Fri, 1/9 at The Tarrytown Music Hall. More music.

Music, drinks, and appetizers in a private home in Chappaqua to benefit the Chappaqua Orchestra. With the purchase of 4 tickets, receive four free tickets to the spring concert, The Flying Dutchman  - a $100value. All ticket sales are tax deductible. Win prizes and participate in a silent auction during the benefit. Sat, 1/10: 7pm. Read more.

On Friday Billy Joel is at Madison Square Garden, the Belgian Congolese Diva Marie Daulne aka Zap Mama is at The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80s tribute band Jessie's Girls is at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester with Howard Jones ("What Is Love" and "Everlasting Love") and Madeline Peyroux is at The Tarrytown Music Hall. On Saturday Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes take the stage at The Ridgefield Playhouse. There's more music through March on What To Do's: Winter Music Guide 2015. Read more here.

Rodger's & Hammerstein's South Pacific continues its run at the Westchester Broadway Theatre Wed-Sun through 1/25. Then Lerner and Loewe's timeless masterpiece Camelot, about King Arthur and his new Queen Guenevere opens on Wed, 1/29 with its classic songs like "If Ever I Would Leave You", and "What Do the Simple Folk Do?" More.Theatre, Dance & Comedy. 

The Harvey Cavalier Camp will hold an open house, Sat, 1/10: 10am-2pm at The Harvey School, 260 Jay Street in Katonah. The camp offers fine arts, crafts, theater, dance, sports, swimming, gymnastics and ice skating for ages pre-K-9th grade. Visitors will meet the directors and tour the facilities on the 125-acre Harvey School campus. (914.232.0581 harveycavaliercamp.org)

Summer camp shopping begins with the New Year. You will find over 100 local summer camp options including sports, nature, science, theatre and arts camps in What To Do's Summer Camps Guide. Including, Kiwi Country Day Camp pictured here. Shop by category or key word search. Summer Camp Guide. 

The Rosenthal JCC Winter Carnival offers kids of all ages an afternoon of indoor carnival fun with lots of games and booths! Coordinated by the Rosenthal JCC Youth Leadership Council. Proceeds to benefit the Summer Smiles Scholarship Fund for Rosenthal JCC Summer Camps. Sun, 1/11: 2-4pm. (Rosenthal JCC, 600 Bear Ridge Rd., Pleasantville, 914.741.0333 ext. 15; rosenthaljcc.org.

Visit the wolves at their favorite time of year weekends in January at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem. Learn the mythology, biology and ecology of wolf families and discover why winter is a magical time for packs in North America. Meet Ambassador wolves Atka, Alawa, Nikai, and Zephyr, the WCC's critically endangered red wolves and Mexican gray wolves. Drink hot beverages in a 

woodstove-heated classroom. Pre-registration required. More kids stuff.

Brick monorails, helicopters, subways, ships, and shuttles travel at full speed across a three-dimensional landscape built out of LEGOŽ bricks. Exhibit runs daily through Sun, 1/25. LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Learn and film stop action animation with LEGOŽ creations and mini figures. 30 spots for kids 10+. Sat-Sun, 1/17-18: (Stamford Museum & Nature Center. More.

We list 95 concerts through March including Sam Smith at Madison Square Garden on 1/15 and Dillon Francis at Barclays Center on 1/16. Take a look at 2015 shows featuring Dave Mason and Madeline Peyroux in Tarrytown, Houston Person in Croton Falls, Bedford Chamber Concerts, Fleetwood Mac, Jack White, The B52s, Bela Flek and a whole lot more.

Dave Mason retraces his early days with the English rock band Traffic ("Feelin' alright") and the songs that launched his solo career like "Only You Know and I Know". Mason founded Traffic with Steve Winwood as a teenager, penned dozens of hits, and his legendary guitar work has been linked with Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling Stones. This concert is produced by Chappaqua resident Jocelyn Lyss. Just saying. Fri, 1/16: 8pm. Tarrytown Music Hall. More music.