Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance):

A May Event Preview / A Town Hall: Fighting the White House Agenda  / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis  /  National Jazz Day / 

A MAY EVENT PREVIEW

Penn South Ceramics Studio Mother’s Day Show & Sale: 11am to 6pm on Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4/ Studio Entrance at NE Corner of 9th Ave. & W. 26th St. | Let’ s just start with the basics: Mom is great, her special dayt is May 11, and every mother’s child who doesn’t have some utterly horrific tale to tell about how the old lady is an evil monster had BETTER have card and present  wrapped and ready, come May 10. The card? That’s between you and the good people at Hallmark. And for the gift? The great people of the Penn South Ceramics Studio have your back. Their annual Mother’s Day Show & Sale lets you meander around the Studio’s cozy confines (replete with all the paint, brushes, and kilns you’d expect). Once you’ve made the rounds, we’re confident you’ll emerge with mom’s new favorite bowl, plate, vase, sculpture, mug, or piece of jewelry. Pro Tip: Buy something for yourself! Buy a secret replacement gift that can be immediately sent to mom should May 10’s beloved object suffer some sort of catastrophic fall. (Ceramics aren’t as strong as your love had better be, for the human being who brought you into being!)

A Town Hall: Fighting the White House Agenda: Monday, April 21, 6pm-7:30pm at the Society for Ethical Culture (2 West 64th St. btw. CPW & Broadway) | Congressman Jerry Nadler and State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal present this conversation featuring Neera Tanden, CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and former Director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council. To RSVP, click here or call 212-633-8052.

Events at Verdi Cannabis (158 W. 23rd St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) | Having recently celebrated its first full year since setting up shop on West 23rd Street, legal cannabis distributor Verdi Cannabis offers free arts programming via gallery-style displays of artwork on their walls, and a live Thursday night music series called The Green Room, whose performances typically take place in the 6:30pm to 9pm time period. On April 24, it’s EXTRAJERO–and on May 1,  3 Day Weekend kicks off that lusty month’s musical performance calendar. Through May 3, Alexandraa DeMatteo has art on the walls alongside the photography of Tom Blake. To keep up with what else is up with Verdi, click here to visit their website. To visit the EVENTS page of their website, click here. 

On National Jazz Day, Wednesday, April 30, Free Live Latin Jazz Performance: 5:30pn to 7pm at Enoch’s (480 Tenth Ave.) | HYHK (the Hudson Yards/Hell’s Kitchen Alliance) and Enoch’s bring you this free performance from Mike Freeman ZonaVibe, a Hell’s Kitchen-based Latin Jazz band. See the below flyer for details.

—Listings compiled by Scott Stiffler

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