5 Things for the Week Ahead: Women Networking, Tax Preparing and Folk Music Fun

1. 
Where/When: , 1885 Palmer Ave., Larchmont, Monday, April 2 at 6 p.m.
Why go: The Professional Women of Westchester will hold a networking evening at Lusardi's in Larchmont. Bring your business cards and start making contacts. The price includes appetizers; there is an open bar.
Pricing: $15, members; $20, non-members.

2. AARP Free Tax Help
Where/When: , 1 Library Plz., New Rochelle, Tuesday, April 3, and Thursday, April 5, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Why go: Bring a copy of your 2011 tax return and have trained AARP volunteer counselors assist you in completing your 2012 returns. The counselors will be
available every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., through April 17, 2012, assisting people on a first-come, first-served basis. Be sure to bring whatever tax related materials you'll need to complete the return. The counselors will provide the tax forms.
Pricing: Free.

3. 
Where/When: , 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, Tuesday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Why go: This Sarah Lawrence College poetry reading features faculty member Thomas Sayers Ellis and MFA alumnae Traci Brimhall, Jennifer Wallace and Meredith Trede. Refreshments will be served. The reading will be held in the Slonim Living Room.
Pricing: Free.

4. New Westchester Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsals
Where/When: , 216 Central Ave, White Plains, Wednesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Why go: This amateur, non-audition orchestra rehearses weekly on Wednesdays in White Plains. Rehearsals are open to players of all abilities, even if they haven't played in 50 years.
Pricing: Free.

5. Exhibition Opening and Contemporary Folk Band Hawthorne at Bartow-Pell Mansion Musuem "First Friday! In April"
Where/When: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Rd, Bronx, Friday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m.
Why go: The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum kicks off its First Friday! season with the opening of its new exhibit, Dibbles to Daisy Grubbers: The Art of the Garden Tool, and the contemporary folk sound of Nat Osborn and his band Hawthorne,
Pricing: $8 general admission; $5 for seniors and students; and free for members.