‘Jenny’s Penny’

The Riverdale YM-YWHA, located at 5625 Arlington Ave., presents Jenny’s Penny, at 2 and 7 p.m.

The play, written and composed by January Akselrad, is based on the children’s book The Wishful Penny by Jennifer Jo Young, and is directed by Ben Becher with choreography by Emily Walton.

While visiting her Grandma, a rare coin collector, Jenny learns the history of one very special 1943 wheat-ear copper penny. As she listens, Penny’s journey unfolds and so does a unique wisdom that can easily apply to anyone, according to the Y.

Each performance features a book signing by Ms. Young.

The program will be repeated Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

General admission tickets cost $12 and can be purchased at www.riverdaley.com.

For more information, call 718-548-8200.

Klezmer concert

The Metropolitan Klezmer Quintet headlines a pre-holiday “Klezmer-Fest” at The Whitehall Club Ballroom, at 3333 Henry Hudson Parkway, at 2 p.m.

General admission tickets for the concert, which is open to the public, are $18 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. The ticket price includes a kosher dessert buffet.

To order tickets, bring or mail a check payable to Whitehall Tenants Corp. for the exact amount of tickets ordered to the Whitehall Management Office, 3333 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY, 10463.

Tickets will be held at a willcall desk on the day of the show; doors will open at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, call Len Daykin at 718-884-2996.

Palisades talk

Wave Hill, located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, presents a nature talk, “The Unknown Palisades,” on the grounds in the Wave Hill House, at 1 p.m.

Through images and narrative, Eric Nelsen of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission will tell the story of the Palisades.

He will teach about the villages that once dotted the shores, the palatial estates that arose on the summit, the struggle to preserve the cliffs, the work of the New Deal agencies during the Great Depression and the oasis the park has become.

The talk is free with paid admission to the grounds.

For more information, call 718-549-3200.

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