GOOD VIBES

Vibraphonist Mark Sherman and his quintet perform as part of the series “Jazz Tuesdays.” Mr. Sherman has played with the New York Philharmonic, the Joffrey Ballet, and with smooth voiced singers Peggy Lee and Mel Torme. Tonight, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., New York Baha’i Center, John Birks Gillespie Auditorium, 53 E. 11th St., between University Place and Broadway, $15 general, $10 students.

PENNY PLAYERS

Brooklyn College produces Brecht and Weill’s “The Threepenny Opera,” with actors, singers, and musicians from the school’s music and theater programs. Thursday through Sunday, May 15, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, George Gershwin Theater, 2900 Bedford Ave. at Campus Road, Brooklyn, 718-951-4500, $15 general, $10 seniors, $5 students.

STARRY JAZZ

Jazz lovers can enjoy live music, tapas, and wine under the stars at the American Museum of Natural History. Tenor saxophonist Houston Person and his quartet are the next performers in the series. Friday, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5100, $13 general, $10 students and seniors, $7.50 children.

BROOKLYN BLUEGRASS

The traditional bluegrass band James Reams and the Barnstormers perform tunes from their latest album, “Troubled Times.” Friday, 7:30 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. show, Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West at 2nd Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-768-2972, $10 general, $6 children.

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