saturday
free art opening:
kathie olivas: ‘safe from tomorrow’ @ afa soho (rsvp required, thru 1/31) >>color>
10:30am: learn how the dancers of the new york city ballet stay on their toes from a person who knows, pointe shoe supervisor dara faust. nyplpa, free (rsvp required). >>color>
11:30am-5pm: xi’an famous foods celebrates its greenpoint opening with free noodles or burgers for all visitors who like or follow on facebook, twitter, instagram, or weibo. >>color>
12-2pm: learn to make decorations from yarn and felt at the greenpoint hand skills monthly meetup. materials and tools will be provided, and all skill levels are welcome. greenpoint library, free (rsvp requested). >>color>
12-5:30pm: day with(out) art at the queens museum: screenings, workshops, discussions, presentations and performances honoring the 25th annual day with(out) art in conjunction with worlds aids day. free with museum suggested admission ($8 general, $4 students/seniors). >>color>
12-6pm (+ 12/20): 20+ cruelty-free vendors sell gifts, donuts, macarons, ice cream, lasagna, mac + cheese, and more at the monthly vegan shop-up pop-up market. bushwick’s pine box rock shop, free admission (under 21 must be accompanied by a parent of guardian). >>color>
12-7pm: see glassblowing demos, talk to artists, and tour 17,000 sq. ft. of studio space at the urbanglass open studios and holiday bazaar jewelry sale. bonus: free wine in the bazaar. make-your-own sessions are also available for $40-60. free admission. >>color>
1pm: from vanilla, coffee, black pepper, and more, experience ingredients used in holiday cooking and baking in their natural form at an edible tour the brooklyn botanical garden’s tropical pavilion greenhouse. $12. >>color>
3-5pm: wasabassco burlesque performers and costume designers are cleaning out their closets and selling one-of-a-kind handmade costumes + costume pieces, vintage clothing + accessories, and craft supplies. the way station. >>color>
4pm: it’s scarf and ear-warmer season and what better way to gear up than learning how to crochet your own? q.e.d. astoria, $10-$13. >>color>
5-10pm: prohibition saturdays (formerly the empire salon) moves its monthly vintage jazz party to the gansevoort park rooftop for an evening of live music by the grand street stompers, burlesque by tansy, and sexy trivia. no minimum, free admission. >>color>
5-11pm: this month’s free target first saturdays at the brooklyn museum celebrates the ‘killer ‘heels: the art of the high-heeled shoe’ exhibition with music by the hot sardines, plus a shoe photo-op, fashion show, films, talks, and more. food, beer and wine are available for purchase. free admission. >>color>
6pm: the columbia bach society performs gluck’s orfeo ed euridice at st. paul’s chapel. free. >>color>
6pm (ends today): the fourth annual swedish energies festival brings two nights of swedish electronic and improvisational musicians and visual artists to issue project room. free. >>color>
6:30pm doors: canon logic, modern inventors, and regret the hour play mercury lounge. $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
7pm: bring a flashlight for a full moon tour of woodlawn cemetery. $15 general admission, $10 students/seniors. >>color>
7pm: activist, historian, and writer yesenia barragan reads from her latest book, selling our death masts: cash-for-gold in the age of austerity, which analyzes how cash-for-gold shops rose in the wake of economic crisis. bluestockings, free. >>color>
7-10pm: purchase original gifts at the opening party for mf gallery’s handmade art toy show. >>color>
7pm-1am (fri-sat, ongoing): the weekly brooklyn night bazaar night market brings bands, food, drinks, vendors, light installations, mini golf, ping pong and skeeball to a 24,000 sq ft warehouse. this week’s live music comes from alberta cross, the candles, invisibleman, frankiero and the cellabration, transit, and northern faces. free admission. >>color>
7pm doors: peelander-z, life size maps, and hard nips play glasslands. $12. >>color>
7:30pm: be on the lookout for sepia-tinted sunglasses and stylish neckwear at videology’s wes anderson bingo. tonight’s film: rushmore. free admission. >>color>
7:30pm: groupmuse, an informal classical music gathering typically hosted in living rooms, sets up at red hook’s pioneer works. drinks will be available for purchase, but byob is permitted. $10-15 suggested donation. >>color>
8pm: lizzie martinez and tim duffy host the weekly showcasey jones show + tell and comedy show, with performances by gonzalo cordoca (comedy central), lukas kaiser (chapelle’s show), jordan temple (‘caked up comedy’ host), anthony apruzzese, marcia belsky, jimmy lechase, and charlie kasov. optional: bring something to show + talk about and get a free drink and a chance to win $25 cash. over the eight, free. >>color>
8pm doors (ends today): the eighth annual mono no aware art exhibition includes projections + screenings, musical performances, mechanical sculptures, and more from 24 international artists, plus after parties each night. lightspace studios (bushwick), free. >>color>
8pm: big sky works’s third annual full beaver moon show features aerialists, circus performers, and musicians celebrating lady power. $10. >>color>
8pm: indie folk rock singer/songwriter angel olsen plays roulette. $20. >>color>
9pm-late: dance to the music of queen esther and the the hot five and electro-swing djs at gemini + scorpio’s swing house party. dance class 9:30pm. themed-dress strongly suggested. g+s loft, $20 before 1am, $10 after. >>color>
10pm: clue the game and the 1985 cult classic film come to videology for a night of playing and viewing. 1976’s murder by death follows. free. >>color>
10pm-late: dj steve reynolds plays 90s rock, pop, dance, r+b and hip-hop all night at the monthly party like it’s 1999 dance party. tonight: a special mariah carey all i want for christmas edition. the bell house, free. >>color>
10pm-late: hot chip guest dj along with jdh and dave p at the monthly fixed dance party. good room, $10 adv, $15 dos. >>color>
10pm doors, 11pm show: ‘we bey all night’ = a night of burlesque inspired by beyoncé. parkside lounge, $15, 2 for $20. >>color>
11pm (thurs-sat thru 12/20): #serials@theflea: vote for your favorite of five 10-minute episode plays to see the next installment the following week. the flea theater, $12 admission includes a beer. >>color>
11pm-4am: the glamdammit crew’s monthly party features bands, djs playing punk, rock and glam rock jams, and an open pbr bar (11pm-midnight). the grand victory, $7. >>color>
11:30pm-4am: cheryl (‘the dance party that will ruin your life’) throws a dance party funeral for williamsburg. glasslands, $10. >>color>
midnight-ish movies:
the babadook @ nitehawk. $11. >>color>
the beast @ landmark sunshine. $14. >>color>
black christmas @ nitehawk. $11. >>color>
love actually @ landmark sunshine. $10. >>color>
the room @ landmark sunshine. $10. >>color>
wakefield poole’s bible @ nitehawk. $11. >>color>
argoman (fri) and magic of the universe (sat) @ spectacle. $5. >>color>
sunday
10am-5pm (sundays thru 12/28): nostalgia train: go for a ride back in time on subway cars from the 1930s-70s during the mta’s annual holiday tradition. trains run along the m line between manhattan’s second avenue and queens plaza, all for the price of a regular $2.50 train ride. >>color>
11am-4pm: cobble hill’s ps29 hosts its sixth annual ‘eat pie and shop’ pie social, pie contest and holiday gift fair. $5 tasting tickets benefit the school, and toys for tots donations will be accepted. >>color>
11:30am: santa rescue! watch firefighters save christmas when they rescue santa from atop the nyc fire museum. free to watch, $8 for adults and $5 for kids to visit santa for photo ops. >>color>
1-2pm (every first sun thru 3/1): a licensed psychotherapist and garden guide leads annual ‘chase away the winter blues’ tours of the brooklyn botanic garden. free with $10 garden admission. >>color>
1-5pm: learn about seven landmark houses and what life was once like during the holidays at the queens historical society’s 27th annual holiday historic house tour. $20 adv, $25 door. >>color>
1:30-4:30pm: classic album sunday: learn the story behind and listen to the clash’s london calling from start to finish on vinyl + super-hi-fi equipment. baby’s all right, $8 adv, $10 door. >>color>
2pm: ‘no pets without owners, no owners without pets’ at the annual blessing of the animals at christ church (520 park ave @ 60th st). free. >>color>
2pm: the mannes new school for music’s schneider concerts season continues with the jasper string quartet performing haydn, bartók, and mendelssohn. $17.50 general, $15 seniors, $5 students. >>color>
3pm: anyone can join in the annual west village chorale’s messiah sing-along at judson memorial church. scores will be provided and light refreshments will be served at intermission. $15 general, $5 students. >>color>
or, if you prefer to just listen…
4pm: the first presbyterian church choir and a full symphony orchestra perform handel’s messiah and organ concerto. refreshments will follow. free. >>color>
6pm doors, 7pm show: socio-political comedian w. kamau bell performs at subculture. $15 adv, $18 dos. >>color>
6pm doors, 7pm show: new graduates of dr. lucky’s school of burlesque perform original acts at the slipper room. $7 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
7pm: the adhoc early music vocal ensemble performs an intimate holiday concert at the center for remembering + sharing. food and drinks provided. $15 suggested donation. >>color>
7pm: graham norwood + band perform prince’s purple rain album and mandonna, an all-male madonna cover band, play the bowery electric. $8 adv, $10 door. >>color>
7pm doors: neighbors, beast patrol, isadora, riverwild, and derrick + the black sea play glasslands. $10. >>color>
7:30pm: test your trivia knowledge at the big quiz thing for a chance to win prizes. hosted by quizmaster noah tarnow. q.e.d. astoria, $5. >>color>
7:30pm: the night shift theater’s drunken shakespeare = shakespeare readings, karaoke-style, in a bar. bar 9 (807 9th ave, bet. 53rd + 54th sts), free. >>color>
8pm: composer annie gosfield and the jack quartet perform the premiere of ‘signal jamming and random interference’ for string quartet and electronics, inspired by the sounds, processes, and perceptions of jammed radio signals. roulette, $20 general, $15 students/seniors. >>color>
8pm (mondays): kendra morris, kiah victoria, the side project, and quiet life play this week’s school night concert at brooklyn bowl (free with rsvp, $8 without). bonus: mention ‘bowling special’ at the shoe desk to get 50% off lane rental. >>color>
8pm: at the weekly ‘sunday sessions with viviana cortez’ comedy/variety show, ali levin hosts as viviana cortez, a cuban holistic wellness counselor who engages in improvised therapy sessions with her ‘clients’. bonus: free churros!. bar none, $5. >>color>
8pm: this week’s ‘if you build it’ comedy show with host kara klenk features stand-up by mike lawrence (conan, comedy central), carmen lynch (letterman, last comic standing), josh rabinowitz (comedy central’s ‘comics to watch’), noah gardenswartz, drew michael, george gordon, and alexis guerreros. ucbeast, $5. >>color>
8pm: output continues its new free sundays in the panther room dj series. >>color>
9pm: katie hannigan and julia johns host the monthly undercover comedy show at fort greene’s great georgiana with guests kendra cunningham, gonzalo cordova, trey galyon, doug smith, and sam evans. free. >>color>
all weekend
in addition to the holiday markets and gift fairs listed in our website’s ongoing events sectioncolor>, here are eight noteworthy ones that are this weekend only:
- brooklyn holiday book fair: rare, vintage, and out-of-print books. park slope’s old stone house. 11am-5pm sat>>color>
- bust holiday craftacular: 200 crafters, vintage sellers, and food vendors. brooklyn expo center, greenpoint, $3 admission. 11am-7pm sat + sun. >>color>
- capsule market square: apparel, accessories, home goods, art and furniture. 548w. 22nd st. @ 11th ave. 12-8pm sat + sun. >>color>
- crafts at the cathedral fair: one-of-a-kind gifts from 60+ artisans. the cathedral church of saint john the divine’s synod house, $6/day, $7/weekend, $1 off printable coupon herecolor>. 10am-6pm sat, 11am-5pm sun. >>color>
- degenerate craft fair: 40 local vendors with most items under $50. bonus 1: first 50 guests get a free tote bag of goodies. bonus 2: opening reception with free beer sat 6-9pm. 7 lafayette street, bet. walker + white. 12-9pm sat, 11am-6pm sunv. >>color>
- greenpointers holiday market: 70+ local makers of jewelry, fashion, food, art, candles, skin care, housewares, decor, and more. plus, a free photo booth, free nail art, and beer, mulled wine and coffee for purchase. greenpoint loft. 1-7pm sun. >>color>
- museum of the american indian’s native art market: traditional and contemporary works by native americans artists. 1 bowling green. 10am-5pm sat + sun. >>color>
- nycreates holiday crafters fair: handmade ceramics, jewelry, photography, candles, art, and more. the brooklyn historical society. 12-6pm sat, 11am-5pm sun. >>color>
plus, our friend karen seiger of markets of new york has compiled this roundupcolor> of tons of other holiday markets for your shopping and browsing pleasure!
the elaborate holiday light displays of dyker heights are up! >>color>
11am, 2:30pm: (weekends thru 12/28): presents to the animals: pallas’s cats, red pandas, baboons, and other animals unwrap holiday ‘presents’ filled with treats at the prospect park zoo. free with regular zoo admission ($8 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children). >>color>
12pm (weekends thru 12/21): nitehawk cinema’s all you want for xmas brunch screening series continues with gremlins. future films include christmas vacation, love actually, and home alone. $11 general, $9 seniors. >>color>
2pm sat + sun: two days of cookies! indulge in bottomless treats and an hour of free hot toddies at the annual brooklyn cookie takedown. $20. >>color>
7pm sat, 3pm sun: the manhattan girls chorus performs free holiday concerts at two manhattan locations this weekend. >>color>
ends sun: 40+ artists participate in the fourth annual puppets + poets festival at the bushwick starr, with evening programs geared toward mature audiences (thurs-sun, $18) and matinees for all ages (sat-sun, free). >>color>
thru 12/8: everything is 30% off at housing works this weekend. >>color>
thru 12/9: bamcinématek presents ’sunshine noir’’ a 21-film series of l.a. crime dramas. this week: the limey, body double, mike’s murder, breathless, m, kiss me deadly, repo man, heat, the long goodbye, true romance, and the outside man. $14 general, $10 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 12/14 (fridays-saturdays): the czechoslovak-american marionette theatre performs a christmas carol, oy hanukkah, merry kwanzaa, an adaptation of the dickens classic with old world accents and new world inclusiveness, featuring 30 puppets and a live chorus. la mama theatre, $10-18. >>color>
thru 12/14: spicy witch productions ‘takes on beauty, appearance, and the choices women make when faced with judgement from the opposite sex’ in stagings of shakespeare’s the two gentlemen of verona and gina gionfriddo’s becky shaw. clemente soto vélez cultural and educational center, $20 each, or $30 for both. >>color>
thru 12/30: get tickets to a christmas carol at the players theatre in the west village for $17.50-20 (plus ticket fees, reg. $40). >>color>
thru 1/4: the annual gingerbread wonderland at the parker meridien hotel: local bakeries and restaurants created gingerbread houses on display in the hotel’s lobby atrium. free admission, a $1 vote for your favorite gets you a chance to win a five-night stay at the parker palm springs (all proceeds benefit city harvest). w. 56th st., bet. 6th + 7th aves. >>color>
thru 1/17: moma presents a comprehensive career retrospective of robert altman with 50 programs, including theatrical features, tv films, cable series, and rarely seen music videos, industrial shorts, and documentary pieces. $12 general, $10 seniors, $8 students (free during uniqlo free friday nights 4-8pm). >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
sales, deals, freebies
save 50-80% at the west village’s yoya boutique moving sale. >>color>
five or ten yoga classes at yoganesh yoga in midtown for $19-35 ($90-150 value). >>color>
holiday mp3 albums from $0.89-$5.99: >>color>
ticket deals
get free tickets to carlo grante performing schumann’s piano sonatas at lincoln center’s alice tully hall 12/15 plus ticket fees, reg. $25-45). >>color>
get free tickets to the masterworks chorus performing handel’s messiah at carnegie hall on 12/18 (plus ticket fees, reg. $33-78) >>color>
get tickets to the adults only after-hours ‘bar car nights’ at the new york botanical garden, including a complimentary cocktail, ice-carving demos, the holiday train show, and more fridays + saturdays thru 1/10 for $25 (plus ticket fees, reg. $35). >>color>
get tickets to the joffrey ballet school’s nutcracker, featuring 300 dancers, at nyu skirball center for the performing arts 12/12-14 for $25 (plus ticket fees, reg. $50). >>color>
get tickets to an argentinian tango concert at carnegie hall 1/18 for $10-$50 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20-100). >>color>
take a chocolate tour for two, plus get $40 to spend at raaka chocolate in red hook for $29. >>color>
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