scroll all the way down to the ‘all weekend’ section to find events that occur on both sat + sun, including 20 holiday markets + sales.
saturday
10am-5pm: whether you think it’s naughty or nice, the annual santacon bar crawl is upon us, taking over nyc with red-suited revelers. >>color>
sponsored 12-7pm: the new school introduces open campus – a free day of pop-up classes, open studios, campus tours, course advising, information sessions, and more. >>color>
1-5pm: see glassblowing demos, talk to artists and tour 17,000 sq. ft. of studio space at the urbanglass open studios (fort greene). optional ornament and bead-making lessons are also available for free-$65. >>color>
12-4:30pm: what the dickens is this? the seventh annual marathon reading of charles dickens’s ‘a christmas carol’ has almost 30 writers and performers reading the beloved novella, with an hour of pre-show caroling by the new york city master chorale. housing works bookstore cafe (soho), free. >>color>
2pm: santa, ice skating performances, family-friendly theater, a christmas tree lighting, and hot chocolate await at the holiday celebration at riverbank state park. free >>color>
4:30-6:30pm: the annual holiday on the hudson tree lighting party features swing dancing lessons and a performance by the harlem swing dance society, seasonal singing from the barnard bacchantae, and activities for the little ones. 125th street + marginal street, free. >>color>
5:30pm (+ 12/15, 17): click your heels together three times and head to brooklyn theatre club’s boozy, participatory production of the wizard of oz, where audience members are cast in small roles alongside the actors. muchmore’s (williamsburg), $15 adv, $18 door. >>color>
6pm: happy hour gets happier at the bowery comedy show at the bowery electric, an earlier comedy show to start your night off with smiles. tonight’s lineup includes stand up by giulia rozzi (comedy central), tim dillon (last comic standing), sally brooks (comedy central), emily winter (feminist bro), lucie steiner (john stewart), and rae sanni. hosted by carolyn busa and chelsea taylor. free. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show (every other day thru 12/8): your opera’s in my chocolate! your chocolate’s in my opera! loftopera presents six performances of verdi’s macbeth in the new mast chocolate factory (brooklyn navy yard). $30. >>color>
7pm: the columbia bach society orchestra and choir performs mozart’s requiem at st. paul’s chapel. free. >>color>
7pm: at the 15th annual mountain stage newsong music showcase and competition finals, emerging north american songwriters and performers compete for the chance to have an ep recorded, produced, and mixed by an industry celebrity. lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws). free. >>color>
7pm-midnight: the nycgrind warehouse art bash offers body painting, breakdance battles, music, art, and more. q studios (lic), $15+. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show: confused by men? comedians give lectures on guy stuff at the it’s a guy thing comedy show, hosted by mitra jouhari, patti harrison, and catherine cohen. performers this month include john early (search party, broad city), langston kerman (insecure), joel kim booster (conan), and melinda taub (full frontal with samantha bee). union hall (park slope), $6 adv, $8 dos (proceeds will benefit the two planned parenthood locations in louisiana). >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: comedians matt koff (the daily show) and matt wayne (adam devine’s house party) each perform half-hour sets in the back room of halyards (gowanus). hosted by ashley brooke roberts (fresh our). free. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (biweekly): the human citizen comedy show, hosted by koshin egal and ben totushek, celebrates its one-year anniversary with a lineup of 15 performers including andy sandford (conan), erik bergstrom (comedy central), matt koff (the daily show), rae sanni (buzzfeed), subhah agarwal (modern comedian), and more. bonus: free beer for early birds. art cafe and bar (prospect heights), $8. >>color>
8pm (weekly): bring an old trophy, a souvenir shot glass, your sticker collection, or anything with a story for a chance at winning $20 cash at the show/tell show, a night of stand-up comedy and show + tell. tonight’s guest performers include lukas kaiser (comedy central), anne victoria clark, joel walkowski, niles turner, frank terranova, and nick lewis. hosted by charles gould. new location: the new downstairs performance area of halyards (gowanus), free. >>color>
8pm (monthly): get your laughs and lube at the samantha comedy show, staged in a sex shop with aural pleasure provided by claudia cogan, rae sanni, carmen lagala, drew anderson, and sketch comedy duo girls with brown hair. hosted by liz magee and jasmine pierce. byob. bonus: 15% off store purchases. the pleasure chest (ues), free admission. >>color>
8pm: the story pirates normally perform family-friendly musical versions of stories written by kids. tonight they do an adults-only show at the drama book shop’s arthur seelen theater (garment district). $15 admission includes an open bar. >>color>
8pm: the usual rejects presents a staged reading/parody/drinking game of the empire strikes back (1980), with trivia, audience participation, and two beers included with admission to get you started. roy arias 777 theater (theater district), $18. >>color>
8pm: performers throw cleanliness to the wind and belt out their ‘nastiest, most disgusting, tremendously horrifying’ songs at jalopy’s eighth annual filthy song night. $15. >>color>
8pm: the nouveau classical project contemporary classical music ensemble presents a concert for pierrot ensemble sans vocalist in a program featuring three works inspired by the coming winter. the firehouse space (east williamsburg), $10. >>color>
8:30pm doors, 9pm show: sunset park’s industry city distillery is the boozy setting for the captains of industry comedy show, hosted by lukas kaiser (chappelle’s show, hp5000) and rojo perez (csl). this month’s show includes stand up by dave hill (inside amy schumer, @midnight), nick turner (comedy central), jo firestone (jimmy fallon), and khalid rahmaan (the nation). free admission (email rsvp to guarantee a spot. the first 50 to rsvp get half-price drink tickets). >>color>
9:30pm doors, 10pm show: animators, cartoonists and other artists project their on-the-fly drawings of live comedian routines at the picture this! show. guest hosted by greg barris. union hall (park slope), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
10pm: seeking a remedy for your weather-induced blues? feeling gloomy’s ‘all i want for christmas is the cure’ holiday party has tracks by the cure and related bands all night, plus photo ops with a poseable ‘robert smith santa claus.’ halyards new downstairs space (gowanus), $6. >>color>
10:30pm (monthly): at the gas station horror show, improvisers create scenes based on 30-second clips from b-horror films purchased from gas stations and bodegas. plus giveaways, raffles, and trivia. hosted by j. w. crump. the pit (flatiron), $10. >>color>
11pm: ‘life-ruining’ party collective cheryl returns with their latest bash, cheryl: neck ruffle, which is all about a figure as scary/sad/absurd as nyc is currently: the clown. themed costumes encouraged. c’mon everybody (bedstuy), $10. >>color>
12/9 midnight-ish movies:
beyond the gates @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
die hard (friday only) @ videology (williamsburg), $8. >>color>
die hard 2: die harder (saturday only) @ videology (williamsburg), $8. >>color>
80 blocks from tiffany’s (friday only) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
eyes wide shut @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
fargo @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
home alone @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $12. >>color>
house (hausu) @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
lost highway @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
mulholland dr. @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
the eyes of my mother @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
stryker (saturday only) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
partner post
The Greenpointers Holiday Tropical Market!
Sunday, 12/11 1-7pm
Greenpoint Loft
Free admission
Mojitos and Mulled Wine, Craft Beer, Massages, Henna Tattoos, Face Painting, The Roving Typist, Live Music, 60+ Vendors & More!
Sleigh bells and palm trees, snowflakes and sunshine come together with beachy cheer at the Greenpointers Holiday Tropical Marketcolor>.
Discover beautifully crafted high quality gifts from some of the most talented local artisans and makers while enjoying a day full of FREE fun activities, food, mojitos, mulled wine, and seasonal craft beer in the gorgeous Greenpoint Loft.
sunday
10:05am-4:44pm (+ 12/18): catch a ride back in time on vintage subway cars that ran from the 1930s to the 1970s. while prices of this mta annual holiday tradition aren’t rolled back as well, they will still only cost you the price of a regular train ride. >>color>
12pm, 4pm: united palace (washington heights) opens their doors to the public for a day of family-friendly holiday fun and tours (12-4pm, free) and a screening of the wizard of oz (1939) with a pre-show intro by film critic lou lumenick and a performance by american idol finalist anwar robinson, plus a post-show discussion led by tiffany vasquez of turner classic movies (4pm, $10 general, $5 seniors). >>color>
1pm doors, 3pm music (+ 12/18): sing and drink your heart out at the annual zum schneider bavarian bierhaus adventsingen (christmas caroling) in alphabet city, starting with traditional german songs and ending with american christmas carols. >>color>
2pm: gesundheit! don’t get fur in your nose at the annual blessing of the animals, an annual tradition for creatures great and small accompanied by their owners. christ church (midtown east), free. >>color>
3:30pm: merry tuba christmas, everyone! for the 43rd year, hundreds of tubists will perform brassy renditions of holiday favorites at the rockefeller plaza ice rink. free. >>color>
4-10pm (monthly): this month’s second sunday open studios at red hook’s pioneer works features site-specific installations, open studios, performances, live music by hearing things and raya brass band, a ‘bad santa gif booth,’ and more. $10 suggested donation. >>color>
6pm (monthly): the sundays at erv’s reading series features both established and emerging writers at erv’s on beekman (prospect-lefferts gardens). this month’s gathering includes wo chan (lambda literary, switch n’ play), deirdre coyle (lit hub, hellogiggles), andrew cothren (drunken boat, the atlas review), and christine scanlon (a hat on the bed, best american poetry). hosted by madeline stevens. free. >>color>
6:30pm: comedians jo firestone (punderdome 3000, the chris gethard show) and julio torres (snl) each perform half-hour sets at throne watches (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7pm: holidays got you stressed out? tackle it head on with a talk on the science of stress and mindfulness presented by the folks at know science. post office bar (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7pm: stand and rock out at two standing rock benefit shows: a ‘nodapl benefit festival’ at the silent barncolor> and a show to benefit both the standing rock sioux tribe and the trans assistance project at bushwick public housecolor>. $5+.
8pm: joan as police woman + benjamin lazar davis, number 1 kid, and lip talk play baby’s all right (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show: the sasheer zamata party time! variety show, hosted by snl cast member sasheer zamata, features sets by alex english (lady parts justice), cellist gabriel royal, and more. union hall (park slope), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
8:30pm doors, 9pm show: at a special holiday edition of a hastily written masterpiece starring the audience, jo firestone, aaron jackson, and josh sharp present a silly holiday script featuring the music of dolly parton, that the audience performs. cobra club (bushwick), $8. >>color>
8:30pm: the leela nyc theater festival thrives on spontaneity: participating actors and directors get only one day with a script to perform for an audience later that night. q.e.d. (astoria), $5. >>color>
sun thru 4/23: the museum of the moving image (astoria) hosts an exhibition honoring filmmaker martin scorsese‘s work, including production materials, behind-the-scenes images, and a retrospective screening series. $15 general, $11 students/seniors, free fridays 4-8pm. >>color>
all weekend
sat + sun various times: too many holiday markets + sales to choose from!
• artists for women’s rights sale at safe gallery (east williamsburg). sat 4-8pm. >>color>
• astoria market at bohemian hall + beer garden. sun 12-6pm (+ 12/18). >>color>
• bring in a gently used bag (any brand) and get 40% off a brand new one at timbuck2 (noho). sat + sun 11am-7pm. >>color>
•bulletin holiday market at the william vale hotel (williamsburg). sat + sun 1-9pm (ends sun). rsvp required. >>color>
• bust holiday craftacular at brooklyn expo center (greenpoint). sat + sun 11am-7pm. >>color>
• czech christmas festival + market at bohemian national hall (ues). sun 2-7pm. >>color>
• ethical writer’s coalition holiday shop at brooklyn fashion + design accelerator (bedford-stuyvesant). sat 11am-4pm. >>color>
• eighth annual st. nicholas cookie walk at st. nicholas of myra orthodox church (east village). sat 11am-4pm, sun 12-3pm. >>color>
• fat cat fab lab holiday market (west village). sun 11am-5pm. >>color>
• greenpointers holiday tropical market at greenpoint loft. sun 1-7pm. >>color>
• holiday maker faire at new women space (east williamsburg). sat 12-6pm. >>color>
• mf gallery annual toy + toy art show (gowanus). sat 7-10pm. >>color>
• mixtape exchange at the kitchen (chelsea). sat 7-9pm. >>color>
• morbid anatomy holiday flea market at the bell house (gowanus). sun 12-6pm. $1 admission. >>color>
• pin + patch pop up at tender trap (greenpoint). sun 1-6pm. >>color>
• renegade holiday craft fair at industry city (sunset park). sat + sun 11am-6pm (weekends thru 12/18). >>color>
• roberta’s holiday market at roberta’s (bushwick). sat 12-10pm, sun 12-7pm. >>color>
• wanted design holiday market at industry city (sunset park). sat + sun 11am-6pm. >>color>
• wework holiday happening market at metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). sun 11am-7pm. >>color>
• young + able women of design holiday pop-up shop at 2 rivington st. (les). sat + sun 11-8pm (thru 12/24). >>color>
sat 7-11pm, sun 1-5pm: dance like no one’s listening at a quiet clubbing event at brookfield place (fidi). free. >>color>
ends sun: the short film awards, aka the sofies, honors short films from around the world. the weekend begins with screenings of all nominated films, and ends with an awards ceremony. symphony space (uws), $10 general, $5 students/seniors, $15-25 for the awards ceremony. >>color>
ends sun: eight boundary-pushing storytellers perform at the soloweek festival, presented by the tank. standard toykraft (williamsburg), $10. >>color>
ends sun: performers put on a family-friendly live performance of a charlie brown christmas that includes a jazz trio performing vince guaraldi’s classic score. shapeshifter lab (gowanus), $12. >>color>
thru sun, + 12/16-18: check out giant lego sculptures, participate in building activities, and play video games at the lego brick fest live fan experience. city point (downtown brooklyn), $12-15. >>color>
thru 12/15: raoul peck’s new documentary i am not your negro, which utilizes the text of james baldwin’s unfinished novel, screens at maysles cinema (harlem) and the metrograph (les), with several in-person appearances and q+a sessions. $10-15. >>color>
thru 12/15: film forum (west village) hosts a nine-day double-feature festival spotlighting the films of visionary movie director and musical choreographer busby berkeley, including 42nd street, gold diggers of 1933, footlight parade, and more. $14. >>color>
thru 12/23: bushwick’s syndicated screens a series of movies set during the christmas season for just $3-5 this week: lethal weapon, elf, a christmas story, an interactive ‘movie messes’ presentation of santa with muscles, and more. >>color>
thru 12/27: frank carpra’s christmas classic it’s a wonderful life (1946) screens at ifc center (west village), with an in-person appearance by mary owen, actress donna reed’s daughter, at select times. $15 general, $11 seniors. >>color>
thru 12/31: the 20-film maggie cheung retrospective at the metrograph (les) includes days of being wild, the heroic trio, irma vep, clean, and more, an all-35mm. $15. >>color>
thru 1/8: artist and filmmaker julian rosefeldt’s 2015 multi-screen film installation, manifesto, featuring cate blanchett performing various manifestos in 13 roles, makes its way to park avenue armory (ues). $20. >>color>
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