Hanukkah Everywhere! Santa Visits Everywhere! Holiday Markets Everywhere! And a Lost Cat to Look Out For!
Plus: One-man 'Christmas Carol'! Holiday Concerts! Wreath-making and Gingerbread-making! Ice Rinks!
Welcome back to your Park Slope events newsletter. As always, links to sources are in (parentheses) after each event. Follow our IG for updates as events change.
Our Full Winter Holiday Guide
From now to New Year’s, our guide to everything holiday in Park Slope includes shopping, volunteering, celebrating, lights and more. Plan next week now!
Look Out For Isabel!
See the full flyer on the Park Slope Together FB page.
Events This Week
Thursday, December 7th
⛸️Industry City Ice Rink: Ten Dollar Thursday: “The IC Ice Rink returns this year and welcomes all to come for an iconic winter experience. The rink is uncovered and outside, so dress appropriately for an enjoyable and comfortable skate.” (4:00 PM, Industry City, $10)
🕎Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah Lighting: "The Menorah Lighting, hosted by Chabad of Park Slope, will take place at the Grand Army Plaza Entrance in Brooklyn, New York, December 7th starting at 5:00PM. Every year a large number of Jews come by for Latkes, a Live Concert, and to kick off the first night Chanukah. This year thousands are expected to flock to come hear Moshe Reuven perform live." (5:00PM, Grand Army Plaza)
🎄Air Plant Ornament Making Workshop: "Get ready to unleash your creativity and make unique ornaments using beautiful air plants. During this 1-hour workshop, each attendee will be able to create one ornament with the air plant of their choosing. Our plant experts will go over best care practices and design ideas, as well as how to display your air plants post holiday to keep them healthy until next season." (5:00 PM, The Sill, $23)
⚰️☕️Death Cafe: “Bring strangers together to discuss one of the great universal truths: death. With thousands of chapters in over 26 countries around the world, Death Cafes are informal gatherings that aim to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” There is no set agenda, but small group conversations might include thoughts on burial versus cremation, green burials, what music you want played at your funeral, or a personal experience you had dealing with grief.” (6:15PM, Green-Wood Cemetery)
📖🗣“The Necessity of Exile” Book Launch w/Peter Beinart: “Celebrate the launch of a new book of essays from 'America’s most insightful writer on the relationship between Zionism and Judaism' (Peter Beinart, author of The Crisis of Zionism). This Ayin Press book launch is hosted by Congregation Beth Elohim at the Center for New Jewish Culture, featuring Shaul Magid in conversation with Beinart." (7:00PM, Center for New Jewish Culture)
🎟How to Live (After You Die) Opening Night: “In her BAM debut, the Emmy Award-winning Australian artist deftly shifts her work from film to stage to share an incisive and deeply engrossing morality tale for our times—one in which she just happens to be the protagonist. Using her medium-traversing works as touchstones, Wallworth sheds light on the seduction of cultish extremism by recounting her own descent into an exclusionary, mind-warping belief system and her eventual escape through art.” (7:30 PM, BAM)
🎵🎉🥂📽Your Faithful Reader – A Gala Evening!: "Party vibes, silent auction items, live performances, the release of our new short film, a fabulous house band and a DJ to close out the evening. So come, grab a cocktail and get inspired!” (7:30PM, Littlefield)
😂📖🎄Celebrity Memoir Book Club Christmas Spectacular: "Celebrity Memoir Book Club is the podcast where New York comedians Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton read celebrity memoirs so you don't have to. An Apple Podcast top comedy podcast, a Vulture must listen, and featured in the New York Times, This podcast follows Claire and Ashley as they comb through the pages of celebrity memoirs for the juiciest moments." (7:30PM, The Bell House, $30)
🍿🎄Spoons Toons & Booze Xmas After Dark @ Nitehawk: "our Favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons + Booze & Free Cereal + a Special Menu of Prime Time, Late Night & Adult Christmas Themed Cartoons! Dress in your ugliest holiday sweater or coziest PJs to compete in our costume contest!” (9:15PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
😂Dash Turner: Future Elder: "Dash is a future tribal elder; join him for a stunning half hour of comedy as he shares all the legendary wisdom he's gleaned from a lifetime of watching Nascar, crushing Michelobs, and clipping his nails at Starbucks. Hosted by Natalie Rotter-Laitman, featuring Charlie Bardey. (NOTE: This show has been rebuked by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs as "unhelpful." (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $10-$15)
🍿Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' Opening: "Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Academy Award-winning director of Spirited Away. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki and with a stirring musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron blends wondrous flights of fancy with resonant echoes of Miyazaki’s own childhood." (Multiple Showtimes, BAM)
Friday, December 8th
🎁Dana Emilia Presents: Pop-up Sale. “Shop women’s boutique style apparel and shoes at amazing prices. If you enjoy unique looks by American and European designers, this is the place to shop. Some of the labels are Christopher Calvin, H4, Trippen, and Transperente’. Also available are handcrafted porcelain gift items by designer Ellis Oppenheim.” (11:00 AM, Industry City)
🎥I, Too, Sing America Film Festival 2023: “Prepare to be amazed by an extraordinary production brought to life by an immensely talented group of students. This masterpiece comprises three distinct parts. First up is "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby," a captivating tribute to the unique qualities of Brooklyn, featuring interviews and skits that will reignite your love for this borough.” (5:30 PM, John Jay Campus)
🎨Drink Talk Create: Lantern Painting: “Join Think Talk Create for a Drink Talk Create event featuring winter-themed lantern bottle painting. Event includes a drink, light refreshments, guided creative activity, mingle games, a custom takeaway, and good vibes.” (6:00 PM, Industry City, $65)
🤣Ramy Youssef: More Feelings. “Ramy Youssef is an award-winning Egyptian-American creator, actor, producer, director, and comedian who brings his unique voice and perspective to his storytelling. Youssef created, produces, directs and stars in the hit Hulu show Ramy, inspired by his own experiences centering around a first-generation Egyptian-American Muslim on a spiritual journey in his politically divided New Jersey neighborhood.” (7:00 PM, BAM, $50 and up)
🎄♥️📖Elle Gonzalez Rose Launch for ‘Caught in a Bad Fauxmance:’ Friends-To-Lovers trope over winter break! (7:00 PM, Ripped Bodice, $21)
🤣Hack City Comedy with Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto: “If having an Asian guy on a comedy show is unusual, then having two is just overkill.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall $15)
🎟⛓️🪦A Christmas Carol – A One Actor Show: “Crafted by resident (D3C) playwright Stephen Gracia and directed by Anthony Marino, this unique rendition of the beloved holiday tale stars the exceptionally talented M. Rigney Ryan. In a remarkable one-actor performance, Ryan takes the audience on a transformative journey through the eyes of Ebenezer Scrooge, embodying not only the iconic miser himself but also portraying all the other characters that populate the iconic narrative.” (8:00 PM, Industry City, $10)
🎵🎷❄️Don't Stop I'm About to Jazz Holiday Special : “NYC's Best Stand-Up Comedians Perform Their Sets With Live Piano Accompaniment. Hosted by Two Tree Hill and Rose Kelso and featuring Charlie Bardey, Aaron Chen, Freddie Shanel, Chloe Radcliffe and Business Casual." (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $15)
💃Sailor Boom: Across The Nega-Verse: “A Hip Hop Cosplay Party founded in 2019 and run by DJ HighGnx and DJ Dimple. We are a POC and LGBTQ friendly party that encourages everyone to come dressed up in their Fandom (whether it be Black Panther, Sailor Moon, or Beyonce) and twerk it out.” (11:00 PM, Littlefield $12-$15)
Saturday, December 9th
🏃NYRR Frosty 5K: “Kick off the winter running season and run with purpose at a festive 5K. Your support and participation play a role in fulfilling NYRR’s mission to help and inspire people through running, and benefit NYRR’s free youth and community programs. Bring your child to the Rising New York Road Runners at the NYRR Frosty 5K for some race-day fun! Registration is FREE and open to participants ages 2 to 18 of all abilities.” (8:00 AM, Prospect Park)
🐦Introduction to Birdwatching Outings: "Prospect Park Alliance and a member of the Brooklyn Bird Club take you on an introductory walk to learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit Prospect Park through all seasons." (10:00 AM, Audubon Center)
❄️Brooklyn Pop-Up Holiday Bazaar: “Highlighting 40+ local artisan, designers, makers, and small businesses” (10:00 AM, Old Stone House)
🎄Kajiha: Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop: “Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience, their friendly team will guide you through the process step by step. Don’t miss this opportunity to kick off the holiday season with a creative and joyful experience. You can design your own wreath on Approx. 14″ or 18″ diameter grapevine wreath frame. All of the materials and fresh greenery are included in the price.” (11:00 AM, Industry City, $125)
🇯🇵Japan Village: Popin’Cookin’ Workshop: “Turn an ordinary day into a memorable and delicious adventure with adorable miniature treats. Join the fun and make your own edible creations. Discover the magic of DIY candy kits that let you create tiny, tasty sweets by mixing and shaping powders into various forms.” (11AM workshop timeslots begin, Industry City)
🛍Winter Pop-Up Market @ Brooklyn Museum: “Stop by our holiday market, co presented with Brooklyn Pop-Up, to shop for one-of-a-kind, handmade items from local artisans and vendors. Selections include artwork, jewelry, fashion, and home and apothecary goods.” (11:00 AM, Brooklyn Museum)
🎄Make A Blown Ornament!: “Work one-on-one with a teaching artist in this 30-minute lesson to make your own ornament in our glassblowing studio! Choose from optical twists and bright, swirling colors to create a festive decoration for the holidays!” (11:00 AM, Urban Glass, $75)
🎨‘Street / Art Brooklyn’ Gowanus Art Walk: “Local collage artist Rich Garr leads this comfortable open-air exploration through the Gowanus waterfront. He is a longtime area interdisciplinary artist focusing on public art and community. These walkings respond to both current events and history, and a central component of his interdisciplinary collage art practice. They are always carefully planned but unscripted, collaborative and fresh. (11:30 AM, Pacific Library, $22)
🎁Gasworks Holiday Pop-up: “Free and open to the public! With works from over 100 ceramicists in our community. (12PM, Gasworks)
🍿🎄🛷🍗‘Christmas Vacation' @ Nitehawk: “Bad luck seems to follow Clark Griswold and his family no matter where they go or what they do. The perpetual optimist, our dear Clark (don’t you just love the young Chevy Chase?) tries to make the holidays a special family event by chopping down the biggest tree in the forest, hanging a million Christmas lights, and dealing with his obnoxious visiting family members. He does this all while banking on his holiday bonus – but will it come?” (12:00 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
❄️🎤️Holiday Hornucopia!: “Join us for a program of original arrangements highlighted by a family friendly sing along! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to make lasting memories with friends and family. Mark your calendars and get ready to have a holly, jolly time at Holiday Hornucopia!” (1:00 PM, Old Stone House)
📒Symposium: 'God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin' @ Brooklyn Museum: “Celebrate the new publication God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin, edited by acclaimed curator, author, and educator Hilton Als, during this symposium. Art historians and fellow artists will gather to reflect on Baldwin’s profound legacy through a full afternoon of talks. The day culminates with a performance by bassist, vocalist, and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello and her band of The Gospel of James Baldwin, a tribute that at once evokes a church service, celebration, and call to action. ” (2:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum)
🎁Neighbor Christmas Market in Prospect Park @ 15th St. Entrance: “We moved 4 years ago and always wanted to come together with other neighbors and makers to show all that we do with our own hands and so much love. Now, 4 years later this is finally happening. Jewelry, cakes, bags and home goods, socks, art and more. Come and say hi!, meet other neighbors, check our work and support locals.” (2:30 PM, Park Slope Together FB Page)
🎄🏠Gingerbread House Workshop!: "Decorate your own gingerbread house, just in time for the Winter holidays! We'll provide a pre-assembled gingerbread house from Buttermilk Bakeshop, frosting and assorted candy for you and your child to use in this fun workshop." (3:00PM, Private Picassos, $50)
🍪❄️Jingle Fest! Holiday Concert & Cookie Swap 2023: “Join the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music for our merriest event yet! A joyful holiday family concert and interactive singalong. Come belt out kid-friendly classics and enjoy beautiful sacred carols. We’ll close out the concert with a visit from Santa, and continue the fun with cookies and hot chocolate. Ticket price includes concert, Santa photo op (with your own camera or phone; our staff will be on hand to assist!), cookies, and hot chocolate. Bring a batch of your favorite cookies to exchange and get one FREE ticket per family!” (3:00 PM, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music)
💋💋💥💥‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ @ Nitehawk: “Two-bit crook Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) stumbles into an audition for a mystery film while on the run from the cops. Winning the part, he lands in Hollywood, where he’s flung into a tangled, murderous conspiracy with his childhood sweetheart, Harmony Lane (Michelle Monaghan), and hard-boiled private eye Perry van Shrike (Val Kilmer).” (12:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🎄🎅🍕Dinner w/Santa: "Parents grab your camera and join us for The Santa Experience. Kids can make their own pizza, decorate cookies and meet Santa! You can also come dine with us and hang out with Santa." (12PM & 3PM, Pizza Plus)
🎁Littlefield’s 7th Annual Holiday Market: “We’re shopping locally this holiday season! Join us at Littlefield for our 7th annual Holiday Market! Peruse goodies from local vendors, indulge in some sweet treats, and even score a Parklife Buy One, Get One Free Hot Drink voucher with proof of $30+ in purchases // supporting three or more vendors!” (5:00 PM, Littlefield)
🎅Santa Visits the Christmas Tree Sale @ Old First Nursery School: “He’s happy to pose for free photos and take gift requests. All weekend long, we’ll also have free cookies from Cousin John Bakery, a place to donate to the Camp Friendship Toy Drive, a raffle and lots of fun photo opportunities in our beautiful, tree-filled alleyway. We’ve also added new evening hours this Friday from 5-7pm. 100% of the proceeds support our non-profit preschool.” (5PM, Old First Nursery School)
🎨Drink Talk Create: Lantern Painting: See Friday event listing, above. (6:00 PM, Industry City, $65)
🎤️Brooklyn Harmonics Present: Shiny Happy People. “Each group will perform their own close-harmony arrangements of popular songs (and some originals!), and then combine voices to double the fun. Two premier vocal ensembles backed by a killer band. Special guest vocalist! Prepare yourself for a shiny happy time!” (6:30PM & 8PM, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, $12)
🕺🎄Christmas, Samples N’ Friends: “‘Tis the season to come for the samples, & leave with friends! Bring in the holiday season with a Black Christmas & Samples n’ Friends collab you DON’T want to miss! Come dressed in Holiday colors (Red, Black, Gold) for a night filled with holiday classics, soul samples and lots of old and new friends!” (6:00 PM, Littlefield, $10-$20)
🎟⛓️🪦A Christmas Carol – A One Actor Show: See December 8 listing, above. (8:00 PM, Industry City, $10)
🕺Music Video Time Machine presents Santa Baby One More Time: “Want to experience a ‘Total Eclipse of the Hearth?’ You can ‘Blame it on the Reindeer’ or spend the holiday ‘With or Without Yule’ Whether you ‘Wake Me Up Before You Ho Ho,’ enjoy beverages by ‘Livin' La Vida Cocoa,’ or tell someone special that ‘I'm a Sleigh for You,’ you can show your ‘Jingle Love’ by dancing to 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s music videos on the big screen all night long. You can act ‘Like a Virgin (Mary)’ or tell someone that ‘I Wanna Sex Yule Up’ because when I think about you ‘I Touch My Elf.’” (9:00 PM, The Bell House, Free)
🎤️🔥How to Start a Fire: A Solo Show from Sydnee Washington: “Washington (The Unofficial Expert Podcast, Comedy Central) performs her electrifying solo show about the significant childhood events leading up to an infamous fire that could have ruined her family. ” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $15)
Sunday, December 10th
🎁4th Annual HSVS Toy Drive and Bake Sale: “Help us make the holiday season merry and bright for children in shelters and foster care. We will be collecting toys and hosting a bake sale with all proceeds benefiting HeartShare St. Vincent's Services. ” (10:00 AM, 589 3rd Street)
🔔Mozart for Munchkins: Jingle Bell Swing. “Step into Jingle Bell Swing, a musical journey where jazzy winter tunes meets family-friendly fun! Join us for an interactive concert featuring Ric Becker and band, blending classical elegance with toe-tapping jazz favorites. Get ready to sing along to timeless tunes and enjoy lively dance breaks for an unforgettable, joy-filled experience for music enthusiasts of all ages.” (11:00 AM, Old Stone House, $40 for Adults, Kids Free)
❄️🚶Nature Walks with Bradley Klein: Wildlife in Winter: “Join Bradley Klein for a winter nature walk. Don’t be intimidated by colder weather—there are plenty of clues hinting at the wildlife that sleeps through the season of longer nights. And quite a few creatures remain active if you know where to look for them.” (11:00 AM, Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
🎄🛍Winter Pop-Up Market @ Brooklyn Museum: See December 9 listing above. (11:00 AM, Brooklyn Museum)
🍪🍪The Park Slope Annual Holiday Cookie Exchange: “Each participant is encourage to bring a few dozen assorted homemade cookies to exchange.” (11:00 AM, 141 Berkeley Place Stoop)
🫙📿Giving & Thanking: Holiday Beadmaking. “Prepare for a season of giving with the perfect handmade gift in this fun holiday themed bead making workshop! Students will learn stringer control and be introduced to design methods such as spots, dots and lines to decorate their beads. A variety of shaping tools and surface embellishments such as silver foil and colored frit will be available to help achieve our own personal style of bead making. Learn something new, then pay it forward! Open to all skill levels.” (11:00 AM, Urban Glass, $265)
🎁Littlefield’s 7th Annual Holiday Market: See December 9 listing above. (5:00 PM, Littlefield)
🎁Gasworks Holiday Pop-up: (12PM, Gasworks)
🎄Kajiha Dry flower Holiday Ornament Workshop: “A flower and botanical art lab that creates natural scent items and décor objects inspired by nature and offers custom flower arrangement services. Through December, they have a holiday ornament-making workshops. Walk-ins are welcome to attend, but reservation is recommended.” (12:30 PM, Industry City, $15)
🎭Ms T’s Cranky Tales: Hares and Bears @ Old Stone House. “Ms T, aka Theresa Linnihan, performer and puppeteer, hosts a series of original stories for all ages using the device of a cranky. What’s a cranky? It’s an illustrated scroll, a form of primitive animation that provides whimsical images to Ms. T’s lively narration. The occasional puppet is likely to jump into the action as well.” (1PM and 2PM, Old Stone House)
🎁Holiday Market @ Krupa Grocery: “Shopping & cocktails.” (Krupa Grocery, 2PM)
🎶Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Rossini, Reinecke: “The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Felipe Tristán, presents an afternoon of holiday music.” (2:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum, $25)
🎟⛓️🪦A Christmas Carol – A One Actor Show: See December 8 listing, above. (3:00 PM, Industry City, $10)
⛸️Ice Menorah Lighting: “Chabad of Sunset Park invites families to celebrate Hanukkah at the Industry City ice rink. Skating is offered at a special discounted rate, and holiday foods, games, and activities are provided.” (4:00 PM, Industry City)
🕎Chanukah on 5th Avenue: “Featuring Chanukah crafts, giant games, latkes and donuts and menorah lighting! ” (3:00 PM, JJ Byrne)
🍾Behold Spiritual Herbalism: Rituals for Protection and Abundance in the New Year @ Brooklyn Museum. “Prepare for an abundant new year! Join herbalist and spiritual practitioner Lauren K. Rincon of Sacred Vibes Apothecary and Sacred Botanica for a transformative and empowering workshop on traditional uses of plants for spiritual cleansing, protection, and prosperity rituals.” (3:30 PM, Brooklyn Museum, $35)
🎶Carnegie Hall Citywide: Sullivan Fortner Trio @ BPL. “Widely acclaimed by critics and top artists alike, Sullivan Fortner is an exceptionally inventive and responsive player renowned as a bandleader and composer; as an unforgettable soloist and collaborator with leaders such as Wynton Marsalis and John Scofield; and for his longstanding, Grammy Award–winning duo partnership with Cécile McLorin Salvant.” (4:00 PM, Central Library)
🎨Open Source 2023 Gala and Art Auction: “The annual gala and art auction provide critical funding that sustains the organization. We not only present dozens of programs for the public each year through KoKo NYC but also employ a staff of over 30 teaching artists and professionals, offer free education programs in underserved communities, and support over 75 artists annually through production budgets, fair wages, and curatorial services. We need your help to continue to support artists, empower kids, and provide transformative experiences for all!” (5:00 PM, BrooklynWorks, $150)
🕎♥️📖A Brooklyn Hanukkah celebration with Jewish Romance authors: “To celebrate Hanukkah, we're hosting a Brooklyn party with Jewish romance authors on Sunday December 10th at 7pm. There will be an author discussion, trivia, and book signings with Stacey Agdern, Felicia Grossman, Meredith Schorr, Amanda Elliot, and Kate Goldbeck.” (7:00 PM, Ripped Bodice, $15)
🕎🎉Hanukkah Celebration 2023!: “We’re so excited to be partnering with The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life to bring our annual Hanukkah party back to BKCM. In the Concert Hall, the Klezmer Big Band of Light kicks off the party. Featuring klezmer luminaries Sarah Gordon, Aani Kisslinger, Sam Day Harmet, Eleonore Weill, Eleonore Oppenheimer, Aaron Alexander and Ira Khonen Temple, this Hanukkah Klezmer Big Band of Light brings flashy and lustrous melodies for dancing and singing along to. This band is as intimate and homey as it is wildly fun and energized. Including a special guest appearance by the Brooklyn Conservatory Klezmer Community Band!” (7:00 PM, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, $20)
🎄❄️Girl God Christmas Spectacular: “Girl God is back and better than ever, fresh off of last spring’s nationwide tour. You’ve seen them on Just For Laughs’ Moontower Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Vancouver, New York Comedy Fest, Netflix Is a Joke Fest, and more. You’ve heard their hit podcast ‘The Girl God Experience.’ Eric Andre called them his ‘new favorite thing in comedy.’ GLAAD called them ‘a threat to the queer community.’” (7:30 PM, The Bell House, $20)
🎅🍕Dinner with Santa: See December 9 listing above. (12PM & 3PM, Pizza Plus)
Monday, December 11th
👂Ear Hustle Live! “We’re celebrating our upcoming 100th episode with our first-ever cross-country tour. Join co-hosts and co-creators Nigel and Earlonne as they catch up on-stage with unforgettable storytellers and musicians you’ve heard on the show.” (8:00 PM, The Bell House, $30)
🍿’Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2’ @ Nitehawk: A classic schlockey Holiday murder spree, and a chance to see the iconic “garbage day!” scene on the big screen. (9:15 PM, Nitehawk)
Tuesday, December 12th
🫙📿Winter Wonderland with Maria Aroche: “Come and learn to make your very own winter themed beads. Transform basic shaped beads with colorful glass rods into snowpeople, holiday trees, candy canes and more!” (6:00 PM, Urban Glass, $95)
🎶New York Choir Project Presents: Britpop Choir + Metropop Choir: “Not ready to start jingling all the way? Join New York Choir Project’s two Manhattan choirs as we raise our voices — and the roof! — with some ultra-pop, NON-HOLIDAY, bloody brilliant harmonies.” (8:00 PM, Littlefield, $22-$26)
🎟🍿‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’ Holiday Action @ Nitehawk: “Schoolteacher and single mother Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) lives an average suburban life — until she begins having strange memories of unexplained violence and discovers that she has physical skills that she never imagined. Hiring private detective Mitch Hennessey (Samuel L. Jackson) to probe into her past, Samantha discovers that she’s a well-trained government assassin who went missing after suffering a bout of amnesia and that her former handlers want her back in their employ.” (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
Wednesday, December 13th
🌳Winter Corps: “Volunteers will assist in raking, minor shoveling, litter pick up, and other landscaping needs. The group meets at a different location every week. All volunteers who RSVP will receive a reminder email with the meeting location before the event.” (10:00 AM, Prospect Park)
📕Peter Singer on ‘Living an Ethical Life: How to Do the Most Good:’ “Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1946, and educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford, Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.” (7:00 PM, Central Library)
🕎♥️📖Hanukkah Erotica Book Club Live Podcast in BK: “We're hosting a special live podcast event with the Hanukkah Erotica Book Club. Raizel and Malya review Jewish romance novels and movies for your listening pleasure. They will chat about a recent Jewish romance release” (7:00 PM, The Ripped Bodice)
🤣‘Ted Lasso’s’ Jamie Lee: “Jamie Lee is a stand-up comedian, actor and Emmy award winning television writer/producer. She is currently an Executive Producer on the mega-hit Apple TV+ series.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $20)
🤣SNL’s Melissa Villaseñor: “Villaseñor broke barriers by becoming the first-ever Latina cast member of Saturday Night Live. A comedic impressions expert, she got her start as a semifinalist on America’s Got Talent. Some of Melissa’s most memorable impressions include Owen Wilson, Lady Gaga, and Dolly Parton.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House, $25)
Thursday, December 14th
📷BRIC Street Photography Class @ Central Library: “In this class you’ll learn on-the-fly composition techniques and how to capture engaging photos of people, buildings, and the Brooklyn cityscape.” (2:00 PM, Central Library)
🪦❄️Things That Matter: Holiday Edition @ Green-Wood Cemetery: “Like Antiques Roadshow but with storytelling, or a Death Cafe turned Pinterest board. Everyone is welcome to join in—just bring an object of your choosing and share your story about loss. No judges, no prizes, no pressure. And no need to practice! Just want to come and listen? Awesome! Observers are always welcome. At this edition of Things that Matter, we’re focusing on the items, people, and stories that have made the year-end holidays a special time for us.” (6:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery)
🎨Nutcracker Painting Contest and Weihenstephan Tap Takeover. “Grab a nutcracker to paint until we run out! We’ll have 🎁 prizes, 🍪 cookies, 🧉mulled wine,🎄 holiday music, movies and more!” (7:30 PM, Brewer's Row)
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