New York City Area Weekend Events: Check Out What's Happening

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09 December, 2021

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NEW YORK CITY, NY — Looking for things to do this weekend? Patch has you covered with the latest upcoming events taking place this week throughout New York City. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Wondering how you can get your event in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this weekend in the New York City area: Featured Event: Success Academy Bushwick Virtual Information Session When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:30 p.m. What: Join us from the comfort of your own home to learn about all things Success Academy!About this event We'll cover everything from the application process to uniforms to our whole-child approach to education. Our team will be available to answer any questions you might have abou... Learn MoreFeatured Event: Success Academy Bushwick Virtual Information Session (Mike Frisch) Featured Event: Operation Holiday® Calling All Donors to "Adopt A Family" When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:30 p.m. Where: https://operationholiday.net What: In 2020, generous donors "adopted" over 200 individuals, families, seniors and the homeless throughout New Jersey. Individuals and families, and through agency referrals were able to enjoy the holiday season without the stress and embarrassment of not being able to celebrate with ... Learn More Featured Event: Operation Holiday® Calling All Donors to "Adopt A Family" (POWER CHANGES LIVES) Featured Event: Randall Goosby, violin & Zhu Wang, piano play Mozart, Franck, and Price - LIVE IN PERSON CONCERT When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Once in a generation, a new artist emerges to change the way audiences think about and respond to classical music. In a season packed with stellar performances, and the young violinist Randall Goosby makes a one-night-only appearance on our stage — a concert that could join the hi... Learn More Featured Event: Randall Goosby, violin & Zhu Wang, piano play Mozart, Franck, and Price - LIVE IN PERSON CONCERT (Jamie Thomas) Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m. Where: ZOOM-Solving the Medicare Puzzle What: Tonight, December 9th-Free ZOOM Class Class Hosted by Expert Medicare Plan Adviser Robert Remin (see contact info below to request Zoom Link-Please include Full Name and Email) The A,B,C's and D about Medicare not in the Government Handbook or in previous presentations you att... Learn More Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed (robert remin) Senior Sessions: "Gallery of Graphs" (online) When: Thursday, December 9th at 2:00 p.m. Where: National Museum of Mathematics What: Dig into graph theory by exploring the connection between vertices and edges — and the walls of any house. Discover a method to determine whether a ghost can haunt a castle or if a figure can be drawn without lifting the pen. Explore how these two problems are related and le... Learn More Modular Origami - New York University Public Events When: Thursday, December 9th at 2:30 p.m. Where: New York University Public EventsLearn More Advisory Planning Team Meeting - Manhattan Early College Sch-Advertis When: Thursday, December 9th at 3:00 p.m. Where: Manhattan Early College Sch-AdvertisLearn More Meet a Mathematician featuring Tatiana Toro (online) When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:00 p.m. Where: National Museum of Mathematics What: Did you ever wonder what a mathematician does all day? Or what made someone decide to become a mathematician? Or even, what a mathematician does for fun? You may be surprised by some of the answers! Join Steven Strogatz, MoMath's 2021-2022 Distinguished Visiting Professor ... Learn More Free Improv Comedy Workshop For Beginners When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Learn a new improv comedy exercise each and every weekday at 4 PM ET. About this Event The Radical Agreement Project is currently offering free beginner-level improv workshops online. Learn a new improv comedy exercise each and every weekday at 4 PM ET. With any luck, you'll b... Learn More Library Highlights: Marie Antoinette and Her Circle When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:00 p.m. Where: The Frick CollectionLearn More Girls Basketball vs. East Side Community @ P.S.64 When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High School Learn More The Wrinkle Project @NYU Work Life Presents: The Virtual Death Cafe When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:30 p.m. Where: New York University Public Events Learn More Girls Table Tennis vs. Bronx HS Of Science When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Continue the Conversation: Doron Langberg's "Lover" When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:00 p.m. Where: The Frick CollectionLearn More Restoring Stories: Lights in the Sanctuary When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Museum at Eldridge Street Learn More Year 1 CTO Family Meeting (rescheduled for Dec 9) When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Bard High School Early College Learn More "Want my digital content? Show me the money!" Innovation Speaker Series When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: New York University Public Events Learn More MS in Real Estate, Real Estate Development and Construction Management Online Information Session When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: New York University Public EventsLearn More UA Maker Open House (VIRTUAL) - Urban Assembly Maker Academy When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Urban Assembly Maker AcademyLearn More Boys Basketball vs. Bayard Rustin Educational Complex When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Moxy Times Square's Pink Holiday Pop-Up When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Moxy NYC Times Square What: Moxy Times Square is debuting a new hot pink look for the holidays; head to the hotel's atrium on the 2nd floor where you will be transported to a pink winter wonderland. The all-pink décor, including pink Christmas Trees and Menorahs, will be complimented by a life-size ver... Learn More Animation Creation: the math of visual effects: "The Art of Digital Light and Color" (online) When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:30 p.m. Where: National Museum of Mathematics What: Join Emmy Award–winning Visual Effects Supervisor Beau Janzen for a look behind the scenes of computer graphics and the math used to create the stunning visual art in movies and games. Each session in this engaging three-part series will highlight a different aspect of the ar... Learn More Transforming Moments: A Conversation With Diane Von Furstenberg When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. What: Before she was an international fashion icon and a member of the TIME 100, Diane von Furstenberg was a young girl growing up with parents who had just survived the Holocaust. Her father, originally from Moldova, escaped the Nazis in Switzerland. Her mother, originally from Gre... Learn More Virtual Open House for Prospective Families When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Harvest Collegiate High SchoolLearn More Chris Botti When: Thursday, December 9th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Blue Note Jazz Club What: Come watch Chris Botti at Blue Note NYC! Shows at 8 PM & 10:30 PM each night December 6th - January 2nd Learn More Featured Event: The SymphoNYChorus presents: All on a Starry Night Christmas Concert When: Friday, December 10th at 8:00 p.m. Where: W83 Ministry Center What: About this event We are so thrilled to be back! This Christmas concert will feature The SymphoNYChorus' signature blend of traditional, Gospel, and contemporary Christmas music - from majestic 8-part harmonies to intimate a cappella works. NOTE: For the safety of our performe... Learn More Featured Event: The SymphoNYChorus presents: All on a Starry Night Christmas Concert (Lynn Y) All College Applications Due (Events) When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Hs-Health Professions & Human SvcsLearn More Report Cards Available on NYCSA (Events) When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: A Philip Randolph Campus High School Learn More ZOOM Family Meeting - New Heights Academy Charter School When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: New Heights Academy Charter SchoolLearn More ELRO day - Eleanor Roosevelt High School When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Report Card Distribution (Events) - Hs-Health Professions & Human Svcs When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Hs-Health Professions & Human SvcsLearn More Senior Portraits - Clinton School When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Clinton SchoolLearn More Human Rights Day - NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY (NGO CSW/NY) When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY (NGO CSW/NY)Learn More Festive Friday - Meme Day! - Hs Math Sci & Engnrng at Ccny When: Friday, December 10th at 8:30 a.m. Where: Hs Math Sci & Engnrng at CcnyLearn More Pioneers in Skirts Film Screening and Discussion When: Friday, December 10th at 10:00 a.m. Where: NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY (NGO CSW/NY)Learn More Amazon's Pawliday Portraits When: Friday, December 10th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Amazon 4-star What: Amazon 4-star Store SoHo shoppers are invited to bring in their beloved furry family member* for a free "Pawliday Portrait" with Santa himself and their pet. Pets will be pampered on-site by a pet stylist and pose for a photographer in front of a holiday-inspired photo backdro... Learn More In-person Tour: Statues and Monuments When: Friday, December 10th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Central ParkLearn More YSL Beauty's Holiday Pop-up When: Friday, December 10th at 11:00 a.m. Where: 32 Mercer St What: To kick off this year's holiday celebrations, YSL Beauty is hosting a three-day pop-up experience in the heart of NYC, transforming the 32 Mercer St. space into a wonderland of glitter and gold. From December 10th-12th, YSL Beauty invites consumers to stop by and enjoy the ul... Learn More DEADLINE: Female Founders Fellowship When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 p.m. Where: New York University Public EventsLearn More Free Improv Comedy Workshop For Beginners When: Friday, December 10th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Learn a new improv comedy exercise each and every weekday at 4 PM ET. About this Event The Radical Agreement Project is currently offering free beginner-level improv workshops online. Learn a new improv comedy exercise each and every weekday at 4 PM ET. With any luck, you'll b... Learn More Moxy Times Square's Pink Holiday Pop-Up When: Friday, December 10th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Moxy NYC Times Square What: Moxy Times Square is debuting a new hot pink look for the holidays; head to the hotel's atrium on the 2nd floor where you will be transported to a pink winter wonderland. The all-pink décor, including pink Christmas Trees and Menorahs, will be complimented by a life-size ver... Learn More Folding Fridays (online) When: Friday, December 10th at 4:30 p.m. Where: National Museum of Mathematics What: Join origami expert Kathleen Sheridan for Folding Fridays. To celebrate the holidays and the superstar folders this season, fold "Estrella Ana Maria" by Lidiane Siquera. Explore the wonders of paper folding — there's math in every fold! Learn more and register at foldingfri... Learn More Carolers are Spreading Holiday Cheer in Flatiron this Season When: Friday, December 10th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Flatiron/23rd Street PartnershipLearn More New York University Women's Basketball at Hunter College When: Friday, December 10th at 5:00 p.m. Where: New York University AthleticsLearn More Equilibrium, an adult evening of mathematical games (online) When: Friday, December 10th at 7:00 p.m. Where: National Museum of Mathematics What: Tabletop gaming is more fun than ever! Come join old friends and new for a fun-filled, adult evening featuring a broad array of mathematically rich games. Enjoy classics like SET and Connect Four, modern options from Ubongo to Skiwampus to Ricochet Robots, and even MoMath's ... Learn More New York University Men's Basketball at Hunter College When: Friday, December 10th at 7:00 p.m. Where: New York University AthleticsLearn More Chris Botti When: Friday, December 10th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Blue Note Jazz Club What: Come watch Chris Botti at Blue Note NYC! Shows at 8 PM & 10:30 PM each night December 6th - January 2nd Learn More HARLEM CELEBRATES HARLEM Harlem Arts Alliance invite you to an evening of poetry by Langston Hughes When: Friday, December 10th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, New York, 10019, United States What: The Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) Chairman Voza Rivers is proud to announce, Harlem Celebrates Harlem this holiday season with The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Mark Shapiro, Music Director, who will present the Carnegie Hall premiere of The Ballad of the Brown King: A Christmas Ca... Learn More Featured Event: Winter market When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Yellowstone Boulevard, Kessel street Forest hills NY What: A fun few hours of holiday cheer ! Join us at this local winter market for food, music, and buy local products from MADE IN QUEENS Learn More Featured Event: Winter market (Lenor Romano) Featured Event: Holiday Open House & Party at Revolution Books in Harlem, 2-10pm When: Saturday, December 11th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Revolution Books What: In Dangerous Times, Raising Our Sights to a Radically New WorldCome learn, have fun & help take RevBooks' $20K Year-End Fund Drive over the top! At the place to buy your holiday books & gifts $5 recommended donation at door.) Proof of vaccination required for all, 12... Learn More Featured Event: Holiday Open House & Party at Revolution Books in Harlem, 2-10pm (Connie Julian) Featured Event: Art and Music Show in Tribute to John Lennon and Strawberry Fields Memorial When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 594 Amsterdam Ave What: Join us for a magical night of art and music. Local artist Marie-Charlotte Porter will be displaying a new series of paintings inspired by Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon memorial in Central Park, and local musicians Jaime Saso, Diego Latorre, and James Dalton Baker will be... Learn More Featured Event: Art and Music Show in Tribute to John Lennon and Strawberry Fields Memorial (Marie-Charlotte Clark) Featured Event: Free Drinks Open Bar Comedy Showcase When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:30 p.m. Where: BDA Studios What: 6 Pack at Brit Pack is a monthly Stand Up comedy show with Open Bar and FREE candy hosted by Ja-Ron Young (New York Comedy Club) and Stewie Vill (Stand Up NY, College Humor) and features comedians from HBO, Comedy Central, Netflix and the best Up and coming talent in NYC. Your... Learn More Featured Event: Free Drinks Open Bar Comedy Showcase (Unusual Culprits) Popped Collar Comedy (Free Show in Bushwick, Brooklyn) When: Saturday, December 11th at 9:00 p.m. Where: House Party Cafe & Lounge What: About five years ago I asked if I could start a comedy show at the cafe on my block. A few hours before showtime, me and some friends rolled a bunch of tires down the street for a makeshift stage. There have been over 100 shows, come on down to check out some of the best up-an... Learn More Breakfast at Bergdorf's with Santa When: Saturday, December 11th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Bergdorf Goodman Restaurant, 754 5th Ave, FL 7, NY, NY 10019 What: Join us for Breakfast at Bergdorf's with Santa! December 11, 12 & 18 from 9 - 10:30am. $80 per person, free for children 2 years and under.  Please RSVP to [email protected] Learn More Skate with Santa at the Rink When: Saturday, December 11th at 10:15 a.m. Where: The Rink at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, New York, NY, 10281 What:Each Saturday leading up to Christmas, families may sign up for a skating session with Santa at the Rink at Brookfield Place. Watch as the jolly man in red takes to the ice for two solo performances carving up lots of holiday cheer. Located on the Waterfront Terrace, the Rink ... Learn More Crafts for Kids and Adults at Brookfield Place When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Brookfield Place What: Create your own holiday crafts and enjoy treats in Hudson Eats. Free craft kits provided by The Craft Salon include "do it yourself" instructions and will be available in Hudson Eats on select weekend and weekdays. A limited number of crafts are available each day. All crafts ... Learn More Amazon's Pawliday Portraits When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Amazon 4-star What: Amazon 4-star Store SoHo shoppers are invited to bring in their beloved furry family member* for a free "Pawliday Portrait" with Santa himself and their pet. Pets will be pampered on-site by a pet stylist and pose for a photographer in front of a holiday-inspired photo backdro... Learn More New York University Wrestling at Johnson & Wales University/WPI When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:00 a.m. Where: New York University AthleticsLearn More In-person Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Central ParkLearn More Def Dolphin - BOLO - Album Release Phase III When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:11 a.m. Where: Virtual Event What: The islands of our minds are floating through oceans of bass and chaos. But the poison daggers of the devil's SONAR spike the balance between liquidity and consciousness. Fear not. Revenge is nigh for the low rumbling volcanoes which explode with thought-magma across the seism... Learn More ACT Diagnostic Testing, Proctored & Timed Live Online When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:30 a.m. Where: Live Online What: Students can try the ACT college admissions test to see how they would score. Detailed score reporting will be provided as well. There is no fee for the test nor for the score reporting.  The test is administered and proctored Live-Online by a certified proctor from The Associ... Learn More Luminaries at Brookfield Place When: Saturday, December 11th at 3:00 p.m. Where: Brookfield Place What: Arts Brookfield is thrilled to announce the return of its annual Luminaries installation, open from November 29 until January 2 in Brookfield Place's Winter Garden. Luminaries features colorful lights emanating from hundreds of suspended lanterns. Visitors can conduct their ow... Learn More Krazy Kahoot with Steve Sherman (online) When: Saturday, December 11th at 3:00 p.m. Where: National Museum of Mathematics What: Join MoMath's favorite math quizmaster Steve Sherman for a fun-filled family game bursting with a wide range of entertaining questions for all ages. Is your family up for this lively challenge?! Learn more and register at krazy.momath.org. Learn More Carolers are Spreading Holiday Cheer in Flatiron this Season When: Saturday, December 11th at 3:00 p.m. Where: Flatiron Public Plaza What: Throughout the month of December, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership hosts a cappella style caroling performances as a part of its 10th annual "23 Days of Flatiron Cheer" programming. Performers from New York Holiday Choristers and American Caroling Company will sing holiday... Learn More Moxy Times Square's Pink Holiday Pop-Up When: Saturday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Moxy NYC Times Square What: Moxy Times Square is debuting a new hot pink look for the holidays; head to the hotel's atrium on the 2nd floor where you will be transported to a pink winter wonderland. The all-pink décor, including pink Christmas Trees and Menorahs, will be complimented by a life-size vers... Learn More Young People's Chorus of NYC Presents A Very Merry New York When:Saturday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. Where: United Palace What: What: The Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) is returning to the holiday stage for its upcoming holiday spectacular, A Very Merry New York. Taking place at New York's extraordinary landmark theater, the United Palace, on Saturday, December 11, the festive, immersive ... Learn More When: Young People's Chorus of NYC Presents A Very Merry New York When: Saturday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. Where: United Palace What: What: The Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) is returning to the holiday stage for its upcoming holiday spectacular, A Very Merry New York. Taking place at New York's extraordinary landmark theater, the United Palace, on Saturday, December 11, the festive, immersive ... Learn More Hanukkah Afterglow Concert When: Saturday, December 11th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Town & Village Synagogue What: Revel in the afterglow of Hanukkah with a celebration of joyful songs in Yiddish, Hebrew and English with Town & Village Synagogue Cantor Shayna Postman, Yiddish Vocalist Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russel, T&V Adult and Jr. Choirs. Annual Cantor Moss Memorial Concert.  In-... Learn More CELEBRATION OF AFRICA - Center for Traditional Music When: Saturday, December 11th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Center for Traditional MusicLearn More Chris Botti When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Blue Note Jazz Club What: Come watch Chris Botti at Blue Note NYC! Shows at 8 PM & 10:30 PM each night December 6th - January 2nd Learn More JOSÉ ALBERTO "EL CANARIO," RAMÓN ORLANDO, and EL CONJUNTO QUISQUEYA @ Lehman Center, 12/11, 8pm When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Lehman Center for the Performing Arts What: Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents Parrandón Navideño, a concert in celebration of the Christmas holidays! This will be a night full of salsa and merengue with three international stars. On Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at 8pm, José Alberto "El Canario," Ramón Orl... Learn More Sō Percussion and Friends - Carnegie Hall When: Saturday, December 11th at 9:00 p.m. Where: Carnegie HallLearn More New York University Women's Fencing vs NAC - North American Cup When: Sunday, December 12th at 12:00 a.m. Where: New York University AthleticsLearn More Coffee Hour at St. Frances + St. Nicholas! When: Sunday, December 12th at 3:30 a.m. Where: East River Catholics - St. Frances X. CabriniLearn More Gallery Exhibition | TRANSFORMING MINDS: KYABJE GELEK RIMPOCHE AND FRIENDS When: Sunday, December 12th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Tibet House USLearn More Audubon Mural Project Tour - New York City Audubon When: Sunday, December 12th at 10:00 a.m. Where: New York City AudubonLearn More Free Holiday-Themed Walking Tour Through Flatiron District When: Sunday, December 12th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Flatiron Building What: The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership provides free, year-round historic walking tours of the district every Sunday, led by professional guides. On December 12, the Flatiron Partnership will hold a special holiday-themed walking tour to complement the annual "23 Days of Flatiro... Learn More See all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the New York City Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.