with fewer events leading up to the holidays, the skint will be taking a few days off and returning on the 30th with our regular newsletter. we’ll be sending out our new year’s party roundup in a few days, so stay tuned!
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► fri 2-8pm: holiday landmarket: bronx brewery at hudson yards. >>
► fri 7-9pm: get creative! annual holiday art fair: speyer hall at university settlement (les). >>
► fri + sat (11am-5:30pm): the schomburg shop’s holiday market: the schomburg center for research in black culture (harlem). >>
► sat + sun (11am-6pm): paskong pinoy market: the pond (lic). >>
► sat thru tues (1pm-6pm): fly-o-art + carla holiday market: museum of reclaimed urban space (alphabet city). >>
► sun 2-7pm: the foxy holiday faire: desert 5 spot (williamsburg). >>
friday, 12/20
fri thru 1/2: the holidays at metrograph: sit back with some seasonal cinema at metrograph (les): 2046, an affair to remember, carol, edward scissorhands, eyes wide shut, phantom thread, little women, the muppet christmas, and willow. $17. >>
fri thru mon: the drunk texts: a (drunk) christmas carol: mix scrooge with booze as random access theatre presents an adapted staged reading of a christmas carol that combines drinking games, improvisation, and audience participation. the rat nyc in dumbo (fri + sat) and q.e.d. in astoria (mon), $12. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by quin lamar, veronica garza, steven zakari, mina hartong, and yaítza rivera. hosted by bobby hankinson. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit immigration equality). >>
fri 7pm: owl holiday cover band show: meds as outkast, nite music as the rolling stones, pissing in a river as patti smith, it’s britney bitch as britney spears, and mystery band as white stripes. our wicked lady (bushwick), $14.12+. >>
fri 8:30pm: joke funeral: a lineup of 25 comedians lay your laughs to rest as they bid adieu to their favorite bits before the new year. hosted by eion falance and sean peecook. the gutter (williamsburg), $5.04 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $9.31) >>
fri 8:30pm (+ 12/27): bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by mary santora (sirius xm), ali sultan (colbert), rachel mccartney (master minds), james hamilton (vice), meka mo, and taylor rogers. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). 12/27 lineup tba. >>
fri 10:30pm: baby wants candy’s the improvised holiday musical: the audience shouts out a made-up holiday title, improv ensemble baby wants candy makes up the musical. holiday hilarity ensues. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
saturday, 12/21
sat + sun (various times): a charlie brown christmas: live!: jazz up your holiday season with wild oats theatrical company’s family-friendly, word-for-word performance of a charlie brown christmas, complete with a live trio performing vince guaraldi’s beloved score. shapeshifter lab (park slope), $25 (proceeds will be donated to camba and the brooklyn brownstone). >>
sat (various times): 15th annual make music winter festival: from a harmonica holiday jam at hudson yards to an orchestra of electric guitarists at the hugh plaza, everyone is welcome to join in or simply enjoy the sounds at make music’s annual series of free, outdoor, mobile music parades, processions and happenings across the city. free. >>
sat 6pm: the astigmatism comedy show: bespectacled ‘black girls with poor vision but an eye for funny’ alexis bradby and kristal adams host a night that’s one part comedy show, one part book club at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). no prescription required. $15 admission includes $5 that can be applied towards any purchase in the bookstore or café. >>
sat 6pm-midninght: phill niblock winter solstice 2024: six hours of music and film: roulette (boerum hill) stages minimalist composer and videographer phill niblock’s annual winter solstice concert for the 14th consecutive year. for the first time since the artist’s passing in january, the six-hour event will be presented in collaboration with his partner, video artist katherine liberovskaya, and guest performers. $20-25 adv, $30 door, and a free livestream will be available starting at 8pm. >>
sat 6:30pm: a christmas carol as told by one actor: actor and writer jeffries thaiss brings ebenezer scrooge and 20 other characters to life in this intimate one-person adaptation of charles dickens’ holiday classic. thaiss sets the adaptation in the context of the world dickens lived in and the world we live in now, and will include a talkback immediately following the show. presented by new york adventure club at houghton hall (nomad). $24.15 with promo code ‘theskint10’ (reg. $34.70) >>
sat 7pm: my dead wedding: a funeral for my canceled wedding: comedian chet siegel, who was dumped twice by her ex-fiancé during the pandemic, invites you to her solo show / ‘immersive nervous breakdown’ where she grieves her broken engagement and tries to figure out if she can get over it or anything. ucb (east village), 15. >>
sat 7pm: merry smithsmas: a new wave holiday party with the smiths tribute nyc: how soon is now-vidad? smiths/morrissey tribute band the smiths tribute nyc and police/sting tribute band new york’s finest find synchronicity at littlefield’s new wave holiday party. littelfield (gowanus), $20 with promo code ‘pleasepleaseplease’ (reg. $25 adv, $30 day of). >>
sat 7pm: our wicked lady’s naughty or nice holiday bash: owl’s holiday party takes over two floors (the covered/heated rooftop and downstairs) with bands, djs, burlesque, flash tattoos, kinky vendors, and an s+m santa. $13 adv, $16 day of. >>
sat 7:30pm: studi-ho ghibli: shia ho presents a drag tribute show featuring your favorite studio ghibli characters at c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). $18.54. >>
sat 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: get hoppy at the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus), which is hosting a stand-up show featuring comedians maria decotis, jim tews, nellie ryan, collin chamberlin, arman shah, and annie russell. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
sat 9:30pm: resounding silents: nosferatu: in anticipation of robert eggers’s upcoming remake, the resounding silents film series presents a screening of f.w. murnau’s 1922 classic, nosferatu , with an original, live score blending cello, electronics, prepared piano, and found percussion performed by anthime miller and fripp. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $25. >>
sat 10pm: sandwich comedy: comedians serve up slices of freshly assembled material at gastor almonte and jess salomon’s sandwich comedy show. featuring dave ross, alexis bradby, lauren hope krass, and sabrina wu. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sat 10:30pm doors: midnight magic + muscle memory: prepare to dance with funk and disco band midnight magic and duo muscle memory at baby’s all right (williamsburg). $15. >>
sunday, 12/22
sun 10am-5pm (+ 12/29): holiday nostalgia train rides: take a ride back in time! each sunday this month, vintage subway cars from the 1930s adorned with rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements will be making stops between 2nd avenue – houston street on the uptown f line and 96th street – 2nd avenue on the q line. free with a metrocard swipe or omny tap. >>
sun 1-4:30pm: book swap: bring a book, take a book, pick up a holiday gift at jefferson market library (greenwich village). free admission. >>
sun 5pm doors: fireside mystery theatre: fireside mystery theatre, a bi-monthly old-time radio-styled audio drama and podcast taping, presents a haunted holiday-themed series of wintry stories, performed and recorded live with a full cast, sound effects, and an improvised musical score. the slipper room (les), $20. >>
monday, 12/23
mon 4:15pm, 7pm (monthly): movie musical mondays: a monthly series of iconic musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika, continuing the season with vincente minnelli’s meet me in st. louis (1944), starring judy garland, margaret o’brien, and mary astor. $19. >>
mon 7pm (monthly): ‘an evening with…’ screening series: cinema 123 by angelika’s newest series celebrates stars in iconic films. next up: billy wilder’s the apartment (1960), starring jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, and fred macmurray. cinema 123 by angelika (ues), $22. >>
mon 7pm: a not-so-white christmas special: pencils of color, an all-black sketch comedy group, puts its spin on the season with a night of absurd holiday-themed sketches and impressions. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
tuesday, 12/24
tues 5pm: washington square christmas eve caroling: 100th anniversary: gather ’round the glowing 45-foot christmas tree under the washington square arch, where the rob susman brass quartet and linseigh green will lead a chorus of holiday songs. free. >>
wednesday, 12/25
weds thru 3/23/2025 (weds-sun 5-10pm): lektrik: a festival of lights at queens botanical garden: walk through a trail illuminated by over 100 large-scale light sculptures at queens botanical garden (flushing). $30.51+ general, $26.01 seniors/students. >>
weds thru 1/1 (various times): lighting of the largest menorahs: celebrate every night of chanukah at lighting ceremonies held at grand army plazas in manhattan (‘the world’s largest’) and brooklyn (‘brooklyn’s largest’). free.
weds 1pm: annual christmas day jewish lower east side tour: stroll through more than 150 years of jewish history on the east side of manhattan during big onion’s annual christmas day walking tour. the tour combines historic and religious sites, politics and people of what was once the largest jewish community in the world. $30 general, $20 seniors/students. >>
weds 2pm: jazzukkah concert: the jazzukkah project puts a sonic spin on chanukah classics at this family-friendly concert hosted by the museum at eldridge street (les). $25+ general, $20+ seniors/students. >>
thursday, 12/26
thurs 8pm: ugly sweater skate: give your ugly holiday sweater one last spin at xanadu’s skate party. $23.69 admission, $7 skate rental (or byo). >>
friday, 12/27
fri 7:30pm: the eighth annual chanukahstravaganza: eight crazy years: how ever you choose to sepll it, all faiths are welcome to jewish native new yorker comedians lana schwartz and ilana michelle carmi’s annual chanukahstravaganza comedy show. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $20. >>
saturday, 12/28
sat 12-1pm: times square’s good riddance day: say goodbye to your regrets from 2024 at good riddance day, where participants gather at times square to symbolically wipe the slate clean for a fresh start in 2025. hosted by jonathan bennett, the event invites you to write what you’re leaving in the past on chalkboards, then erase it – symbolically leaving it behind and making space for a positive new year. broadway plaza between 43rd + 44th sts. free. >>
sat 8pm: saved by the 90s with the bayside tigers: for a 90s party that is ‘all that and a bag of chips,’ spend your evening with 90s music cover band the bayside tigers, who’ll play through your favorite turn-of-the-millennium tunes from the beastie boys to the spice girls and beyond. brooklyn bowl (williamsburg), $24+. >>
sat 8:30pm: ucblk: a kwanzaa comedy experience: join hosts justin catchens and shem pennant and a lineup of comedians presenting their takes on the seven principles of kwanzaa. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sunday, 12/29
sun 7pm: the 2024 it sucked! awards: comedians alise morales and milly tamarez highlight the past year in suckiness at the annual it’s sucked! awards show. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
sun 8:30pm: gems 2k: apocalypse stories: on the brink of the 25th anniversary of y2k, the gems storytelling show returns for a night of stories that explore the times you thought your life was over, whether it was 1999 or yesterday. hosted by molly cameron and sharon spell, with guests iris bahr, sandi marx, and andrew mcgill. ucb (east village), $10 dav, $15 day of. >>
monday, 12/30
mon 7pm: rejects anonymous: improvisors double d (nannette deasy and graceann dorse) take your anonymously submitted tales of rejection, heartache, and getting kicked in the teeth and use them to create a cast of characters on the fly. caveat (les), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
mon 8:30pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse hosts an evening of storytelling from sandi marx, dave kalema, courtney boxwell taback, and laura canty-samuel, plus one selected audience member. ucb theatre (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
our next event
The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party
Calling all Heroes and Space Oddities!
It’s been eight years since David Bowie left us and returned to his home planet, and we’ve been feeling Under Pressure ever since.
On Friday, January 10, Let’s Dance through these Changes as DJ Steve Reynolds (Party Like It’s 1999) keeps the Stardust alive with a night of Bowie’s biggest hits and deep cuts from his 50-year career.
the skint presents:
The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party
Friday, January 10 at 10:30pm
littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn 11217
Tickets are $7 in advance*, $12 at the door.
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*plus Eventbrite fee
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