markets / pop-ups / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► sat 3-7pm: harlem night market at marqueta: under the park avenue viaduct at 112th street. >>
► sat 6-10pm: nyc resistor flat market: nyc resistor hacker collective space (boerum hill). >>
► sat + sun (11am-6pm): fad market holiday pop-up: 51 bergen street and st. paul’s church (boerum hill/cobble hill) >>
► sat + sun (11am-6pm): brooklyn pop-up x dumbo holiday market: smack mellon gallery (dumbo). >>
► sat + sun (11am-6pm): japanese holiday market: japan village 2nd floor ‘loft’ (industry city). >>
► sat + sun (12-5pm): thx it’s thrifted vintage holiday attire sale: 53 bridge street, dumbo. >>
► sat + sun (12-6pm): brooklyn pop-up x red hook holiday market: vivid kid studios (red hook). >>
► sat + sun (12-6pm): fly-0-art + carla holiday art market at morus: museum of reclaimed urban space (alphabet city). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: grand holiday bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>
► sun 11-5pm: lavender market: winter solstice lesbian marketplace: boyfriend co-op café + bar (bed-stuy/bushwick). >>
sponsored
THE U.S. PREMIERE OF BELLOW IS AT IRISH ARTS CENTER FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY!
Photo by Ste Murray
“An ingenious odd couple. The pairing of a traditional musician with a maker of contemporary theater…occupies a rarified zone.”—Irish Times
Irish Arts Center starts the new year with Bellow, a surprising theatrical rendering of the extraordinary real-life story of one of Ireland’s foremost accordionists, Danny O’Mahony, a man who has dedicated his life to the preservation of traditional Irish music.
Alongside Danny’s sublime live playing, this production from Dublin-based theatre company Brokentalkers—described as “one of Ireland’s most fearless and path-breaking theatre companies” (Irish Times)—features an original electronic composition by Valgeir Sigurðsson and contemporary dance by Emily Kilkenny Roddy, resulting in an arresting, astonishingly beautiful theatre performance exploring the weight of tradition, the capriciousness of memory, and the artist’s need to express their true self.
Join us for this North American premiere, presented January 7 through 18 only, as part of Under the Radar, a citywide festival of more than 20 leading NYC cultural institutions convening provocative, groundbreaking international and U.S. artists to celebrate risk-taking art and ideas.
Bellow
JL Greene Theatre
at Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell’s Kitchen, NYC
friday
thru 1/8: wonderful and strange: the complete twin peaks: spend the holiday season in a town where a yellow light still means slow down’ as ifc center (greenwich village) screens the original 30-episode, two-season run of twin peaks, 2017’s twin peaks: the return, and 1992’s twin peaks: fire walk with me. $18 general, $15 seniors. >>
thru 1/4: the holidays at metrograph: settle in with holiday classics, festive chestnuts, and wintry tales at metrograph (les): 2046, a muppet christmas carol, an affair to remember, blast of silence, carol, eyes wide shut, fantastic mr. fox, gremlins, the shop around the corner, ikiru, tokyo godfathers, and more. $18. >>
fri-sun: when harry met sally: village east by angelika honors the memory of rob reiner and michele singer reiner with screenings of when harry met sally this weekend. $19. >>
sponsored: fri + sat: flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics, a cozy atmosphere, and no drink minimums—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 33% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg – demetrius fields, liz miele, bryan vogt-nilsen, karthik raj, and grace lobo (friday 8pm + 9:30pm); alex asifo, sandi benton, liz miele, grace lobo, karthik raj, and judah friedlander (saturday 8pm + 9:30pm). >>
fri 6pm, 8:30pm: free elf and gremlins: crown hill theatre (crown heights) presents a free double feature screening of elf and gremlins. rsvp does not guarantee admission. first come, first served, and subject to venue capacity. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by elsa eli waithe, eddie estrada, glo butler, and molly zalman. hosted by bobby hankinson. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit the here to pee tour). >>
fri 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (south slope). $10 (a limited number of 2-for-$15 tickets are also available). >>
fri 7:30pm (+ 12/23 8pm at the rat nyc): the drunk texts: a christmas carol: random access theatre’s annual intoxicated performances of a christmas carol are back with drinking games, carols, and drunk puppets. q.e.d. astoria, $12. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include pat burtscher (comedy central), gastor almonte (don’t tell comedy), blair dawson (vulture), sally ann hall (one liner madness winner 2025), and chris condren. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 9:30pm: yesterday’s horoscope: the stars are aligned for yesterday’s horoscope, a cosmic comedy show hosted by kristina gustovich (earth scientist, performer, and educator) and jane mitchell (yesterday’s horoscope’s substack creator). $15.67 with promo code ‘mamalovesskint’ (reg $24-25). >>
saturday
sat + sun (12pm, 2:30pm, 5pm): a charlie brown christmas: live!: the wild oat theatrical company returns with its 16th annual family-friendly staging of a charlie brown christmas, performed verbatim and backed by a live jazz trio playing vince guaraldi’s iconic score. shapeshifter lab (park slope), $25. >>
sat 2pm: 51st annual greenwich village caroling walk: join the west village chorale for a festive sing-along stroll through the historic west village, filling the streets with the sounds of holiday classics. free (donations welcome). >>
sponsored: sat 3:30pm: a christmas carol: an interactive one-man performance: 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, inviting the audience to join him in telling the story by providing sound effects and saying some familiar lines (participation optional). presented by new york adventure club. a.a. thomson + co. building at south street seaport museum. $28.37 with promo code ‘theskint20’ (reg. $34.70). >>
sat 6pm (monthly): the astigmatism comedy show: a book-ish standup comedy show highlighting diversity in laughter and literature: comedians alexis bradby, kristal adams, and isabelle pierre bring together underrepresented voices in comedy and literature for ‘the tiny desk of comedy’ at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $15 admission includes $5 that can be applied towards any purchase in the bookstore or café. >>
sat 7:30pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: laugh at linkedin, layoffs, and late-stage-capitalism at amanda melhuish and cat montesi’s open to work comedy show. tonight’s lineup includes matt goldich (seth meyers), gabi shiner (reductress), natalie wall (awkward sex…and the city), chika (do it live), elle roch, and adrienne hunter. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>
sat 7:30pm: night riot: punk + punchlines: night riot brings together punk acts comics for a night of joyful anarchy. featuring music by the sleepaways, mothr, and beeyotch, with comedy by chris gethard (the chris gethard show), sarah tollemache (last comic standing), and boris khaykin (comedy central). littlefield (gowanus), $8.84 with promo code ‘riot5’ for $5 off (reg. $15). >>
sat 8pm: fun gutter: a party, show, and general check-in hosted by sasha von didkovsky and lilly marinelli, featuring standup from keegan tindall, maggie crane, and grace johnson, music by jazz duo bada swing, and more. a bar crawl follows the show. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission ($5 suggested donation at the door). >>
sat 10:30pm (+ 12/29 9:15pm): the thing: keep those snow storm vibes going at syndicated’s screenings of john carpenter’s 1982 horror classic, the thing. syndicated (bushwick), $10. >>
sat 11:59pm: triplet threat with dj mariko: dance to lady gaga, charli xcx, chappell roan, and more spun by dj mariko at union hall (park slope). free admission. >>
sunday
sun (various times): 15th annual make music winter festival: the free, outdoor music festival returns on the winter solstice to celebrate the shortest day of the year with music performances and activities throughout the five boroughs. more than a dozen events are planned, including a soundwalk on the high line, a flafooting parade in flatbush, and a participatory hand bell concert at astor place. >>
sun 10am-5pm (sundays thru 12/28): holiday nostalgia train rides: next stop, 1930! once again, the mta is rolling out its restored 1930s-era subway cars for holiday trips back in time. every sunday this month, the train will make stops between 2nd avenue – houston street on the uptown f line and 96th street – 2nd avenue on the q line. ride for the price of a normal swipe/tap (no extra fare required). >>
sun 5pm: fireside mystery theatre: fireside mystery theatre, a bi-monthly old-time radio-styled audio drama and podcast taping, presents its second annual haunted holiday show, featuring a mix of humor and horror recorded live and performed with a full cast, sound effects, and an improvised musical score. the slipper room (les), $20. >>
sun 6pm: night of 1000 ozzys: food pantry benefit: dress as your favorite ozzy and rock out as the union pool all-star band tears through ozzy and black sabbath classics at this fundraiser benefit for the st john’s bread + life food pantry. union pool (williamsburg), $20 suggested donation. >>
sun 7pm (monthly): new tricks storytelling show: good tales don’t age at this storytelling show where all of the performers are over 40. hosted by adrianne frost (the moth storyslam champion), with adam selbst, tracey starin, sandi marx, rhonda hansome, and michele carlo. tonight’s theme: ‘presents!’ q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>
sun 7pm: left-handed girl with q+a: the paris theater presents a screening of left-handed girl, followed by q+a with shih-ching tsou (director, co-writer, producer) and sean baker (co-writer, editor, producer), moderated by filmmaker tamara jenkins (slums of beverly hills. the paris theater (midtown), $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>
sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest, most scandalous secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: usama siddique, isabel hagen, marcus monroe, jared goldstein, and kate willett. hosted by brittany carney, caitlin cook, naomi karavani, and shane torres. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: the standups and the stuffed animals are full of beans at this comedy show, where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring sandeep sen (laughs), helen wildy (siriusxm), clare donaher (comedy fight club), arielle dundas, and humzah choudry. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations optional). >>
monday
mon 7pm (monthly): movie musical mondays: white christmas: a series of iconic movie musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika, celebrating the holiday season with michael curtiz’s white christmas (1954), starring bing crosby, danny kaye, rosemary clooney, and vera-ellen. $19. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events: holiday markets, ice skating, art shows, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
