holiday tree lightings (free admission):

► fri 6-8pm: hendrick i. lott house: marine park, brooklyn) >>

► sat 4-5pm (rain date: sun): fort greene park (myrtle ave + st. edwards street entrance, brooklyn) >>

► sat 4-6pm: bronx little italy: ciccarone park (arthur ave + east 188th st, bronx) >>

► sun 4-5pm: tompkins square park (east village) >>

► sun 4-5:15pm: astoria park: the great lawn >>

► sun 5-6pm: carl schurz park (e 86th st @ east end ave, yorkville) >>

► sun 6:30pm: park avenue: outside brick presbyterian church (ues) >>

26 (!) markets / pop-ups / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri thru sun: crafts at the cathedral: the cathedral church of saint john the divine (morningside heights). $15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

► fri thru sun: south brooklyn mutual aid presents: winter wonderland market: made bush terminal (sunset park). >>

► fri thru 1/3/2025: urbanspace herald holiday market: herald square on broadway bet. 34th + 36th sts (midtown). >>

► sat 9:30am-4:30pm: sunnyside artists annual arts + craft fair: queen of angels church parish center (sunnyside, queens) >>

► sat 10am-4pm (extreme weather date: sun): brooklyn pop-up’s old stone house holiday bazaar: washington park (park slope, brooklyn). >>

►sat 10am-6pm: society of illustrators holiday craft fair: society of illustrators (ues), $15 admission. >>

► sat 11am-6pm: patches + pins expo: bathhouse studios (east village). $5-10 admission. >>

► sat 12-6pm (saturdays thru 12/28): uptown holiday market pop-up: jackie robinson bandshell (west harlem). >>

► sat 1-6pm: a ladies project holiday pop up: cllctv nyc (east village). >>

► sat 1-6pm: art in dumbo’s shop the studios: at 22 participating dumbo art studios. >>

► sat 1pm-6pm:the oddities flea market: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). $25+ general admission, $50+ vip entry 11am-1pm. >>

► sat 1-7pm: trans art bazaar: brooklyn community pride center (crown heights). $5 suggested donation (no onw will be turned away for lack of funds). >>

► sat 3-7pm (+ 12/14, 12/21): harlem night market at marqueta: 112th st + park ave. >>

► sat + sun (10am-6pm, + 12/14-15): not-a-normal holiday market: 101 7th ave (chelsea). $15+ admission. >>

► sat + sun (11am-5pm): eenda-lunaapeewahkiing indigenous culture fair: prospect park picnic house (brooklyn). >>

► sat + sun (11am-5pm): renegade craft: zero space (gowanus). >>

► sat + sun (11am-6pm, + 12/14-15, 12/21-22): fad market holiday pop-ups: the invisible dog art center and st. paul’s church (boerum hill/cobble hill) >>

► sat + sun (12-5pm): wallabout wonderland holiday market: brooklyn navy yard. >>

► sat + sun (1pm-6pm, + 12/14-15, 12/22): red hook holiday market: brooklyn waterfront artist coalition (red hook). >>

► sat + sun (5-8pm sat, 12-5pm sun): made in clay holiday pottery sale: greenwich house pottery (west village). >>

► sat thru mon: 92ny’s ceramics studio annual sale + exhibition: 92y (ues). >>

► sun 11am-3pm: bin bin sake holiday market: 29 norman ave (greenpoint). >>

► sun 11am-3pm: eat pie and shop: ps 29 (cobble hill) >>

► sun 12-4pm: holiday ceramics pop-up at king tai (crown heights). >>

► sun 12-6pm (+ 12/15): astoria market: bohemian hall + beer garden. >>

► sun 1-7pm: yes holiday market: house of yes (bushwick). >>

see all the art!:

fri 5-8pm: parsons fine arts mfa and bfa fall open studios: the studios at 25 east 13th street (4th + 5th floors). >>

fri 7-10pm: ‘apartments’ – an art exhibition: the canvas 3.0 gallery (occulus world trade center). >>

sat 12-5pm: lmcc’s arts center open studios at governors island. >>

sat 6-9pm: 11th art for tibet exhibition and auction: van der plas gallery (les). >>

sat thru 12/22 (weekends 1-6pm): park slope windsor terrace artists winter salon: brooklyn waterfront artists coalition (red hook). >>

mon 6-8pm: sva bfa fine arts fall 2024 open studios: sva (chelsea), free (rsvp). >>

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

friday

fri thru 1/24/2024: see it big: let it snow edition: supersize your moviegoing experience at museum of the moving image’s 14-film series celebrating winter in cinema: doctor zhivago, little women, mccabe + mrs. miller, the empire strikes back, the gold rush, the shining, the thing, and more. museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

fri + sat (7pm): cpr’s fall movement festival: center for performance research’s annual fall movement festival presents new short works by five dance and performance artists. center for performance research (williamsburg) pay-what-you-can admission. >>

fri 10am-9pm: first friday at poster house: enjoy free admission, extended hours, and special programming at poster house’s first friday. today’s schedule includes tote bag screenprinting, lino-block printing, cyanotype and hand-lettering workshops, a screening of space jam 2: a new legacy, and an ‘interplanetary funk’ drag show. note: some activities require separate, paid tickets to participate. poster house (flatiron). >>

fri 7pm (monthly): immigrant jam comedy: german-born, nyc-raised comedian and actor lucie pohl (overwatch) celebrates all things cross-cultural, international, and delightfully different during the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps china, colombia, germany, haiti, india, pakistan, and romania with charlene kaye (hbo), pratima mani (colbert), papirossa (jon stewart), moe yaqub (don’t tell comedy), and idris alton. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘jamily’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 7:30pm: ready reroll: live dungeons and dragons theater show – campaign finale: test your dice-rolling skills at a live-action dungeons and dragons theater show, where audience members can help determine the fate of the actors and comedians improvising their way through the saga. chain’s brick theatre (midtown west), $10 adv, $12 door (ticket includes a d20). >>

fri 7:30pm doors (monthly): best night ever comedy show and party: the best night ever comedy show partnered with cracked for a night of live set recordings, featuring stand-up by sahib singh, tom sarabok, clare donaher, kelly bachman, charlene kaye, and gabe mollica. hosted by audrey black and akshay sampath. el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick), $12 adv, $16 day of. >>

sponsored: fri 8pm: squirrel nut zippers christmas caravan: inspired by 1920s jazz, klezmer, and old-time music, this joyous show celebrates the season with heartwarming ballads, boisterous dance tunes, alternative holiday classics, and so much more. an unforgettable night of music from this platinum-selling band! symphony space (uws), use code ‘skint10’ for $10 off full-price tickets. >>

fri 8pm: the chelsea symphony: ‘holiday’: the chelsea symphony’s annual holiday concert features a program including mikhail glinka’s ruslan and lyudmila, alexander glazunov’s violin concerto, duke ellington’s three black kings, leroy anderson’s sleigh ride (to be conducted by a raffle winner from the audience), and aaron dai’s the night before christmas (with a special guest narrator). st. paul’s church (chelsea), $30 adv for premium seating, or $20 suggested donation at the door. >>

fri 8:30pm: 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 david boswell (mtv), janine harouni (bbc), shaunak godkhindi (don’t tell comedy), grace johnson (don’t tell comedy), and ben siy-hian. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 8:30pm: 2 gays, 1 mic presents: the naughty list: join hosts ryan curcie and carson mlnarik for a night of comedy featuring lgbtq+ and female comedians, followed by a christmas-pop dance party with beats by arvy. club cumming (les), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>

fri 9:30pm (monthly): the last drop comedy: maddie peck and sam schaefer host a night of stand-up, musical, and character comedy with performances from rose kelso (fallon), nataly aukar (netflix), brian parise (john oliver), salma zaky (don’t tell comedy), grace johnson (don’t tell comedy), and liva pierce. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 at door. >>

saturday

sat + sun (12-7pm): press play fair: pioneer works’s fifth press play, a weekend-long fair of books, records, art, ephemera, talks, and workshops, showcases 126 artists, musicians, poets, writers, and exhibitors. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sat + sun (sat 9pm, sun 7pm): holiday spirits: frigid new york resident artistic directors martha lorena preve and jimmy lovett present a collection of haunting holiday readings, featuring eight short plays that promise to warm your heart with laughter before chilling you to the bone. bonus: admission includes a glass of wine. under st marks theater (les), sliding scale admission ($15 suggested) >>

sat 10am-4pm: free skating at wollman rink: the first 1,000 folks to arrive will skate free at central park’s wollman rink, courtesy of 106.7 lite fm. includes skate rental. >>

sat 1:30pm: hyperfocus: a neurodivergent comedy show: host virginia dickens (the onion, reductress) and a lineup of neurodivergent comedians share the wealth of their super-niche knowledge at the hyperfocus show. featuring tim platt, art cai (blunder bus), cameron abernathy, michael stevens, and amanda melhuish. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘focus’ (reg. $24-25). >>

sat 2pm: messiah sing with west village chorale: make joyful noise at this annual open sing of handel’s messiah, led by conductor patrick gardner. judson memorial church (greenwich village), $20 general, $15 students. >>

sat 2-7pm: awkward family holiday pet photo shoot + fundraiser pawty: bring your furry friend and don your ugly sweater for an afternoon of fetching fun at bushwick bark + badass animal rescue’s 12th annual animal rescue fundraiser. old stanley’s bar (bushwick), free admission (price for photos tba). >>

sat 3:30pm, 6pm: eyeworks experimental animation screening series 2024: the annual eyeworks experimental animation screening series, presented by pioneer works, spotlights works made by individual artists, drawing on the tradition of classic cartoon animation and the lineages of avant-garde and underground cinema. museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

sat 7pm: asian af variety show: asian american variety show asain af presents a night of stand-up, sketches, storytelling, and more at ucb theatre (east village). hosted by nicole asava and donald chang. $15 adv, $20 door. >>

sat 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news with marcela onyango: ‘radical lefty’ and comedian marcela onyango tells you whether you should be mad, glad, or sad about the news during her comedy variety show. featuring: andrea coleman, freddy g, garri madeira, kyle marian, alysia hush, and winter. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 (every month’s show raises funds for direct action projects like mutual aid for people seeking asylum). >>

sat 8pm: flop house comedy club’s one-year anniversary show: flop house, an indie comedy club started by comedians, celebrates its one-year anniversary in williamsburg. tonight’s show features dina hashem (comedy central), andrea allan (respectfully), matty litwack (hulu), shaunak godkhindi (don’t tell comedy), and nick hopping (comics to watch), with happy hour prices all night and a complimentary glass of prosecco for all ticketholders. $10 admission with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $20). >>

sat 8pm (+ 2/15, 4/5, 5/17): new york repertory orchestra 2024-25 season: the all-volunteer, community-based orchestra is back with a new season of concerts, continuing tonight with a program that includes works by bach/webern and bruckner. the church of st. mary the virgin (theater district), free ($15 suggested donation). >>

sat 10pm (monthly): party like it’s 1999: all i want for christmas is mariah edition: tonight’s ‘party like it’s 1999’ dance party pays tribute to mariah carey and her inescapable song, with dj steve reynolds spinning blocks of her hits, as well as other holiday classics, requests, and more top pop, r+b, rock, hip-hop, and dance songs from the 90s + 00s. the bell house (gowanus), free admission. >>

sunday

sun 10am-5pm (sundays thru 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. bonus: on 12/8, the nyc vintage train underground swing + jazz festival will join in the fun, bringing vintage-style jazz bands, swing dancers, and vintage clothing enthusiasts to the 96th street q station platform. >>

sun 12-2pm: what the dickens?: a selection of new york-based writers, artists, and journalists will take turns reading the story of ghosts of christmas past, present, and future at the 15th annual housing works marathon reading of charles dickens’ a christmas carol. hosted by brooke gladstone (wnyc’s on the media). housing works bookstore cafe (soho), $10. >>

sun 12-6pm: fifth avenue 200th birthday celebration: the iconic avenue closes to traffic from 48th to 55th streets, inviting pedestrians to stroll and enjoy music performances, interactive art installations, and more. scheduled to perform: juilliard jazz duke ellington ensemble, sing harlem, brass queens, and more. >>

sun 2pm (monthly thru april): schneider concerts chamber music series at the new school: showcasing emerging musicians and ensembles, the new school’s annual chamber music series returns for the 2024-2025 season. today’s concert features the kenari saxophone quartet, performing works by schumann, bartók, bach, lago, zupko, and others. the auditorium at the new school (union square), $20 general, $17 seniors, $5 students standby. >>

sun 5pm: meat cats comedy presents: sunday sauce: whet your appetite for absurdity at britt migs and irina chelidze’s comedy show, serving up snackable stand-up by catherine cohen, jordan carlos, kc shornima, gastor almonte, carson olshansky, and gabby jordan brown. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>

sun 5-11pm: to the front ball: glam rock group tony + the kiki lead the to the front ball, a 10-band, four-dj, all-ages event benefiting the les girls club and ywca. tv eye (ridgewood), $15. >>

sun 6pm (monthly): public victories: from running the dishwasher to running a marathon, four performers and one audience member will each share a true story about a personal triumph great or small at the public victories storytelling show. featuring andrea coleman, andrea allan, ikey ajavon, and laura goehrke. hosted by mary-alice mcnab. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>

sun 6:30pm: a charlie brown christmas with aidan scrimgeour: aidan scrimgeour and his trio will perform vince guaraldi’s beloved music from a charlie brown christmas special at this annual, family-friendly evening featuring live jazz, scenes from the special, and sing-alongs. jalopy theater (columbia street waterfront district), $20. >>

monday

mon 4pm, 7pm, 9:50pm (monthly): 35mm series at angelika: experience a series of classic films in their original 35mm format at village east by angelika (east village). tonight: orson welles’s citizen kane (1941), starring welles, joseph cotton, and dorothy comingore. $20. >>

mon 6:30pm: andré aciman: roman year: andré aciman, author of call me by your name and distinguished professor of comparative literature at the cuny graduate center, joins in a conversation about his new memoir, roman year at cunys proshansky auditorium (midtown). free admission. >>

mon 7pm: risk! blind spots: hear guests tell true stories they never thought they’d share in public at kevin allison’srisk! show. tonight’s show includes storytellers matthew dicks, larry dorsey jr., and valeria ward, plus a mini-story slam featuring short stories told by selected audience members. caveat (les), save 20% with promo code ‘riskfriend’ >>

mon 7pm: pretty polly presents: freak show: musicians, comedians, drag performers, and everyone in between explore their freaky fantasies at this traveling circus-inspired variety hour. sleepwalk (east williamsburg), $17. >>

mon 8pm: output: an anthology of computer generated text 1953-2023: editors lillian-yvonne bertram and nick montfort host a reading and conversation about their anthology of seven decades of english-language, machine-written texts created long before chatgpt. contributors chjarles bernstein, robin holl, stephanie strickland, and leonard richardson will join. book club bar (east village), free admission. >>

mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden presents an evening of poetry and readings by gregory pardlo (spectral evidence), raymond antrobus (signs, music), joshua mohr (saint the terrifying), sarah blakley-cartwright (alice sadie celine), and santiago jose sanchez (hombrecito), and leah umansky (of tyrant). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 50+ ongoing events and attractions: ice skating, holiday markets, art exhibits, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint