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Things to Do in NYC: December 2023

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This month, as both a holiday gift to Redditors and a chance to get back to my roots of doing this just for fun, I am posting here the full December edition of the Blankman List that I started earlier this year on Substack.

To those of you who have subscribed, even just for one month, I thank you sincerely. I do not take your support for granted. You are the reason I am able to continue this project.

Disclaimer: before going anywhere, please confirm the date, time, cost, and location using the listed website. Any event is at risk of being rescheduled, relocated, sold out, at capacity, or canceled. I try to vet quality and describe accurately, but I may misjudge. Costs are rounded to the nearest dollar and may change.

Friday, December 1

  • Dr. Durval Cesetti Discusses Rare Piano Music by Brazilian Composers
    • Lecture and recital of Brazilian piano music; 3:30–5 pm
    • Free (registration required by Nov 30)
    • Third North Piano Studies Facility, Room C205
    • 75 3rd Ave N (East Village, Manhattan)
  • A Father of Musick
    • Viol consort (i.e., early music string ensemble) music; 7:30 pm
    • $25 general admission / $10 students and seniors
    • Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
    • 552 West End Ave (Upper West Side, Manhattan; enter on W 87th St)

Saturday, December 2

Sunday, December 3

  • Black Writers Showcase: Volume 2
    • Cabaret performance of musical theater songs by Black writers; 9:30 pm (9 pm doors)
    • $15–$60 entry + $25 food and drink minimum
    • 54 Below
    • 254 W 54th St. Cellar (Midtown, Manhattan)
  • Gay in the Garden
    • Queer-centered communal garden care; 1–3 pm
    • Free
    • The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
    • 679 Riverside Dr, Greenhouse (West Harlem, Manhattan)
  • Daisy Castro
    • Violin-based “Gypsy jazz”; 10 pm–12 am (Daisy Castro videos)
    • $20 suggested
    • Barbès
    • 376 9th St (Park Slope, Brooklyn)

Monday, December 4

Tuesday, December 5

Wednesday, December 6

  • the feels: an evening for single-identifying humans
    • Evidence-based singles mixer; 6:30–9:30 pm
    • $80–$90 (includes unlimited wine and light bites)
    • The Knife Factory
    • 347 Maujer St (East Williamsburg)
  • Team RIVER Volunteering
    • Volunteer work cleaning, restoring, and maintaining park; 9:30 am–12:30 pm; every Wednesday and Saturday through December 9
    • Free
    • Icahn Stadium in Randall’s Island Park
    • 10 Central Rd (Randall’s Island, Manhattan)

Thursday, December 7

  • Unconventional Wisdom
    • All-female 17th century Italian convent music; 7 pm
    • $15–$60
    • St. Paul’s Chapel at Trinity Wall Street
    • 209 Broadway (Financial District, Manhattan)

Friday, December 8

  • LCD Soundsystem Tri-Boro Tour
    • Electronic rock concert; 8 pm (7 pm doors); Nov 16–Dec 10 at different venues across NYC
    • $166
    • Knockdown Center
    • 52-19 Flushing Ave (Flushing, Queens)
  • Banda Real: Debut Oficial
    • Dominican Spanish-language merengue dance party; 9 pm–4 am
    • $23
    • Salsa Con Fuego
    • 2297 Cedar Ave (University Heights, The Bronx)

Saturday, December 9

Sunday, December 10

  • Walking Tour: Early Sacred Sites of the Lower East Side
    • Historical walking tour of Manhattan religious sites; 1:30 pm
    • $25 adults / $20 students and seniors
    • Museum at Eldridge Street
    • 12 Elridge St (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
  • Running of the Bulls 5K
    • 5K running race partly sponsored by Cash Cow NYC, a streetwear clothing brand; 9–10:30 am
    • $30–$50 (price depends on day of sign-up)
    • Van Cortlandt Park (see website for race map)
    • Broadway and Van Cortlandt Park S (The Bronx)
  • Tour The Historic Conference House
    • Historical American Revolution-era tour; 12–4 pm; Saturday and Sunday through December 10
    • $5
    • Conference House Museum
    • 298 Satterlee St (Conference House Park, Staten Island)

Monday, December 11

Tuesday, December 12

Wednesday, December 13

  • Gallery Tour: Narrative Threads
    • Guided Nordic multimedia art tour; 5:30–6 pm; every other Wednesday through Feb 7
    • Free
    • Scandinavia House
    • 58 Park Ave (Murray Hill, Manhattan; meet in the gallery elevator lobby)

Thursday, December 14

  • Lúnasa: An Irish Solstice Celebration
    • Irish music concert in celebration of the Celtic harvest festival; 7:30 pm
    • $49–$64
    • Loreto Theater, Sheen Center for Thought and Culture
    • 18 Bleecker St (Bowery, Manhattan)
  • Nice One! Comedy at Culture Lab LIC
    • Stand-up comedy; 8–9:30 pm; twice a month on Thursday evening
    • Free (donations accepted)
    • Culture Lab LIC at The Plaxall Gallery
    • 5-25 46th Avenue (Long Island City, Queens)
  • Ramona & the Holy Smokes with Caller Sargent Seedoo
    • Honky tonk country music and dancing; 8–10 pm (dance lessons at 8 pm; music starts at 8:30 pm)
    • $17
    • Jalopy Theatre
    • 315 Columbia Street (Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn)

Friday, December 15

  • Anish Kapoor
    • Contemporary art exhibition; 10 am–6 pm; Nov 2–Dec 16
    • Free
    • Lisson Gallery
    • 504 & 508 W 24th St (Chelsea, Manhattan)

Saturday, December 16

Sunday, December 17

Monday, December 18

  • Rongrong Liang, Piano
    • Conservatory student piano recital; 5:30 pm
    • Free (no tickets required)
    • Morse Hall, The Juilliard School
    • 155 W. 65th St (Lincoln Square, Manhattan)

Tuesday, December 19

Wednesday, December 20

Thursday, December 21

  • Reanimator Academy
    • Horror film screening followed by Zoom Q&A with director and after party; 9:30 pm
    • $18
    • Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg
    • 136 Metropolitan Ave (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

Friday, December 22

  • Christmas Vegan Cooking Class
    • Class on making vegan Christmas dinner
    • $60 (includes materials and drink)
    • CB Health & Wellness Center
    • 305 E 119th St (East Harlem, Manhattan)

Saturday, December 23

Sunday, December 24

  • Union Square Holiday Market
    • Outdoor market with food and retail vendors; 11 am–4 pm; Nov 16–Dec 24
    • Free entry
    • Union Square
    • 14th St side of Union Square (Manhattan)

Monday, December 25

  • Yiddish Princess Reunion!
    • Klezmer-influenced Yiddish-language rock concert; 9 pm (8:30 pm doors); part of Yiddish New York Dec 23–28
    • $25
    • Bowery Electric
    • 327 Bowery (Bowery, Manhattan)
  • Carol Brunch
    • Queer holiday-themed film screening; 12:30 pm (Carol trailer)
    • $16 (full brunch menu available)
    • Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
    • 28 Liberty St (Financial District, Manhattan)

Tuesday, December 26

  • WWE Live Holiday Tour
    • Professional wrestling event; 7:30 pm
    • $50–$284+
    • Madison Square Garden
    • 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Midtown, Manhattan)
  • Sandra Bernhard: Easy Listening
    • Staged musical performances at Off-Broadway theater; 7 pm (6 pm doors); Dec 26–31
    • $83 (+ 2 drink or 1 food item minimum)
    • The Public Theater
    • 425 Lafayette St (NoHo, Manhattan)

Wednesday, December 27

  • High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers
    • Walking history, design, and landscape tour; 10–10:45 am; every Wednesday and Saturday in November through April
    • Free
    • High Line
    • Meet on the High Line Gansevoort Street, at the top of the Gansevoort Street stairs (Meatpacking District, Manhattan)

Thursday, December 28

  • The Red Rose
    • English- and Spanish-language musical theater (with titles) based on the life and writings of Jesús Colón; 8 pm; Nov 30–Jan 7
    • $25–$43
    • The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
    • 304 W 47th St (Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan)
  • Multicultural Sonic Evolution (MuSE): Shimauta Workshop Series (Vol. 4: “Goodbye Songs”)
    • Public workshop on music and culture from the Amami Islands, Japan; 5:30 pm
    • $20 (includes two drinks)
    • Uke Hut
    • 36-01 36th Ave (Long Island City, Queens)
  • Dirty Thursday: Y2K
    • Dance party with classic jams from the 1990s and 2000s; 10 pm–4 am
    • Free before midnight with RSVP / $10 presale / $15 at door
    • House of Yes
    • 2 Wyckoff Ave (Bushwick, Brooklyn)

Friday, December 29

Saturday, December 30

Sunday, December 31

  • New Year’s Eve Party
    • Bar celebration in honor of new year; 11 pm–1 am
    • Free entry (food and drink menu available)
    • Sláinte New York City
    • 304 Bowery (Bowery, Manhattan)
  • New Year’s Eve Celebration at Rainhas Churrascaria
    • Semi-formal Brazilian steakhouse celebration in honor of new year; 10 pm–2 am
    • $140 (includes salad bar, buffet, cuts of meats, unlimited sodas, 2 glasses of sangria, dessert, 1 glass of champagne, and coffee or tea)
    • Rainhas Churrascaria
    • 108-01 Northern Blvd (Corona, Queens)

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