Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol takes over NYC this weekend: The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens has a special screening of the 1938 film adaptation, there are live productions in the Village and in Brooklyn, a reading at the landmark Merchant's House Museum, and even a Ghosts of Christmas Past walking tour. Sunday, Christmas literature devotees can snuggle in for a candlelight reading of Clement Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a century-old holiday tradition in Washington Heights.
This weekend also features a load of cool Christmas and holiday events known mostly by resident insiders, like Carnival of the Animals at Columbia University, Winter Wonderland at the Apollo and New York State of Mind's Holiday Mash-up on Saturday. On Sunday, there's nothing more unique than the 45th Annual Tuba Christmas at Rockefeller Center, or the village-to-village Unsilent Night parade.
You can take a break from the holidays (if you need a breather) with a stop at Bleecker Street's Dough Project Pop-up, where families can knead away any stress with playdough and hot chocolate, for FREE! Other holiday-free options include the new The Road Ahead exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt, the FREE Kellogg's Ping Pong Tournament on Saturday, an Andy Warhol Family workshop at the Whitney, and Brooklyn Children's Museum's Flex Olympics.
As always, our December GoList, our Holiday Fun Guide, and our Event Calendar are standing by at the ready, overstuffed with holiday fun.
