12/31/12 Spend New Year's Eve in Prospect Park!

Monday, December 31, 2012 at 11:00pm

Grand Army Plaza

Located at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue, Eastern Parkway, Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, NY
Subway: 2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza; Q, B to 7th Avenue
Bus: B41 along Flatbush Avenue to Grand Army Plaza, B69 to Grand Army Plaza

Cost: Free (fireworks)

For all ages

Start the celebrations off around 11pm with entertainment and complimentary hot refreshments at Grand Army Plaza. We can’t help you keep your resolutions, but we can get you off to a dazzling start! Best locations for viewing the fireworks include: anywhere in Grand Army Plaza, inside the Park on the West Drive, and along Prospect Park West between Grand Army Plaza and 9th Street.

New Year’s fireworks and festivities are sponsored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.

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New Year's Eve Food Trucks
Monday, December 31, 2012 from 10:00pm to 12:45am
at Grand Army Plaza Arch (Union Street side)

Enjoy coffee, dessert, and treats from New York's best food trucks.
Mud Truck
Rickshaw Dumplings
Wafels and Dinges

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Brooklyn's New Year's Eve 5K Run
Monday, December 31, 2012 at 11:15pm

Starts at Prospect Park West & 9th Street

This is the only nighttime race in Prospect Park all year--see the Park in an entirely different light! The race starts at 11:15pm, leaving you time to savor a cup of complimentary hot chocolate and/or sparkling cider prior to the fireworks at midnight! Runners, walkers, and families welcome.

Packet pick-up begins at 10:15pm at 9th Street inside the Park entrance.
Registration prices: $25 through 12/23, $30 from 12/23 to 12/30, $40 race day.

Brought to you by Brooklyn Road Runners and Skechers. Register here >


http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/new-years-eve

12/31/12 New Year's Eve Concert for Peace with Harry Smith, Judy Collins + More @ The Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Monday, December 31, 2012 at 7:00pm

Doors open at 6:00pm

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street)
New York, NY 10025
General Information: (212) 316-7540

Cost: General Admission seating is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. Doors open one hour before the concert begins.

Reserved seating is available at $75. Go to link below.

Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, Director, Cathedral Music, Conductor
Wolfgang Mozart, Coronation Mass
Ludwig van Beethoven, Choral Fantasy
Felix Mendelssohn, Verleigh uns Frieden (Grant us Peace)
Anton Bruckner, motets

Harry Smith, host
Judy Collins, guest artist

Jamet Pittman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Steven Fox, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone

Anna Shelest, piano

Founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1984, the annual New Year's Eve Concert for Peace is a signature Cathedral event, gathering old friends and new for over a quarter of a century. The music, the candles, and the spirit of peace send audiences out into the chill January night feeling connected, uplifted, and ready to communicate and uphold that spirit.

https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9697458

12/29/12 Global Weekends -- KWANZAA 2012: First Fruits of the Harvest @ The American Museum of Natural History

Saturday, December 29, 2012 from 12:00 noon to 5:00pm

American Museum of Natural History

Multiple Museum Halls (Enter at 77th Street)

79th Street and Central Park West
New York, NY 

(212) 769-5100
Cost: Free with Museum admission (which is pay-what-you-wish)
For all ages

Join the Museum’s 34th annual Kwanzaa celebration to experience the rich traditions of Kwanzaa and honor the holiday’s seven guiding principles. The festival, hosted by storyteller Linda Humes, will include a special interview about Karamu (African Feast) with pioneering restaurateur B. Smith, family-friendly hands-on activities, and an international marketplace. Restoration Dance Theatre Company and Balance Dance Theatre, led by acclaimed choreographer Obediah Wright, will perform in an exciting program that also includes newcomers Soul Steps and Underground System Afrobeat.

Click here to learn how B. Smith cooks delicious Southern-Style grits.

Click here to watch Soul Steps dancers teach Bronx Students to be active and follow their dreams on CBS NY.

Click here to check out Underground Afrobeat System at the congahead.com studio.

The Presenting Sponsor of the Museum’s cultural programming is MetLife Foundation.

Support for Kwanzaa 2012! is made possible, in part, by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt.

Kwanzaa 2012! is co-presented with Community Works and New Heritage Theatre Works.

The Kwanzaa Marketplace is organized by the Harlem Arts Alliance.

http://www.amnh.org/calendar/kwanzaa-2012-first-fruits-of-the-harvest

12/26/12-12/28/12 Holiday Open House @ Queens County Farm Museum

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 through Friday, December 28, 2012 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy Floral Park
Queens, NY 11004
(718) 347-3276
Cost: Free
For all ages

Warm up the winter season with mulled cider, tours of the decorated historic farmhouse, and craft activities for children.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/12/26/holiday-open-house

Queens County Farm Museum:
http://www.queensfarm.org/

12/25/12 Merry Christmas + Happy Holidays from nycfamilyfun!

Get wallpaper of holiday Rilakkuma, korilakkuma and kiiroitori:
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12/15/12 Ice Theatre Presents Winter Suite @ The Rink at Peter Cooper Village (Stuyvesant Oval)

Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 4:30pm

Stuyvesant Town Oval
The rink at Peter Cooper Village

16th Street and First Ave. (Enter at First Ave.) New York, NY
Cost: Free
For all ages

Ice Theatre will present a free skating performance entitled Winter Suite, choreographed by ITNY Artistic Director Douglas Webster, to celebrate the upcoming holidays. Ice Theatre was originally also scheduled to perform for the opening of the rink in Peter Cooper Village, but this year the performance was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.

Some of the pieces and performers showcased will be:
* A special performance by US Champion and World Bronze Medalist Nicole Bobek.
Winter Suite, wich includes the following pieces:
* Carol of the bells: The Ice Theatre Ensemble consisting of Brent Bommentre, Patrick Connelly, Alicia Jackson, Andrew Lavrik, Kim Navarro, Andrew and Elisa Siegmund
* Silent Night: Sally Jeane Watkins
* Christmas Song: Kim Navarro and Brent Bommentre (World Ice Dance Competitiors and US Medalists)
* Blue Christmas: Michael Solonoski
* Let it Snow: The Ice Theatre Ensemble

http://www.icetheatre.org/calendar1.html

12/1/12-1/3/13 Gingerbread Extravaganza @ Le Parker Meridien

Saturday, December 1, 2012 until Thursday, January 3, 2013

Le Parker Meridien

119 West 56 Street (btw 6-7 Aves.)

New York, NY 10019

Cost: Free admission, donation requested for fundraising

For all ages

Marshmallows, Gum Drops and more! Check out the Gingerbread wonderland located in the 56th Street atrium of the lobby from December 1st – January 3rd, all created by local bakeries and restaurants. This year's theme is "Landmarks Around The World"

Purchase one ticket for $1 or 8 tickets for $5 through the concierge desk to vote for your favorite. Drop it in the box to be entered for a chance to win a 5 night stay at the luxurious Parker Palm Springs.

All proceeds benefit City Harvest, the world’s first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city’s hungry men, women and children. To learn more, visit www.cityharvest.org.

http://www.parkermeridien.com/gingerbread2012.php

12/8/12 Family Affair: Holiday Party! @ Bronx Museum of the Arts

Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 1:00 to 4:00pm

Bronx Museum of the Arts

1040 Grand Concourse, (at 165th St)

Bronx, NY 10456(718) 681-6000
Cost: Free, however, children aged 12 & under must be accompanied by their parents or guardians

Round up your crew for an afternoon of seasonal celebrations, including art-making activities, eats and family-friendly tours of the museum's exhibits.

http://www.bronxmuseum.org/events.php

Ongoing Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays + Sundays Time'sUp! Offers Free Bike Repair Classes/Workshops and a Womens Only Class in Manhattan + Brooklyn Locations

On Monday and Tuesday nights in Manhattan, Time's Up!, a grassroots bike co-op, has bike repair classes which introduce basics of bicycle maintenance. Wednesday (Brooklyn) and Thursday (Manhattan) nights are open workshops where you can bring your own bicycle and work on it yourself with the aid of Time's Up! mechanics. On Sundays there are lessons and then an open workshop in Brooklyn. Time's Up! also runs a recycle a bike program which has recycled 1000's of bicycles and put them back into the hands of new cyclists. Time's Up! is always ready to accept your donations in the NYC area. These low cost bicycles can be purchased Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday after 2pn at the Time's Up! Brooklyn space. See their site for details, locations and hours.

Women and Trans Bicycle Repair Classes

Offered 6:30 pm every Monday at the Brooklyn Space

Come learn the basics of bicycle repair from female mechanics at a workshop designed by and for women. You will learn on their bicycles (you can apply what you've learned to your own bike on Thursday nights). No previous experience with bicycle repair required.

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Hours and Locations

Manhattan Workshop Location
156 Rivington St. (between Suffolk & Clinton St in Manhattan's Lower East Side) in the basement. (see map)

Manhattan Hours
Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm--Weekly Classes
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm--Fix-Your-Own-Bike Open Workshop

Brooklyn Workshop Location
99 South 6th Street in Williamsburg, off Bedford Ave right under the Williamsburg Bridge. (see map)

Brooklyn Hours
Sundays, 6-8pm--Fix-Your-Own-Bike Open Workshop
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm--Women & Trans Bike Repair Classes
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm--Fix-Your-Own-Bike Open Workshop

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Contact Time's Up! mechanics for any questions regarding workshop schedules, miscellaneous bike repair, donating to our wishlist or becoming a volunteer mechanic at: xupbicyclecoop@gmail.com.

http://times-up.org/index.php?page=bike-co-op