If the sight and sound of someone tickling the ivories is your idea of musical heaven, rejoice: Fascinating concerts and events featuring the piano are coming up in NYC. Read more
There’s still time to raise your voice in song (or just listen, if your sense of pitch is shaky) with these upcoming holiday musical events in New York City. Whether your taste runs to the religious or to the jazzy, there’s a performance for you. Read more
You don’t have to make a trek to the Theatre District to experience the world of Broadway. Check out these screenings and talks for alternative tastes of the dramatic arts in NYC. Read more
It’s A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas all make the cut for smart holiday events in NYC this weekend. (You’ll also find art, film, and song.)
Film buffs, rejoice: There’s a variety of movie-related talks and readings, as well as out-of-the-ordinary screenings, coming up on the NYC events calendar in the next few months. Here are the highlights. Read more
You know The Nutcracker, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular and other traditional holiday fare forward and back. How about something a bit off the beaten reindeer path? As these upcoming comic performances in New York prove, there’s no law that says we can’t have a little irreverent fun with the holiday classics. Read more
Anticipating the sentimentality of the holiday season with a shudder? Fortify yourself with a little wit. These upcoming talks, performances and events all have a comedic bent, ranging from slapstick to satiric, which will provide just the right amount of spice for the sweet days ahead. Read more
Find the perfect gift for your favorite foodie, fashion plate, lover of art, or New Yorker in exile from the great gift ideas served up by New York City’s museum shops. (And see our guide to the shops themselves here.)
Maybe we will truly be a paperless society—someday. Until then, we can celebrate those “thin, flat pieces manufactured from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances” (to quote good old Webster’s) via these workshops, talks and activities. Read more
’Tis the season when visions of sugarplums dance on our stages. The Nutcracker ballet, featuring Tchaikovsky’s alternately witty, romantic, and soaring score, is ubiquitous this time of year—and in a surprising number of variations. Here’s an assortment of major productions around town this year. Read more