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Instructive, Entertaining and Moral: Toys and Childhood in the 19th-Century
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, 421 East 61st Street
11-4 p.m., $8; $7 students; Free seniors and children under 12
View popular toys of the 19th century and explore what they can tell us about child development and play in America in the 1800s. Objects on display include classic wooden toys, early board games, china head dolls, and educational toys. Part I closes January 27; Part II opens February 5.
mvhm.org
REgeneration Art Project at Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle
All day/night, Free
The eight foot snails are part of the REgeneration Art Project and are made of recyclable plastic obtained from landfills. The snails are a creation of the Cracking Art Group consisting of six international artists. The Group's intention is to change art history through both a strong social and environmental commitment, and a revolutionary and innovative use of different recyclable plastic materials.
Saturday, December 28
Barneys New York, 660 Madison Avenue at 61st Street
10- 7 p.m., Free
This holiday Barneys incorporates video, lights, and other special effects to make your holiday shopping bright for the coming year. Includes an interactive scene with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and a "floating city" created with 3-D mapping and light projections.
212-826-8900; thewindow.barneys.com
Pirate School
Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street
11 a.m., $20 adults; $15 children
A one-man family vaudeville show created and performed by veteran New York physical comedian and actor David Engel. Pirate School has been entertaining families for 18 years with its mischievous blend of clown theatre, slapstick antics, magic and puppetry, zany music, rich special effects, and boisterous full-audience participation.
symphonyspace.org
Sunday, December 29
Teddy Bear Tea
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, 421 East 61st Street
1 p.m., $10 Adults, $5 Children under 12
Banish post-holiday boredom with a special event for ages 3 to 6. Bring your favorite teddy (or doll) to meet Mrs. Woodhull, the Hotel proprietor's wife. Follow her as she talks about a typical day at the Mount Vernon Hotel in 1830. Along the way, try out her son's toys or help her daughter with the daily chores. Afterward, enjoy fruit tea and cookies. Reservations recommended.
mvhm.org
Monday. December 30
Metropolitan Museum Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche
The Metropolitan Art Museum; 1000 Fifth Ave
10-5:30 p.m., Free
With more than 200 18th-century hand-sculpted Neapolitan crèche figures, which are wearing jeweled and embroidered costumes, the tree is an exhibit in itself. Many of the ornaments are arranged in pairs.
Metmuseum.org
Wynton Marsalis Septet
Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Circle, at 60th Street, 5th floor
7-9:30 p.m., $35
Led by nine-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis, the Wynton Marsalis Septet features pianist Eric Reed, saxophonist and clarinetist Victor Goines, saxophonist Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, drummer Herlin Riley, and bassist Reginald Veal.
212-721-6500; jal.org
Tuesday, December 31
New Year's Eve Millennium Dance Party
92y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd street
8 p.m. ? 1 a.m.
$40 advance; $60 door
Start the night with the lovely and talented ballroom DJ and host, Irene Mou. At 10 pm, switch to the Hustle Club Mix by DJ Tony Felix, winner of the latest Battle of the DJs. Admission includes light hors d'oeuvres throughout the evening, complimentary champagne at midnight, hats, noisemakers, balloon drop, conga line and a live stream of the Times Square Ball Drop at midnight. Then 'party hardy' the rest of the night away with DJ Tony Felix.
92y.org
New Year's Eve Concert For Peace,
St. John the Divine Cathedral, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at W. 112th Street
7-9 p.m., $30-$150
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 more than a quarter of a century. Handel's Organ Concerto in F Major; Mozart's 41st symphony; Franz Joseph Haydn's oratorio The Creation and John Milton's Paradise Lost.
Wednesday, January 1
JCC Annual New Year's Day Fitness for EveryBODY Fair
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street
10-6 p.m., Free
Day of fitness classes, giveaways, and seminars designed to get your year off to a healthy start! Including: Zumba, yoga, family activities, talk-to-a-nutritionist healthy cooking demos, personal training consultations, meditation, and indoor cycling. Pre-registration recommended. Walk-ins welcome.
646-505-5708; Jccmanhattan.org/newyears
Thursday, January 2
Old-Time Cinema
96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street
2-4 p.m., Free
Directed by Leo McCarey, 1944, 106 minutes, b and w. Starring Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Rise Stevens, Frank McHugh, James Brown, Gene Lockhart. A young priest comes to a New York slum parish and after initial friction charms the old pastor he is to succeed.
Nypl.org
96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street
6-7 p.m., Free
Discuss the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte.
Nypl.org
Cooking With Mike Colameco: Winter Stews
The Viking/Carl Schaedel and Co. showroom at 969 Third Avenue at 58th Street.
7 p.m., $45
Chef Mike Colameco presents monthly cooking demonstrations at the Viking/Carl Schaedel and Co. showroom (formerly the Delia/Viking showroom). In this class on Winter Stews, learn how to make wholesome and hearty one-pot winter stews with whole-grain sides.
92y.org