Out & About
Thu 22
ID Pop Shop Independent Designer Sale Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Ave.
10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Special holiday show. “Shop small” this holiday season. Event space across from Amy’s Breads.
212-652-2121. chelseamarket.com
Union Square Holiday MarketUrbanspace, Union Square Park
Destination for unique gifts created by local craftspersons and artists; browse the winding aisles for an eclectic holiday experience.
212-529-9262. Urbanspace.com
Fri 23
The Rocky Horror Picture ShowCinépolis Chelsea Cinemas, 260 West 23rd St.
11:59 p.m. every Fri., Sat. $9
Actors perform in costume in front of a screen as the movie plays, as is tradition.
212-691-5519. nycrhps.org
Red in ViewWhitney Museum, 99 Gansevoort St.
On Fridays, 7-10 p.m. Pay-what-you-wish
Artist MPA “raises questions of militarism and patriarchy, prompting one to examine our own, often subconscious, colonizing behaviors.”
212-570-3600. whitney.org
Sat 24
Christmas Eve Service & CarolsGerman Lutheran Church of St. Paul, 315 West 22nd St.
7:15-8 p.m. Free
Carols and hot chocolate on the steps of St. Paul’s.
212-929-1955. tgcchelsea.com
Tree Lighting and Holiday SongWashington Square Park
5 p.m. Free
Celebrate the holiday with carols at the Arch; the Rob Susman Brass Quartet and revelers lustily sing familiar tunes.
212-252-3621. washingtonsquarenyc.com
Sun 25
Moshav Hanukkah Party Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th St.
7 p.m. $15
Jewish music with a rock sound—elements of alternative rock, folk, funk, and reggae.
212-414-5994. moshavband.com
Feed/Clothe Homeless Christmas DayPenn Station, West 34th St. & Eighth Ave.
7-9 p.m. Free
A singles event hosted by Date Walking. Give to the homeless, and afterwards gather at a bar.
facebook.com/datewalking/
Mon 26
Female Improv EventMagnet Theater Comedy Club, 254 West 29th St.
7:30; 9:30; 10:30 p.m. $7
Comedic improvisers join on the Magnet stage in “We Might Just Kiss” that will delight men, women, babies and kittens.
212-244-8824. magnettheater.com
Holiday Lights TourFree Tours by Foot, Schwartzman Library steps, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
7 p.m. Free (reservations required)
Mechanical window displays, synchronized light and sound shows, Santa Claus and toy soldiers await in this winter wonderland.
freetoursbyfoot.com
Tue 27
Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterCity Center, 131 West 55th Street
7:30 p.m. $25-$150
Engage with a wide-ranging repertory, including three world premieres.
212-581-1212. nycitycenter.org
Six Dynasties ChinaChina Institute, 100 Washington St.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8; seniors $4; under 16 free
Ceramics, sculptures and paintings from three of China’s major regional art institutions: Shanxi, Nanjing, and Nanjing Municipal museums. Thru Mar. 19th.
212-744-8181. chinainstitute.org
Wed 28
The 2016 IT SUCKED AwardsUpright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 307 West 26th St.
7:30 p.m. $5
Join the “Night Late” team and a parade of 2016 award recipients as they give this terrible year the send-off it deserves.
212-366-9176. chelsea.ucbtheatre.com
Exploring Queer SpaceRogue Space Chelsea, 508 West 26th St.
1 p.m. Free
The works of illustrator Cristy C. Road and photographer Luis Carle, artists whose visual narratives focus on their Latino and queer identities.
212-751-2210. roguespacechelsea.com