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