Out & About

Thu 22

Challah Bread-Baking DemoBloomingdale’s, 1000 Third Ave.

6-8 p.m. Free

Culinary critic Sara Briman bakes challah, a special braided bread eaten on Sabbath and Jewish holidays.

212-705-2000. bloomingdales.com

Story TIme Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th St.

4-4:30 p.m. Free

Meet your friends at the library and listen to some of your favorite picture books. Ages 3+.

212-744-5824. nypl.com

Fri 23

Christmas CarolingMary Manning Walsh — Medical and Nursing Care, 1339 York Ave.

St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church present Christmas caroling program for local community nursing home. All are welcome.

646-475-4800. archcare.org

“Agnes Martin” Retrospective Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave.

1, 2, 3 p.m. Free with admission

Documentary on the renowned painter, intercut with shots of her at work in her studio in Taos, N.M., photographs and archival footage.

212-423-3575.

Sat 24

Community Caroling & ServiceChurch of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th St.

5 p.m. Free

Church service, Christmas caroling featuring church’s professional choir.

212-879-4320. resurrectionnyc.org

Christmas Eve ProgramChurch of the Advent Hope, 111 East 87th St.

5-6 p.m. Free

Church of the Advent Hope & Christ Church NYC host carols and Christmas celebration.

212-534-8245. adventhope.org

Sun 25

Christmas Day Choral EucharistTrinity Church, Broadway and Wall Street

11:15 a.m. Free

Choral Eucharist in celebration with music by choir of Trinity Wall Street; congregational hymns and carols.

212-602-0800. trinitywallstreet.org

Family ConcertThe Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $16

Featuring klezmer, jazz, and music of Africa—Oran Etkin’s performances weave global melodies and rhythms. Ages 2-7.

212-423-3200. thejewishmuseum.org

Mon 26

Hindu and Buddhist VisionThe Met, 1000 Fifth Ave.

1-2 p.m. Free with admission

Arts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet represented through archaeological finds, sculpture, painting, and decorative art.

212-535-7710. metmuseum.org

Holiday Lights TourSchwartzman Library, 42nd Street & Fifth Avenue

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

New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall Times Square Alliance, Duffy Square

11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free

Place wishes for the New Year on pieces of official Times Square confetti. Wishes float down at midnight, Jan. 1, onto the New Year’s revelers.

212-768-1560. timessquarenyc.org

‘The Mikado’Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 695 Park Ave.

7 p.m. Reservation fee $4.50

All-new production based on 1885 Sullivan and Gilbert masterpiece.

212-772-4471. hunter.cuny.edu/kayeplayhouse

Wed 28

Story Time for Grown-Ups Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave.

1 p.m. Free

Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two.

917-275-6975. nypl.org

Arms and Shining Armor TourMet Museum, 1000 Fifth Ave.

Noon-1 p.m. Free with admission

Treasures on display dating from the early Middle Ages through 19th century from Europe, America, the Middle East, China and Japan.

212-535-7710. metmuseum.org