December 2019 is New York City’s busy holiday season. The season starts in November before Thanksgiving Weekend.
The December holidays are Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s. Christmas is the world’s most popular Latin holiday.
There are holiday markets in Columbus Circle, Grand Central Terminal, Bryant Park and Union Square.
There are holiday windows all over. The most famous are at Macy’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales.
There’s the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, and the world’s largest menorahs near Central Park and Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
There’s the Winter’s Eve holiday festival and Brooklyn’s Dyker Heights Christmas Lights.
Indoors there is the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, New York City Ballet’s Nutcracker, Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice Celebration, Handel’s Messiah at NY Philharmonic and Trinity Church, the Metropolitan Opera’s Magic Flute, and Chris Botti’s annual holiday residency.
Outdoors there is ice skating in Central Park, Rockefeller Center, and the Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District. The Holiday Train Show is at the New York Botanical Garden.
All of New York City becomes a winter wonderland.
December 2019 Week 48 ~ November 25 – December 1
Sunday, December 1
Thanksgiving Weekend continues.
Celebrate Portugal Restoration Day!
Colombians put up Christmas decorations today.
CLOSING
An exhibition of French surrealist Marc Chalmé: Between Dreams closes at Hugo Galerie in SoHo, NYC from 10am to 7pm. FREE
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 1pm & 5pm. From $60
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NYC at 3pm. From $33
Celebrate the Nicaraguan La Purisima Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at 4pm. FREE
Peña Oficial Atlético de Madrid en New York watches Atlético Madrid vs FC Barcelona at the Football Factory at Legends in Koreatown, NYC at 4pm. No cover.
Penya FC Barcelona watches Atlético Madrid vs FC Barcelona at Smithfield Hall in Chelsea, NYC at 4pm ET. No cover
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
CLOSING
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca closes its Spanish flamenco show Entre Tú y Yo at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, NYC at 7:30pm. From $51
WEEK 49 ~ December 2-8, 2019
Monday, December 2
It’s Cyber Monday. Shop online for deals.
Celebrate the start of Advent, the countdown to Christmas.
The 20th Winter’s Eve street fair is in Lincoln Square on Manhattan’s Upper West Side from 5:30-9pm. FREE
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Tuesday, December 3
Today is the United Nation’s International Day of Disabled Persons.
Winter sunrise aligns with Manhattan’s east-west street grid like a temple to the sun in the phenomena known as Manhattanhenge.
Celebrate Giving Tuesday and give some holiday spirit.
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays a program of Baroque Storytelling that includes works by Vivaldi (Italian), Rameau (French), and Telemann’s Don Quichotte Overture Suite (a Spanish story) at Kaufmann Music Center in Lincoln Square, NYC at 7:30pm.
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
URUGUAY
Celebrate the National Day of Candombe, the Afro-Uruguayan dance that was a predecessor of tango.
Wednesday, December 4
Winter sunrise aligns with Manhattan’s east-west street grid like a temple to the sun in the phenomena known as Manhattanhenge.
Celebrate the Feast of Saint Barbara, patron saint of armourers and artillery.
Honor Changó, the Santería orisha of thunder and lightning.
Art Basel Miami Beach runs through Sunday.
The 87th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony is from 8-10pm The Tree is lit through early January.
OPENING NIGHT
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s fall season opens with a Gala performance at New York City Center in Midtown, NYC at 7pm. Dinner and dancing follow the performance at the New York Hilton Midtown. Gala from $2,000. Performance from $29
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays a program of Baroque Storytelling that includes works by Vivaldi (Italian), Rameau (French), and Telemann’s Don Quichotte Overture Suite (a Spanish story) at the Morgan Library in Murray Hill, NYC at 7:30pm.
OPENING NIGHT
Cuban jazz legend, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval plays the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, NYC at 8pm & 10:30pm. Through Sunday. From $30
Thursday, December 5
La Canción, the Puerto Rican hip-hop reggaeton musical, is in Spanish with English supertitles at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 11am & 1pm. $30
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 7pm. From $60
CARNEGIE HALL CITYWIDE
The Baylor Project plays gospel, blues and soul at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse in Harlem, NYC at 7:30pm. FREE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s fall season continues with a “Young New York Night” performance of Divining, Cry, The Call and Revelations at New York City Center in Midtown, NYC at 7:30pm. From $29
Puerto Rican latin trap singer Bad Bunny brings his X100Pre Tour to Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn at 8pm. From $57
Cuban jazz legend, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval plays the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, NYC at 8pm & 10:30pm. From $30
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Friday, December 6
New York salsa band La Exelencia drops a new single Salsa Na’Ma.
Céline Sciamma’s French movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) opens at the Angelika in Greenwich Village, NYC.
New York-based Puerto Rican singer Ani Cordero (Pistolera & Os Mutantes) plays for the World Music Institute at The Sultan Room in Bushwick, Brooklyn at 7pm. From $20
Mexican balladeer Emmanuel plays the United Palace in Washington Heights, NYC at 8pm. From $45
OPENING NIGHT
Navidad Flamenca: A Flamenco Nutcracker by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is at Abrons Arts Center in the Lower East Side, NYC at 8pm. From $19
Añoranza de Colombia is a romantic love story between dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore at the Thalia Hispanic Theatre in Sunnyside, Queens at 8pm. From $37
Argentine-Venezuelan singer Bárbara Martínez sings flamenco and bossa nova at Club Bonafide in Midtown East, NYC at 8pm. $20
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s fall season continues with a PREMIERE NIGHT performance of Night Creature, Ella, Greenwood and Revelations to LIVE MUSIC at New York City Center in Midtown, NYC at 8pm. From $29
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 8pm. From $60
Jorge Alí Triana & Verónica Triana’s Colombian play El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC in Spanish with English subtitles at 8pm. From $15
Cuban jazz legend, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval plays the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, NYC at 8pm & 10:30pm. From $30
Saturday, December 7
Celebrate Día de las Velitas, the Colombian holiday tradition.
CLOSING
An exhibition of paintings by a Chilean artist, Alejandro Cardenas: Antarctica, closes at Harper’s Apartment in Manhattan’s Upper East Side from 12-6pm. FREE
Celebrate the Filipino Simbang Gabi Sa Katedral Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at 2pm. FREE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s fall season continues with Divining, Ella, Ounce of Faith and Revelations to LIVE MUSIC at New York City Center in Midtown, NYC at 2pm. From $29
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm. From $60
The classic Spanish play La Celestina is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 3pm. From $15
Navidad Flamenca: A Flamenco Nutcracker by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is at Abrons Arts Center in the Lower East Side, NYC at 3:30pm. From $19
CARNEGIE HALL CITYWIDE
Los Hacheros celebrate 1970s Salsa at the Brooklyn Museum at 5pm. FREE
Trinidadian calypso legend Mighty Sparrow plays Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in NoHo, NYC at 7pm. $25 + minimums
Navidad Flamenca: A Flamenco Nutcracker by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is at Abrons Arts Center in the Lower East Side, NYC at 8pm. From $19
Añoranza de Colombia is a romantic love story between dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore at the Thalia Hispanic Theatre in Sunnyside, Queens at 8pm. From $37
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s fall season continues with The Call, In/Side, Greenwood and Revelations to LIVE MUSIC at New York City Center in Midtown, NYC at 8pm. From $29
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 8pm. From $60
Cuban jazz legend, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval plays the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, NYC at 8pm & 10:30pm. From $30
Sunday, December 8
Celebrate Feast of the Immaculate Conception when the Catholic church finally accepted the idea that women are divine too.
New York Fashion Week December (Pre-Fall & Fall-Winter) runs through Thursday.
The Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of the Arts, PRIDA Artisan’s Holiday Market is at El Barrio’ Artspace PS109 from 12pm to 6pm. FREE
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 1pm. From $60
Filomena Marturano Un Matrimonio a la Caribeña, a Cuban version of the Italian play is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 3pm. From $15
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s fall season continues with Ounce of Faith, Greenwood and Revelations at New York City Center in Midtown, NYC at 3pm. From $29
Navidad Flamenca: A Flamenco Nutcracker by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is at Abrons Arts Center in the Lower East Side, NYC at 3:30pm. From $19
Añoranza de Colombia is a romantic love story between dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore at the Thalia Hispanic Theatre in Sunnyside, Queens at 4pm. From $37
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 5pm. From $60
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s fall season continues with Lazarus and Revelations at New York City Center in Midtown, NYC at 7:30pm. From $29
Cuban jazz legend, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval plays the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, NYC at 8pm & 10:30pm. From $30
December 2019 week 50 ~ December 9-15
Monday, December 9
OPENING NIGHT
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays the Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Tuesday, December 10
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 7pm. From $60
PREVIEWS BEGIN
Belgian experimental director Ivo van Hove’s new West Side Story starts previews on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre in NYC’s Times Square Theatre District at 8pm. From $39
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Wednesday, December 11
Celebrate International Tango Day and the birth of French-Argentine tango singer Carlos Gardel.
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7pm. From $60
Celebrate Las Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe with mariachi, folk dancers, carnival characters and New York City’s Pueblan Mexican community at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at 7pm. FREE
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Thursday, December 12
The Cold Moon full moon rises over New York City at 12:12am.
Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with New York City’s Mexican community with masses at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at 10am and 7pm. FREE
French-Canadian cabaret singer Myriam Phiro celebrates the release of her Phiro chante Piaf album (Phiro sings Piaf) at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC at 5:30pm.
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 7pm. From $60
The Escena Sur Reading Series reads Memorama by Mexican screenwriter Mario Cantú Toscano (in English) at Theater 54 in Shelter Studios in NYC’s Times Square Theater District at 7:30pm. From $8
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Latin Grammy winner Pedro Giraudo plays Argentine tango at Terraza 7 in Elmhurst, Queens at 9pm. $10
Friday, December 13
The Escena Sur Reading Series reads Cuzco by Spanish theatre director Victor Sánchez Rodríguez (in English) at Theater 54 in Shelter Studios in NYC’s Times Square Theater District at 7:30pm. From $8
The classic Spanish play La Celestina is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 8pm. From $15
Añoranza de Colombia is a romantic love story between dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore at the Thalia Hispanic Theatre in Sunnyside, Queens at 8pm. From $37
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 8pm. From $60
Latin Grammy winner Pedro Giraudo plays Argentine tango at Barbès in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 8pm. $10 suggested donation
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Saturday, December 14
CLOSING
An exhibition of paintings by the Italian-American artist Carolanna Parlato: Catch and Release closes at Morgan Lehman Gallery in Chelsea, NYC from 11am to 6pm. FREE
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas at the Queens Theater in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens at 2pm & 8pm. $30
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 8pm. From $60
The Escena Sur Reading Series reads Honduras by New York playwright Sarah Farrington (in Spanish with English subtitles) at Theater 54 in Shelter Studios in NYC’s Times Square Theater District at 7:30pm. From $8
Puerto Rican salsa legend Willie Colón plays a Christmas concert at Lehman Center in Jerome Park, The Bronx at 8pm. From $45
Añoranza de Colombia is a romantic love story between dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore at the Thalia Hispanic Theatre in Sunnyside, Queens at 8pm. From $37
Filomena Marturano Un Matrimonio a la Caribeña, a Cuban version of the Italian play is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 8pm. From $15
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Bulla en el Barrio sings Colombian Bullerengue at Barbés in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 10pm. $10 suggested donation
Dance Argentine Tango at the NYC All Night Milonga at Stepping Out Studios in NoMad, Manhattan from 10pm – 4am. $18
Sunday, December 15
Happy Birthday Eddie Palmieri! The New York Puerto Rican jazz legend was born in El Barrio East Harlem on December 15, 1936.
CLOSING
An exhibition of paintings on paper by Mexican-born New Yorker Mónica Palma: Elbow to Knee closes at Essex Flowers in Two Bridges, NYC from 12pm to 6pm. FREE
ID Studio Theater’s Colombian shephard’s play El Pesebre (The Manger) is at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Mott Haven, The Bronx at 12:30pm. FREE
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas at the Queens Theater in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens at 1pm & 5pm. $30
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 1pm & 5pm. From $60
Celebrate Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Nube with New York City’s Ecuadorian community at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at 2pm. FREE
Los Pleneros de la 21, El Trio Ideal and many parranderos celebrate the holidays Puerto Rican style with live music, traditional Puerto Rican food and drink and el pueblo Puertorriqueño in the Crystal Room at Taíno Towers in El Barrio East Harlem at 3pm. $18
OPENING
A special shortened, English, family version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute opens at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 3pm. From $30
Añoranza de Colombia is a romantic love story between dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore at the Thalia Hispanic Theatre in Sunnyside, Queens at 4pm. From $37
The Escena Sur Reading Series reads Dos Amores y un Bicho (Two lovers and a bug) by Venezuelan writer Gustavo Ott (in Spanish with English subtitles) at Theater 54 in Shelter Studios in NYC’s Times Square Theater District at 5pm. From $8
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
December 2019 Week 51 ~ December 16-22
Monday, December 16
The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw is today.
Start La Novena, the Colombian Christmas prayer tradition, or La Posada, the Mexican Christmas caroling tradition. In Puerto Rico, we’ve been having parrandas since November 19.
CLOSING
An exhibition of Rwanda-born Dutch artist Christian Nyampeta closes at SculptureCenter in Long Island City, Queens from 11am to 6pm. FREE
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Locobeach plays Venezuelan psychedelic cumbia at Barbès in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 9:30pm. $10 suggested donation
Tuesday, December 17
[Anticipated] The National Puerto Rican Day Parade announces its 2020 Scholarship Program.
Celebrate the Feast of Saint Lazarus.
Honor Babalú-Ayé, the Yoruba Orisha of the earth.
La Canción, the Puerto Rican hip-hop reggaeton musical, is in Spanish with English supertitles at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 11am. $30
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 7pm. From $60
OPENING NIGHT
The New York Philharmonic Messiah is at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm. From $44
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Wednesday, December 18
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7pm. From $60
Puerto Rican New Yorker Bobby Sanabria & Sexteto Ibiano play a tribute to Tito Puente at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC at 7pm & 9:45pm. From $20
The Big Band Holidays Christmas concert with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis is in the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7pm. Through Sunday. $180
The 40th Annual A City Singing at Christmas concert is at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at 7pm. FREE
Italian crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli plays Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, NYC at 7:30pm. From $86
The New York Philharmonic Messiah is at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm. From $44
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Thursday, December 19
Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice Celebration is at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights, Manhattan at 7:30pm. Tickets on sale September 3 from $38
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 7pm. From $60
CLOSING
The New York Philharmonic Messiah is at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm. From $44
A special shorter, English, family version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm. From $30
The Big Band Holidays Christmas concert with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis is in the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 8pm. $180
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Friday, December 20
Celebrate National Sangria Day and the fruity wine drink of summer from Spain and Portugal.
CLOSING
An exhibition of studio wall panels and sketches for famous works by legendary Puerto Rican graffiti artist, Lee Quiñones: Language Barriers, closes at James Fuentes in Manhattan’s Lower East Side from 10am to 6pm. FREE
CLOSING
An exhibition of work by Portuguese and Spanish artists: Nature’s Afterlives: Gabriela Albergaria & Jorge Otero-Pailos closes at Sapar Contemporary in Tribeca, NYC from 12pm to 6pm. FREE
ID Studio Theater’s Colombian shephard’s play El Pesebre (The Manger) is at BronxWorks Betances Community Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx at 2pm. FREE
The Trinity Church Messiah is at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church in NYC’s Financial District at 7:30pm.
Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice Celebration is at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights, Manhattan at 7:30pm. Tickets on sale September 3 from $38
The Big Band Holidays Christmas concert with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis is in the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 8pm. $180
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 8pm. From $60
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Saturday, December 21
CLOSING
An exhibition of Italian-American artist Vincent Desiderio: Recent Paintings closes at Marlborough Gallery in Midtown, NYC from 10am to 5:30pm. FREE
Celebrate Christmas Mexican style at Mano a Mano Posadas y Pastorelas with a posada workshop, a posada (Mexican caroling), a shephard’s play and a piñata party at Lehman College at 12:30pm. FREE with rsvp
A special shorter, English, family version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 1pm. From $30
Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice Celebration is at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights, Manhattan at 2pm & 7:30pm. Tickets on sale September 3 from $38
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 8pm. From $60
The Trinity Church Messiah is at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church in NYC’s Financial District at 7:30pm.
Colombian comic Saulo Garcia’s Quinceañera starts previews at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 8pm. From $15
The Big Band Holidays Christmas concert with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis is in the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 8pm. $180
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Sunday, December 22
Today is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year.
Remember Huitzilopochtli, the national god of the Aztecs.
World renowned Haitian-Puerto Rican artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22, 1960.
A special shorter, English, family version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 1pm. From $30
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 1pm & 5pm. From $60
The Big Band Holidays Christmas concert with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis is in the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 2pm. $180
Colombian comic Saulo Garcia’s Quinceañera is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 8pm. From $15
The Trinity Church Messiah is at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church in NYC’s Financial District at 3pm.
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
December 2019 Week 52 ~ December 23-29
Monday, December 23
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7pm. From $60
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Bulla en el Barrio sings Colombian Bullerengue at Barbés in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 10pm. $10 suggested donation
Tuesday, December 24
Celebrate Christmas Eve and the last week of the year.
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm. From $60
Celebrate Christmas with the Children’s Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at 5:30pm. FREE
A special shorter, English, family version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm. From $30
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Wednesday, December 25
Celebrate “Christ-Mass” with Timothy Cardinal Dolan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, NYC at midnight. FREE but ticketed.
Celebrate “Christ-Mass” at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Nolita, NYC at midnight. FREE
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Thursday, December 26
The new moon is at 12:13am this morning.
Celebrate Kwanzaa and the principle of unity.
In the British world, it’s Boxing Day. In the British Caribbean (Bahamas and Jamaica), we celebrate Junkanoo.
A special shorter, English, family version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 11am. From $30
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7pm. From $60
Colombian comic Saulo Garcia’s Quinceañera is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 7pm. From $15
Puerto Rican bassist/leader Carlos Henriquez rings in the New Year with a Nonet (nine-piece) at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30 & 9:30pm. $50
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Friday, December 27
Celebrate Kwanzaa and the principle of self-determination.
Puerto Rican bassist/leader Carlos Henriquez rings in the New Year with a Nonet (nine-piece) at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30 & 9:30pm. $55
Colombian comic Saulo Garcia’s Quinceañera is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 8pm. From $15
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 8pm. From $60
The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet plays Zinc Bar in Greenwich Village, NYC at 8pm & 10pm. From $25
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
PUERTO RICO
The Festival de Máscaras, a Canary Island tradition, is in Hatillo, Puerto Rico through Saturday.
Saturday, December 28
Celebrate Kwanzaa and the principle of collective work and responsibility.
The Feast of the Holy Innocents commemorates the biblical story of King Herod’s murder of all boys in Bethlehem under the age of two.
A special shorter, English, family version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 1pm. From $30
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 8pm. From $60
Puerto Rican bassist/leader Carlos Henriquez rings in the New Year with a Nonet (nine-piece) at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30 & 9:30pm. $55
Colombian comic Saulo Garcia’s Quinceañera is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 8pm. From $15
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Dance Argentine Tango at the NYC All Night Milonga at Stepping Out Studios in NoMad, Manhattan from 10pm – 4am. $18
PUERTO RICO
The Festival de Máscaras, a Canary Island tradition commemorating the Feast of the Holy Innocents, is in Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
Sunday, December 29
Celebrate Kwanzaa and the principle of cooperative economics.
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 1pm & 5pm. From $60
Colombian comic Saulo Garcia’s Quinceañera is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, NYC at 3pm. From $15
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
Puerto Rican bassist/leader Carlos Henriquez rings in the New Year with a Nonet (nine-piece) at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30 & 9:30pm. $45
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
December 2019 Week 1 ~ December 30, 2019 – January 5, 2020
Monday, December 30
Celebrate Kwanzaa and the principle of purpose.
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7pm. From $60
Puerto Rican bassist/leader Carlos Henriquez rings in the New Year with a Nonet (nine-piece) at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30 & 9:30pm. $45
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 8pm and 10:30pm. From $55
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Tuesday, December 31
It’s New Year’s Eve.
Celebrate Kwanzaa and the principle of creativity.
Celebrate National Champagne Day.
CLOSING
An exhibition of surreal paintings by Dominican-born New York artist Julio Valdez: Water Abstractions closes at June Kelly Gallery in SoHo from 11am to 6pm. FREE
The New York City Ballet Nutcracker is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center at 2pm. From $60
Italian-American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti plays The Blue Note in Greenwich Village at 7pm and 10pm. From $85/$95
Puerto Rican bassist/leader Carlos Henriquez rings in the New Year with a Nonet (nine-piece) at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30pm. $250
Colombian DJ Alex Sensation is joined by Mad, Aneudy, Prostyle and Lobo for a reggaeton New Year’s Eve at La Boom in Woodside, Queens. From $40
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 ~ Happy New Year 2020!
