Manhattan Happenings
BY SYDNEY PEREIRA
PRECINCT COUNCIL
7th Precinct Community Council meeting at 19 ½
Pitt St., Wed., Dec. 12, 7 p.m.
28th Precinct Community Council meeting on
the second fl oor of Touro College, 230 W. 124th St.,
Wed., Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY BOARD
Community Board 5 monthly full board meeting at
Xavier High School, second-fl oor library, 30 W. 16th
St., Thurs., Dec. 13, 6 p.m.
Community Board 6 monthly full board meeting
at N.Y.U. School of Dentistry, Room 220, 433 First
Ave., Wed., Dec. 12, 7 p.m.
COMMUNITY
East Side Coastal Resiliency Interactive Community
Engagement Meetings, Mon., Dec. 10, 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m., and Tues., Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.:
The city is holding a community meeting about the
East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. Monday’s meeting
will be held at Gouverneur Health, 227 Madison
St., between Jefferson and Clinton Sts. Tuesday’s
meeting will be held at the Hunter-Brookdale Rotunda,
425 E. 25th St., between First Ave. and the F.D.R.
Drive. Both meetings will cover the same material.
Dinner will be provided. Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese
and Fujianese interpreters will be present. For
special-needs assistance, call 718-391-2411 or e-mail
resiliency@ddc.nyc.gov by Dec. 4.
HOLIDAY
West Village Chorale on Sun., Dec. 9, 5 p.m.,
hosts a seasonal concert at Judson Memorial Church,
55 Washington Square South, at Thompson St. For
more information, visit www.westvillagechorale.org
or contact westvillagechorale@gmail.com. To purchase
tcikets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/3624081. Tickets in advance $25 general admission,
$10 students. Tickets at the door $30 general
admission, $15 students.
East Village Stand Holiday Market, through Mon.,
Dec. 24: At the corner of E. Seventh St. and Avenue
C. The market features various vendors selling glassware,
picture frames, smoked sea salt, chocolates and
cookies, jewelry and ornaments and more. Food and
refreshments provided. For more information, contact
eastvillagemarket@juno.com. FREE
Holiday Market at the Oculus, through Mon., Dec.
31: Westfi eld World Trade Center features the Holiday
Market at the Oculus, turning Lower Manhattan into
a “winter wonderland.” The market will feature specialty
shops, live performances through Dec. 9, and
happy-hour specials and eateries. For more information
on the full holiday program, visit www.westfi eld.
com/wtc/holiday. FREE
Union Square Holiday Market, through Mon.,
Join Crystal Field, Theater for the New City’s executive and artistic director, for caroling and
the annual lighting of the Tompkins Square Park Christmas tree at 4 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 9. Following
tradition, there will be free hot chocolate, too!
Dec. 24, at the South Plaza in Union Square Park.
Hours Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For
more information, visit www.urbanspacenyc.com/
union-square-holiday-market. FREE
“A Christmas Carol in Harlem,” through Dec. 8:
The Classical Theatre of Harlem presents “A Christmas
Carol in Harlem,” directed by Steve H. Broadnax
III, from Nov. 25 through Dec. 8, at Aaron Davis
Hall, at 135th St. and Convent Ave. Tuesday through
Saturday shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday
and Sunday matinees are at 1 p.m. Tickets $45 for
adults, $10 for students and seniors. For more information,
visit www.cthnyc.org.
PHOTO BY BOB KRASNER
HISTORY
“Underground History: Celebrating the Centennial
of the Field Exploration Committee and the Dawn
of Historical Archaeology of New York City,” Thurs.,
Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.: The New-York Historical Society
and the Professional Archaeologists of New York
City, Inc. host Hunter College anthropologist William
Parry, P.A.N.Y.C. President Joan Geismar, chief
historian for the Center for Women’s History Valerie
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