Holiday 2020 Programs at Cultural Institutions Group Organizations Throughout the City
The programs provided by the CIG organizations include virtual and physical exhibitions, youth and family programs, student and educator programs, and adult programs.
NEW YORK, NY – (NOVEMBER 26, 2020) – The Cultural Institutions Group is pleased to announce a range of opportunities to virtually and physically experience and engage with art, science, and culture in New York City this fall through their variety of organizations. The selections highlighted below feature details on a mix of educational and entertainment offerings ranging from exhibitions, afterschool programs, and workshops to live-streamed galas, films, festivals, and performances. #CultureFromHome #ALLinNYC #VirtualNYC
Exhibitions:
American Museum of Natural History
Origami Holiday Tree
November 25, 2020–January 10, 2021
One of New York’s most beloved displays, the theme of this year’s 13–foot Origami Holiday Tree is Cranes and Colors, featuring 1,000 brightly colored origami cranes, presented as symbols of peace and good wishes as New York continues to endure the many challenges posed by COVID–19, and drawing inspiration from The Nature of Color special exhibition, which explores the role and power of color in the natural world.
The 49th Origami Tree was produced in partnership with OrigamiUSA. It is decorated with hand-folded paper models created by local, national, and international origami artists as well as hundreds of other models relating to the Museum’s exhibitions, collections, and icons.
MoMA PS1 / Studio Museum in Harlem
This Longing Vessel: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2019–20
December 10, 2020–March 14, 2021
In the second year of a multi-part collaboration, The Studio Museum in Harlem will present its annual Artist-in-Residence exhibition at MoMA PS1. This Longing Vessel will feature new work by the 2019–20 cohort of the Studio Museum’s foundational residency program, artists E. Jane (b. 1990, Bethesda, MD), Naudline Pierre (b. 1989, Leominster, MA), and Elliot Reed (b. 1992, Milwaukee, WI). With practices spanning new media, performance, and painting, this collaborative exhibition enacts a radical intimacy: a “vessel” to hold and be held as we stand within the museum space. In “longing,” the works shown here find the intersection between queerness and blackness as a waypoint: one to yearn from, to reach toward, to leap beyond. This Longing Vessel troubles and excites ways of seeing, seeking new language for the building of extraordinary futures.
El Museo del Barrio
Taller Boricua: A Political Printshop in New York
Through January 17, 2021
The exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of Taller Boricua/The Puerto Rican Workshop, a collective studio and alternative space that was established in East Harlem, one year after the opening of El Museo del Barrio in 1969. Bringing together works by artists who actively participated in the first 12 years of its existence, between 1970 and 1982, the exhibition is comprised of more than 200 works and ephemera by founding and early members, including Marcos Dimas, Carlos Osorio (1927 - 1984), Jorge Soto Sánchez (1947 - 1987), Fernando Salicrup (1946 - 2015), Nitza Tufiño, and Rafael Tufiño (1922 - 2008), among several others.
Popular Painters & Other Visionaries
On view NOW Online
El Museo del Barrio's first online exhibition examines the contribution of 30 artists working on the margins of modernism and the mainstream art world in the Americas and the Caribbean. Curated by El Museo's Chief Curator, Rodrigo Moura, the virtual survey features nearly 30 works from El Museo del Barrio's Permanent Collection, several of them presented to the public for the first time.
Museum of the City of New York
Stettheimer Dollhouse: Up Close
November 20, 2020–March 14, 2021
On December 18, 1945, the Museum of the City of New York held an unusual event: a house-warming for a doll’s house. Among the invited guests were Georgia O’Keeffe and other artistic luminaries of the day. They gathered to celebrate the unveiling of a one-of-a-kind three-dimensional piece of art made by Carrie W. Stettheimer, who had passed away the year before.
Seventy-five years later, the Museum celebrates the anniversary of this extraordinary gift with a reinstallation of the famous Stettheimer dollhouse – an artistic model made over the course of nearly two decades between 1916 and 1935 – with a new, dedicated gallery. Experience miniature works by some of the leading names of early 20th-century modernism, from Louis Bouché, to Gaston Lachaise, Marguerite and William Zorach, and many others. A particular highlight is Marcel Duchamp’s miniature version of Nude Descending a Staircase. In this space, visitors will be able to view the house, learn about its features, view enlarged images of the tiny details, and discover rarely seen miniature works, among them a George Bellows.
New York Botanical Garden
NYBG GLOW
December 5, 12, 18, 19, & 26–30 and January 1, 2, and 9, 5–10pm
$30 Adults; $18 Children
This holiday season, let it GLOW at The New York Botanical Garden in an all-new outdoor experience illuminating NYBG’s landmark landscape and Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
With lots of room to spread out, explore a glowing world of color and light featuring the Haupt Conservatory as the centerpiece—its iconic exterior a glittering canvas. Washes of brilliant colors, thousands of dazzling lights, energy-efficient LED lights, and picture-perfect installations fill the Visitor Center Reflecting Pool and enliven surrounding gardens and collections. Also during your visit, enjoy artistic ice sculptures; music; roving dancers, including a Hip Hop Nutcracker NYBG remix; plus and more outdoor fun.
Wildlife Conservation Society / Bronx Zoo
Holiday Lights
Friday, November 20 – Sunday, January 10
$34.95 Adults; $31.95 Seniors; $22.95 Children 3–12
The Bronx Zoo’s seasonal celebration returns! Join us for a global safari in lights featuring illuminated animals from all over the world, ice-carving demonstrations, holiday treats, costumed characters, wildlife theater, stilt walkers, and more! Our five lantern safaris, spread out throughout the park each showcase a different wildlife region and will lead you on a fun, safe, and leisurely tour of the attractions.
Adult Programs:
Carnegie Hall
Live with Carnegie Hall: New York String Orchestra
Thursday, December 24, 7:30pm
Free
It’s a holiday tradition reimagined for 2020! For more than 50 years, the New York String Orchestra has dazzled audiences every Christmas Eve with concerts that feature some of the country’s most talented young musicians alongside celebrated guest artists. Revisit past performances and go behind the scenes with conductor Jaime Laredo and frequent guest pianist Emanuel Ax as this year’s seminar goes online.
Flushing Town Hall
Kunqu in America: Memories of Chung-ho Chang Frankel
Saturday, December 12, 8pm ET
Streaming on Zoom and YouTube - RSVP Here
In partnership with Kunqu Society, this program will trace some of the Society's historical developments through memories of Ms. Chung-ho Chang Frankel, an amateur devotee of Kunqu, and popularly known as “a female literary talent of China’s Republican Era.” Presented in both English and Chinese, this presentation will feature interviews and documents that weave into a narrative of Kunqu in America, followed by Q&A.
Louis Armstrong Legacy Virtual Jazz Jam
Wednesday, December 9, 8pm ET
Free
Watch on Facebook and Zoom
‘Tis the Season to celebrate jazz with Flushing Town Hall’s free Virtual Jazz Jam: Celebrating the Legacy of Louis Armstrong. Open to amateur and professional musicians, including high school students, jammers are invited to perform their favorite holiday song, and recall any memory around their tune. Participants can also show-off their family’s traditional holiday treats and drinks, and toast the season.
Native Artist Spotlight Panel: Queens & Long Island
Wednesday, December 2, 7pm ET
Streaming on Zoom and Facebook Live - RSVP Here
Join Native American artists living in Queens, the Bronx, Long Island and Colorado, as they discuss and showcase their contemporary art in a virtual panel discussion. Learn from these artists and explore the range of their art and what it means to be a Native artist in the 21st century.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ETHEL and Friends: Balcony Bar from Home
Fridays, December 4, 11, and 18 5pm
Free
Fix yourself a drink and experience The Met's Balcony Bar from home with ETHEL, one of the most acclaimed string quartets in the contemporary classical field. ETHEL is Ralph Farris (viola), Kip Jones (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Corin Lee (violin). Expect familiar classical tunes mixed with a fair share of the group's signature cutting-edge repertoire. Guest artists and collaborators also make periodic appearances.
Museum of the Moving Image
Game Play: Between Fantasy and Realism
Dec 6, 13, 19, 29
$25
Join us for a virtual version of live role-playing games led by interactive artist Sharang Biswas, current Game Artist in Residence in MoMI’s Education Department. Biswas will lead several interactive mini-adventures through a variety of games, including Masks (designed by Brendan Conway), Basic Principles of Incantation (designed by Sharang Biswas and Max Seidman), and Visigoths vs. Mall Goths (designed by Lucian Kahn). Most sessions are open to ages 16 and up. Space is limited; first come, first served.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Yiddish New York Festival - Live From Edmond J. Safra Hall
Saturday, December 26—Tuesday–December 29
Four days and nights of dynamic performances curated by Frank London and Michael Winograd.
Purchase a pass for one evening for $20, for all four evenings for $70, or for the full festival for $288 (early-bird, ending December 4) or $320 (regular). Museum members receive a 20% discount on evening passes and a 10% discount on the full festival pass; contact membership@mjhnyc.org to receive your discount codes.
Museum of the City of New York
Curators from the Couch
Thursday, December 10, 1:30pm
Free
Join Sarah Henry, Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Chief Curator and Deputy Director, as she sits down with Simon Doonan, writer, bon vivant, media personality, and famous window dresser, for a talk connected to our exhibition Stettheimer Dollhouse: Up Close.
The Ultimate (Virtual) Trivia Night
Tuesday, December 8, 8pm
Free, donation suggested.
Join the Museum of the City of New York and the Gotham Center for New York City History for our first night of virtual trivia, inspired by the city we know best. From architecture and theater to transportation and pop culture, we’ll put your knowledge of NYC to the test in categories spanning the city’s epic 400-year history.
MoMA PS1
Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2019–2020 Roundtable
Monday, December 7, 7pm
Free
Join us for an online discussion with 2019–20 Studio Museum artists in residence E. Jane, Naudline Pierre, and Elliot Reed moderated by Legacy Russell, Associate Curator, Exhibitions, with opening remarks from Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem.
Holiday Wreaths - ONLINE
Wednesday, December 2, 6–7pm
Sold Out (Please join the waitlist)
Learn to fashion different types and sizes of wreaths—from those that hang on the wall to those surrounding a candle to bring a soft glow to your holiday table. Calamia Crafts owner Madeline Yanni will demonstrate how to make an evergreen wreath from scratch, as well as how to create one using preserved greens such as cedar and juniper, dried seasonal botanicals, and mushroom birds.
Winter Tabletop Tree - ONLINE
Saturday, December 12, 1–2:15pm
$29; $25 Members
Bring festive and aromatic greenery indoors for the holiday season. From her studio, Diana will demonstrate how to create a tabletop tree using fresh evergreen and boxwoods. She'll show you how to achieve the desired shape, width, and height of the tree. Then, with an assortment of natural botanicals, she'll guide you through the decorating process - using herbs, dried flowers, cone, pods, and more to add personal flair to this special centerpiece.
New York City Ballet/David H. Koch Theater
Ballet Essentials Online
Mondays, December 7–21, 6:30pm
We are charging a nominal fee on a sliding scale for those who are able to pay ($0-$15)
Experience New York City Ballet from home with these virtual repertory-based movement workshops, powered by Zoom.
For young adults and adults of all levels; some introductory ballet knowledge is helpful.
Fans from around the world can now attend Ballet Essentials Online, NYCB’s in-demand movement workshop series. Each hour-long workshop will be conducted by NYCB artists who will lead viewers through a ballet warm-up and choreography inspired by George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.
At the end of the workshop, you'll have an opportunity to learn more about the artists in an interactive Q&A. Stretch your body and mind with these one-of-a-kind workshops led by some of your favorite Company dancers.
Access Workshops for Teens and Adults
Thursdays, December 3–17, 6pm
Free
Join the artists of New York City Ballet for a series of movement workshops designed especially for teens and adults with disabilities, powered by Zoom.
Explore the music, movement, and themes of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® in these lively one-hour movement workshops. Each workshop will be led by a NYCB dancer and will include a warm-up and choreography inspired by this treasured holiday classic.
Modifications and movement options will be offered throughout, and movers of all abilities are welcome. Advance registration required
Youth & Family Programs:
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
Cottage Row Holiday Market at Snug Harbor
December 12, 2020, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Last entry at 4:30 PM)
$5 general admission; Youths under 18 free
Make your holiday season merry and bright with the first-ever Cottage Row Holiday Market at Snug Harbor! Stroll down Cottage Row and through the tree-lined Allee while you shop in an outdoor, open-air setting from local artisans and vendors, explore fun photo ops with your family and friends, and warm up with delicious food, drink, and holiday lights.
Bronx Museum of the Arts
Family Affair: Winter Wonderland at Home!
Saturday, December 12, 2pm–3pm
Free
Join The Bronx Museum of the Arts for an afternoon filled with virtual art making activities families can do from home! Families must pre-register to attend. The Bronx Museum will send a link and password to enter this online event to all registered families. FREE recommended art materials will be available for pickup during the Museum's open hours Wednesday 12/9, Thursday 12/10, and Friday 12/11. Families must reserve free tickets to visit and pick-up materials. This program is recommended for children ages 4 to 12 with a parent/caregiver.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
PJ Party @ BCM
Friday, November 27, 10am
$13
Wear your pajamas and join us for fun at Brooklyn Children’s Museum! Make art in ColorLab, add a message to our wall of thanks, meet animals from BCM’s living collection, and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate on our roof.
Art Workshops inspired by Romare Bearden
December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30
$13
In December, Romare Bearden’s work will inspire us to create 3-d family story collages. Families will make their own paper and pop-up pictures to create a dimensional accordion book as a family keepsake. ColorLab is BCM’s 1,500 square-foot art-making space where artists of all ages can explore, make, and celebrate art! ColorLab programs are rooted in the creative works and cultures of Brooklyn and around the world and each month our projects are inspired by a muse artist’s work and practice.
The Little Orchestra Society: Bringing Stories to Life
Sunday, December 6 and Sunday, December 20
$13
Join The Little Orchestra Society in an interactive musical workshop that explores the music of different cultures around the world and engages audiences through storytelling, movement, song, composition, and an introduction to world music and instruments.
Celebrate Kwanzaa with Asase Yaa and Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Saturday, December 26 and Sunday, December 27
$13
Join Brooklyn Children’s Museum and Brooklyn-based Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation as we mark our 13th annual Kwanzaa celebration together at the largest family Kwanzaa event in New York City! Interactive programs taking place during each play session offer the opportunity to learn African dance, play the djembe drum, hear folktalkes of the African diaspora, create Zawadi gifts for family and friends, and explore Kwanzaa’s seven principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, faith, and creativity through creative expression.
School is out and BCM is open!
December 28 to December 30
$13
Keep the holiday spirit of play going during school break! Join us for a scavenger hunt in our permanent exhibits, create a family portrait collage in our ColorLab Art Studio, have a close-up animal encounter, and build with big blue blocks on our rooftop!
El Museo del Barrio
44th Annual Three Kings Day Celebration
Wednesday, January 6 2021
Free
El Museo del Barrio is proud to present the 44th Annual Three Kings Day Celebration! This year's theme is 'Fuerza Colectiva: Celebrating our Roots and Diversity’ honoring and embracing our community's collective strength in response to the pandemic and injustice, and the cultural contributions of the African diaspora. The Museum’s first-ever virtual celebration will include musical performances from El Barrio and Puerto Rico, cameos by our famous puppets, and honored community leaders who uplift and serve our communities each day.
Flushing Town Hall
Global Arts for Global Kids II
Monday – Friday through December 7, 2pm
Free
Global Arts for Global Kids (GAGK) virtual series returns this fall in time for the new 2020-2021 school year. This series will continue to offer arts education programs as diverse as our Queens’ community for free. Flushing Town Hall’s Master Teaching Artists (TAs) offer new content each week over 10 weeks. Students will have the opportunity to explore a new topic each week with five pre-recorded videos, each about 5–10 minutes, and complete an activity worksheet that will accompany each lesson. These programs are open to schools, families, home schools, and “school pods.”
Upcoming weeks:
Week #8: Fairy Tales with Robin Bady
Week #9: Chinese Dance & Culture, Liang Shanbo & Zhu Yingtai with Ling Tang
Week #10: Toy Theater with Karen Oughtred & Spica Wobbe
Holly Tour
Sunday, December 6, 3–5pm
Free
2020 marks the 375th anniversary of Flushing! At the time of its founding by the Dutch, it was known as Vlissingen, however, it received its modern moniker in 1683 after the English took over New Amsterdam. We will be exploring some of that long heritage of Flushing across our six sites in our Holly Tour program.
This years' Annual Holly Tour is virtual and better than ever. Explore historic Flushing from the warmth & comfort of your own home! Each site is putting on a show of their own, with fun and unique events that will be broadcasted live. Join via YouTube and experience each show. Links will be distributed the morning of the event. We will also provide translated transcripts for the pre-recorded content of this program in Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean language.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
Passport to the Arts: Behind the Scenes of The Nutcracker (Ages 5–12)
Saturday, December 12, 11am
Free
Explore The Nutcracker through an interactive, drama-based session delving into the work of set designer Rouben Ter-arutunian and costume designer.
Passport to the Arts: Behind the Scenes of The Nutcracker (Teens and Young Adults)
Saturday, December 12, 1pm
Free
Explore The Nutcracker through an interactive, drama-based session delving into the work of set designer Rouben Ter-arutunian and costume designer.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
“The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm” Screening and Discussion
Tuesday, December 15 | 5:00 PM
Cost: Free ($10 suggested donation)
When 10-year-old Elliott Saiontz asked his 90-year-old great-grandfather Jack Feldman about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparked an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that embraced happy memories of his childhood in Poland, the loss of his family, surviving Auschwitz, and finding a new life in America. This conversation became the 2018 short HBO documentary The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm, which provides children and their families a gentle introduction to the subject of the Holocaust.
Catch up with Elliott three years later for this special Hanukkah family program, which will include a screening of the 19-minute film, followed by a live conversation between Elliott and his mother Stacey Saiontz (a Trustee of the Museum). Elliott and Stacey will conclude with a family candle-lighting for the sixth night of Hanukkah.
Museum of the City of New York
MCNY X Project Kid
December 18, 19, 20
Amanda Kingloff of Project Kid is back with more NYC-inspired art projects–all with a winter theme–that you can do while school is out during this holiday break. Create the city skyline in a snow globe, build an ice-skating rink, and create miniature furniture inspired by the Museum’s Stettheimer Dollhouse.
Museum of the Moving Image
Christmas Treasures from MoMI's Henson Collection
Friday, December 18, 7pm
$10; $7 Members
Make this a merry Muppet holiday season by joining us for an online behind-the-scenes exploration of characters, stories, and rarely displayed material from Jim Henson's many Christmas-related productions. Barbara Miller, curator of The Jim Henson Exhibition, will offer viewers special access to puppets and other objects in MoMI's collection from a variety of beloved holiday classics, which include Emmet Otter's Jug-band Christmas, The Christmas Toy, and The Great Santa Claus Switch.
New York City Ballet/David H. Koch Theater
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®
Friday, December 11, 2020–Sunday, January 3, 2021
$25. On sale November 27.
The music, the characters, the adventure – George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is a timeless hallmark of the holiday season. Don’t miss a very special streaming version of this cherished classic, presented with our partner Marquee TV, sure to keep hearts – young and old – warm and spirited all season long.
Ballet Breaks
Saturdays, December 5–19 and Monday, December 28, 11am
Suggested price: $0–$15
Experience New York City Ballet from your home with these lively Saturday morning movement workshops, powered by Zoom. Get your family moving alongside the artists of NYCB with Ballet Breaks. Each 30-minute workshop will be taught by a different NYCB dancer who will lead your little ones through a warm-up and choreography inspired by George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Stretch, twirl, and leap with us as we journey to the Land of Sweets where we will explore basic ballet concepts and learn a new dance together each week.
For children ages 3–8; no prior dance training needed.
Access Workshops for Children with Disabilities
Saturdays, December 5–19, 12pm
Free
Join the artists of New York City Ballet for a series of movement workshops designed especially for children with disabilities, powered by Zoom. Journey to the Land of the Sweets in these 45-minute movement workshops exploring the music, movement, and themes of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Each workshop will be led by a NYCB dancer and will include a warm-up and choreography inspired by this treasured holiday classic.
Recommended for children ages 4–12. Movement options will be offered throughout, and young movers of all abilities and their siblings are welcome.Advance registration required.
New York Hall of Science
A One-Of-A-Kind Opportunity To Help Shape Our New Exhibits
Saturdays, December 5, 12 & 19
Have you ever wondered what goes into developing our exhibits before they open to the public? Here's your chance to find out: we're giving YOU and your family an exclusive chance to join us behind-the-scenes, test new exhibits, and give us your feedback for the general public.
While our doors are still closed for now, we're delighted to be able to offer unique experiences like this one to our community. When we are able to safely welcome visitors again, you'll be able to return knowing that YOU had a hand in bringing these new ideas to life and providing joy and wonder to our guests through your valuable feedback.
This prototyping experience will be fun, safe, and socially distanced, allowing small groups to explore new content at the museum with adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols. As a result, these sessions will be booked on a first come, first served basis, so sign up for your time slot ASAP to take part in this opportunity! More details about specific protocols can be found on the RSVP page.
Queens Botanical Garden
December at the Garden
December 5 – 31, 11am–2pm
This December, winter festivities return to the Garden with holiday décor along our Oak Allée, a series of winter workshops and tours, a beeswax candle-making grab-and-go activity, and a holiday sale at the QBG Gift Shop! Join us for the kick-off weekend with:
Holiday Wreath Making Workshop
Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6, 11am–1pm
$35 Non-Member / $30 Member
Create your own festive holiday wreath using fresh-cut pine, fir, and other evergreens! This workshop will be held outdoors on QBG’s covered Terrace. Please dress appropriately. Recommended for age 10+. Registration required. All materials included.
Winter Trees Tour
Saturday, December 5, 1–2pm
Free
Join us to explore the beauty of trees in winter, from the collection of conifer trees in our Pinetum to learning how to identify different trees by their bark, cones, and needles.
Registration required.
Art in the Garden: With Every Fiber of Our Being by Soraya Navia
Now through December 27
Free, Drop-in
Art in the Garden: Fiber artist and graphic designer Soraya Navia transforms everyday materials into upcycled canvases that become both the foundation and inspiration for hand-embroidered portraits of underwater life.
Staten Island Historical Society
Candlelight Tours
Saturdays, November 28 – December 19, scheduled tours leaving 4:30–8pm
$150 for each timed tour (up to 6 individuals from the same family/group); $120 Historic Richmond Town members
Step back through time to taste, smell, and touch the holiday pleasures of centuries past. Enjoy sweet holiday treats all along the way! Evening tours illuminated by candlelight showcase more than three hundred years of yuletide on Staten Island, where culture and foodways from many countries combine to create something that is uniquely New York.
Visitors will discover how Americans decorated their homes with early industrial wares in the Tinsmith Shop. Groups will gather around the candle-lit Christmas tree in the Stephens House, where a 19th-century family prepares for the excitement of the holidays. The smell of fresh gingerbread leads to the Guyon-Lake-Tysen House, where treats are baked in the open hearth. In the Guyon Tavern, a raucous celebration can be heard in the songs of early 19th century America, and warm beverages are served.
Prepaid reservations are required. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, tours will be limited to private groups of up to 6 individuals from the same household or party.
Staten Island Museum
Family Art Workshop: Winter Landscape Diorama
Saturday, December 12, 1–3pm
$5 recommended donation
Create your own tiny winter world using your imagination and found materials. Get inspired by some of the most beautiful winter scenes in the museum collection, and make a magical miniature diorama all your own.
Registration required; $5 recommended donation. Once registered, an email will be sent with the zoom link for the program.
Wave Hill
ELEGANT HOLIDAY WREATHS DEMONSTRATION (Virtual)
Sunday, December 6,2020, 2–3pm
Free; registration required
Drawing inspiration from Wave Hill’s holiday decorations, here is your chance to learn simple and elegant techniques to create natural wreaths with that signature, Wave Hill look. Beginning with a plain grapevine ring or simple balsam wreath, floral designer Hanako Shimamoto demonstrates step-by-step instructions for designing gorgeous one-of-a-kind holiday decorations. Gather your own fresh cut greens and craft materials--or repurpose what you have at home--to make your own along with us. This webinar format allows for plenty of time for questions and conversation. Registration required, online or at 718.549.3200 x251. Registration closes on Saturday, December 5 at 12 NOON.
Weeksville Heritage Center
Weeksville Heritage Center in partnership with Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation presents Kwanzaa Fest 2020: Rising in Principle!
Premieres December 12th; Re-Airs during Kwanzaa: December 26th - Jan 1th
Free (Virtual) - RSVP
Weeksville Heritage Center in partnership with Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation presents Kwanzaa Fest 2020: Rising in Principle. Our program will embody each principle in a virtual production, spotlighting local artists, community members, and public officials, and black-owned businesses, showcasing the abundance in our community and Weeksville Heritage Center’s long commitment in helping to strengthen it. Join us for our final Weeksville Weekend of the year because we are righteous, we are resilient, and we are rising!
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