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the Children's Museum of Manhattan!
Come celebrate the seven principles of Kwanzaa at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), from Tuesday, December 26 - Thursday, December 28! Every year families and communities come together to honor their ancestors and celebrate African and African American culture. For more information, please visit https://cmom.org/cmom-
Kuumba Drum Making
Each family celebrates Kwanzaa in its own way. Celebrations often include songs and dances, African drums, and storytelling. Honor the principle of kuumba (creativity) this Kwanza as you create a drum to play for your family.
Tuesday – Thursday, December 26 – 28 | 3 pm – 4 pm | Ages 5 & under | 3rd Floor
Adinkra Unity Mural Wall
The first principle of Kwanzaa, Umoja, reminds us that we are stronger when we come together. The second principle, Kujichagulia, encourages us to stay determined even when trying something new. Join us as we come together to stamp Adinkra symbols on our evolving unity mural wall.
Tuesday – Thursday, December 26 – 28 | 11 am – 12:30 pm | Ages 5 & under | 3rd Floor
Design for Change
The Kwanzaa principle of Ujima reminds us to help each other to solve important issues. Ujamaa encourages us to create things that help people in our community. Inspired by these two important Kwanzaa principles, design creative solutions to real-life challenges and develop ideas to help make our world a better place.
Tuesday, December 27 | 10 am – 4:45 pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor
*Programs subject to change
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Come celebrate the new year at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), from Thursday, December 26 - Sunday, December 31! On December 31, New Year’s Eve is all day long at CMOM, complete with a ball drop and dance party. Ring in 2024 in style by wearing wacky hats of your own design and making some noise with your own New Year’s noise makers! For more information, please visit https://cmom.org/cmom-
New Year’s Ball Drop Maker
Make your own new year ball to bring up and down in celebration of the new year!
Tuesday, December 26 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm & 2 pm – 4:30 pm | All ages | 1st Floor
Wednesday, December 27 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm & 2 pm – 4:30 pm | All ages | 1st Floor
Thursday, December 28 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm & 2 pm – 4:30 pm | All ages | 1st Floor
Sunday, December 31 | 10 am – 12 pm | All ages | 1st Floor
New Year’s Eve Ball Drop & Dance Party
10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…HAPPY NEW YEAR! Join us for a countdown party to the New Year!
Sunday, December 31 | 12 pm, 2 pm, & 3 pm | All ages | 1st Floor |
CMOM’s New Year’s Eve Ball with Vibes by Ayo Nish!
Come Vibe with a Queen at CMOM! The Vibe Curator herself, Kanisha E. Henderson (AKA “Ayo Nish!”), is a multi-faceted artist, songwriter, DJ, educator, and social entrepreneur. Ayo Nish! has opened for artists like Flo Rida, DJ Funkmaster Flex, Day 26, DJ Jazzy Joyce, and many others. She blends musical genres like pop, hip-hop, and soul. Ayo Nish! pairs all her music with her ability to entertain and create one-of-a-kind sets with high energy that captures crowds of all ages.
Sunday, December 31 | 12 pm, 2 pm, & 3 pm
*Programs subject to change
Public Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation and The Nissan Foundation.
Children's Museum of Manhattan
The Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024
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5) NEW BLOCK OF TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
FOR
“HADESTOWN”
THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING BEST MUSICAL
ON SALE NOW
FOR PERFORMANCES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
A new block of tickets for Hadestown are now available for performances through September 1, 2024.
Tickets for Hadestown are available at www.seatgeek.com/hadestown-
Hadestown originated as Anaïs Mitchell’s indie theater project that toured Vermont which she then turned into an acclaimed album. With Rachel Chavkin, her artistic collaborator, Hadestown has been transformed into a genre-defying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.hadestown.com
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Featuring an ensemble of aerial circus acts, sleight-of-hand jugglers, fun-loving skippers, breath-catching acrobatics, and much more, the Dayton Daily News proclaims, “A new set of eyes should be added to my Christmas list…there’s no way the stunts I witnessed onstage actually happened as most of them aren’t humanly possible.”
Imaginative and fun for the whole family, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE features a world-renowned cast of performers accompanied by an original music score including new twists on seasonal favorites such as “Deck the Halls,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Singers, dancers, penguins, toy soldiers, and reindeer invoke the dreams behind a child’s eye on the most magical of nights. Amidst a backdrop of new sets, scenery, and storylines, this family-friendly production is sure to put a twinkle in your eye!
Recommended for ages 5 and older.
Tickets to see Cirque Dreams Holidaze can be purchased by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office.
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NJPAC
Prudential Hall
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
www.njpac.org
In PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure,” Mayor Goodway is getting everything shipshape for a big Pirate Day celebration in Adventure Bay. When Cap’n Turbot falls into a dark and mysterious cavern, it’s PAW Patrol to the rescue! Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky and Zuma save Cap'n Turbot and discover a secret pirate treasure map that leads them on an epic adventure. Things get ruff when Mayor Humdinger wants to find the treasure first for Foggy Bottom. The pups need all paws on deck for this pirate adventure, including help from the newest pup who’s all ears…Tracker! Using their heroic rescue skills, problem solving and teamwork, the pups set sail to save the day. No job is too big, no pirate pup is too small!
PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure is the perfect way for families to create lifelong memories and provides kids the opportunity to experience in-person theater. Since its debut in the Fall of 2016, PAW Patrol Live! has been seen by over 4.3 million people, providing fans in over 40 countries with an unforgettable Broadway-style production. The performance is an interactive live stage show, encouraging audiences to learn pirate catchphrases, dance the pirate boogie and help the pups follow the treasure map and solve picture puzzles throughout their mission!
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7) THE McKITTRICK HOTEL, HOME OF SLEEP NO MORE, PRESENTS
“P R E S E R V A T I O N H A L L
J A Z Z B A N D ”
DIRECT FROM NEW ORLEANS
FOR A SPECIAL HOLIDAY RESIDENCY
IN THE CLUB CAR DECEMBER 28 – 31
The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th Street, NYC), home of Sleep No More, announced a special holiday residency by New Orleans’ legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band in its intimate performance space The Club Car. “The Big Easy” swings by “The City That Never Sleeps” for four special nights, Thursday, December 28 through New Year’s Eve on Sunday, December 31.
Preservation Hall has performed 52 shows at the McKittrick Hotel and this final return celebrates Sleep No More’s historic 13-year run in New York. The award-winning production recently announced its final extension through February 25, 2024.
Ben Jaffe, Creative Director for both Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Hall itself, said, “We have always regarded the McKittrick Hotel and Sleep No More as our New York home away from home. We were there at the inception and celebrated its birth. And now, after 52 shows, returning to celebrate life ever after. In New Orleans, it’s a tradition to play music in celebration of a loved one’s life, and that’s what this residency represents to us— a celebration of yesterday and the future, a celebration of life.”
Producers Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati echoed that sentiment, saying, “Preservation Hall and the McKittrick Hotel are a match made in heaven. Preservation Hall Jazz Band brings an entire city of ghosts to wander our own spirit-filled halls and lifts listeners to ecstatic heights. The band and its music are woven into the fabric of the place and we look forward to celebrating these magical nights together."
Performances are offered on Thursday 12/28 and Friday 12/29 at 7PM, Saturday 12/30 at 7PM & 9:30PM, and Sunday 12/31 at 7PM & 10PM. Tickets start from $60 person for General Admission with standing room and $125 per person for Reserved Seating (plus fees).
During the performance, guests can enjoy The Club Car’s signature house cocktails and selection of fine spirits, wine, and bubbly. All guests must be at least 21 to enter.
For tickets and information about Sleep No More and other experiences at the hotel, visit www.mckittrickhotel.com.
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8) What in the world is happening? You tell us!
Theater Resources Unlimited is open for submissions for
TRUSPEAK: HEAR OUR VOICES!
an evening of short plays about current social issues.
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023
A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is planning a fourth edition of TRUSPEAK, an evening of short plays rethought for filmed presentation. Originally created as a benefit gala during shutdown, TRUSPEAK has proven to be so successful (many of the short films have since won awards and mention in film festivals around the world) that TRU is now producing it as an event on its own, tentatively scheduled for September 2024. For more information, please visit https://truonline.org/
TRU is seeking scripts – plays as well as musicals – that deal with current social issues. BLM, gay rights, women's rights, global warming, gender expansion, gun control – whatever is important to you. We are particularly interested in plays that explore issues of Equity/Diversity/Inclusion. So much has happened in the last year and we hope you have written about it. Your show should run no more than 15 minutes and be suitable for virtual presentation, understanding that tech experts and editors can work wonders in this filmed medium. We will offer dramaturgical consultation and help find you a director, producer and technologist with whom to collaborate. All plays will be recorded and edited to use the medium to best advantage. We encourage submissions from writers of color and are open to submissions by all writers.
We are looking for whatever inspires you to create a monolog or small-cast play or musical that touches on a topic of social concern that is personally and socially meaningful. Please send submissions and any inquiries to TRUPlaySubmissions@gmail.com - open submissions, deadline 12/31/23. Please remove your name and identifying information from your script, but include your name, title of play and contact information in the email, and tell us the current social issue your play touches on.
For more information about TRU membership and programs, visit truonline.org.
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