December 5, 2019
Thursday

Headliners

7:00 pmNew York Islanders vs. Vegas Golden Knights Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale. National Hockey League professional hockey match.
7:30 pmNew York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets Madison Square Garden. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

Festivals

8:00 am-
10:00 pm
Bank of America Winter Village - The Lodge at Bryant Park Bryant Park. Winter Village's rinkside bar and food hall. The Lodge features a festive cocktail bar surrounded by a full range of eateries...
5:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Holiday Lights The Bronx Zoo. Animal lanterns, animated sculptures, and colorful designs will light your way throughout the park. Also enjoy the roaming...
7:00 pmALT 92.3's Not So Silent Night Barclays Center, Brooklyn. Featuring performances by: Mumford and Sons & Vampire Weekend.
Korean Film Series Korean Cultural Service New York. The Korean Cultural Service New York hosts a twice-monthly film series on Thursdays. Films screened...

The Arts

9:30 am-
8:00 pm
Madame Tussauds New York Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R)... 800-246-8872
11:00 amBig Apple Circus - Celebrate! Damrosch Park. Founded in 1977, this interactive one-ring circus is performed under a Big Top Tent and features clowns, acrobats... 800-922-3772
11:00 amRadio City Christmas Spectacular Radio City Music Hall. This annual show has been a welcome tradition since 1933. The show entertains audiences of over 1 million... 212-247-4777
11:00 am-
5:45 pm
Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey The Jewish Museum. The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800... 212-423-3337
2:00 pmAnnie Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmJersey Boys New World Stages - Stage 1. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio...
7:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
7:00 pmBlue Man Group Astor Place Theatre. Opened on Boradway in 1991. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 800-BLUE-MAN
7:00 pmThe Book of Mormon Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical! A hilarious Broadway musical about a pair of mismatched... 212-239-6200
7:00 pmAladdin New Amsterdam Theatre. Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for...
7:00 pmHamilton Richard Rodgers Theatre. A musical story about the life and very interesting times of Alexander Hamilton.
7:00 pmWaitress Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Based on the 2007 film of the same name, this follows the story of Jenna who is a pregnant waitress trapped in an abusive...
7:00 pmNew York City Ballet: The Nutcracker David H. Koch Theater. Celebrate the joy and wonder of the holidays with George Balanchine's The Nutcracker as Tschaikovsky's iconic score...
7:00 pmCome From Away Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. In a heartbeat, 38 planes with 6,579 passengers were stranded in a remote town in Newfoundland. The locals opened...
7:00 pmDisney Frozen - The Broadway Musical St. James Theater. Follow the adventures of Anna and Elsa live on stage as Disney brings their hit movie to the stage on Broadway...
7:00 pmMean Girls August Wilson Theatre. Tina Fey brings the popular movie about the pitfalls of being popular to stage in this musical adaptation...
7:00 pmBeetlejuice - The Musical Winter Garden Theatre. Alex Timbers, director of Moulin Rouge, brings Tim Burton's film to the stage. Follow the story of Lydia Deetz, the...
7:00 pmTo Kill A Mockingbird Shubert Theatre. A stage adapation of Harper Lee's beloved novel.
7:00 pmOklahoma! Circle in the Square Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmAin't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations Imperial Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmDear Evan Hansen Music Box Theater. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Play That Goes Wrong New World Stages - Stage 4. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmHadestown Walter Kerr Theater. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmcolumbinus The Actors Temple Theatre. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Inheritance: The Play - Part 1 The Barrymore Theater. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmMichael Ray The Gramercy Theater. Performing country music live.
7:00 pmLove Actually - The Unauthorized Musical Parody The Theater Center. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Longacre Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmA Christmas Carol Lyceum Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmFiddler On The Roof (A Fidler Afn Dakh) Stage 42. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and religious traditions while outside...
7:00 pmSlava's Snowshow Stephen Sondheim Theatre. A celebration of clowns who are celebrating the winter and snow.
7:00 pmLittle Shop of Horrors Westside Theatre - Upstairs. This Broadway smash is a story about a man-eating plant named Audrey and the people who care for her...
7:00 pmBetrayal Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmFreestyle Love Supreme Booth Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmDerren Brown: Secret Cort Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmSlave Play John Golden Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays Neil Simon Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Sound Inside Studio 54. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmA Bright Room Called Day The Public Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmTINA - The Tina Turner Musical Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Underlying Chris Tony Kiser Theater. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Half-Life of Marie Curie Minetta Lane Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmMiracle On 34th Street The Argyle Theatre at Babylon Village. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmHarry Potter and The Cursed Child - Part 1 Lyric Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:30 pmMetropolitan Opera: The Queen of Spades Metropolitan Opera House. Tchaikovsky'ss eerie thriller of life in imperial Russia.
7:30 pmNew York Philharmonic: Jaap Van Zweden - Bronfman and Beethoven David Geffen Hall. Classical concert.
7:30 pmJudgment Day - Play The Seventh Regiment Armory. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmScotland, PA Laura Pels Theatre. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
7:30 pmDan Perlman Union Hall. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmHot Tuna Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater New York City Center. Dance theatrical performance.
8:00 pmChicago - The Musical Ambassador Theatre. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels...
8:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
8:00 pmJersey Boys New World Stages - Stage 1. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio...
8:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
8:00 pmStomp Orpheum Theatre. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Listing may not include...
8:00 pmStomp Orpheum Theatre. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms.
8:00 pmGettin' The Band Back Together Belasco Theatre. Mitch Papadopolous always dreamed of being the next Bruce Springsteen, but he chose security over stardom and left those...
8:00 pmMoulin Rouge - The Musical Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmThe Phantom Of The Opera Majestic Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmKatsura Sunshine's Rakugo New World Stages. New York: Celebrated, internationally renowned performer Katsura Sunshine will bring the ancient Japanese art of Rakugo...
8:00 pmBob Dylan Beacon Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmCyrano Daryl Roth Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
8:00 pmKatsura Sunshine's Rakugo New World Stages - Stage 2. A minimalistic performance art that features a lone storyteller dressed in kimono, kneeling on a cushion, who...
8:00 pmThe Hold Steady Brooklyn Bowl. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmDavid Byrne's American Utopia Millennium Hotel Hudson Theatre. David Byrne shares the spotlight with a diverse ensemble of 11 musical artists from around the globe...
8:00 pmMichael Bolton St. George Theatre, Staten Island. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Rose Tattoo American Airlines Theater. Broadway theatrical performance.
8:00 pmRock Of Ages New World Stages - Stage 3. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
8:00 pmDaVinci and Michelangelo - The Titans Experience St. Luke's Theatre. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
8:00 pmRobert Earl Keen Town Hall Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmBon Iver & TU Dance Kings Theatre, Brooklyn. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking New World Stages. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
8:00 pmThe Menzingers The Warsaw, Brooklyn. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmGreater Clements Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
8:00 pmLate Night Radio Knitting Factory Brooklyn. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmChristmas With Tim Janis, Tori Kelly, Colbie Caillat & Us The Duo Isaac Stern Auditorium. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmConfidence (And The Speech) The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
9:00 pmSteve Forbert & The New Renditions Iridium Jazz Club and Restaurant. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 pm-
12:00 am
Starshine Burlesque The Fortune Cookie Cabaret. Starshine Burlesque takes it off every single Thursday night and features some of the best in burlesque entertainment...
Big Apple Circus - Celebrate! Damrosch Park. Founded in 1977, this interactive one-ring circus is performed under a Big Top Tent and features clowns, acrobats... 800-922-3772
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Radio City Music Hall. This annual show has been a welcome tradition since 1933. The show entertains audiences of over 1 million... 212-247-4777
here: remembering 9/11 Ground Zero. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition...

Retail Events

10:00 am-
8:00 pm
Holiday Market at Columbus Circle Columbus Circle. Gift ideas including imported and handmade holiday ornaments and decorations, antique prints, fine art, toys for the kids...
11:00 am-
8:00 pm
Bank of America Winter Village - Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Bryant Park. The Holiday Shops include more than 170 boutique-like shops offering exquisite gift ideas from distinctive apparel to jewelry...
11:00 am-
8:00 pm
Uniion Square Holiday Market Union Square Park South. An internationally renowed holiday tradition for anyone looking to find unique gifts created by local craftsmen...

Sports

8:00 am-
10:00 pm
Bank of America Winter Village - The Rink at Bryant Park Bryant Park. The Rink is the centerpiece of Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park. The 170' x 100' rink features free admission ice skating...
7:00 pmNew York Islanders vs. Vegas Golden Knights Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale. National Hockey League professional hockey match.
7:30 pmNew York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets Madison Square Garden. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

For Children

11:30 am-
12:30 pm
The Story Museum Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Preschool children up to age 5. Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories... 718-351-1611
3:30 pmAfter School Book Club Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Junior High School students. Read and discuss selected books covering major periods... 718-351-1611

Community

11:00 am-
3:00 pm
Ground Zero Museum Workshop "Images & Artifacts from the Recovery" Ground Zero Museum. 5-star rated exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts... 212-920-4264
4:30 pm-
5:30 pm
OSLIC Voice Spa Oslic Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your speech...
8:00 pm-
9:30 pm
Amma's Satsang Dharmakaya Meditation Center. Satsang has power to transform your mind. It is a time to cleanse the mind and allow the spirit... 212-306-0534
New York Pole Dancing New York Pole Dancing, White Plains. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes... 917-628-7449
Made on Staten Island Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Made on Staten Island presents a wide variety of objects crafted and produced on the... 718-351-1611
Toys! Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. The exhibition features more than 200 of the best-loved and most fondly remembered... 718-351-1611

Miscellaneous

11:00 amNew York TV & Movie Tour On Location Tours. Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Over 40 sites from... 212-209-3370
11:00 amSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
3:00 pmSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
5:30 pm-
11:30 pm
Past Rock Star Silkscreen Exhibit Providence. George H. Potter's current exhibition is a tribute series honoring the legendary entertainers who recorded landmark albums there...
7:00 pmEric Rachmany Bowery Ballroom. Reggae / reggaeton concert performance.

Nightlife

6:00 pmAfter Work Thursdays at Proof Proof Bar and Lounge. Join us for happy hour every Thursday with drink specials.
7:00 pm-
4:00 am
Basement Bhangra SOB's - Sounds of Brazil. DJ Rekha and her Basement Bhangra party has forced New Yorkers and now music listeners around the world to sit up...
7:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Copacabana Night! Affairs Afloat. Join the Copacabana Party Cruise with a Live DJ spinning the hottest salsa, merengue, bachata and Latin favorites... 212-987-9200
8:30 pm-
11:00 pm
Comedy Soap Box Nevada Smith's. Comedy Soap Box has been producing some of the best standup in New York for four years. Comedians from Leno, Letterman, HBO...
8:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Comedy Hurts Joe Franklin's Comedy Club. A variety of TV credited comedians perform in an intimate room where you can eat, drink while you enjoy the show...
9:00 pmCelebrity Thursdays at Rubber Monkey Rubber Monkey. Resident DJ's Eric Tomasini, David Vasquez and John Creamer spinning on-the-edge house with the once-famous and would be supermodels...
9:00 pmComedy Showcase New York Comedy Club. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central... 212-696-5233
9:00 pm-
2:30 am
Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week.
10:00 pmStand Up Comedy Broadway Comedy Club. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show... 212-757-2323
10:00 pm-
2:00 am
Salsa Night Club Cache. Come out every Thursday night to NYC's most exciting and only underground Salsa party 4 years and still going strong... 646-591-2772
11:00 pm-
4:00 am
Say Word Thursday Nolia. This is a sexy, sexy, sexy, intimate Senegalese/French spot in the East Village. Beautiful decor, great staff, great sound, great location...
Virtual Thursdays at SBNY SBNY Splash Bar New York.
Ladies Night at Webster Hall Webster Hall. Don't miss out on the explosive Male Revue from 10pm to midnight for the ladies only.
Blues, Jazz, & Rock Jazz, Blues & Rock Club Crawl in Greenwich Village. Call for reservations & meeting place. $20 includes admission to all clubs (1... 212-696-6617
All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls Lucky Cheng's. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia... 212-861-2438