C R Y D E R
P O I N T
DECEMBER 16
Out & About
December 2021
BY JILL DAVIS SONGS WITHOUT WORDS:
Hanukkah started early this year and winds up on December
6. Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, which
means most people will get the whole day off on Christmas
Eve. Yay! New Year’s Eve falls on a Friday, which will
provide heavy-duty partygoers two whole days to recover
before they head back to work the next week.
We all know how horrible 2020 was and we wished it
good riddance. But 2021 hasn’t been a day at the beach
either, so here are a few quotes to make you smile and look
forward to ’22.
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year
in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.”
— Bill Vaughn
“May the New Year bring you courage to break your
resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind
of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall.” — Aleister
Crowley
“This New Year’s I was going to make a resolution never
to be late again, but I didn’t wake up until January 2nd.” —
Melanie White
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the
pilot.” — Micheal Altshuler
“I would quit all my bad habits for the New Year, but
then I remembered that nobody likes a quitter.” — Unknown
BIG APPLE CIRCUS
Now through January 30
Lincoln Center, Manhattan
bigapplecircus.com
The Big Apple Circus debuted in 1977. Things eventually
THE ART OF MUSIC
Now through March 6, 2022
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor
Nassaumuseum.org
The museum claims
“There is something
for everybody in this
chorus of sight and
sound,” and they may
be right. Instruments
from famed guitarists
Les Paul and Keith
Richards to Paganini’s
“Cannon” violin are
among memorabilia
from Tony Bennett,
Frank Zappa and others are part of this installation.
Works by Matisse, Degas and others are on display as
well. Tickets are $10 for seniors; $15 for adults and$5
for children and students. Check out the website for
more information. FESTIVAL OF GAMES
Saturday, December 11, 10 am – 9 pm
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City
cradleofaviation.org
This is a first! Cradle-Con and Long Island Retro
Gaming Expo are getting together to present their first
annual Festival of Games, a holiday-themed combo of
shopping and gaming to support the Museum’s Preservation
and Education Programs. Admission is $20
for Adults/$15 for kids 2-12 and seniors 62+. The fee
includes free unlimited gameplay in the Arcade Age
Exhibit, which features more than 70 arcade classics.
While you’re there, you can check out the museum’s
eight galleries that span over 100 years of air and space
history (everything from kites to outer space exploration).
got rocky and it filed for bankruptcy in 2016, reopened
in 2018 to much fanfare, but was shut down last
year due to the pandemic. The circus hopes to be flying
high again with an all-new production featuring Guinness
world record high wire walker Nik Wallenda. There
are morning, afternoon and evening performances;
check the website for specifics. Tickets start at $25.
THE NUTRCRACKER
Saturday, December 18, 2 pm & 7pm
Sunday, December 19, 2pm
Tilles Center, Brookville
tillescenter.org
We know it’s the holidays when The Nutcracker is
around, and it’s a great introduction to ballet for kids
(grown-ups like it too!). This production features choreography
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by Maurice Brandon Curry to Tchaikovsky’s
beautiful score performed by Park Avenue Chamber
Symphony. Unity Phelan, soloist with New York City
Ballet, will star as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Tickets start
at $60.
DISNEY ON ICE
Wednesday, January 5 – Sunday, January 9
UBS Arena, Belmont Park
ubsarena.com
Disney on Ice tours the country with a variety of different shows. The local edition,
“Let’s Celebrate,” arrives at the UBS Arena early next month. This one should
be really popular with Disney-obsessed kids—it features 14 different Disney stories
and 50 Disney characters, including Ariel and Ilsa (if you can stand hearing “Let It
Go” one more time!). Show times vary so check the website for details. Tickets start
at $20.
HAPPENINGS AT THE
QUEENS FARM MUSEUM
Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park
queensfarm.org
There’s a lot going on in December at the Farm.
First up: the Food Drive is going on now through December
31. This year’s drive supports CUNY students
who are food insecure. Donated food (packaged and
non-perishable) will be delivered to the Queens College
Food Pantry for distribution. You can drop off your
donation every day except December 25 between 10 am
and 5 pm.
Meanwhile, the Farm is
transformed in its Winter
Lantern Festival, now
through January 9. Visit the
Farm between 4:30 pm and
9:30 pm to enjoy an immersive
display of holiday lights
and lanterns. New this year
is the “Wish Lantern,” where
you can choose your own
lantern, decorate it at the
Farm and then take it home
as a keepsake. General admission
to the festival is $24.99 for teens and adults and
$16.99 for kids age 3 through 12. Onsite VIP parking
will cost you $10 and each Wish Lantern is an extra $5.
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