Manhattan Happenings
Manhattan from Dec. 2-10
MONDAY, DEC. 6
Grammy Award Winning,
Chris Botti returns
to Blue Note Jazz for
Holiday Residency
Chris Botti returns to the famous Blue
Note Jazz Club, for his 17th annual holiday
residency. Botti’s performances have
included legends such as Sting, Barbra
Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Frank
Sinatra, Paul Simon and Andrea Bocelli.
This holiday run is happening from Dec.
6 to Jan. 2, including performances on
Christmas and NYE. Tickets and showtimes
vary. 131 W 3rd St., New York, NY
10012.
Breakfast at Butterfunk
Biscuit
Enjoy the sweet and savory new menu
items ranging from warm cinnamon rolls
crafted from biscuit dough, a classic-style
all day breakfast plate complete with eggs,
hickory smoked bacon and mini biscuits
and the stone ground cheese grits or the
scrumptious sugar-dusted southern fried
biscuit donuts served with dulce de leche.
Served all day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Located
in Manhattanville Market.
TUESDAY, DEC. 7
Thompson Central Park
hotel Skate & Stay
Thompson Central Park New York partnered
with Wollman Rink to offer an exciting
Skate & Stay package that includes two
tickets to the rink per booking. Guests will
also be able to enjoy the other offerings of the
rink including ice dance and fi gure skating.
Try the new lunch menu
at Virgil’s Real Barbecue
in Times Square
Available now, new items include mac
& cheese topped with a choice of Carolina
pulled pork, BBQ pulled chicken, Texas
beef brisket, or smoked pastrami, a smoked
chicken salad sandwich, a reuben sandwich
and a new salad. Lunch is served Monday
through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
152 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8
Stars’ holiday shows at
(Le) Poisson Rouge
Montreal’s band Stars are headlining
two nights at NYC’s (Le) Poisson Rouge on
Dec. 8th and 9th as a part of ‘The Together
Tour.’ Audiences can expect previews of
the new songs on the next Stars album
due out next year via Last Gang Records.
Time: 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. Lloyd Cole, 9
p.m. Stars. Ticket prices vary. (Le) Poisson
Rouge (158 Bleecker St.).
Enjoy festive holiday
treats at Le Pain
Quotidien
National bakery-restaurant Le Pain Quotidien
is serving a variety of limited-edition
seasonal treats throughout December. Their
Pistachio Cranberry Shortbread Cookie is
a classic holiday treat, the sweet crumbly
biscuit dotted with pieces of chopped pistachios
and dried cranberries. The Holiday
Linzer Star cookie uses ground hazelnuts
for a nutty profi le, and sandwiches raspberry
jam in the middle. The Buche de Noel
Chocolate Praline is offered exclusively from
Dec. 8 through Dec. 25. There are many
locations across the city. View locations and
hours here: https://www.lepainquotidien.
com/us/en/locations/
THURSDAY, DEC. 9
Samira Wiley & Moliere
in the Park
Molière in the Park, in partnership with
Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center
at Lakeside, will present free staged readings
of two one-act plays, including Gaël
Octavia’s FAMILY and Molière’s THE
IMAGINARY CUCKOLD, both directed
by Lucie Tiberghien. Both plays, in their
own unexpected ways, wrestle with identity,
truth, secrets, gender, sexuality and
control. The cast for both plays features
Emmy and SAG Award winner Samira
Wiley, Kaliswa Brewster, Lisa Gorlitsky
and Nate Miller. Free. 95 Prospect Park
West- Picnic House in Prospect Park. Dec.
9 at 7p.m. and Dec. 10 at 7p.m.
Exclusive Circus
Experience with
Thompson Central Park
New York
Thompson Central Park New York announced
that it will serve as the Big Apple
Circus’ newest offi cial hotel partner following
the circus’ return to Lincoln Center.
To celebrate the partnership, the hotel
unveiled an exclusive ‘Big Apple Circus
Package’, which includes a chef-driven
circus-themed amenity and selection of fanfavorite
Big Apple Circus swag offerings.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAZ LIFESTYLE
For the holiday season, the hotel will offer
over-the-top VIP guest experiences that
include an exclusive behind-the-scenes
package with post-circus lessons and executive
ringside access.
FRIDAY, DEC. 10
The Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Welcomes Back A
Holiday Tradition With
“Joy of Christmas”
Concert
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will
celebrate the holiday season with the Joy of
Christmas concert. The Cathedral Choirs,
orchestra, and soloists, under the batons
of Director of Cathedral Music Kent Tritle
and Associate Choirmaster Bryan Zaros,
will celebrate the holidays with Benjamin
Britten’s beloved Ceremony of Carols,
Antonio Vivaldi’s incandescent Gloria, and
favorite carols sung by the whole audience.
The concert will also be on Dec. 11 at 7
p.m. Visit https://www.stjohndivine.org/
calendar/40468/joy-of-christmas for ticket
information. 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (at 112th
Street).
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