(AP Photo/Michael Sohn)We've got all the places to ring in the holiday spirit, from a new twist on the Nutcracker in the Lower East Side to a Holiday Tree lighting in the South Street Seaport.
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Chelsea and Meatpacking
Cirque du Soleil brings Wintuk, one of three ongoing shows in New York City by the acrobatic troupe, to Madison Square Garden.
When: Thurs-Sun (Nov. 26-29)
Time: Wed-Fri: 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sat, Sun: 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Cost: $30-$220
Location: 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001 [map]
Central Harlem
Broadway Uptown: Zora Returns to Harlem
A one-woman play traces the life and works of author and Harlem Renaissance icon Zora Neale Hurston. Plays Saturday night only.
When: Sat-Sun (Nov. 28-29)
Time: 2 p.m.
Cost: $10-$20
Location: 6 Hancock Place, New York, NY 10027 [map]
Central Park
The 3 Bears Holiday Bash @ Central Park
The Swedish Marionette Theater presents a dancing bear puppet holiday show merging stories of Hanukkah, Kwaanza and Christmas.
When: Thurs-Sun (Nov. 26-29)
Time: 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m. & Sat. & Sun. 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m.
Cost: $5 kids, $8 adults
Location: Central Park at 79th Street and the West Drive, New York, NY 10024 [map]
East Village
Comedians Christian Finnegan and Mike Britt
Comedians Christian Finnegan and Mike Britt, known for their work on VH1's Best Week Ever, perform Friday at the EastVille comedy club.
When: Friday (Nov. 27)
Time: 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: 85 E. 4th St., New York, NY 10003 [map]
Financial District & Battery Park City
Holiday Tree Lighting @ Seaport
Sesame Street's Gordon hosts the South Street Seaport's 26th annual Seaport Chorus Tree Lighting this Friday. Expect a visit from Santa.
When: Friday (Nov. 27)
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: 12 Fulton St., New York NY 10038 [map]
Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square
The annual holiday market opens in Union Square Wednesday, with more than 100 booths filled with thousands of unique gifts.
When: Thurs-Sun (Nov. 26-29)
Time: M-F 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Union Square at West 14th St., New York, NY 10003 [map]
Greenwich Village
The singer/songwriter Mike Doughty, former front man for alt-rock band Soul Coughing, performs at Le Poisson Rouge Saturday.
When: Saturday (Nov. 28)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
Location: 185 Bleecker St., New York, 10012 [map]
Lower East Side
Nutcracker in the Lower: A Local Twist
Abrons Arts Center brings you the Nutcracker, re-imagined by the Urban Ballet Theater - with krumping rats!
When: Sat-Sun (Nov. 28-29)
Time: Sat. 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sun. 3 p.m.
Cost: $15-$20
Location: 466 Grand St., New York, NY 10002 [map]
Midtown East & Kips Bay
Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet
Gabriel Alegria's Afro-Peruvian Sextet performs jazz and Peruvian rhythms at the Tutuma Social Club restaurant.
When: Thurs-Sun (Nov. 26-29)
Time: Thu. - Sat 8 p.m., 10 p.m. , Sun 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: 164 E. 56th St., New York, NY 10022 [map]
Midtown West & Hell's Kitchen
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's kicks off the holiday season with its 83rd annual Thanksgiving Day parade, filled with marching bands and new giant balloons.
When: Thursday (Nov. 26)
Time: 9 a.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Avenue of the Americas and 34th Street, New York, NY [map]
SoHo, TriBeCa & Nolita
Asymmetrical Architecture @ CMA
Children five and older are invited to build their own 3-D asymmetrical building at the Children's Museum of the Arts in SoHo.
When: Friday (Nov. 27)
Time: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $10
Location: 182 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10013 [map]
Upper East Side
The Whitney displays more than 130 paintings, drawings, watercolors and sculptures by one of the 20th century's premier female painters.
When: Sat-Sun (Nov. 28-29)
Time: Sat-Sun, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: $15
Location: 945 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10021 [map]
Upper West Side
The Museum of Natural History presents an IMAX movie about the harrowing migration of African sardines through shark-infested waters.
When: Fri-Sun (Nov. 27-29)
Time: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $14-$24
Location: Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY, 10024-5192 [map]
Washington Heights & Inwood
Actor, lawyer, politician and Afro-Cuban jazz star Ruben Blades sings in Washington Heights Saturday.
When: Saturday (Nov. 28)
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $68-$128
Location: 4140 Broadway, New York, NY 10033 [map]
West Village
Tenor saxophone player and NYC resident Alex Hoffman plays the after-hours set at Smalls Jazz club Friday.
When: Friday (Nov. 27)
Time: 1:30 a.m.
Cost: $20
Location: 183 W. 10th St., New York, NY 10014 [map]
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