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Thursday Dec. 11, 2025

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6 – 8 pm

Book Signing: ‘Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s –1950s’

Rizzoli BookstoreNomad

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7 – 9 pm

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The Town HallMidtown

Friday Dec. 12

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3 – 6 pm

Holiday Book Reading with Miss Harlem Shake

Harlem Shake HarlemHarlem

Saturday Dec. 13

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Robinson’s Readers: Story Time and Craft

Jackie Robinson MuseumManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Sunday Dec. 14

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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11 am – 5 pm

Sunday Family Funday: Trains!

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

1:30 – 4 pm

Light It Up Brooklyn! Family Hanukkah Arts Festival & Shuk

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY
Family

The Senesh SchoolBrooklyn

2 – 3 pm

Storytime with tonies x Nordstrom – Author Read Aloud – Piney the Lonesome Pine

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Monday Dec. 15

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay!: Big Jewish joy for our littlest community members! Come for the play, stay for the community.

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY
Family

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Hanukkah Storytime + Craft

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

Tuesday Dec. 16

4 – 5 pm

Teddy Bear Storytime & Sleepover

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

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7 – 9 pm

Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading Series

Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomBrooklyn

Saturday Dec. 20

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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11 am – 1 pm

ICP Photobook Club: Community Meet-Up

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Sunday Dec. 21

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay!: Big Jewish joy for our littlest community members! Come for the play, stay for the community.

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY
Family

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

2 – 3 pm

Storytime with tonies x Nordstrom Storytime HOLIDAY SING ALONG

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Friday Dec. 26

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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