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Friday, December 16
STEM Friday Competition
3pm
Columbus Library
Ages 5 and up
Join Columbus Library and complete some fun, simple STEM tasks! A winner from each category will be chosen based on appearance and how well each item is built. You might find yourself a winner and bring home a prize! All materials will be provided.
Saturday, December 17
Christmas Bird Count
12-1pm
Prospect Park
All Ages
Calling all budding birdwatchers and naturalists! Here’s your chance to help conservation researchers keep track of different bird populations as part of Prospect Park Alliance’s Citizen Science Project in Prospect Park, which is home to more than 250 bird species. With your assistance, checklists submitted will help researchers learn about the birds’ health and how to best protect them.
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Sunday, December 18
A Holiday Reading of “A Visit From Saint Nicholas” with Sade Baderinwa
3-5pm
The Church of the Intercession
All Ages
Bring the family to listen to Sade Baderinwa read “A Visit from Saint Nicholas,” the cherished holiday poem by Clement Clarke Moore. Before heading to a festive reception, families can join a lantern procession led by “St. Nicholas” and view the laying of a wreath on Moore’s tomb at Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum. This holiday reading, which is New York’s oldest Christmas tradition, is sure to create wonderful memories for all.
2nd Annual Ice Spectacular
5:30-6:45pm
LeFrak Center at Lakeside
All Ages
Head to LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park this Sunday to enjoy the annual winter ice skating show! The event is free to watch and features figure skating solos, duets, and group numbers. Group number registration includes three half-hour rehearsals on Sundays before the show as well as skate rental, show accessories, and keepsake programs on performance days. Skaters must register in advance.
Unsilent Night 2016
6pm
Washington Square Park
All Ages
Join composer Phil Kline who will lead a massive chorus of boomboxes from the West Village to the East Village in the 25th annual holiday presentation of Unsilent Night. Participants and spectators will gather at the arch in Washington Square Park to walk a selected route to Tompkins Square Park. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own boomboxes and to pre-download the holiday track.
