Out & About
Thu 8
Just Add WordsWarby Parker, 121 Greene St.
4-8 p.m. Free
Enjoy a couple hours of uninterrupted holiday card writing with the pens, postage and cards all provided.
888-492-7297. www.warbyparker.com
Women Writers of ColorInsurgent Poets Society, 55 Walker St.
7-10 p.m. Free
Join Mahogany Browne, Lynne Procope, Shanelle Gabriel and other women writers of color for a discussion themed around decolonization.
212-226-3970. www.decolonizethisplace.org
Fri 9
Spicy Pepper and Ugly Sweater ContestMad Dog and Beans Mexican Cantina, 83 Pearl St.
7-9 p.m. Free
Wear your ugliest sweaters while competing for a trophy and $100 prize to see who can down the spiciest peppers.
212-269-1177. www.maddogandbeans.com
Harry Potter Holiday BallBarnes & Noble, 97 Warren St.
7-9 p.m. Free
Celebrate the holidays Harry Potter-style at the store’s holiday ball, complete with dancing, music and Hogwarts magic.
212-587-5389. www.barnesandnoble.com
Sat 10
Story TimeNational Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green
1-2 p.m. Free
Make a cornhusk doll and listen to Chief Jake Swamp of the Mohawk tribe narrate a children’s version of the Six Nations’ Thanksgiving Address.
212-514-3700. www.nmai.si.edu
What the Dickens?Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby St.
Noon-4:30 p.m. Free
Enjoy an afternoon of caroling and holiday spirit with a performance of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens.
212-334-3324. www.housingworks.org
Sun 11
WeihnachtsfreudeThe Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St.
4:30-6:30 p.m. $20 online, $25 at door
Listen to Rheinberger, Bach and Mendelssohn during an evening of caroling supplemented with a wine reception.
212-924-0562. www.ghostlightchorus.com
Doula Healing CircleLove Child, 1 Horatio St.
3-5 p.m. Free
Relax with some restorative yoga, trauma release hypnosis and a healing circle to discuss and digest any traumatic birth experiences.
512-608-7005. www.lovechildnyc.com
Mon 12
Chair DancingCWA Local 1180 Retiree Division, 6 Harrison St.
10:30 a.m.-noon. Free
Learn how to stay fit with chair dancing, a way to tone muscles, burn calories and improve flexibility.
212-226-5800. www.cwa1180.org
Committee MeetingAsian Mentoring Committee, 40 Rector St.
6:30-8 p.m. Free
Join the conversation on how to become a leader and mentor for communities of Asian youth.
212-686-2042. www.bigsnyc.org
Tue 13
Marijuana SymposiumNYSSCPA/FAE, 14 Wall St.
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $50 members, $69 non-members
Discuss and debate the various implications of marijuana legalization during this interdisciplinary conference.
800-537-3635. www.nysscpa.org
Rally
City Hall, City Hall Park11 a.m.-noon. Free
Join the Right to Council NYC as they deliver 5,000 postcards and signatures of support to pass the Right to Counsel.
718-716-8000. www.casapower.org
Wed 14
Movie Night180 Maiden Lane
8 p.m. Free
Attend an animated film festival hosted by Free Reign that will feature work by various independent international artists.
212-779-7700. www.180maiden.com
Fearless ExhibitionSoho Photo Gallery, 15 White St.
6:30-8:30 p.m. Free
View New York-based photographer Larissa Nowak’s blue footed booby photo exhibition that highlights their fun, fearless characters.
212-226-8571. www.larissanowak.com