Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | BAM has something productive for your teens to do during winter break this week — free movies for ages 13-19 only. The free films are Thursday, 12/29 only. At 11 AM, the film is Love and Basketball, starring Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Tyra Banks, Boris Kodjoe, Kyla Pratt and Gabrielle Union. It’s [...] If you have a Christmas Day battery emergency — either because you forgot to buy them for all those new toys for kids and electronics for grown-ups, or if you find the cheapies that came in the package are dead on arrival — power yourself to a Blockbuster store that is open on Xmas [...] Get those toes tapping at this free performance by the six-piece Gotham Jazzmen. It’s the last performance of 2011 for Toe Tappin’ Tuesdays at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, in Lincoln Center. The music is Tuesday, December 27th, noon to 1:30 PM at the Bruno Walter Auditorium. There are no [...] It’s only fair — the biggest New Year’s Eve party in the world should have entertainment by the world’s biggest stars. That means — alphabetically — Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, both of whom will be performing live in Times Square, along with Pitbull and Hot Chelle Rae, plus Fergie of the Black Eyed [...] The Three Bears Holiday Bash is a family favorite annual holiday event that draws on the stories of Hanukkah, the Night Before Christmas, and Kwanzaa, celebrating them all in song, dance, and puppetry. The plot is a comedy of errors when Baby Bear invites Santa to star in Mama and Papa Bears’ annual holiday [...] On Sunday, Dec. 18, skiers and riders who arrive at the Bolton Valley Ski Resort in Vermont dressed head to toe in official Santa attire will ski and ride free all day. It has to be the complete outfit — just wearing a red hat won’t cut it. Guests must be dressed in [...] Reminder — you have until December 16, 2011 to enter to win a chance to win a $5,000 family vacation from Alamo Rent A Car, tied to the popular new Muppets movie. It’s FREE to enter — just ‘like’ Alamo on Facebook, register your name and email address, and allow permissions to access your [...] Have lunch with Santa and have your photo taken with Santa while you cruise around picture perfect New York Harbor, and say hello to the Statue of Liberty. It’s the annual Spirit of New York Lunch With Santa Cruise, Saturday, December 10th, from noon to 2 p.m., with boarding at 11:30. This is not [...] Buy three AMC movie tickets and get the fourth one free. This free movie ticket deal is good at AMC theaters only from December 9th to December 15th, and is good for family films Happy Feet Two, Puss ‘n’ Boots 3D, The Muppets and Arthur Christmas. Just download the free movie coupon on the [...] Fans of anime know it is short for Japanese animation, and that it has been around since 1917 and nothing like Disney or Pixar animation. Always popular in Japan, anime was discovered by the rest of the world in the 1980s and growing in popularity since. MoonPhase is about a photographer who gets involved [...] You have to enter for a chance to win these prizes — and singing up on Facebook is required – MasterCard is giving away 100 pair of tickets to the Grammy Artists Revealed show at the Highline Ballroom. Sign up here by December 7th for a chance to win. Performers include Darius Rucker, the [...] So you think you can dance? Of course you can, and if you can’t, these friendly dance places offer free lessons with the price of admission. So grab a partner and get out on the floor – The popular zyydeco group Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe from Louisiana is performing live Sunday, December [...] | |