Times vary at Brooklyn Museum, Not specified

A highly personal documentary that explores being Black in America through portraits and excerpts from a series of filmed interviews by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Through March 29.

Times vary at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Prices vary

Now through March 15, this exhibition of approximately 350 objects highlights the extraordinary art created in the second millennium B.C. for the royal palaces, temples, and tombs from Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia to Cyprus, Egypt, and the Aegean.

10am-8pm at Union Square, Free

Over 100 vendors featuring unique gift ideas, ornaments, clothing, jewelry, candles and more. Also at Columbus Circle. Through Dec 24.

Times vary at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, prices vary

The Museum will continue a long-standing holiday tradition with the annual presentation of its Christmas tree, a favorite of New Yorkers and visitors from around the world. A vivid 18th-century Neapolitan Nativity scene will adorn the candlelit spruce. On display through Jan 6.

6pm at Visual Arts Gallery, Free

An exhibition of books by students in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department at the School of Visual Arts. Based on personal experiences, the works on view include children’s books, graphic novels and comic books and explore themes from treasure-hunting to hydrophobia. Through Dec 13.

Times vary at Radio City Music Hall, Prices vary

A unique Christmas show the whole family can enjoy starring the world famous Rockettes and many other performances. Through Dec 30.

8pm at Theater 3, $18

Macbeth meets HBO in this contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic: set against the backdrop of a dangerous, sinister underworld -- where power, money, and suspicion are all mixed in a boiling pot with lust, vice and murder. Through Dec 6.

7:30pm at tage II, Manhattan Theatre Club, Not specified

Does greatness always come with a price? Can only someone with nothing to lose tell the whole truth? This is a stirring new drama about the turbulent careers of three very different teammates in baseball's steroid era whose clubhouse secrets bring them under federal scrutiny. Through Jan 4.

7:30pm at West End Theatre, $18

In the dramedy Mary the Third produced by the Woman Seeking... theatre company, three generations of “Mary’s” ponder the question--Is there only one love in a lifetime or is “free love” the solution? Through Dec 7.

Not specified , Not specified

America’s premium gay television network is pleased to announce the premiere of this hilarious new series, featuring the best in out-and-proud comedy.

8pm at The Gene Frankel Theatre, $20

A terminally ill man convinced he is God, returns to the apartment of his childhood. His degenerate family descends on him to pay their last respects. They all think he is crazy until the gathering is interrupted by an unlikely disciple. Through Dec 7.

Times vary at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, prices vary

Now through Feb 16, this exhibition will explore the various exceptional objects created to celebrate love and marriage in the Italian Renaissance, ranging from exquisite examples of maiolica and jewelry to marriage portraits and paintings.

7pm at New York City Center, Stage I, $85

Connie of Woodmere has just married Fred of Newark, but her exes are back in the picture and not sure they approve of the union. Mary of Greenpoint climbs Frankie of Little Italy’s fire escape with amorous erotic intent. Through Dec 14.

Not specified at Galerie Lelong, Not specified

Galerie Lelong presents 14 striking new sculptures by Petah Coyne in an exhibition divided into two parts--Dante's Inferno and Unforgiven, allusions to literature and film that loosely frame the works by themes of loss, chaos, and redemption. Through Dec 13.

Not specified at The Kitchen, Free

Now through Dec 20, an exhibition by Los Angeles-based painter, sculptor, performer and videomaker Rodney McMillian, whose work examines the socio-political dimensions of power associated with cultural, racial, and economic issues.

7pm at The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, $20

When an American translator is sent into a U.S. war zone in the Middle East, a friendly neighbor volunteers to help out his wife and young son back at home. Soon, the lives of all the characters are turned upside down. Through Dec 14.

Not specified at Visual Arts Gallery, Not specified

An exhibition of work by students in the BFA Visual and Critical Studies Department at the School of Visual Arts including painting, photography, video, drawing, collage and artist’s books. Curated by Department Chair Tom Huhn. Through Dec 13.

Ongoing at Visual Arts Gallery, Not specified

An exhibition of sequential narratives based on the 1928 horror story The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft. Unified only in their depiction of “the ultimate monster,” the images take many forms, including paintings on wood, ink drawings, watercolors and digital compositions of typography. Through Dec 13.

Times vary at City Center Main Stage, New York City Center, from $20

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 50th anniversary season is a once-in-a-lifetime, can’t-miss event, a live music celebration of America’s two great art forms – modern dance and jazz music. Opening night hosted by Oprah Winfrey. Runs through Jan 4.

Times vary at Film Forum, prices online

Fellini’s ultimate work of reminiscence draws on memories of his hometown Rimini, as it unfolds against the spectacles of Fascism in a completely imagined world, across four seasons during the 1930s. Through Dec 16.

6pm at The Gay and Lesbian Center, $5 suggested

A monthly drop-in group to provide support and community for people of all genders to discuss and explore their attraction to and relationships with trans-identified or gender non-conforming individuals.

Ongoing at The Jewish Museum, $12

Now through March 22, The Jewish Museum tells the little-known and tumultuous story of this vanguard artistic flowering, which thrived on the stage for thirty years before being brutally extinguished during the Stalinist era.

6pm at UNDER Saint Marks, $15

Playing through Dec 6, this is a collection of small works by big playwrights, all of which are about people trying, and failing, at love. Before each show, the audience will draw the performance order from a collection of more than 10 short plays, so every night is guaranteed to be a different show!

Not specified at The Jewish Museum, Not specified

Hiller spent three years researching every German street with the prefix "Juden" (Jews). The street signs she found mark the absence of Jewish communities that lived in Germany prior to Nazi rule. Through Feb 1.

Not specified at Visual Arts Gallery, Not specified

In an age when letter writing has all but disappeared, the postcard endures as a form of personal correspondence, connecting people through time and space. Found and fabricated postcards, all bearing the marks of passage and postage. Through Dec 13.

2pm at New Victory Theatre, from $15

A woeful widget factory becomes a frolicsome funhouse as assembly-line workers become ecstatic with aerial ambition, crane operators twist and transmute into strange and silly shapes, and gravity-defying mechanics ignite with the unexpected inspiration that flies into their world. Through Dec 14.

Not specified at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, prices vary

Some two dozen splendid examples from the Museum’s little-known collection of choral manuscript illumination will be exhibited, now through April 12. With jewel-like color and gold, these precious images spring from the unique, artful marriage of painting, text, and music.

Not specified at The Ukrainian Museum, Not specified

David Burliuk is considered the father of Russian and Ukrainian Futurism and a major contributor to modernism in the early decades of the 20th century. View his paintings, drawings, photographs, memorabilia, through March 1.

8pm at Henrietta Hudson, No cover before 10pm

Noche de Fuego. 4–7pm happy hour, including 2-4-1 specials. At 8pm, DJ Culi starts to drop salsa, meringue, bachata, reggaeton, reggae & electronica. Colombian cuties Sharon & Lina mixing up the cocktails! $5 Margaritas all night and $3 Aguardiente shots. Nov 26 9pm, $10 Thanksgiving eve... (continued)

10pm at Metropolitan, No cover

Hosted by divine divas of rock: Jen Urban and Vero. Resident rotating lesbian DJs! Inge Pop, Noa D, Lesbian Van Halen and Dirty Jean. $2 PBR cans and girls, girls, girls as far as the eye can see...and some bois too! This is the best night to check out Metropolitan. Always packed, Wednesday night... (continued)

Not Specified at El Museo del Barrio, Not Specified

Following the tradition common to many Latin American countries, where Wednesday night is the night to go to the movies, El Museo presents this film series. Runs first Wednesdays.

7-9pm at Rockefeller Center, Free

76th Annual tree lighting ceremony is televised across the world. Come see it light up before your very eyes and be entertained with the various performances. Tree is illuminated from 5:30am – 11:30pm daily.

6:30pm at Teatro Zinzanni, $138

Teatro ZinZanni breaks new artistic territory with this intoxicating blend of interactive theater, spectacle, fine arts and fine dining, put together under the artistic direction of One Reel’s Norman Langill.

10am-5:45pm at Guggenheim Museum, $18

From her early portraits of queer subcultures to her expansive urban landscapes, Opie has offered profound insights into the conditions in which communities form and the terms by which they are defined. Opie underscores and elevates the poignant, unsettling veracity of her subjects. Runs through Jan 7.

4pm-4am at Cubby Hole, No cover

Come down to your favorite neighborhood West Village watering hole. $4 caipirinhas will to help get you to the end of the week. You know you want to hit the “play my music first” button on that jukebox!

10pm-4am at Nowhere Bar, No cover

2-4-1 happy hour until 9pm. 2-4-1 draft beer all night. $5 well cocktails. LUSH 10pm, no cover, DJs Big Ragu and Steven spin pop classics and more. $3 domestics, $2 PBR.

7:30pm at Symphony Space, $21/ $19 members

Verdi’s last tragic opera Otello, like Shakespeare’s play, is a shattering psychological drama. The new production for the Salzburg Festival is directed by Stephen Langridge.

6pm at The Gay and Lesbian Center, Free

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund presents a session which provides LGBT women with the essential tools and tips to organize and plan ahead.

not specified at The Lifework Studio Gallery, not specified

Now through Nov 22, view an exhibition of original freehand drawings and paintings by visual artist and social activist Adrienne Leban. Limited edition prints are also available.

not specified at Brooklyn Museum, $8

Burning Down the House, drawn solely from the Museum’s collections, features over thirty works by artists that have challenged the narrow roles imposed on women by society, especially within the canons of art history. Through Feb 8.

5pm–4am at GINGER'S, No Cover

Perry serves signature “cock-tail” specials and free nibbles. How sweet it is to mingle in a flavorful mix of singles and new friends at Brooklyn’s G-spot.

not specified at Guggenheim, Not Specified

This is an art installation by Carsten Höller, comprising three outfitted, superimposed turning glass discs mounted onto a fourth disc that all turn harmoniously at a very slow speed. During the day the hotel room will be on view as part of the Guggenheim’s theanyspacewhatever exhibition, which... (continued)

7:30 at Symphony Space, $21/ $19 members

Verdi’s last tragic opera Otello, like Shakespeare’s play, is a shattering psychological drama. The new production for the Salzburg Festival is directed by Stephen Langridge.

7pm at The Gay and Lesbian Center, $10

Join Sundance, New York's lesbian & gay outdoor activities club, in celebrating the holidays! Enjoy delicious finger foods, sinful desserts, wine, and beverages, along with holiday and dance music. Register online!

8pm at Cattyshack, No cover

Enjoy free popcorn while you watch your favorite lesbian flicks. Sep 17 Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love. Sep 24 Go Fish. Oct 1 A medley of gay Simpsons episodes.

6pm at The Gay and Lesbian Center, Not specified

An ongoing, monthly drop-in working group working to organize, plan and produce Center events of relevance to the trans-communities and is open to transgender, gender non-conforming people and allies.

not specified at Japan Society, not specified

The exhibition is the first to explore the emergence of a new genre in contemporary art, one uniquely rooted in Japanese culture: the use of centuries-old methods of basketry to create startlingly original sculptural forms. Now through January 11.

not specfied at American Airlines Theatre, $66.50

Starring Frank Langella, “A Man for All Seasons” is a timeless exploration of politics, religion and power. Robert Bolt’s classic drama is based on the fascinating true story of English Chancellor Sir Thomas More and his moral objection to King Henry VIII’s plan to leave the Catholic Church.... (continued)

not specified at Metropolitan Art Museum, $20

In honor of Philippe de Montebello—soon to retire after 31 years as the Metropolitan Museum’s eighth and longest-serving director—this exhibition proposed and conceived by the curators brings together, for the first time, well over 250 masterpieces acquired by the Metropolitan during the director’s... (continued)

not specified at Metropolitan Museum of Art, $20

In this selection of work by Raqib Shaw (b. 1974), the Indian-born, London-based artist responds to the Holbein in England exhibition held in 2006–7 at Tate Britain. This is Shaw’s first solo show at a New York museum, featuring new paintings and works on paper that have never before been on view.... (continued)

not specified at Whitney Museum of American Ar, not specified

Artist Corin Hewitt takes up occupancy in the Whitney’s Anne & Joel Ehrenkranz Lobby Gallery in this ongoing installation that is part performance art, part live theater, and part meditation on ideas about still life. Through Jan 4.

not specified at Whitney Museum of American Art, Not Specified

Focusing on Calder's extraordinarily important "Paris Years,"and, on his wire sculptures of this formative period. Through Feb 15.

8pm at Walter Kerr Theatre, $41

One of the theatre's great plays about writing, The Seagull conveys the struggle for new forms and the frustrations and fulfillment of putting words on a page. Through Dec 21.

tba at the BAX building, $153

For the young performer (ages 6-12) who loves to sing and dance! This workshop guides students at their level of experience through the three facets of musical theater: acting, singing, and dance. Through Dec 20.

7pm at The Village Pourhouse, 10

Can you stand the heat? Join us for a Death Wing Eating Competition on Wednesday, September 3rd at The Village Pourhouse 64 Third Ave. @ 11th St. The person who survives our infamous “Death Sauce,” will win a spot in The Village Pourhouse Hall of Heat for everyone to see! Besides fame, the... (continued)

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