Out & About
Thu 26
Big Apple Circus: The Grand TourDamrosch Park (at Lincoln Center)
1 p.m. From $25, children under 3 (on lap) free with paid adult
A circus extravaganza set in the 1920s and featuring acts from the four corners of the globe.
www.bigapplecircus.org/the-show
ice skatingLasker Rink, north end of Central Park, closest entrance at 110th St and Lenox Ave.
Thanksgiving: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Adults, $7.50; youths, $4; seniors, $2.25; skate rentals, $6.50.
While away the day on ice skates.
917-492-3856. www.laskerrink.com/
Fri 27
The Imbible: Christmas Carol CocktailsThe Elektra Theatre, 669 Eighth Ave.
10:30-11:30 p.m. $75.
The team that brought you the Off-Broadway smash-hit “The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking” takes on Dickens in their latest installment of music, comedy, and cocktails.
212-586-7829. imbible.org
nt Live Screening: “Hamlet”Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway.
2 p.m. $24; members, $20; senior/student, $22; 30 & under, $16.00.
Academy Award-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org/event/8803/Film-Theatre/nt-live-screening-hamlet
Sat 28
Heart of a DogLeonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway.
5:30 p.m.$14; $12, seniors/students; $10, members.
Official Selection: New York Film Festival,Venice Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival.
212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org/event/9129/Film/heart-of-a-dog
Discovery Walks for Families: North WoodsCentral Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th Street.
10 a.m. Free.
Bring your family for a guided Discovery Walk around the Harlem Meer and through the North Woods.
212-310-6600. www.centralparknyc.org/events/
Sun 29
Original Sin in Modern American ThinkingNew York Society for Ethical Culture, Ceremonial Hall - 4th floor, 2 W 64th St.
11 a.m. Free.
Zephyr Teachout; Dr. Anne Klaeysen, Leader presides.
212-874-5210. www.nysec.org/calendar-date_nysec/month/2015-11
Take the a Train: Billy Strayhorn’s 100th BirthdayLeonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway.
7 p.m. $25; $20, seniors; $30, day of show.
Saxophonists and clarinetists, Juilliard graduates Peter and Will Anderson and their quintet perform the music of Billy Strayhorn on his 100th birthday.
212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org/event/8845/Music/take-the-a-train-billy-strayhorns-100th-birthday
Mon 30
Operation: Tap LiveLeonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway.
8 p.m. Seniors, $25, $15, students, children.
An evening of tap dancing, live music, and film with performances from Ayodele Casel, Jason Janas, Michael Minery, Anthony Morigerato.
212-868-0190. www.symphonyspace.org/event/9149/Dance-Film/operation-tap-live
Veterans and the Cold War: Between Pacifism and Anti-CommunismFayerweather Hall 411, West 118th Street and Amsterdam Ave.
1-3 p.m. Free.
Presentation by Angel Alcade, PhD student at the European University Institute, and European Institute visiting scholar.
events-columbia-edu/cal/event/showEventMore-rdo. https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo
Tue 1
La Escuelita Spanish Language Children’s Book FairLa Escuelita, 302 West 91st St.
6-8 p.m. Free.
La Escuelita, a Spanish dual-language preschool on the Upper West Side, will hold its annual book fair December 1 and 2.
212-877-1100. www.laescuelitanyc.org
Paris Changes EverythingNew York Society for Ethical Culture, Room 508, 2 West 64th St.
6-8 p.m. Free.
Wisdom and World Affairs, Moderator: Ken Gans.
212-874-5210. www.nysec.org/calendar-date_nysec/month/2015-12
Wed 2
Great Books Discussion Group- The Persian WarsNew York Society for Ethical Culture, Elliott Library, Room 507, 2 West 64th St.
7-9 p.m. Free.
Larry Schiff, Tamara Bedic and Carol Kennedy, co-organizers and event hosts ; “The Persian Wars” by Herodotus.
212-874-5210. www.nysec.org/calendar-date_nysec/month/2015-12
An Evening with Joy Williams and Don DeLilloPeter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway.
7:30 p.m. $30; Members, $27; 30 and under, $15.
Joy Williams, author of the new collection, “The Visiting Privilege,” and Don DeLillo team up to present a selection of their fiction. Performed by James Naughton and others.
212-868-0190. www.symphonyspace.org/event/8883/Literature/selected-shorts-an-evening-with-joy-williams-and-don-delillo