Community Corner
Get Out: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa
Enjoy a great weekend with these fun activities all near your neighborhood.
Don’t miss this holiday trifecta. Start the countdown to Christmas Day with an early visit from Santa Claus while you sit down for brunch at Bourbon Street. Next, reminisce about your school days during the Bayside High School Holiday Festival.
You’ll also learn to cook like grandma, just in time for Hanukkah, from the man who practically wrote the book on potato pancakes. And learn about the harvest festival of Kwanzaa, with family and friends, during a workshop at the library. It’s never too early to celebrate the holidays!
Where/When: Bayside High School, 32-24 Corporal Kennedy St., Bayside, on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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Why Go: Once again, the high school hallways are decked with holly and all kinds of bargains in time for your holiday shopping. So make your gift list. Check it twice. Then find your items at an affordable price. The PTA will thank you.
Pricing: Free
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Where/When: Bourbon Street Restaurant, 40-12 Bell Blvd., Bayside, on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Why Go: If you’re naughty or nice, you can still celebrate the holidays New Orleans-style with a leisurely brunch while kids take a photo on Santa’s lap. Reservations are required.
Pricing: $14.95 and up
Where/When: Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Ave., Great Neck, on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Why Go: Journey into the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food with author Gil Marks and learn the age-old secrets of time-honored recipes you cherish today.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Why Go: Today’s best young musical talent will give a stellar performance for the winter season. Groups including Sinfonia and the Junior Symphonic Ensemble will play to honor founder Dr. H.T. Ma’s on his 100th birthday.
Pricing: Tickets start at $15
Celebrate the Festival of Lights!
Where/When: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City, on Sunday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Why Go: Learn from the experts about the history of Hanukkah and the meaning behind the menorah. Afterward, you’ll have a chance to make your own menorah out of wood.
Pricing: $3 with museum admission
BONUS EVENT: The 27th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
Where/When: Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona, on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Why Go: Kick off the Kwanzaa holiday with an afternoon of special live performances and a craft bazaar. A Kwanzaa workshop begins at 1 p.m. followed by a talk titled Celebrating the Life of Nina Simone, at 2 p.m.
Pricing: Free