What To Do New Year’s Week

What To Do New Year’s Week: From holiday hangovers at NYBG and Lyndhurst Mansion to a pair of New Year’s fireworks celebrations and a whole lot in between.

Hot Ticket Alert! Bar Car Nights, New York Botanical Garden’s Train Show: Fri-Sat, 12/1-2, 8-9, 22-23, 29-30 & Sat, 1/6 & 13: 7-10:30pm: Exclusively for adults 21 plus! Check out this after dark viewing of the world’s coolest train show on a half-mile of track, with 12 super-sized train sets and a landscape of 140 scaled replicas of iconic New York City buildings made of bark, twigs, fruit, seeds and pine cones. Including, the original Penn Station and Yankee Stadium, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Then grab a drink from the bar(s), relax around the new Visitor Center Fire Pit while dueling pianos play fave tunes in Pine Tree Café and illuminated Snow Globe Dancers – do whatever? We’re in! (2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx; www.nybg.org)

USA Today’s Top Holiday Tour: Holiday Mansion Tours at Lyndhurst:  Fri, 11/24 – Sun, 12/30: Described as one of the “Ten Best Historic Holiday Tours” by USA Today, Lyndhurst’s “A Very Duchess Holiday” is an over-the-top display of holiday ornaments paying homage to Anna Gould, the Duchess of Talleyrand, the last owner of Lyndhurst. The display features rarely seen children’s toys, holiday dishes, silver, jewels, and clothes that belonged to the Duchess. (635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown; www.lyndhurst.org)

Mr. Dickens Tells A Christmas Carol, Lyndhurst Mansion: Sun, 12/10 – Sat, 12/30: check dates & times: In this hour-long theatrical performance appropriate for all ages, actor Michael Muldoon recreates the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens’s scripts. The performance travels through the mansion meeting the story’s spirits and characters in different rooms along the way – a cool way to see this fabulous castle. (635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown; www.lyndhurst.org)

WTD Fave Rave: New York Botanical Garden Train Show – Wed, 11/22-Mon, 1/15/18: 10am-6pm: NYBG’s Holiday Train Show in the Enid Haupt Conservatory features over a dozen large scale & super-sized model train sets zipping across a half mile of track and a landscape of 140 scaled replicas of iconic NYC buildings made of bark, twigs, fruit, seeds and pine cones. Including the original Penn Station & Yankee Stadium, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral & the Brooklyn Bridge. (2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx;  www.nybg.org)

Editors Choice! Springs, Sprocket & Pulleys, The Mechanical Sculptures of Steve Gerberich, Stamford Museum – Sat, 11/18 – Sat, 2/3: 18: The ingenious inventions of sculptor Steve Gerberich return to the Stamford Museum for a re-imagined Holiday Exhibition. Gerberich has gathered his most outlandish large-scale kinetic sculptures and installations for a showing of the “Best of Springs, Sprockets & Pulleys.” Working with old machine parts, kitchen utensils, furniture scraps, lighting fixtures, medical supplies, toys, and carnival figurines, Gerberich mixes the aesthetics of contemporary sculpture with the scientific principles of simple mechanical motion. Open Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm & Sun, 11am-5pm. (39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford; www.stamfordmuseum.org)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, WPPAC – Fri-Sun, 12/22-1/14/18: 7 & 2pm: This musical is based on the Victor Hugo novel and showcases songs from the Disney film featuring music and lyrics from the Academy Award-winning composing team of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Watch Quasimodo pine for the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda and save the gypsies from the devious Dom Claude Frolio. (White Plains Performing Arts Center, 11 City Place, 3rd Floor, White Plains; www.wppac.com)

Westchester PRC’s 19th Annual Slam Dunk Tournament, County Center – Tues-Sat, 12/26-30: 11am: See some of the best players and teams from Section Varsity Basketball perform before the league season starts in January. (198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.ticketmaster.com)

The Paper Bag Players, That’s Quite Abusurd, Emelin Theatre, Tues-Wed, 12/26-7: 11am & 1:30pm: From the opening number, “Welcome To Friendly” to the show’s them song “That’s Quite Absurd”, this new one-hour show is packed with stories, songs, freewheeling dances, painting, audience participation, paper bag costumes, scenery and lots of adventure! Recommended for children in Pre-k to 3rd grade. (153 Library Ln, Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

Local Movie Night at Winter Wonderland, Kensico Dam Plaza – Wed, 12/27: 6pm: Westchester’s Winter Wonderland at Kensico Dam will screen Disney’s Frozen in the dining tent at 6pm. Winter Wonderland also features a Holiday Circus, ice skating, rides & food trucks. Plus a Tree  Princess & Star Wars Character Appearances (12/30) & Family New Year’s Party with pyrotechnics and a ball drop (12/31) (1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla;  www.winterwonderland.com)

Local! Ice Skating at The Harvey School – Wed, 12/27: 12:45-2:45pm: In cooperation with The Harvey School, Jim Whiting and his staff at Bedford Recreation offers two hours of public skating for all ages at The Harvey School ice rink on the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas. There will be a DJ spinning fave tunes and requests. Admission is just $5 and you must provide your own skates and no hockey playing. (Harvey School, 260 Jay St., Katonah)

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway, Westchester Broadway Theater – Thurs- Sun, 12/28-31: Neil Berg, composer of the hit off-Broadway musical, The Prince and the Pauper, assembles a cast of Broadway stars from Phantom, Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd and more in this musical revue of some of the greatest Broadway moments of the century. Including CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables and The Phanotm of the Opera. (One Broadway Plaza, Elmsford; www.broadwaytheatre.com)

Bob DiBuono, Stamford Palace – Fri, 12/29: 8pm: Dob DiBuono, a regular on the Nightly Show on Comedy Central, brings his stand-up routines to the Palace. Noted for his sarcastic and edgy takes on the absurdities of life. In his high energy act, DiBuono moves in and out of voices, impressions and signature characters all illuminating his “Every Man” point of view. (61 Atlantic St., Stamford; www.palacestamford.org)

The String Cheese Incident, Capitol Theatre – Fri-Sun, 12/29-31: 8pm: Progressive bluegrass and neo-psychedelia jam band from Colorado is a fave of Bay area Deadheads looking for salvation. Featuring everything from electric guitar and mandolin to violin, lap steel guitar, electric slide guitar keys and accordion. (149 Westchester Ave.,  www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Sponsored! Ann Hampton Calloway, Jazz Forum, Tarrytown: Fri-Sat, 12/29-30: 7 & 9pm & Sun, 12/31: 6pm: Party all weekend with dinner, cocktails and live jazz from the award-winning Ann Hampton Calloway and her trio. “For sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway.” Stephen Holden, New York Times (1 Dixon Ln, Tarrytown, 914.631.1000; www.jazzforumarts.com)

Local! Princess & Star Wars Character Day at Winter Wonderland, Kensico Dam Plaza – Sat, 12/30: 6pm: Get ready of R2D2, C3PO, Chewbacca and more when Star Wars character day comes to Westchester’s Winter Wonderland at Kensico Dam. Winter Wonderland also features a Holiday Circus, ice skating, rides & food trucks. Plus a Family New Year’s Party with pyrotechnics and a ball drop (12/31) (1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla;  www.winterwonderland.com)

Frozen Sing-A-Long, Palace Stamford – Sat, 12/30: 12:30 & 3:30pm: Relive the magic in this sing-a-long screening of Disney’s Frozen as fearless Anna joins forces with Kristoff and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna’ sister, Snow Queen Elsa and break her icy spell. (61 Atlantic St., Stamford; www.palacestamford.org)

Sponsored! Beyond The Wall plays Pink Floyd, The Heights at Brother Vic’s, Sun, 12/30: 8pm: There’s backwoods fun at The Heights at Brother Vic’s, South Salem’s trendy new waterside music & food emporium when Beyond The Wall, the tri-state area’s leading Pink Floyd tribute band takes on the Floyd songbook with full muti-media spectacle. Read more.

Sponsored! New Year’s Eve Bash, The Heights at Brother Vic’s, Mon, 12/31: 6-8:30pm & 9pm-1:30am:  12/2: There’s backwoods fun at The Heights, South Salem’s waterside music & food emporium when Soul’d Again leads Bro’ Vic’s NYE Bash with two shows of their classic 60’s & 70’s should/funk. Each show includes a prix fixe 3-course meal with wine and beer and a champagne toast. Read more.

The Harlem Globetrotters, County Center – Sun, 12/31: 11am & 4pm: The Harlem Globetrotters, the world’s most winning franchise in any sport, celebrate their 91st Anniversary World Tour at the County Center on New Year’s Eve day. Watch as they dazzle the Washington Generals (the world’s losing-est team in any sport) with a display of marksmanship from the 4-point line – 6 feet, 3 inches beyond the NBA’s current 3-point line.(198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz)

Shadows of the 60’s Motown Tribute, Paramount Hudson Valley – Sun, 12/31: 7 & 10pm: Performing the songs of The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Supremes, Smokie Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Martha Reeves and Junior Walker. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.org)

Local! Family New Year’s Eve Party at Winter Wonderland, Kensico Dam Plaza – Sun, 12/31: 8pm: Watch the ball drop early and get back to New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with time to spare. Westchester’s Winter Wonderland Family New Year’s Eve Party starts at 8pm with pyrotechnics and a ball drop. Winter Wonderland also features a Holiday Circus, ice skating, rides & food trucks.  (1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla;  www.winterwonderland.com)

White Plains New Year’s Eve Spectacular, Sun, 12/31: 10pm-12:30am: It’s Times Square in White Plains with music, a ball drop and confetti and a fireworks show at midnight. The music starts at 10pm with a DJ and then live music. Heineken USA provides free rides to residential destinations within Westchester County from their Safe Rides transportation stand on the corner of E. Post Road and Mamaroneck Avenue between 11 pm – 3 am. (Main St. between Court St. and Renaissance Square; www.wpbid.com)

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