> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Weekend Art Events: December 21-24 (Holiday Celebrations, Caroling, Flatfooting & More) - URL: https://bklyner.com/weekend-art-events-december-21-24-holiday-celebrations-carolling-flatfooting/ - Published: 2017-12-21T15:29:25.000Z - Updated: 2017-12-21T15:40:14.000Z - Author: Pamela Wong - Tags: Arts & Culture, Central Brooklyn, Events, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, All Saints Church, Arturo O'Farrill, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, fab alliance, Gift By Artists, ground floor gallery, Holiday Blues, Kwanzaa Crawl, laurie cumbo, LeFrak Center at Lakeside, #wp The holidays are officially here! Though the weekend will be on the quieter side, there are a handful of cool events scheduled including boozy caroling and skating with Santa. Looking forward to Tuesday, there’s the second annual Kwanzaa Crawl celebrating black-owned businesses. Don’t forget to check out the [**BKLYNER Calendar**](/calendar/) for more events happening around town or to list an event of your own. ![](/content/images/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-20-at-7.41.40-PM.png) [**Winter Wonderland**](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-wonderland-tickets-41341519598?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Thursday, December 21, 5pm to 8pm **Where:** Atlantic Avenue Community Center, 501 Carlton Avenue, Fort Greene **What:** Council Member Laurie Cumbo (District 35), Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, FAB Alliance, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, and Santa Claus host this family-friendly holiday party featuring live performances, arts & crafts, and refreshments to kick off the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa festivities. **How Much:** Free [**Make Music Winter**](http://www.makemusicny.org/winter/?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Thursday, December 21, sunset and 7pm **Where:** 354 Flatbush Avenue (near Grand Army Plaza), Prospect Heights and National Sawdust, 80 N6th Street, Williamsburg **What:** Make Music is hosting two musical events in Brooklyn to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Join the Flatfoot Flatbush parade at sunset (4:32pm) and marchdown Flatbush Ave with a group of “dancers, fiddlers and pickers” performing the percussive Appalachian dance known as “flatfooting.” Then check out the JACK Quartet (7pm) as they play Georg Friedrich Haas’s *String Quartet No. 9* in total darkness. Learn more [here](/winter-music-events-brighten-up-tomorrows-solstice/). **How Much:** Free ![](/content/images/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image4.jpeg) [**Holiday Blues, Booze, and Caroling**](https://www.facebook.com/events/397995897299809/) **When:** Friday, December 22, 6pm to 9pm **Where:** Sycamore Brooklyn, 1118 Cortelyou Road, Ditmas Park **What:** Grab a hot toddy or mulled wine and get festive at the Sycamore Lodge. Live music by jazz vocalist Katie Seiler, pianist Evan Allen, and saxophonist Emily Pecoraro. Baked holiday treats available from the Little Pastry Chef Shop. [**Skate with Santa**](https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/2017/12/2?utm%5Fsource=Press+List&utm%5Fcampaign=7aebee855c-December%5FPress%5FRelease%5F2017&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5Fba58d7ad2c-7aebee855c-183945385#skate-santa-2017) **When:** Saturday, December 23, 12pm to 2pm **Where:** Prospect Park, LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park South **What:** Santa will be skating at Lakeside every weekend through December. Join him at the LeFrak Center or sign up for a free 15-minute skate lesson at 1pm or 1:15pm with the Skate School. **How Much:** [Admission](http://lakesidebrooklyn.com/activities/ice-skating/?ref=bklyner.com)$10, $7 skate rental ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-29-at-10.23.15-PM.png) [**Gifts By Artists Holiday Show**](https://www.facebook.com/events/163728034227642/?acontext=%7B%22action%5Fhistory%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5Fupcoming%5Fevents%5Fcard%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra%5Fdata%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has%5Fsource%22%3Atrue%7D) **When:** Exhibit on view from Saturday, December 2 through Sunday, December 31 **Where:** Ground Floor Gallery, 343 5th Street, Park Slope **What:** Ground Floor Gallery is hosting its [5th Annual Holiday Show](http://groundfloorbk.com/?ref=bklyner.com), featuring small, unique gifts created by more than 50 artists. Most works on sale will be less than $100 and include ceramics, jewelry, small paintings, gift tags, ornaments, scarves, and other creative gift ideas. ![](/content/images/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-20-at-10.15.08-PM.png) Via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/1560071154075203/) [**We Got You A Little Something**](https://www.threesbrewing.com/pages/event?title=/pages/event/we-got-you-a-little-something&cache=false&ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Sunday, December 24, 12pm to 12am **Where:** Threes Brewing, 333 Douglass Street, Gowanus **What:** Celebrate December 24 with a non-denominational day of gifting festivities at Threes Brewing. Order a drink special (including hot toddies and$4 pints of Vliet) and get a raffle ticket. Every hour from open to close, Threes will give out a gift, via raffle, from local brands like Granola Lab, Gowanus Souvenir Shop, and Sophie Faye Jewelry. [**Oro, Incienso y Mirra**](http://www.allsaintsparkslope.org/news--events/christmas-at-all-saints?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Sunday, December 24 at 10pm **Where:** All Saints’ Church, 268-88 7th Avenue (at 7th Street), Park Slope **What:** Pianist and bandleader **[Arturo O’Farrill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo%5FO%27Farrill?ref=bklyner.com)** will perform his father’s, Chico O’Farrill, rarely performed seasonal composition [**“Oro, Incienso y Mirra”**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcFbbq2mgk&ref=bklyner.com) (“Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh”) during All Saints’ Church’s Christmas Eve Service. Learn more [here](/gold-frankincense-myrrh-arturo-ofarrill-performs-fathers-seasonal-composition-christmas-eve/). **How Much:** Free ![](/content/images/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Flyer-General-Announcement-__-KC-2017.jpg) [**Kwanzaa Crawl**](https://www.kwanzaacrawl.com/?ref=bklyner.com) **When:** Tuesday, December 26, 12pm to 11pm **Where:** Various locations throughout Brooklyn **What:** Comedian/writer/activist Kerry Coddett presents the second annual Kwanzaa Crawl, a one-day celebration in which people of the African diaspora—wearing whatever makes them feel unapologetically black—come together to support Black-owned bars and restaurants in Brooklyn and Harlem. The largest mainstream event celebrating Kwanzaa, it embodies all of the principles including unity, economic empowerment, and self-determination, providing an opportunity to educate people on these principles while supporting the black local economy. A portion of the proceeds will go to social justice organizations [Barbershop Books](https://barbershopbooks.org/?ref=bklyner.com) and [The BLK Projek](http://www.theblkprojek.org/?ref=bklyner.com). **How Much:** [Tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kwanzaa-crawl-2017-a-one-day-celebration-of-black-owned-bars-tickets-41062365641?aff=KwanzaaCrawlWebsite&ref=bklyner.com) $20