Holiday

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HE’LL SHOOT HIS EYE OUT The holiday comedy classic “A Christmas Story” (1983), in which Peter Billingsley plays a young boy longing to find a BB gun under the Christmas tree, is screened this weekend. Tomorrow and Saturday, midnight, Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St., between First and Second avenues, 212-777-3456 ext. 687, $10.75 general, $7 seniors.


CHANUKAH CELEBRATION A daylong Chanukah celebration includes exhibit tours for familes, craft workshops, and a drumming performance that visitors can join (1:30 and 3 p.m.). The event also includes a candle lighting featuring a Chanukiah by sculptor Oded Halahmy. Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-294-8301, $12 general, $8 children and members.


MIND YOUR PS AND QS The latest incarnation of the classical music parody P.D.Q. Bach, created by Peter Schickele, is a 40-year “retrogressive.” The program features highlights from the series history, including “Two Madrigals From ‘The Triumphs of Thusnelda,'” the lively “Liebeslieder Polkas,” and the madrigal “Two Hearts, Four Lips, Three Little Words.” Performers include the Canticum Novum Singers under Harold Rosenbaum,and the Armadillo Quartet. Tuesday, December 27, through Thursday, December 29, 8 p.m., Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $26-$56.


‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND An exhibit of nontraditional wreaths is on display at a Central Park gallery. Contributors include artists, craftspeople, and botanists, using materials such as feathers, barbed wire, rubber tires, and forged steel. More than 20 wreaths are on view, including Made line Yanni’s “Winter Wonderland,” a grapevine wreath festooned with juniper, moss, and more; Molly Sullivan’s wreath made of twigs and paper, and Beryl Brenner’s colored glass wreath. Through Wednesday, January 4, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Arsenal Gallery, the Arsenal in Central Park, Fifth Avenue at 64th Street, third floor, 311 for information, free. Note: The gallery is closed January 2.


HERITAGE TUNES The vocal ensemble Heritage O.P. explores the tradition of Kwanzaa through the percussion, music, and songs of African emigrants. Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Mark’s Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-735-4400, free with museum admission, $4 general, members free.


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