Annual Holiday Sing The Friends of Bogardus Plaza present the 6th annual sing on Dec. 8 at 4 pm between Chambers and Reade Sts. Singing by Church Street School for Music and Art students and faculty, and the Battery Park Adult Chorus. Coffee and cocoa will be served.

Becoming Dr. Ruth Six-time Tony- and Emmy- nominated actor Tovah Feldshuh stars in the one-woman show, Becoming Dr. Ruth, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Written by Mark St. Germain and directed by Bay Street Theater’s Artistic Director Scott Schwartz, the show chronicles the life of noted psychologist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, from her early years fleeing Nazi Germany, living as an orphan in Switzerland, to her service in the Israeli armed forces as a sharpshooter, and to her life and career in New York. Dec. 16. to Jan. 2, 2022. Previews begin Dec. 4. Tickets here.

The Bang Group presents the 19th annual production of Nut/Cracked, a witty response to The Nutcracker that draws  inspiration from all corners of the dance canon—tap riffs and en pointe ballet by way of bubble wrap, disco, and Chinese take-out noodles, with modern and post-modern dance, disco and more. Shows on Thur., Dec. 16 at 7:30 pm, Fri., Dec. 17 at 7:30 pm, and Sat., Dec. 18 at 3 pm and 7:30 pm, at the Flea Theater, 20 Thomas St. Tickets here. Above, left to right: Jeffrey Kazin, David Parker, Amber Sloan. Photo: Yi Chun Wu

Gingerbread House Decorating Workshops at Church Street School for Music and Art are back on Saturdays and Sundays in December. In addition to endless candy and icing to decorate the pre-assembled house, there will be live music and refreshments. Workshop attendees over the age of 12 must show proof of vaccination and all attendees must wear a mask. There are also take-home decorating kits available. Tickets here.

A Solo Show of work by artist Philip A Robinson Jr. will be on view Nov. 20 - Dec. 17, at The Untitled Space, 45 Lispenard St.  "Old Talks with New Icons" is a collection of life-sized figurative wood mixed media wall sculptures as well as a series of hand-cut works on paper. Robinson uses wood to symbolize what the gallery describes as "temporality within natural cylces of time and geography to amplify the narrative of identity within popular and marginalized cultures." Robinson says his work is shaped by influences from a Cherokee and African American mother and a Trinidadian and British father.

Cooking with the Chefs Rocco DiSpirito returns as host of Dine Around Downtown with a free Zoom holiday dessert demonstration by a chef from The Beekman (Dec. 16, 4 pm). Register at downtownny.com/dinearound. Past episodes of “Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home Edition” can be viewed on the Downtown Alliance YouTube channel.