New York’s Staten Island Enjoy a variety of holiday activities, including music, theater, and more, all around Staten Island this weekend. There is something for everyone, including historical events, lively markets, and an enthralling performance!
Friday & Saturday
Harold Pinter’s Betrayal at the Sea View Playwright’s Theatre, December 6 and 7, 8 p.m.
Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, an incisive examination of the nature of sexual relationships, begins in 1977 when longtime lovers Jerry and Emma cross paths after Emma’s marriage to her husband Robert ends, and then goes all the way back to 1968, when their affair originally started. A complicated network of secrets about the three of them surface as the years go backwards, raising doubts about the nature of their connection as friends, lovers, and wives. Betrayal is a play that artistically examines the gap between memory and reality and is about love, lust, and time. winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.
Cost of admission: $25; students and seniors pay $22.
The Sea View Playwright’s Theatre is located at 460 Brielle Avenue.
Saturday
A Concert Opera in New York, December 7, 7:30 p.m.
The iconic Christ Church New Brighton on Staten Island hosts the New York Concert Opera’s annual Christmas performance. Savor holiday music in the magnificent setting of the 175-year-old gothic church with NYCO soloists, the Christ Church Choirs, pipe organ, and trumpet. The original Tiffany windows and a post-concert celebration featuring champagne and small snacks from nearby restaurants are not to be missed. Purchase your tickets at the door or online.
Location: 76 Franklin Avenue, Christ Church New Brighton
Cost of admission: $45; students and seniors pay $40.
Saturday & Sunday
Snug Harbor Holiday Hop, December 7 and 8, at different times
The Holiday Hop is the perfect place to dine, drink, and buy. Enjoy over 150 Staten Island and New York City artisanal merchants spread across four cultural stages at Snug Harbor this weekend.
Find unique, handcrafted presents at the Handcrafted Holiday Fair at Building H (11–4 p.m.) on Saturday. Additionally, the Staten Island Museum’s Edible Island event (12–4 p.m.) features a market brimming with delectable regional fare.
Visit The Noble Maritime Collection’s Culture Shop in Building D on Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 4 p.m. to find jewelry, antiques, handcrafted artwork, and more. Visit Cottage Row Curiosities, which spans three historic spaces and has more than 50 merchants offering one-of-a-kind gifts and vintage items from the Staten Island community, from 11 to 14 p.m.
Cost of admission: free
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is the location.
December 7 and 8, 12–5 p.m., Historic Richmond Town, Christmas.
In addition to enjoying festive concerts, visitors may see living history demonstrations, buy for one-of-a-kind presents, crafts, and commemorative items created by historic craftsmen, ride in a horse-drawn carriage, eat local cuisine and sweets, and much more!Purchase your tickets here.
Admission is $10 or free for children aged 11 and younger.
Location: 441 Clarke Avenue, Historic Richmond Town.
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