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way down to the ‘all weekend’ section to find events that occur all weekend (some start friday), including holiday markets, movies, fri various times: participate in one or several of 16 outdoor music-making celebrations across nyc at the annual make music winter. some highlights include a handbell march with free pizza, an appalachia-themed hootenanny, and a smartphone soundscape on the high fri 7pm (monthly): the kweendom lgbtq comedy and storytelling show comes out again with performances by wanjiko eke, gabe gonzalez, gus constantellis, daniel lampert, and alexis powell. hosted by bobby hankinson. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free (donations fri 7pm: it rhymes and it’s self-explanatory: holiday cheer with cookies + beer at strong rope brewery (gowan*s). bring cookies to fri 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: comedians and ‘experts’ explore a new scientific topic each month at the scientists comedy podcast show, ’90’s holidays candyland dreamland,’ with plenty of pop from taylor, selena, miley, and more. $18-20 includes skate rental. >> fri 7:30pm: make fast friends while dancing to live music at brooklyn contra’s annual holiday waltz + contra ball. intro lesson at 7:30pm. perform the story as a christmas eve broadcast with music and live sound effects. join george bailey as he learns what happens to his hometown when he makes a wish to an angel that he was never born. this story of redemption has become an american clas*ic and resonates with fri 9pm (ends today): the jinglebo*bs + chestnuts christmas vaudeville show will cement your place on the na*ghty list with a night of fri 9:30pm: participate in a modern form of caroling at secretformula’s annual xmas pop sing-along, where you can join others in belting out holiday hits to music videos by the likes of mariah, bowie + crosby, run-dmc, and adam sandler, as well as clips contests. bonus: free milk and cookies. union hall (park slope), $10. >> the ‘movies r dumb’ series. hosted by chris gersbeck. q.e.d. (astoria), $10. >>