Get involved or grab a front row seat to watch past and future stars shine.

Chelsea

What the Puck Hockey Tournament at the Standard
The Standard Hotel on the High Line may not hang with the jocks and cheerleaders but they’re happy to give you a chance to be both. Their annual What the Puck ice hockey tournament involves 128 players in 32 teams over 12 days to win the “Stanny Cup.” Sign up for a team or quaff spiked cider on the sidelines.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 15-February 7, 7-10:30 PM
The Standard High Line skating rink, 848 Washington Street

Fort Greene

Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico
Music pioneer John Cale presents this tribute to the willowy avant-garde muse. Participants include Kim Gordon, Sharon Van Etten, Peaches, Magnetic Fields and more.
Wednesday, January 16, 8PM
Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Tickets: $20-80

Lower East Side

Mission of Burma
Shredding eardrums for over 20 years, rock favorites Mission of Burma are still creating a memorable sonic experience and live shows are a rare treat for fans.
Friday, January 18, 9PM
The Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey Street
Tickets: $20-22

Financial District

Freeze Tag on Wall Street
For no reason other than to have some seriously old-fashioned outdoor fun, limo company Levy’s invites you to take a break from adult life and join in a few rounds of Freeze-Tag, Blob-Tag, Wolf Sheep Rock and Red Rover in the heart of the Financial District.
Sunday, January 20, 1-3PM
Corner of Wall and Broad Streets
$Free

Greenwich Village

Handel and Haydn Society with Music of Vivaldi
Members of the Handel and Haydn Society, America’s oldest continuously performing arts organization, will perform a program of baroque chamber works by Vivaldi.
Sunday, January 20, 7:30 PM
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street
Tickets: $20-25

Upper East Side

Utrecht String Quartet at the Frick Collection
Resident in the Netherlands, the Utrecht String Quartet, one of the most renowned among contemporary international chamber-music ensembles, is known for their versatility and dynamism.
Sunday, January 20, 5PM
The Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street
Tickets: $35

East Harlem

MLK Day Volunteering Opportunities
Join GenerationOn for a day of volunteer projects, a film screening and reflection about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas and his legacy while helping NYC community organizations with projects like Hurricane Sandy Relief.
Monday, January 21, 10AM-1PM
James Weldon Johnson School, 176 East 116th Street betw. Third/Lexington Avenues

Midtown East

Sony Plaza Atrium Future City Competition
Get a peek at the future: Check out the projects created by local seventh and eighth grade students participating in the 2013 National Engineers Week Future City Competition. Explore students’ one of a kind models of their future city and learn about how they used the “Sim City” video game to help them develop their unique urban landscapes. Projects will be judged and awards will be presented to winners for excellence in a variety of categories.
Saturday, January 19, 8AM-4PM
Sony Plaza Atrium, 56th Street and Madison Avenue
Free/open to the public

City-wide

Winter Restaurant Week
Getting tired of the hitting the same three restaurants? This seasonal resto promo gets you $25 lunches $38 dinners at your old and new favorite dining spots throughout the city.
January 14-February 8; see official site for participating restaurants and seating times