Trip.com is an innovative planning tool that tailors recommendations for places to stay, eat and play to your specific tastes. It also allows you to share your great experiences with people who have the same interests as you; people in your “tribes.”
Trip.com’s TripPicks This Week feature empowers you to discover and take advantage of great events, openings and exhibits throughout the city each week.
Here are some exciting events and sites to check out this week in Downtown New York, courtesy of Trip.com. Visit the Trip.com site or download the app for more upcoming events.
Photo: Charlie Foster
1. Prototype
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Thursday, Jan. 5 – Sunday, Jan. 15 (check site for performance times)
A celebration of contemporary opera, theater and music, Prototype brings audiences one-of-a-kind performances! See something new, intriguing and innovative — any of the seven Prototype shows will leave even the most skeptical audience impressed. $30
Photo: Edsel Little/Flickr
2. Tiki Cocktails Workshop
Astor Center (NoHo)
Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
For an exotic taste of the South Pacific, Astor Center presents a tiki cocktail workshop with Jenn Smith. The class includes a crash course in tiki cocktail history, tiki tasting and tiki crafting basics that will prepare you to make your own liquid paradise at home. $79
Photo: Ayleen Gaspar/Flickr
3. The Muppets: A Burlesque
The Slipper Room (LES)
Thursday, Jan. 12 at 8:00 PM
Hotsy Totsy Burlesque’s tribute to The Muppets spices up the original Jim Henson creation. There will be drama, comedy and some of the best burlesque performances around! $10
Photo: In Sappho We Trust/Flickr
4. What’s Your Dream?
Museum at Eldridge Street (LES)
Monday, Jan. 16 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
To celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. this family program asks kids and adults to think about their own dreams for the world. The afternoon starts with a reading of Kobi Yamada’s children’s book What Do You Do With An Idea? and is followed by Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream. FREE
Photo: Lindsay/Flickr
5. Compost 101
Sixth Street Community Center (East Village)
Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
One of our New Year’s resolutions is to reduce our carbon footprint. That’s why we’ll be attending the introductory workshop on composting at the Sixth Street Community Center, where we hope to adopt more environmentally-sustainable habits. FREE
Photo: Stu_Spivack/Flickr
6. Cassoulet Cook Off
Jimmy’s No. 43 (East Village)
Sunday, Jan. 15 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
If you are into cassoulet, in a fiendish kind of way, Jimmy’s No. 43’s 9th Annual Cassoulet Cookoff is a must! Amateur and professional cassoulet chefs will be presenting their best versions, and we’ll be partaking in the unlimited samplings of their efforts. Tickets $20, or $25 at the door
