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\"\"<\/a>Graphic.<\/p>\n

By Tracy Zwick<\/p>\n

January 2nd through 4th\u00a0<\/p>\n

Columbia Women\u2019s Basketball v. Cornell<\/a>: Saturday, January 3rd at 2 p.m.; Levien Gymnasium at Columbia University, 3030 Broadway at West 120th Street; tickets $15<\/a><\/p>\n

The reigning Ivy League Women\u2019s Basketball Champions start their title defense this Saturday at home at 2 p.m. My kids and I used to love getting right up close to the action at Columbia\u2019s intimate Levien Gym, cheering on the Lions basketball squad alongside Roar-ee, the school\u2019s adorable furry mascot. These games are fun regardless of whether the team\u2019s any good, but these Lions are very good. They\u2019re on a five-game winning streak. They\u2019ll face Cornell\u2019s Big Red, who recently lost to Stanford 50-82. This is Columbia\u2019s first conference game of the season.<\/p>\n

Check out the \u201cWolf Moon\u201d with Urban Park Rangers<\/a>: Saturday, January 3rd from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; Inwood Hills Park at West 218th Street. and Indian Road; free (no registration required)\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been hoping to catch and learn about a supermoon, your opportunity has arrived. The full \u201cwolf moon<\/a>\u201d this Saturday will appear bigger and brighter than usual, and it\u2019s the last supermoon New Yorkers will see until November 2026. The Urban Park Rangers will guide visitors through the skies this Saturday in upper Manhattan, talking with attendees about the science, history and folklore of the full moon. This program will feature the use of telescopes and binoculars.<\/p>\n

Tour a Working Research Vessel at Pier 25<\/a>: Thursday to Sunday, free tours are offered throughout the day; available times & reservations here<\/a>; 353 West Street in Hudson River Park near West Houston<\/p>\n

The R\/V Robert Gray, a historic 125-foot oceanographic research vessel, is visiting Hudson River Park this winter, and 45-minute tours, led by working crew members, are available to all. The Voyagers Club<\/a> is inviting guests aboard for a series of immersive dockside tours, during which they\u2019ll offer information about ocean science, exploration, and our developing understanding of the sea and our place on and within it. Tours are free, capped at 40 people per tour, and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Broadway & Movies!<\/p>\n

The holiday stretch that\u2019s ending this weekend is a peak culture moment, and we\u2019ve got plenty to catch up on right on the UWS. On the movie front, \u201cMarty Supreme<\/a>\u201d is playing everywhere, and, as its omnipresent marketing makes clear, the movie stars the UWS\u2019s own Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet. (Chalamet went to school from kindergarten through college on the UWS.) If you\u2019d rather see less-heralded awards contenders while they\u2019re still in theaters, \u201cThe Secret Agent,<\/a>\u201d a Brazilian thriller, which I saw at Film at Lincoln Center, is a lock for a Best International Feature nomination. While \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day<\/a>,\u201d a small but riveting film about the iconic NYC photographer that was one of my 23-year-old daughter\u2019s favorite films of the year, is more of a dark horse. \u201cBlue Moon<\/a>,\u201d another short but exquisite film \u2013 this one about legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart, played by Ethan Hawke \u2013 was one of my faves of 2025. It\u2019s at New Plaza Cinema this weekend, on West 67th Street, as are \u201cThe Choral<\/a>,\u201d starring Ralph Fiennes, and \u201cSentiimental Value<\/a>,\u201d director Joachim Trier\u2019s Cannes Grand Prix-winning follow-up to his beloved \u201cThe Worst Person in the World.\u201d\u00a0 It stars Elle Fanning.<\/p>\n

As for Broadway, I saw \u201cStranger Things<\/a>\u201d on Broadway over the holidays with two devotees of the Netflix show, which aired its series finale on New Year\u2019s Eve, and someone who\u2019d never seen it. All three loved the Marquis Theater\u2019s production on West 46th Street.<\/p>\n

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