Art & Design Events, New York, Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Con Artist 119 Ludlow St exhibition: The Thing Speaks: Street Art Residency Showcase 2017 Mario Gonzalez, Q40 Liu, In MM, Nicholas Yue 7-11

LMAKprojects 298 Grand St fragrance event: A night with Olivia Bransbourg (Attache-Moi) 7-8 rsvp@lmakgallery.com

Equity 245 Broome St exhibition: Annual Members Invitational Audree Anid, Esperanza Cortes, Jaynie Crimmins, Monica Delgado, Katya Grokhovsky, Zac Hacmon, Ariel Mitchell, Judith Mullen, Janice Sloane and Ilene Sunshine, selected by Eileen Jeng, Benjamin Sutton, and Dexter Wimberly 6-8

Anon Atelier 167 Mott St design shopping: Holiday Party 6-10

Burton 69 Greene St shopping Dollar Pizza Slice NYC Holiday Shopping Night 6-9 rsvp https://dollarpizzaslicenightnyc17.splashthat.com/#rsvp

Alexandre Gertsman 652 Broadway Demo Day & Christmas Party: Starta Accelerator's Batch #4 Demo Day & Celebration, hosted by Starta Accelerator & V Startup Agency; sponsored by Arcona, a blockchain-based augmented reality platform 6-10; events; Demo Day (Cohort #4) 6:30-7:30, wine tasting and  music from pianist  Nargiz Aliyarova and baritone Nigel Smith 7:30-9 free, registration Eventbrite

La Mama Galleria 47 Great Jones St exhibition: La MaMa Family Show 7-9

Cooper Union 7 E 7 Rm 430 Shop Party Potluck & BYOB 8-midnight

Mid-Manhattan Library at 42nd Street 476 Fifth Avenue (42nd St Entrance) book talk: Secret Brooklyn: An Unusual Guide Michelle Young and Augustin Pasquet 6:30 free reservation recommended

Growroom // Showroom 700 Lorimer St 2nd Fl Williamsburg closing reception: The Likes of Us Tunde Adebimpe, Hisham Bharoocha, Morgan Blair, Tom Bubul, Amy Gartrell, Michael Hambouz, Maya Hayuk, John Orth, Benjy Russell, Wolfy Part II, curated by Maya Hayuk and Alethia Weingarten 5-8

The Commons Brooklyn 388 Atlantic Ave Boerum Hill ThinkOlio talk: Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario Voices in the Pavement: Street Art and Gender Equity 7:30 $12

Bailey Fountain Grand Army Plaza Prospect Heights interactive ceremony: Donna Henes 43rd Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, a ceremony in two parts Part I: Moment of Truth: Standing in the Shadows on the Longest Darkest Night of the Year. Calling out the dark. Looking at it face to face. Naming it. Claiming it. Feeling it. Understanding it. 11:28pm bring drums, percussion instruments, and lots and lots of spirit. Event begins 11pm