Join Joan Tarrant for a 45-minute chair yoga. You will need to bring a yoga mat, 2 yoga blocks (available at “Five and Below”), tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses while seated or standing with a chair. 

No registration is necessary.  This is a drop in program but space is limited to 20.

Challengers- Sports/Drama/Romance- Runtime 2 hrs and 20 min -Rated R for Language

A former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick, his former best friend, and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win?

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Babies and their caregivers can start their Friday by playing and learning together! Visit various stations with age-appropriate educational toys, each designed to work on a different part of your baby’s early development.

This program is developmentally designed for babies and infants who are not comfortably walking yet.

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Drop in after school to chat about great books and earn a small snack!  Participants can read and chat about whatever books they like.

Move & Groove with Miss Jolie in this fun movement and music event! Dance to a ukulele, guitar, and harmonica with various props provided.

Meet and interact with snakes from around the country and around the world, including Banana Peel, a 12-foot Albino Burmese python. For ages 5 and up.

Please only one guardian per child/children. Registration is for ages 5 to 13, so the number of seats is reserved mainly for them. Crowd control is important in any event, but especially with live animals! Please be considerate of this request so the room doesn’t become too crowded and everyone who is registered can enjoy the show.

Introducing Monroe Quinn: A prodigy since age thirteen, Monroe Quinn’s musical journey began in a household resonating with jazz rhythms—guided by his father Joe, a seasoned drummer, and alongside his brother Alan, a virtuoso trumpeter. Inspired by legends like Andrés Segovia and Eddie Van Halen, Monroe’s passion for the guitar ignited.

Under the mentorship of jazz icon Remo Palmier, renowned for collaborations with Charlie Parker and Barbra Streisand, Monroe honed his craft for over a decade. Palmier’s endorsement resonates even after his passing in 2002: Monroe Quinn is a musician of integrity and dedication, with a talent for crafting enduring melodic jazz lines.

Experience the melodic brilliance of Monroe Quinn—a guitarist whose journey is as rich as his music.

The English language is spoken by approximately 1.5 billion people! As one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world, the ability to communicate in English is an important skillset to have when navigating work, business, school, and everyday life.

In partnership with the Mahwah Public Schools, the Library is offering an English Language Learners (ELL) program for adults at beginner and intermediate levels. No matter your native language or cultural background, we welcome you to join us if you’re interested in improving your English. 

This eight-week program runs every Monday from starting September 30th -October 7th and October 21st – November 25th. Beginner sessions start at 10am, and intermediate sessions start at 11am.  In addition to language practice, topics such as civic engagement, preparing for work, resources available to residents, and more will be covered!

Registration is encouraged, but drop-ins are also welcome provided space is available.

Join us on Monday mornings for a gentle introduction to skills building as your child prepares for Kindergarten. Storytime, fine motor skills work, socialization with peers, cooperative play, and a whole lot of fun!

Two back-to-back sessions will be offered: 10:00AM and 11:00AM. Please choose the session time that works best for you. If a child is registered for both sessions, we will reach out to you to ask you to select one or the other. 

An adult caregiver must remain in the building and accessible to the child for the entirety of the program. We encourage you to enjoy some quiet time in our downstairs reading area while your child plays, however, if your child experiences separation anxiety we may ask you to step into the room. Children MUST be 4 years of age to attend this program, per the library’s unattended child policy.

The English language is spoken by approximately 1.5 billion people! As one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world, the ability to communicate in English is an important skillset to have when navigating work, business, school, and everyday life.

In partnership with the Mahwah Public Schools, the Library is offering an English Language Learners (ELL) program for adults at beginner and intermediate levels. No matter your native language or cultural background, we welcome you to join us if you’re interested in improving your English. 

This eight-week program runs every Monday from starting September 30th -October 7th and October 21st – November 25th. Beginner sessions start at 10am, and intermediate sessions start at 11am.  In addition to language practice, topics such as civic engagement, preparing for work, resources available to residents, and more will be covered!

Registration is encouraged, but drop-ins are also welcome provided space is available.

Join Joan Tarrant for an hour long gentle yoga. Bring your mat, blanket, blocks, tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses, then partake in a deep relaxation with Tibetan Singing Bowls during the meditation. 

This program is offered both in person and will be streamed live on Facebook.  To view live on Facebook all you would need to do is go to https://www.facebook.com/MahwahPublicLibrary/, Select the X in the upper right corner when it asks you to log in, (you can also log in if you have an account) and Joan will be the first post since she will be live. If you would like to see her class for a later date it will be up for the week. 

We are now also streaming live to Youtube! Simply click the link https://www.youtube.com/@mahwahpubliclibrary

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

IT’S BAAAACK! Teen Team Trivia, bigger and better than ever. Form teams, play solo on your phone, answer as many questions as you can, as quickly as you can, and win prizes!! Questions will be formatted through Kahoot (TM) on the big screen in the InBetween. Join your buds, make new friends, and have FUN!

The Library is closed for Thanksgiving Eve – enjoy the holiday!

The Library is closed for Thanksgiving – enjoy the holiday!

Join us for Saturday Jiggly Wiggly – all ages up to five years old will move, sing, dance, and have fun!

Did you attend our one-shot games, already have knowledge of D&D gameplay, or want to join a campaign and learn along the way? Sign-up for this D&D campaign with Dungeon Master Dan and have fun with a fully immersive experience! This campaign will run every other Saturday until November 30, and is for players in grades 6-8.

Learn about dinosaurs in this highly interactive, fun, and educational show with lots of audience volunteers & visual demos using museum exhibit fossils and models. There will also be a hands-on dig activity where students can take home genuine fossils! Grades K-8.

Come and hear unforgettable performances of some of the most loved and timeless songs, with thrilling comment on their meaning for our lives—by singers from the acclaimed Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company. The basis is the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, founded by the great American poet and critic Eli Siegel, who explained: “All beauty is a making one of opposites, and the making one of opposites is what we are going after in ourselves.”

Lisa Russell is a dedicated Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructor as well as a New Jersey Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. With nearly 30 years of experience in Chinese Martial Arts, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lisa’s lifelong passion is reflected in her teaching.Her classes emphasize the practice of these healing arts to promote both physical and mental well-being. Lisa holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu and was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2013. Recently, she was honored with the title of “Best Tai Chi Classes” in the Best of Hudson Valley.In her sessions, Lisa integrates her extensive knowledge and experience to help students achieve balance, enhance their health, and cultivate inner peace.

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Come join Garden Arts for Teens to create a colorful patterned tapestry using rich oil pastels. This masterpiece will be worthy to display on your wall, complete with fun tassels and decorated to be uniquely yours!

Move & Groove with Miss Jolie in this fun movement and music event! Dance to a ukulele, guitar, and harmonica with various props provided. This Move & Groove event features bubbles!

Join Joan Tarrant for an hour long gentle yoga. Bring your mat, blanket, blocks, tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses, then partake in a deep relaxation with Tibetan Singing Bowls during the meditation. 

This program is offered both in person and will be streamed live on Facebook.  To view live on Facebook all you would need to do is go to https://www.facebook.com/MahwahPublicLibrary/, Select the X in the upper right corner when it asks you to log in, (you can also log in if you have an account) and Joan will be the first post since she will be live. If you would like to see her class for a later date it will be up for the week. 

We are now also streaming live to Youtube! Simply click the link https://www.youtube.com/@mahwahpubliclibrary

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Every class is a show, and everyone is in the band.

Our research-based curriculum, activities, and song selection vary weekly. We use a variety of materials: shakers, dancing ribbons, drums, puppets, and a selection of mystery discovery instruments which we explore during our instrument show-n-tell. Our imaginations and creativity are stimulated every class with various songs that target dramatic play and dance. Each week we embark on a different adventure during our Adventure Song – a true highlight for the children.

Join Joan Tarrant for a 45-minute chair yoga. You will need to bring a yoga mat, 2 yoga blocks (available at “Five and Below”), tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses while seated or standing with a chair. 

No registration is necessary.  This is a drop in program but space is limited to 20.

The Clean Up Crew- Action/Crime/ Thriller- Runtime 1hr 35Min- Rated RWhen a crime scene cleanup crew discovers a briefcase full of money, they are unwittingly sent into a battle with a ruthless and corrupt crime boss, mobsters, hitmen, and corrupt government agents who are hell-bent on getting it back.

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Join us for Saturday Jiggly Wiggly – all ages up to five years old will move, sing, dance, and have fun!

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries is a humorous look at our everyday lives, based on selections read and adapted from pieces by authors Erma Bombeck, Nora and Delia Ephron, Jerry Seinfeld and Judith Viorst and performed by the Maturely Motivated Players of the Elmwood Playhouse.

The Maturely Motivated Players is a mature troupe composed of senior theater lovers, who have been involved in many aspects of Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack for many years. This show is a light-hearted perspective on all aspects of their everyday lives based on the writing of well-known humorous authors and comedians.

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Create your very own carved artwork using plaster, imagination, and teamwork! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll delve into the art of relief carving, creating captivating three-dimensional stories and designs that emerge from a flat surface. This craft is designed for teens and their adults working together. Find a crafting partner and let’s have fun creating!Teen and adult participants must register individually for this program. If you bring a partner who is not registered, you will need to work on the same project together.

A holiday program that includes Christmas carols, Chanukah songs, & Kwanza music on banjo, mandolin, bagpipes, guitar, & African talking drum.

Richard Stillman is an actor, musician, singer, storyteller and tap dancer. He plays the banjo, mandolin, ukulele, guitar, bagpipes & 12 other instruments. His show, “The Spirit of Vaudeville” won the Best Concert Award at the United Solo Theater Festival in NYC.

Lisa Russell is a dedicated Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructor as well as a New Jersey Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. With nearly 30 years of experience in Chinese Martial Arts, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lisa’s lifelong passion is reflected in her teaching.Her classes emphasize the practice of these healing arts to promote both physical and mental well-being. Lisa holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu and was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2013. Recently, she was honored with the title of “Best Tai Chi Classes” in the Best of Hudson Valley.In her sessions, Lisa integrates her extensive knowledge and experience to help students achieve balance, enhance their health, and cultivate inner peace.

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Design a beautiful painted wooden coaster using stencils and acrylic paint.

*Once the coasters have been specially treated, teens can pick up their finished project starting on Monday, December 16.

Image courtesy of One Little Project…at a time.

Join us for a storytime and movement class! You will get to listen to a story and move around the room, having fun while exercising. Best for ages 2 – 5.

Join Joan Tarrant for an hour long gentle yoga. Bring your mat, blanket, blocks, tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses, then partake in a deep relaxation with Tibetan Singing Bowls during the meditation. 

This program is offered both in person and will be streamed live on Facebook.  To view live on Facebook all you would need to do is go to https://www.facebook.com/MahwahPublicLibrary/, Select the X in the upper right corner when it asks you to log in, (you can also log in if you have an account) and Joan will be the first post since she will be live. If you would like to see her class for a later date it will be up for the week. 

We are now also streaming live to Youtube! Simply click the link https://www.youtube.com/@mahwahpubliclibrary

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Every class is a show, and everyone is in the band.

Our research-based curriculum, activities, and song selection vary weekly. We use a variety of materials: shakers, dancing ribbons, drums, puppets, and a selection of mystery discovery instruments which we explore during our instrument show-n-tell. Our imaginations and creativity are stimulated every class with various songs that target dramatic play and dance. Each week we embark on a different adventure during our Adventure Song – a true highlight for the children.

Join Joan Tarrant for a 45-minute chair yoga. You will need to bring a yoga mat, 2 yoga blocks (available at “Five and Below”), tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses while seated or standing with a chair. 

No registration is necessary.  This is a drop in program but space is limited to 20.

The Last Holiday- Romantic Comedy- Run Time 1hr 52 min- Rated Pg-13 In this hilarious comedy, discover what happens when a woman finds out that her days are numbered. She throws caution to the wind to embark on a lifetime of fun in just a few weeks.

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Teens can drop in and enjoy a quiet space to read separately…together! Feel free to bring your own reading materials, or choose something from our shelves. We’ll take 5 minutes at the start to chat about what we’re reading (for whoever wants to), then dive in and read and relax.  Readers will receive a small snack.

Image from Adobe Stock

Join us for Saturday Jiggly Wiggly – all ages up to five years old will move, sing, dance, and have fun!

It’s an old-time storytelling show with comedy, magic, and music! Everything is falling apart back at the North Pole! Frosty the Snowman is melting. Edgar the elf is checking the list twice to see who has been naughty and nice. They are way behind on toy production. Mr. and Mrs. Claus have caught a cold. But with a little magic and music, and the kids’ help, we can get the winter holidays back on track!

Jane Stuart is a dynamic and captivating jazz and R&B vocalist and actress making waves in the New York music scene. Her unique, seductive sound and masterful lyricism immediately draw listeners in. As a true “musician’s singer,” she takes her audience on a journey from fiery passion to soothing warmth, seamlessly shifting from gentle whispers to powerful shouts.

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Jane Stuart and The Kitchen. Experience the extraordinary talent of Jane Stuart (vocals), alongside Rave Tesar (piano/keyboards), John Arbo (bass), Rick De Kovessey (drums), and Chris Amelar (guitar)

Lisa Russell is a dedicated Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructor as well as a New Jersey Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. With nearly 30 years of experience in Chinese Martial Arts, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lisa’s lifelong passion is reflected in her teaching.Her classes emphasize the practice of these healing arts to promote both physical and mental well-being. Lisa holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu and was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2013. Recently, she was honored with the title of “Best Tai Chi Classes” in the Best of Hudson Valley.In her sessions, Lisa integrates her extensive knowledge and experience to help students achieve balance, enhance their health, and cultivate inner peace.

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Join us for a seasonal clay craft! This event is a great way to relax and unwind while creating a nice decoration or accessory to bring home.

Join Joan Tarrant for an hour long gentle yoga. Bring your mat, blanket, blocks, tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses, then partake in a deep relaxation with Tibetan Singing Bowls during the meditation. 

This program is offered both in person and will be streamed live on Facebook.  To view live on Facebook all you would need to do is go to https://www.facebook.com/MahwahPublicLibrary/, Select the X in the upper right corner when it asks you to log in, (you can also log in if you have an account) and Joan will be the first post since she will be live. If you would like to see her class for a later date it will be up for the week. 

We are now also streaming live to Youtube! Simply click the link https://www.youtube.com/@mahwahpubliclibrary

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Teen Team Trivia is back and it’s bigger and better than ever. Form teams, play solo on your phone, answer as many questions as you can, as quickly as you can, and win prizes!! Questions will be formatted through Kahoot (TM) on the big screen in the InBetween. Join your buds, make new friends, and have FUN!

Children will enjoy honing their fine motor skills and painting with watercolors in this fun winter-themed craft where salt is the magic ingredient!

Image credit: onelittleproject

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Drop in after school to chat about great books and earn a small snack!  Participants can read and chat about whatever books they like.

Every class is a show, and everyone is in the band.

Our research-based curriculum, activities, and song selection vary weekly. We use a variety of materials: shakers, dancing ribbons, drums, puppets, and a selection of mystery discovery instruments which we explore during our instrument show-n-tell. Our imaginations and creativity are stimulated every class with various songs that target dramatic play and dance. Each week we embark on a different adventure during our Adventure Song – a true highlight for the children.

Join Joan Tarrant for a 45-minute chair yoga. You will need to bring a yoga mat, 2 yoga blocks (available at “Five and Below”), tissues, water and comfortable clothes. This is a great opportunity to stretch, breathe, move, and relax together doing gentle yoga poses while seated or standing with a chair. 

No registration is necessary.  This is a drop in program but space is limited to 20.

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Teens can drop-in everyday after school to play board games, use our gaming consoles or watch an awesome movie, and maybe even solve a fun puzzle!

Come and see some scaly, slimy, and furry friends. Larry brings an assortment of animals for this show, letting you get up-close and personal to them while you learn what makes them unique!

Join us for Saturday Jiggly Wiggly – all ages up to five years old will move, sing, dance, and have fun!

Flutist Pamela Whitman and Bassist Rich Kurtz present The Spirit of Christmas. Flutes, ethnic flutes, flute choirs, guitar and bass capture the Spirit of the Season. World music interpretations of holiday favorites and tender emotional renderings of rarely heard carols will bring joy to your heart and a celebration to your feet!

Bios:

In 1989, Pamela Whitman created Compassionate Heart Productions to promote peace and intercultural understanding through music. She founded and directed the world-rock band WorldColor. The band promoted peace through music by touring nationally and internationally with musicians from different countries. Her three-year cultural exchange program with Nepal included collaborations with Nepal’s leading musicians. The project included television and radio broadcasts, recordings, tours and documentaries that have aired in seventeen Asian countries. Artists for a Better World honored Pamela in an international award ceremony in Hollywood for her humanitarian work as a musician.

Whitman has starred at such diverse venues as The Brooklyn Academy of Music; The Birendra International Convention Center (Kathmandu, Nepal); Xinghai Concert Hall (Guangzhou, China); The House of Blues (Hollywood); The Himalayan Hard Rock Cafe and more. She has performed in the Costa Rican Rainforest; on Indian Reservations and at spiritual centers and Performing Arts Centers throughout the United States. In 2022, she toured Peru in collaboration with Peru’s leading Pan Flutist, Clemente Cesar Villalobos Leiva. In 2024, she collaborated with Dakota Flutist Bryan Akipa in a tour of tribal schools in South Dakota. She is currently collaborating with India’s virtuoso tabla player Samir Chatterjee.

Pamela is a recording artist who enjoys using ethnic flutes in her music and collaborating with musicians from various cultures. She uses special effects to induce a peaceful response in the listener. You can hear her original New Age music on Hearts of Space Radio and all digital and streaming outlets. 

Since 1989, Pamela has been the Principal Flutist of the Ocean City Pops Orchestra, where she loves playing classical favorites by the sea. She has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras throughout the United States and is an active chamber musician. She earned her degree in Flute Performance from the University of Michigan and has been a student of Julius Baker and Jim Walker.

Rich Kurtz plays upright bass in the Bay Atlantic Symphony and electric bass with many East Coast bands. Rich owns and operates the award-winning music studio Cadence Music. Rich is one of the most experienced bassists working today, having performed thousands of recorded appearances and live concerts. He has performed with Ray Charles, George Benson, Luciano Pavarotti, Peter Cetera, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Feinstein, Andrea Bocelli and more. Rich holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Performance and Education. 

In his original compositions, Rich continually experiments with new sounds to expand the sonic horizons of his instruments. He creates ambience with electronica, cello, fretless bass, and guitar.

Lisa Russell is a dedicated Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructor as well as a New Jersey Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. With nearly 30 years of experience in Chinese Martial Arts, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lisa’s lifelong passion is reflected in her teaching.Her classes emphasize the practice of these healing arts to promote both physical and mental well-being. Lisa holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu and was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2013. Recently, she was honored with the title of “Best Tai Chi Classes” in the Best of Hudson Valley.In her sessions, Lisa integrates her extensive knowledge and experience to help students achieve balance, enhance their health, and cultivate inner peace.

The Library is closed for Christmas Eve – enjoy the holiday!

The Library is closed for Christmas – enjoy the holiday!

The 4:30 Movie-  Romance/Comedy- Rune time 1hr 37min- Rated RWriter-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story set in the summer of 1986 that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans.

Enjoy a musical homage to the Sun, Moon and Stars!Acclaimed Concert musician Dr. David Podles will showcase hits of artists, and composers, that looked skyward when creating their hits. From Blue Moon, Paper Moon, Harvest Moon and Old Devil Moon to Bad Moon Rising, Moondance and Moonflower while Dancing in the Moonlight you can then Wish upon a Star on a Starry, Starry Night. And let’s not forget to look Somewhere Over the Rainbow and know It’s a Wonderful World plus many more celestial themed songs and music!

Lisa Russell is a dedicated Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructor as well as a New Jersey Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. With nearly 30 years of experience in Chinese Martial Arts, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lisa’s lifelong passion is reflected in her teaching.Her classes emphasize the practice of these healing arts to promote both physical and mental well-being. Lisa holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu and was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2013. Recently, she was honored with the title of “Best Tai Chi Classes” in the Best of Hudson Valley.In her sessions, Lisa integrates her extensive knowledge and experience to help students achieve balance, enhance their health, and cultivate inner peace.

The Library is closed for New Year’s Eve – enjoy the holiday!