Today
JERSEY CITY
Monday Activities, academic flag football, power hour, graphic design workshop, college to career help, drum lessons, martial arts, and Double-Dutch jump rope, 4-7:30 p.m., also Dec. 12, 19 and 26, 4-7:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Club Cafeteria, 225 Morris Avenue.
Read to Ella, children in kindergarten to third grade can read to a certified therapy dog who will be accompanied by her trainer. Adults must accompany children under 8-years-old and are expected to remain in the library during program, 2 p.m., Five Corners Branch Library, 678 Newark Ave. 201-547-4543.
Tuesday
JERSEY CITY
Tuesday Activities, power hour, keystone club, lyricism 101, video production workshop, piano and bass guitar instruction, 4-7:30 p.m., also Dec. 13, 20 and 27, 4-7:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Club Cafeteria, 225 Morris Avenue.
Wednesday
JERSEY CITY
Wednesday Activities, academic flag football, power hour, martial arts, Double-Dutch jump rope, road code, photography workshop, acoustic guitar and music production instruction, 4-7:30 p.m., also Dec. 14, 21 and 28, 4-7:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Club Cafeteria, 225 Morris Avenue. .
Music Classes with Rebeca Vallejo, classes mix songs in English and in Spanish, 1 p.m., also Dec. 7, 2 p.m.; Dec. 14, 21 and 28, 1 and 2 p.m. Jersey City Free Public Library, Heights Branch, 14 Zabriskie St. 201-547-4556.
Thursday
JERSEY CITY
Thursday Activities, power hour, STEM workshops, drums & vocal instruction, lyricism 101, 4-7:30 p.m., also Dec. 15, 22 and 29, 4-7:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Club Cafeteria, 225 Morris Avenue. .
Friday
HOBOKEN
"Metamorphoses," student production of Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of Ovid, 7 p.m., also Dec. 10, 7 p.m. Hudson School Performance Space, 601 Park Ave. $10-$15. 201-377-7014.
JERSEY CITY
Friday Activities, Torch Club, SAT Preparation, theater arts and martial arts, 4-7:30 p.m., also Dec. 16, 23 and 30, 4-7:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Club Cafeteria, 225 Morris Avenue.
Fun Fridays, games include Connect4, Jenga, Yahtzee, Monopoly, Snakes and Ladders, Uno and more, 3-4:30 p.m., also Dec. 16, 23 and 30, 3-4:30 p.m. Five Corners Branch Library, 678 Newark Ave. 201-547-4543.
Saturday
JERSEY CITY
Saturday Activities, academic flag football, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., also Dec. 17, 24 and 31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Boys and Girls Club Cafeteria, 225 Morris Avenue.
"A Christmas Cabaret," proceeds from the event will go to the Inner City Youth Junior Dance Program and Company, 7 p.m., also Dec. 11, 3 p.m. Kennedy Dancers Studio, 79 Central Ave. $20/presale $23/door. kennedydancers.org, 201-659-2190.
KEARNY
Holiday Family Films, 11 a.m., also Dec. 12 and 16, 4 p.m.; Dec. 27, 29-30, 2 p.m. Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave.
DEC. 14
KEARNY
Children's Cooking Holiday Workshop, 4 p.m., also Dec. 21, 4 p.m. Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave. kearnylibrary.org, 201-998-2666.
DEC. 15
HOBOKEN
"Uptown Storytime," stories and songs for ages 2-5 with children's librarians Penny Metsch, Sharlene Edwards and Shannon Campbell, 10 a.m., Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St. hobokenmuseum.org, 201-656-2240.
DEC. 17
JERSEY CITY
Knitting for Good, students will make a bookmark for themselves and a scarf, which will be donated to the homeless of Jersey City; Knitting needles and yarn will be provided; children ages eight to 11 must be accompanied by an adult, 10-11:30 a.m., Five Corners Branch Library, 678 Newark Ave. Registration required. 201-547-4543.
First Annual Children's Open Mic, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Surati For Performing Arts, Hamilton Park, 1 McWilliams Place, No. 206. 201-360-1553.