Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - Chrismahanukwanzakah: How New York City invented The Holiday Season
Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - Chrismahanukwanzakah: How New York City invented The Holiday Season: Ron Brown presents a lecture tracing how New York City shaped the modern American holiday season—from Dutch Sinter Klaus and Thomas Nast’s Santa to F.W. Woolworth’s indoor Christmas tree, Edison’s first electric tree lights in Brooklyn, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, The New York Times’ New Year’s coverage at Times Square, the addition of Kwanzaa by African Americans, and the public Chanukah menorah displays advocated by the Lubavitcher movement. Registration is required; registration opens 11/02/2026 at 9:00am and closes 12/11/2026 at 1:30pm. The program meets 12/11/26, 12:00pm–1:30pm in the Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library.
- Date
- 2026-12-11T17:00:00.000Z
- Location
- 1 Library Dr, Port Washington, NY 11050
- Town
- Port Washington