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The Joy List: December 30
Hi there, friend!
Our New Yorker of the Week today is... wait for it… a cat named Potato Sack who needs a new home. If you’re interested in learning more about this lil chonk, email Daniela at [email protected].
Is one of your new year’s resolutions to make new connections? Find love? Then you know what to do…fill out this form.
Now, onto the good stuff:
How would someone who loves you describe you?
Hi! I am writing about a very special New Yorker -- my rescue cat, Potato Sack. Potato was born in a Brooklyn cat colony, and was hit by a car when he was very small. A sweet rescuer took him to get care, and he ended up at a shelter from which we adopted him. Now, he's 2 years old, deaf, and 3-legged -- but spunky, friendly, and incredibly cute.
My girlfriend and I love Potato so much but after a year of trying to integrate him with our resident cat (we really tried every possible solution under the sun), we have come to the bittersweet conclusion that he needs a new home where he can be the resident cat. His deafness means he is very tolerant of lots of things that bother other kitties - he's great with kids, if you vacuum around him he'll think you're playing a game, and he doesn't mind if you clatter around your kitchen. He loves belly rubs and will follow you around the house like a puppy. He would do best with someone who works from home/spends a good amount of time at home.
We are in Flatbush but open to connecting with folks in any part of NYC and potentially beyond. If you are interested in adopting a very special boy, please reach out to me at [email protected]! Thank you!
Gatherings
Double check details before you go, and contact the organizers with questions! The Joy List does not run these events. This is a slow events week, so the focus is mostly on every possible flavor of New Year’s Eve!
Tuesday, December 31: CX Presents: Tell No One
The experience is laden with intimate moments of conversation balanced with over-the-top performances throughout the space. Our location for this grand gala event is a stunning gem of a loft on the waterfront of Red Hook, Brooklyn. This space, split into three oversized performance areas and multiple intimate zones, is warm, inviting, and gorgeously appointed.
Note from Jillian: If you get the higher priced ticket where you have to sign an NDA, please break it and tell me what you saw. I’m nosy. And joking. Kinda.
$99-$250. 8 PM to late. Info here.
Tuesday, December 31: In-Person and Online: New York Insight’s Annual New Year’s Eve Gathering & Celebration
We are delighted to offer an evening of reflection, connection, and intention-setting as we honor the closing of the year and welcome the new one. The evening will include meditation, chanting, space for reflection, and our unique year-end ritual, in which all are invited to participate. Together, we will cultivate a sense of care and community, tending to ourselves and one another as we move into the new year.
This hybrid event will be lovingly held by NewYork Insight teachers and community members, and guests, some of whom will join the evening online.
$15 to $25. 8 PM to 12:15 AM. New York Insight, 115 West 29th St. Info here.
Tuesday, December 31: GAIA NYE 2025 EXTRAVAGANZA
This New Year’s Eve Extravaganza will be:
• part interactive concert
• part community art project
• part circle singing celebration
• part dance party
• part new year's eve festival
• and part evolving co-creation that takes on a life of its own
Together, we will create a bubble of loving community and celebration as we journey into the new year. Join us in crafting a space where we can use song and dance, art and expression, play and improvisation, community and connection to step into the new year with intention, surrounded by dear ones known and unknown.
$22 to $55. 7 PM to 12:30 AM. Sound Mind Center, 202b Plymouth St. Info here.
Tuesday, December 31: Club Devotion: Open Channel ~ A Masked New Year's Eve Party
Presented by Awarehouse X Reforesters Laboratory—a nexus where consciousness meets celebration.
Become an open channel for the highest expression of yourself at our Masked New Years Eve Celebration. An intimate, alcohol-free, 5-hour conscious club night—designed to dissolve boundaries and awaken the collective spirit.
As the old paradigms fade, embrace the unfolding mystery of your own becoming.
$100. 9 PM to 2 AM. Register for Brooklyn address. Info here.
Tuesday, December 31: New Year’s Eve Bike Ride and After Party
Celebrate a future positive New Year’s Eve in the great outdoors. We’ll be riding up to Belvedere Castle, where we will be ending with an after-dance party and celebratory fireworks in Central Park! Dress festive- don’t forget your noisemakers and party favors. This year’s Annual New Year’s Eve bike ride and after-party will be focusing on positivity and bringing people together in the future. Make your New Year’s resolution for the planet.
Free. 9:45 PM start, multiple locations. Info here.
Saturday, January 4: Intro To Birdwatching
Whether you’re just starting out or have already joined the birding ranks, this introductory outing is for you! Every Saturday, join Prospect Park Alliance and a member of the Brooklyn Bird Club on an introductory walk to learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit Prospect Park through all seasons.
All levels are welcome and walks will begin at the Prospect Park Audubon Center. No registration necessary. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring binoculars if you have them.
Free. 10 am to 12 PM. Prospect Park Audobon Center. Info here.
Sunday, January 5: Defying Gravity One-Day Choir
Gaia Music Collective's One-Day Choir series is an opportunity to sing in a choir for one day only. A celebration of song and the connective power of singing in harmony. An opportunity to build community, make some new friends, and raise our powerfully diverse voices as one.
No auditions. No commitment. No judgment or need for perfection.
Just the joy of creating something bigger than ourselves with a room full of beautiful humans!
Donation-based. 1 to 4 PM. Atolye Venue & Bar, 236b 6th St. Info here.
Ready to start your new year relaxed?
Jillian, The Joy List founder, here. I’m obsessed with spas, and have recently started a love affair with the Flatiron Bathhouse. If you’d like to try it out, use my code to get 30% off your visit. (And selfishly, I then get discounts on my trips, too.)
PS. If you know anyone who runs a spa, I’m happy to be an ambassador 😛