THE RUSSIAN TSAR’S DAUGHTER Symphony Space presents “The Christmas Revels 2006: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice,” a dramatization of Arthur Ransome’s “The Fool of the World and His Flying Ship” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), using traditional dance, drama, carols, and processionals. Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 and 6 p.m., Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $27–$45.

GET YOUR HOLIDAY HANDS DIRTY The Holiday Art Academy at the Dahesh Museum features arts and crafts activities related to the upcoming holidays. Children and adults are encouraged to bring their imaginations. Saturday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Dahesh Museum, 580 Madison Ave., between 56th and 57th streets, 212-759-0606, $10 general, $8 seniors, $6 students, free for members.

YIDDISH WITH A JAZZY FLARE The Center for Jewish History presents “Hip, Heymish, and Hot!!!” a Chanukah concert featuring a performance by an interpreter of Yiddish standards, Eleanor Reissa. Sunday, 3 p.m., CJH, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-294-8301, $12 general, $6 for American Jewish Historical Society members.

EIGHT DAYS “Light x Eight: the Hanukkah Project” features works by eight contemporary artists who explore the transformative qualities of light. Artists include Teresita Fernández, Spencer Finch, and Kirsten Hassenfeld. Through Sunday, February 4, Saturday–Wednesday, 11 a.m.–5:45 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m., the Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, $12 general, $10 seniors, $7.50 students, free for children and members.