MUSIC HALL At the ARChive of Contemporary Music annual sale I bought about a dozen CDs—half for me, half as gifts—and a great old wooden crate for $5. (The guys working there kept telling me to “enjoy it,” which made me wonder if I’m missing something.) The sale is fun browsing, and it continues through Dec. 20.

LEAVE THE OLD COOT ALONE Because I was so excited about Pinchbottom‘s Filthy Lucre, a burlesque adaptation of A Christmas Carol, I feel it’s my duty to report that Scrooge’s redemption yet again proved to be impossible to make entertaining, despite the lively efforts of the performers. At least I wasn’t the one in my group who fell asleep—and it was nice to get that never-been-here-before feeling about Walkerspace.

COMING UP Monday evening at the Mercy Corps Action Center in Battery Park City: “Author Kasia Parham will discuss her new title Emusoi, which tells the stories of six young Masai women and their search for education, at odds with their traditional culture.” RSVP at ukmis.un@gmail.com. ••• Grown & Sewn and Skot Foreman, whose pop-up shop/gallery is at 184 Duane, are having a holiday party—open to all—on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ••• Saturday’s installment of the Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club will be a screening of The Peace Tree, an award-winning film about two girls who help their parents understand the importance of diversity. And then: “A holiday celebration with a memorable arts and crafts experience will follow both screenings. Kids can create diverse symbols of peace from different cultures and faiths to make our very own Tribeca Cinema’s Kids Club Peace Tree.” Buy tickets now at tribecafilm.com/kidsclub.••• Also on Saturday: Joanne Dugan, author of ABC NYC, will be reading and leading activities, all to benefit charity, at the Jade’s Toy Box/Zaba pop-up shop at N. Moore and Varick.

IN THE NEWS Battery Park City gadfly Barry Skolnick is moving out of the city—and into Rochester, Minn. He’ll get an award for his service at the Community Board 1 meeting on Tuesday (Downtown Express).

OH, STOP “Just wanted to let you know that I’ve had your blog on my RSS feed for a short while and am really enjoying it. You’re doing a great job of capturing everything this neighborhood has to offer. Thanks for your hard work. Ron”