LOFT PEEPING: ANTHONY SPERDUTI
A co-founder of the Partners & Spade ad agency, Anthony Sperduti renovated and decorated his White Street loft himself, citing “cinematography, Peggy Guggenheim’s Venice home, and 1970s New York nightlife” as inspiration. Take a look around.

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Tribeca PAC presents Nugget & Fang on Sunday, December 2, at 11 a.m. Nugget & Fang is an under-the-sea musical story about two friends (Nugget, a minnow, and Fang, a shark). Ages 3 and up. Tribeca PAC also presents Dragons Love Tacos & Other Stories on Saturday, December 15, at 11 a.m. When a boy throws his new dragon friends a spicy salsa taco party, red-hot trouble ensues! Tribeca PAC is located on 199 Chambers St. (BMCC campus). Sponsored.

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: DANCEBODY
A professional dancer sidelined by injury, Katia Pryce devised DanceBody, a workout that combines fitness and dance. Students learn a new routine quarterly, and you need not be a dancer: “If you can’t do the move, just keep moving,” she says.

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DOWNTOWN HANUKKAH PARTY AND NEW CD RELEASE
Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue invites you and your family to celebrate Hanukkah and the release of their first album, “Eternal Soul: Songs for Positivity, Inspiration, and Wellbeing.” The fun begins with a Community Sing-a-long followed by latkes, dinner, and the 8th Annual Dreidle Competition (all ages welcome). Happy Hanukkah to all and may your menorahs burn bright! Dec. 7, 6 p.m., at St. Paul’s Chapel, 209 Broadway at Fulton. All welcome. Tamidnyc.org. Sponsored.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/26: Xi’an Famous Foods opens this week (above). Plus: An immersive theater experience about the author of “Peter Pan”; Thanksgiving animation on the base of 1 World Trade Center; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; participate in a dominatrix’s photo shoot.
••• 11/27: Art World Conference to be held here. Plus: Soho Photo’s postcard and print sale; World Trade Center toy store is a pop-up; meet jeweler Yoshinobu Kataoka; Native American Art Market.

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Tribeca Synagogue presents Shabbat Chanukkah with Ashley Blaker. Internationally acclaimed Orthodox Jewish comedian from the UK. Friday, Dec. 7: Young Professionals Shabbat Dinner with talk on Blaker’s spiritual path. Saturday, Dec. 8: Comedy night with full performance. Register now on tribecasynagogue.org. Sponsored.

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THE CITY IS DROPPING ITS PLAN FOR A HUGE NEW JAIL
Officials say that the proposal faced “difficulties relocating all the existing tenants inside 80 Centre Street.”

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ANOTHER CHELSEA GALLERY IS MOVING HERE
Andrew Kreps Gallery will join the burgeoning arts-and-design district of northeast Tribeca—and its entrance will be on Cortlandt Alley. Above: A work by Ivens Machado.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 11/26: Leonard Street crime scene. Plus: Sketchy Battery Park City venue to become a co-working space; new chef at Lalito; vague opening forecast for Sant Ambroeus at Brookfield Place; is something up with Downtown Express?
••• 11/28: Unorthodox pickpocketry. Plus: Edward Albee’s loft hits the market (above); James Rosenquist’s townhouse sells; politician wants to force businesses to take cash; Asphalt Green roof repair to cost millions; Il Mulino’s white truffles; former De Maria space to be a chain café.

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QUIZ: DEAD RESTAURANTS (PART 4)
“According to the menu, the shrimp chips are ‘loved by mermaids.'” Know which dead restaurant this is? And the nine others?

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