WHAT: “A Dickens Christmas for The Rockaways" featuring exceptional artists, writers, musicians, actors and other notables pooling talents to stage a very special fundraiser to benefit Hurricane Sandy rebuilding efforts in the Rockaways

"A blight had fallen on the trees and shrubs and the wind, at length beginning to break the unnatural stillness that had prevailed all day sighed heavily from time to time as though foretelling in grief the ravages of the coming storm" Chas. Dickens

Fresh from a star-turn as "Bond Girls" entertaining VIPs at the pre-premiere bash for "Skyfall," classical crossover performers Sephira shift to songs of the season in a collection of holiday classics and originals presented in their signature style.

Joyce and Ruth O'Leary, the recording and performing artists known as Sephira, share their memories of a very special fan, actor Larry Hagman who died Friday at age 81.

Marking its 15th anniversary as a leading online platform for exploring Irish history and heritage worldwide, The Wild Geese (www.TheWildGeese.com) is turning to non-conventional sources to fund a complete revamp of the popular website.

WHAT: Bronx Museum Opening Event for two exhibits by photographer David Katzenstein exploring the impact of the arts (both exhibitions run until Jan. 06, 2013)

JUDY COLLINS to receive the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish American Writers & Artists. Previous honorees include Pulitzer Prize winning novelist William Kennedy, actor Brian Dennehy and founders of Irish Repertory Theatre.

David Katzenstein has been photographing of musician Dr. Valerie Capers since 1995. Now the Bronx Museum is staging an intimate exhibition of his photography focused on this legendary Bronx artist.

Pete Seeger Joins Tom Paxton on Eugene O'Neill Award Line-up Folk Legends and Irish American Notables Gather to honor JUDY COLLINS in NYC on Mon. Oct 15, 2012

Images of Bronx high school students at a turning point in their lives, and again nine years later, are the focus of Bronx Portraits: 2003 + 2012, an exhibition by photographer David Katzenstein, on view at the Bronx Museum (10/18/2012 - 01/06/2013)