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Celebrate the season with a cherished tradition!
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G.F. Handel's Messiah:  A Free Community event

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 <li>Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC8xMTIxK0JlZGZvcmQrQXZlbnVlP2VudHJ5PWdtYWlsJnNvdXJjZT1nJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bnlmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWJrLWRlZGljYXRlZA%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B76196f09___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OjYxODE6ZTJiN2VlNzc5MzkzNDA1ZDMyYjU4MTUyZjUwYTI2MjRjNGYwMDc4MzNiYWY2M2Y5NjdlYjcyZGVjYzU1MmY0NTpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945584983240%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KCUG5XDrTRLbhb%2BO053vbsf4X5%2BdxeAiQHQJ7jfNWbM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">1121 Bedford Avenue</a></li>
 <li>Coney Island YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC8yOTgwK1dlc3QrMjl0aCtTdHJlZXQ_ZW50cnk9Z21haWwmc291cmNlPWcmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueWYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YmstZGVkaWNhdGVk%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B91e4022d___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OmVlNmI6MDJlMTFiYjlkODk5NGNiMTkyYTI5ZDA3YjkwNmIyZTVkMTcxMzgzZjlmYjdhZTkwYWM4OWMwNDM1MmJjOGNlZjpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585029375%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FKGML9aAvDz6tMxemSp4hnOgS%2Fwc2yJt%2F%2B7W98rGEEw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">2980 West 29th Street</a></li>
 <li>Dodge YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC8yMjUrQXRsYW50aWMrQXZlbnVlKyUwRCUwQSstK0ZsYXRidXNoP2VudHJ5PWdtYWlsJnNvdXJjZT1nJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bnlmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWJrLWRlZGljYXRlZA%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405Bb0718de6___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OjQ5Yjc6ODBmNDlhMDVlZmNjZmI3OWM4Y2RiZTc4YmM3YWIyOTMwMjVlYTk3NGMwMDYyMDBhOTQ2YTY3ZmY4YjIyNTg1YTpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585079346%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=n6l5ZgjFP1Cp0Uxqh5TxWzMecrSJOE4f5JaMinTx9jI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">225 Atlantic Avenue</a></li>
 <li>Flatbush YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC8xNDAxK0ZsYXRidXNoK0F2ZW51ZT9lbnRyeT1nbWFpbCZzb3VyY2U9ZyZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW55ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1iay1kZWRpY2F0ZWQ%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B7d204344___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OjMwMjk6YTdmNmRhNDU3MjYyMGQ4MTYwZWU1NzNjM2IxMGExNmQ2NjIwZjYxZTZhNzc5M2VkNDY4N2QwMjc0NGU4YzcwMDpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585174597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IW40itDHOiSQmBHAFxfeoJlwlQVRrN7lSOBUB0K3a1c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">1401 Flatbush Avenue</a></li>
 <li>Greenpoint YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC85OStNZXNlcm9sZStBdmVudWU_ZW50cnk9Z21haWwmc291cmNlPWcmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueWYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YmstZGVkaWNhdGVk%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B0c730d7b___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OjkzZTI6ZjQ0NDQ1ODIxZTVmMWM2NzNjNTM4OTAzODNjYzZkY2VhNmE0N2YzODMzNTNjZTQ4ZWU1NmFlNmRmYTcyZDBiMDpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585218908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QWWHWT1urfgHTfcuxgffoQJUb0ywPASuh0mRx5ao%2FE4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Meserole Avenue</a></li>
 <li>North Brooklyn YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC81NzArSmFtYWljYStBdmVudWU_ZW50cnk9Z21haWwmc291cmNlPWcmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueWYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YmstZGVkaWNhdGVk%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B16967639___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OmJiNjg6NzY0YTIyY2I5NjdkNTE0ZWJiNzRjNzlhZDgzZDhiMmFiZWVhMzViNzdkYjAzMDU0MzZhZWY5YWE4MDA1MTc5NzpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585264255%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KrjmeyiK1UVpuMSuHp4QALc2tjia6NiY9lZKsqtfIpg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">570 Jamaica Avenue</a></li>
 <li>Park Slope Armory YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlLzM2MSsxNXRoK1N0LCtCcm9va2x5biwrTlkrMTEyMTUvQDQwLjY2Mjg0MTIsLTczLjk4NzY5NTYsMTA2NW0vZGF0YT0hM20yITFlMyE0YjEhNG02ITNtNSExczB4ODljMjVhZTI3NzYyOGFjMToweDM2M2UwYzNhYTE5MjFjNGIhOG0yITNkNDAuNjYyODM3MiE0ZC03My45ODI4MTkzITE2cyUyRmclMkYxMWJ3NDBoMTY0P2VudHJ5PXR0dSZnX2VwPUVnb3lNREkxTVRJd09TNHdJS1hNRFNvQVNBRlFBdyUzRCUzRCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW55ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1iay1kZWRpY2F0ZWQ%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B9ede64b4___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3Ojk3NmY6MTk1OWNiNWE2MzM1YmMyNTJjMjc3M2U4YTc5YTlmNDAwZGRmZDVkMTc2NGQwMDU3NGNhMmIwZTU0ZTg4MzM1MTpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585306627%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=x6UavZzJ7uvnFzkN5cSLb6TQNxS4G1Rcf6T7EGMLBPs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">361 15th Street</a></li>
 <li>Prospect Park YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlLzM1Nys5dGgrU3QsK0Jyb29rbHluLCtOWSsxMTIxNS9ANDAuNjY4NTIwNiwtNzMuOTg3MDUxNSwxMDY1bS9kYXRhPSEzbTIhMWUzITRiMSE0bTYhM201ITFzMHg4OWMyNWFmZDc0YWQzNTk3OjB4ODEwOWQxMTQwMDBjZjg1NSE4bTIhM2Q0MC42Njg1MTY2ITRkLTczLjk4NDQ3MTIhMTZzJTJGZyUyRjExcmdkZzZfdF8_ZW50cnk9dHR1JmdfZXA9RWdveU1ESTFNVEl3T1M0d0lLWE1EU29BU0FGUUF3JTNEJTNEJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bnlmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWJrLWRlZGljYXRlZA%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B311ce2fa___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OjE5ZjQ6NTA0ZmM0ODcwODMwMWM3Y2VjMTI0NDM4NjIxZmVkYTFiNGJkNWVlNjNkNGY2ZDBhNDM4NDY0ODk3ZmJlNGI0NTpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585345878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bfFkRFKhbnGyUkhls%2FkjxKdGeu9vYcAc9DSu3cFLKNo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">357 Ninth Street</a> 
 
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