Today in NYC: Wednesday, December 2

Today Rockefeller Center lights there famous Christmas Tree. Here is a list of bars near the Rockefeller Tree, for cocktails before or after visiting it....Beer lovers can meet at Hop Devil Grill for the NY Beer Meetup Group Christmas Beer tasting...The Intergovernmental Child Cyber Control Organization (IC3O) presents...Cocktails for a Cause at Le Souk-Harem...and The Drunken Smartass Olympics takes place at Dempsey's Pub...

• Stand Up Comedy at Comic Strip Live
• Drunken Smartass Olympics at Dempsey's Pub
• Molly Lamb presents Live Music at Parkside Lounge
• Christmas Beer Meetup at Hop Devil Grill
• Rockefeller Tree Lighting
• Allen Gogarty at The Red Lion
• Half Throttle at Smith's Bar
• Ray Greiche at Pig n Whistle
• The Best of Broadway at Broadway Comedy Club
• Cocktails for a Cause at Le Souk-Harem
• Jewish Hurry Date at Alibi
• 8-Minute Dating at 420 Lounge
• Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch at Birdland