VIDEO OF THE DAY: “AFRAID” BY AMEL LARRIEUX

Who: Amel Larrieux
What: Amel Larrieux: A Blissful Holiday
Where: City Winery, 155 Varick St., 212-608-0555
When: Friday, December 26, $24-$45, 8:00
Why: An activist, a self-described “urban chanteuse by birth,” and cofounder of Groove Theory, Amel Larrieux has released such solo records as Infinite Possibilities, Morning, and Ice Cream Everyday; “when i wrote ‘Danger’ for my latest project,” she recently blogged, “i truly did not expect i would be dedicating it to anyone so soon….”