6 Nutcrackers, 4 Christmas Carols and a pair of Messiahs From the North White Plains Fire Department Holiday Party to Rockefeller Center, our Holiday Events Guide posts 59 ways to celebrate the season. Find out where to see Polar Express on a six story IMAX screen and where to see Santa rapelling down a 22 story building. Holiday Doo-Wop, Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins, the Brandenburg Concertos, in-town tree lighting ceremonies, and, of course, 6 places to see The Nutcracker, 4 places to see A Christmas Carol and two places to hear Handel's Messiah. All on www.whattododigital.com

The Mouse That Roared at BHHS 
Byram Hills Stage 2014 presents The Mouse That Roared. In this Cold War satire, based on the 1955 novel by Leonard Wibberley, the tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick goes to war against the United States when an American winery makes a knock off version of Pinot Grand Fenwick threatening the country's entire economy. And wins. The book was made into a theatrical film starring Peter Sellers in 1959 and adapted for the stage in 1963. With a cast of thousands (well, 25 BHHS students.) Thurs, 11/21: 7pm, Fri-Sat, 11/22-3: 8pm.Tickets call 914.273.9200 ext. 4550 or email stagetkts@byramhills.org

Humphrey Bogart in Sahara at NCPL 
Humphrey Bogart stars as Sergeant Joe Gunn in this 1943 war film from Zoltan Korda. Bogie leads his tank crew across the Libyan dessert to rejoin their command after the fall of Tobruk. On their retreat they pick up 5 British soldiers, a Frenchman, and an Italian POW and stop to fight the Nazis to secure a water supply. The movie was filmed during the war as a propaganda piece for the US government but picked up three Academy Award nominations along the way. With a discussion by LIU Professor Valerie Franco. Fri, 11/22: 7pm. (North Castle Public Library, 19 Whippoorwill Rd. E., Armonk; www.northcastlelibrary.org

Samurai Rock at PAC
Yamato, The Drummers of Japan, bring their own blend of Samurai rock (and humor) to the Performing Arts Center for an evening of serious percussion. Yamato has been captivating audiences with its theatrical performances for 20 years. They have toured all over the world and performed over 2,600 concerts. Fri, 11/22: 8pm. (Performing Arts Center Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Skip the Macy's Day Parade and stay local with one of the largest helium balloon parades in the country. When we were there we saw Pink Panther, Popeye, Underdog, (remember Underdog?) Nemo, Mighty Mouse, Clifford, Miss Piggy, Spiderman and Kermit. With award winning marching bands, floats, street food. Sun, 11/24: 12pm. (Stamford Downtown) 

Last chance to register for the Bedford Turkey Trot
There's still time to register for the 7th annual Bedford Turkey Trot. Don't wait. This event sells out! Billed as "New York's toughest 5K," this event raises funds for the Bedford Community Table/Pantry and includes a 2 mile walk event. The race begins at the Bedford Village Elementary School, finishes at Bedford Village Memorial Park and includes a run up Indian Hill Rd. (not for the faint of heart.) Sat, 11/30: 7:30-8:15 check-in. Race begins at 9am. (Bedford Memorial Park, 51 Greenwich St., Bedford;   www.bedfordturkeytrot.org)

Harvey Presents: Regis Philbin
The Harvey School launches its new Harvey Presents arts and education series with Getting to Know Regis Philbin. Regis, who holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most time spent on broadcast television, will discuss his career in television from The Joey Bishop Show to Who Wants To Be a Millionaire with Harvey School headmaster Barry Fenstermacher and high school senior Michael Goodkind of Bedford. The series is designed to share the school's Walker Center for the Arts with the local community. Tickets avail online or call 914.232.3161 ext. 161. Sun, 11/24: 3pm. (Harvey School, 260 Jay St., Katonah; www.harveyschool.org

Westchester Phil with Jeremy Denk
Jeremy Denk returns to the Westchester Philharmonic as soloist in a program that includes Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major, Beethoven's Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25, and Haydn's Presto from Symphony No. 2. The New York Times raved about his last concert with the Westchester Phil, calling him "... a pianist you want to hear no matter what he plays." Sun, 11/24: 3pm. (The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.westchesterphil.org)

Movies for Kids at J. Burns
Michael J. Fox is the voice of Stuart, the mouse, in the 1999 film adaptation of E.B. White's book Stuart Little. Stuart drives a car, sails a boat and becomes a part of the Little family (Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis, and Jonathan Lipnicki.) Nathan Lane voices the part of Snowbell, the wisecracking house cat, who resents Stuart's vaulted status in the family. Sat-Sun 11/23-4: 12pm. (Jacob Burns, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville;

NYBG Holiday Train Show
The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show features more than a dozen large scale model trains (some measuring over 2 feet long) zipping across nearly a quarter mile of track. The spectacular backdrop features 140 scaled replicas of iconic New York buildings made of bark, twigs, fruits, seeds and pine cones. Including, Radio City Music Hall, the original Penn Station and Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn Bridge and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Sat-Sun, 11/16-1/12/2014. www.nybg.org)

A Spanish red: black cherry, vanilla and spice
This week's Wine of the Week from Wine Geeks Armonk is Zuazo Gaston Rioja Crianza. This supple Spanish red shows notes of black cherry and plum perfumed with aromas of aged leather, incense, vanilla and spice. Normally $12.00, with this week's discount it is only $11.04 a bottle. Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount. Use discount code RIOJAGEEK to purchase. Through Sun, 11/24. (Wine Geeks, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463)  www.winegeeksarmonk.com

Children's Cancer Fund Luncheon & Fashion Show 

The newly re-designed Camp Armonk, at the Armonk Tennis Club, offers 3 new camp programs for children entering grades K-5. Including Multi-Sport, Mad Science and Incrediflix, a filmmaking camp where kids make live action and stop motion movies in the AM and play sports and games in the PM. Find out more about the new Camp Armonk at their open house on Sat, 11/23: 11am-2pm. (Camp Armonk, (at Armonk Tennis) 546 Bedford Rd., Armonk;  www.armonktennis.com

American Express card members get a one-time $10 state-ment credit for spending $10 or more on a single in-store transaction on Small Business Saturday,11/30. You can register your card beginning Sun, 11/24. Hundreds of local businesses are participating. For a map of participating stores and restaurants, and to register your card click here.

Bah humbug. What's all this holiday stuff? Hey, there's plenty of great music in December that wasn't written in the 18th century or sung by Perry Como. So if you're up against the wall with Jingle Bell Rock check this out: Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular hits the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, the Dark Star Orchestra spins Dead tunes in Tarrytown, Rod Stewart and Steve Winwood are back together for the very first time at the Garden. Plus, Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, Pink, Beyonce and John Pizzarelli all take the stage in December.

Former SNL Weekend Update anchor Colin Quinn's new show Unconstitutional takes on 226 years (has it been that long?) of constitutional calamities in 70 minutes. From predator drones

to the Kardashians, Quinn wonders if this is what the founding fathers planned. "A ... funny amble through American history. Quinn has always been ... ahead of the curve." - The New York Times. Fri, 11/29: 8pm. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Armonk's Frosty Day Parade 
Start your day with a free Yoga class at Sage Yoga. Watch Frosty cartoons in the library. There's free hot cocoa, cookies, egg nog and balloons in & around town all day. Plus, face painting, craft workshops, an open house at Smith's Tavern, and a Frosty scavenger hunt at Hergenhan Hall. You can even get a free Frosty design on your nails at It's All About You Nail Salon. The parade begins at 4:30pm. Immediately after there will be a Holiday lighting ceremony and entertainment at Wampus Brook Park. Then take a Winter Walk around town, jump on a hayride, see Santa at Town Hall and head over to Hickory and Tweed for a photo op with Frosty. The Westchester Chordsmen and the Tappan Zee Bridgemen will entertain in Armonk Square. Sat, 11/30: 9:30am-7pm. www.armonkfrosty.com

Krakauer Acoustic Klezmer Quartet at Caramoor 
Famed clarinetist David Krakauer presents works in the Ashkenazic folk tradition. Krakauer is known for his modern take on traditional Klezmer music. His unique fusion of old and new idioms offers his work a relevance and freshness that is a perfect fit for Caramoor. He will perform in the acoustically impressive Rosen House Music Room. Sat, 11/30: 8pm. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

From Beethoven to Radiohead at PAC 
Here's an "eclectic audio adventure" for fans of all kinds of music. Pianist Christopher O'Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz (billed as O'Riley & Haimovitz) offer a genre bending afternoon of music that sounds so good we're listing the entire program: Vertigo, Prelude, (Bernard Herrmann) Pyramid Song, (Radiohead) Arpeggi, Radiohead) Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 119, (Prokofiev) Empty Room, (Arcade Fire) 12 Variations on a Theme by Handel, (Beethoven) The Orchard, (Phillip Glass) Le Grand Tango, (Astor Piazzolla) Scene d'Amour, (Herrmann) and The Dance of Maya (John McLauglin.) Sun, 12/8: 3pm (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

  Coming to Tarrytown 

Last year, to celebrate The Beach Boys 50th anniversary (egads!) Rolling Stone Magazine asked their readers to name their favorite Beach Boys songs. Here's their list: 10) "California Girls" 9) "Caroline, No" 8) "Barbara Ann" 7) "Sloop John  B." 6) "Don't Worry Baby" 5) "In My Room" 4) "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 3) "Surfs Up" 2) "Good Vibrations" 1) "God Only Knows." Sat, 12/14: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org

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