Eight Nutcrackers. Five Messiahs. And a pair of Christmas Carols. What To Do's Holiday Guide offers a Mixed Bag of Holiday Events including Where To See Santa, What To Do With The Kids and a lot of great holiday music. Check it out!

There's still 13 days left to check in on Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. Our HVRW Guide lists all the participating restaurant in & around our towns - including those annoying blackout dates. Plus, our pick for seven more that are worth the trip - from White Plains to Hyde Park. There's even four top restaurants with no blackout dates. (Love you Peter Kelly.) 

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WCC's Taste of Westchester cooking classes are coming fast and furious. On Thursday, 11/6, Chris DeCicco pairs craft beers with vegetable risotto, pan seared scallops and a stuffed portobello mushroom at DeCiccos in Armonk. On Mon, 11/10 Cafe of Love Executive Chef Lesley Lampert and Chef Michael Donnelly take you step by step through seasonal soups, starters and sides for the Thanksgiving table. Get the full menus and info on more upcoming classes here.

This new Jacob Burns Film Series opens on Thursday with a screening of The Daily Show host Jon Stewart's directorial debut, Rosewater. The series will show 21 documentaries through November 24. Shown here, an image from the Academy Award-nominated film The Missing Picture - Rithy Pran's recreation of his Cambodian childhood under the Khmer Rouge that runs on Friday. Other films in the series take you to rural America, the Pine Ridge Indian reservation, Afghanistan, Syria, behind the scenes of Israeli intelligence and behind bars with a notorious escape artist. Read more for full festival highlights.

The Axial Theatre begins a nine performance run of Anton Chekhov's classic work The Seagull on Friday, November, 7 in Pleasantville. The first production of The Seagull in 1896, was a huge failure. It was restaged in 1898 by Constantin Stanislavsky for his Moscow Art Theatre - a production that is considered one of the greatest events in world dramatic history. The Axial Theatre produces new and old plays.More November Bucket List.

30th annual craft fair featuring over 85 vendors presenting handcrafted clothing, designer clothing, handbags and accessories, original artwork, tableware and furniture, bath and beauty products, floral designs, gourmet foods and more. Plus raffles, kids creations and donation alley. This event produced by the Bell Middle School PTA benefits the Bell Middle School. Sat, 11/8: 10am-4pm. (Robert E. Bell Middle School, 50 Senter St., Chappaqua. 

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Three fellow Caramoor Rising Star alumni, Jeewon Park, piano, Arnaud Sussman, violin, and Max Mandel, viola, join acclaimed cellist and Caramoor Artistic Director Edward Aron

for a night of rare works from young romantic masters - Schubert, Mendelssohn, Dvořák, and contemporary composer, Giya Kancheli.Sat, 11/8: 8pm.(Caramoor) Read more. 

It pays to know What To Do. Wine Geeks Armonk is currently offering TWO-FOR-ONE TICKETS to its Washington State Wine Class on Saturday, November 8 exclusively to subscribers of our What To Do e-Letter. To take advantage of this offer, call 914-273-9463 and use discount code WASHINGTONGEEK to purchase. That's TWO tickets for only $35! All TWO-FOR-ONE tickets must be purchased in advance. www.winegeeksarmonk.com

Cherylyn Salon is celebrating its 28th year with a special thank you to its customers. Join them for complimentary hors d'oeuvres, snacks and quaffs. There's a host of complimentary offers like scalp and conditioning treatments, neck and shoulder massages, electrolysis consultations and primers on LED lights, microcurrent and elastin skin enhancements. Plus, sample hair and skin treatment products from Shu Uemura, Loreal and discounts on Dermalogica and Bio-Therapeutics skin care products and SPA Gift Certificates. Thurs, 11/13: 10am-6pm. Cherylyn Salon, 430 Bedford Rd., Armonk, 914.273.7900)  

It didn't take long for Disney to turn their Academy Award-winning tale of Elsa and Anna, the royal sisters of Arendelle, into an ice spectacular. Hosted by Mickey and Minnie with cameos from Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Lion King characters. Coming soon to the Barclays Center and The Prudential Center. Read More. 

November is hot for local music: Diana Krall is at The Capitol Theatre. Arlo Guthrie and Buddy Guy are in Ridgefield. Plus, Justin Hayward, David Bromberg, Bruce Hornsby, Ray La Montagne, The Outlaws, Todd Rundgren, Roger Hodgson, The Association, Suzanne Vega, lots of great classical music and tributes to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Band. More music.

Violist Danielle Farina and cellist Edward Arron join Bedford Chamber Concerts' Music Director and pianist Tony Newman. Works include a viola sonata by Johann Nepomuk Hummel; Mr. Newman's own composition, "On the Planets for Viola and Piano;" Beethoven's "Eyeglass" duet for cello and viola; and his rarely-heard Piano Quartet in C, which Beethoven wrote at age 15. Wed, 11/12: 8pm. (St. Matthews Church, Bedford) Your November Bucket List here.

The New York Times best selling duo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child return to the Chappaqua Library with their thriller series featuring Aloysius Pendergast in The Blue Labyrinth. Preston and Child's novels Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen to National Public Radio's list of 100 Greatest Thrillers of all Time. Sat, 11/15: 3pm. (Chappaqua Library) 44 more November Events here.