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What To Do: In & Around Town This Week
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Frosty Day in Armonk  The list of events for Armonk's Frosty Day keeps getting bigger and better. While the highlight of the day is the Main Street parade at 4:30pm, complete with marching bands and entertainers, there are events all around town from 12-4pm. Including the Frosty Express Train Ride from Town Hall and hayrides from Wampus Brook Park, magicians and live music at Armonk Square, Frosty cartoons at the library, a scavenger hunt at the Hergenhan Center, and craft making activities and giveaways at shops on Main Street. After the parade there's a tree lighting at Wampus Brook Park at 5pm. Plus, Frosty photo ops in & around town. Sat, 11/29. More Frosty here!
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Katonah for the Holidays  Join the Katonah Chamber of Commerce on Sat, 11/29: 11am when Santa will greet children behind Chase Bank - just in time for Small Business Saturday. The tree and menorah lighting ceremony with caroling, raffles, prizes and hot drinks and snacks will follow on Sun, 11/30: 6pm at St. Luke's Church, 68 Bedford Rd., Katonah. The St. Luke's tree is the largest living lit tree in NY. More
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Bedford Turkey Trot: It will knock the stuffing out of you!  Get the stuffing knocked out of you (well, run it off) at the 10th Annual Bedford Turkey Trot - "the hardest 5K in NY" and 2 mile walk on Sat, 11/29. So how come the run is the metric system but not the walk? Hmmm? Find out where, when & how to register.
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What To Do: Winter Wonderland at Kensico Dam Plaza  Beginning November 29, there will be ice skating, holiday music, a choreographed light show, food, crafts and more entertainment at Kensico Dam Plaza Park. Read about this and 83 more Holiday Events from Santa to The Nutcracker right here. Check it out!
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Where To See: The Nutcracker  It's time to get your tickets for The Nutcracker. The New York City Ballet's, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker opens on 11/28 and the local performances begin soon thereafter. Our Holiday Events Guide lists 8 in & around our towns. Plus, Where To Hear: The Messiah and Where To See: A Christmas Carol. Read more.
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at PAC  International Tchaikovsky Competition Award-winner, Jennifer Koh joins the acclaimed Orpheus Orchestra, in their 42nd season, for a program of Grieg: Halberg Suite, Op. 40; Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041; Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, Paris; and the world premier of Anna Clyne: Rest These Hands. Purchase. Sun, 11/30: 3pm. More PAC here.
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Where To Shop: Sponsored Blocks
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Amazing deal on the quintessential turkey wine!  This week's Wine Geeks Wine of the Week is the Foxglove Zinfandel from Paso Robles in California. Zinfandel is the quintessential All-American Grape, perfect for the quintessential All-American holiday. The traditional flavors of the Thanksgiving table cry out for a well-balanced, fruit-forward wine with a touch of spice. You'll find exactly that in the Foxglove Zin with it's juicy notes of blackberry, blueberry and cassis laced with nuances of wildflowers, brambles, spice and dark chocolate. Normally eighteen bucks, with this week's discount it's a steal at $15.29 a bottle! Buy it by the case for a deeper 20% discount off the original price! Use discount code ZINGEEK to purchase. Thru Sun, 11/30. (Wine Geeks, 559 Main St., Armonk, 914.273.WINE) www.winegeeksarmonk.com
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Cherylyn Salon Children's Cancer Fund Luncheon  The 16 th Annual Cherylyn Salon Children's Cancer Fund Luncheon and Fashion Show will be held at Zanni Restaurant at Mariani Gardens on Mon, 12/2. All proceeds go toward making the kids' chemotherapy treatments at the Maria Ferari Children's Hospital as comfortable as possible. You can help purchase smartphones, Macbooks, iPads, toys, books and games for the kids. To attend the luncheon, please make out checks for $80 to The Children's Cancer Fund and mail or drop off at Cherylyn Salon, 430 Bedford Rd., Armonk, 914.273.7900; info@cherylynsalon.com) www.cherylynsalon.com
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What To Do: With the Kids
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Students Tutoring & Enrichment Programs Guide  First report cards in? Tutoring help is just a click away on our Kids' Programs Guide. No red flags? Your child is a born prodigy? Maybe it's time to dial up some enrichment programs. We have them too. What To Do"s Kids Tutoring & Enrichment Guide. |
NYBG Holiday Train Show  The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show features over a dozen large scale model train sets on a quarter mile of track and a landscape of 140 replicas of New York City buildings made of bark, twigs, fruit, seeds and pine cones. Including, the original Penn Station and Yankee Stadium, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Read more.
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A Billion Bricks 2: LEGO Trains, Planes & Rocket Ships  Bill Probert & I LUG (LEGO® Users Group) NY returns to the Museum Galleries at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center for a 6th season. Brick monorails, helicopters, subways, ships, and shuttles travel at full speed across a 3-D landscape built out of LEGO® bricks. Daily through 1/25/15. More Kids Holidays.
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Ice Skating at The Harvey School with Bedford Rec  The Bedford Rec department, in cooperation with the Harvey School, offers public skating for all ages with Program Supervisor Jim Whiting and staff and a live DJ. Fri, 11/28 & 12/26: 12:45-2:45pm. (Harvey School, 240 Jay St., (Rt. 22), Katonah) More Kids stuff.
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The Polar Express in IMAX  The Polar Express returns to the six story high IMAX® screen at the Norwalk Aquarium. Based on the Caldecott-Award winning book by Chris Van Allsburg about a boy who doesn't believe in Santa Clause, and his magical trip to the North Pole, The Polar Express has become a holiday classic on big screens and small. Opens Fri, 11/28 and runs through 1/2/15. (The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water Street, Norwalk) More Kids Holiday Events.
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Holiday Tea Musicales at Caramoor Take a docent-led tour of the Rosen House followed by a holiday concert in the music room. An Afternoon Tea of finger sand-wiches, scones, holiday treats, and a variety of teas and hot chocolate for the kids are served in the dining room. More.
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Coming Up: In & Around Town
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David Benoit Tribute to Charley Brown & more holiday music  Contemporary Jazz piano legend, David Benoit pays tribute to the Peanuts animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas at Paramount Hudson Valley on Thurs, 12/4. There's more holiday music coming up including Neil Berg's Broadway Holiday, a Michael McDonald Christmas, Darlene Love, Mannheim Steamroller, the Aimee Mann Christmas Show, the Vienna Boys Choir, the Trans Siberian Orchestra, A Celtic Christmas, the annual Rob Mathes Holiday Concert at PAC and Winter Pops! with the Westchester Philharmonic and Broadway stars Christine Ebersol, Santino Fontana and Laura Osnes. Plus, Handel's Messiah, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. More Holiday Music here.
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The Armonk Players present A Midsummer Night's Dream  The Armonk Players set William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in modern times offering an imaginative take on the Bard's popular comedy and lots of surprises. Opening on Sat, 12/6 at Whippoorwill Hall. More winter theatre, dance & comedy.
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Broadway star joins New Castle Community Sing  Broadway star Jeanne Lehman joins The Chappaqua Orchestra at the New Castle Community Sing and tree lighting event. The orchestra will also perform the music of composer Brad Ross and the premiere of a new Christmas song by Michael Shapiro, along with traditional holiday favorites for the sing-a-long. Sat, 12/6: 3:30 pm. Tree lighting at 4:30pm. More.
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Westchester Knicks at the County Center The New York Knicks' NBA D-League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks play their first season in franchise history at the County Center. They feature All Atlantic 10 guard Langston Galloway, Todd Mayo (brother of AJ) and Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the Knicks 2nd round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. Full schedule.
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