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The Lower Hudson Valley has transformed into a winter wonderland with events throughout the month to bring joy and good cheer.

“A Christmas Carol” – Charles Dickens’ ghostly tale of selfishness, greed and redemption – is one vertex of a holiday triangle that includes Handel’s “Messiah” and “The Nutcracker” ballet, set to Tchaikovsky.  This season, Dickens gets several different spins, courtesy of cultural organizations in our area.   First, master storyteller Jonathan Kruk does for “A Christmas […]

Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze on the grounds of Old Bethpage, recreates Long Island heritage and history in pumpkins, like the Montauk lighthouse © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com From Sleepy Hollow to Old Bethpage to Greenwich Village, our area features some of the best Halloween happenings outside of Salem. Here’s where to enjoy: Long Island’s Great Jack O’Lantern

The scary stories, historic haunts, and spooky movie nights at these Halloween events will keep you entertained all month in Westchester.

Historic Hudson Valley celebrates the fall season with two versions of “The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze” and a full roster of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”-themed events.   Both “Blaze” experiences, which feature thousands of hand-carved, lit jack o’ lanterns displayed through historic landscapes, are bigger than ever. “Blaze: Hudson Valley,” which runs for 54 nights through Nov. 19 at Van Cortlandt […]