Family-Friendly Vacation: The North Fork
For a budget-friendly sampling of retro family fun, rent a station wagon and check out some delightfully nostalgic activities.
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Browse this year's most giftable toys in our holiday Shop-A-Matic.
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Todd Oldham is creating art nerds, one kid at a time.
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Old Dogs
Two friends have their lives turned upside down when they're unexpectedly charged with the care of 7-year-old twins.
A twist on the traditional fairy tale, set in New Orleans's French Quarter.
Planet 51An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by little green people living in suburban bliss.
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Eight-year-old Ashima Shiraishi loves to rock climb. At a competition this summer, she placed first in the open women’s division.
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Play Spaces
Unreal jungle gyms, hard-rocking puppet shows, and other reasons why it's great to be a city kid.
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After the Lincoln Square tree lighting in Dante Park, Broadway comes alive with street musicians, jugglers, marching bands, and more. More »
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The series screens two half-hour films: The Way Things Go , which chronicles a 100-foot-long Rube Goldberg sequence, and The Solitary Life of Cranes , about the patterns of London life as seen through the eyes of crane drivers. More »
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12/3 The Jimmies at Barnes & Noble
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Ashley Albert and friends perform in support of their new CD, Make Your Own Someday , and DVD, Trying Funny Stuff . More »
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12/4 Seven in One Blow, or The Brave Little Kid
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- Seven in One Blow, or The Brave Little Kid
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After killing seven flies with a single swat, a boy encounters some colorful characters. More »
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12/4 The Flaming Idiots at New Victory Theater
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This madcap act’s vaudeville show includes such feats as bean-bag-chair juggling. More »
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11/30 Winter’s Eve
Accent On Escape.
New You In The New Year.
A Warm Embrace in Winter.
Fall Into Fitness.
Building a Beautiful Mind.
