Everyone has an opinion about who's going to take home a Tony, but here's an inside line. Start that office pool -- the party's June 2.

Your folks are in town, and you've braced yourself for a clannish Thursday. Want to send a message on Friday night? Five plays that will -- ever so gently -- hint at what could be better in your family's life.

We all have that friend -- the one who'll eat, sleep, or read anything New York. Just in time for Christmas, five new titles for that obsessive urbanite's stocking.

The group approach to art-making has rarely been more visible. Sometimes artists pair up, sometimes other professionals join in -- and occasionally viewers are expected to lend a hand.

The Nutcracker Suite premiered in 1892, but only after World War II did the Tchaikovsky ballet become a New York family rite. Today, there's an interpretation for any sugarplum -- child or not.The

One of Mayor Bloomberg's first moves was the announcement that he's dismantling Rudy's decency commission, something we think bodes extremely well for New York nightlife. Celebrate by supporting these exuberant examples of show-and-tell (some of which might even pass for art).

Being a true fan is all about knowing more than your neighbor. And this season's books mean you'll start the year with more to say than the guy next to you at the stadium -- or that interloper from Oakland with the fat contract.

Here’s a substitute to keep you placid till you can afford that weekend home in Rhinebeck. Grab a book and a bottle of water, bypass the crowds in the big city parks, and visit your own semi-secret plot of green.

Borough by borough, where to float your boat—beyond the park.

Talks and readings to get us all through the second anniversary.