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The Big Apple Circus Presents Dream Big

Thursday, November 10th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

It would’ve been hard to do something else, to as it were, run away from the circus and become an accountant. Samuel West The six

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A Gloriously Ghastly Tale

Sunday, October 31st, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

The front of an 8’ x 20’ Victorian clapboard house literally fills the intimate stage. Arched, keystone windows are curtained. Shadows of branches play on

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Top Halloween Songs to Set the Mood

Friday, October 29th, 2010
by Alex DiBlasi on Playing Around

Whether you’re throwing a Halloween party or just putting together a mix for your iPod, these songs are all guaranteed to get you in the

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Who Took the Wonder Out of Wonderland?

Sunday, March 7th, 2010
by Debra Toppeta on Playing Around

When Abraham Lincoln said over 150 years ago, “What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself,” he could have easily been talking today

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Alice in Wonderland—Timeless as the White Rabbit’s Watch

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around

“It’s still new. It’s still fresh. If it were written yesterday and released on shelves today, people would still be as amazed by it as

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Tim Burton Wows at the MoMA

Monday, March 1st, 2010
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Living Around

“It’s been nonstop since day one,” says a weary information booth clerk in the lobby of the Museum of Modern Art. A security guard practically

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Lewis Carroll’s Alice—A Favorite for Film Makers

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

When Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland opens on Friday, March 5, the film will join many others that have sought to bring Lewis Carroll’s tales

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Women Around Town: Lauren & Haley Fox—Alice’s Tea Cup

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Dining Around, Woman Around Town

“It’s always tea-time,” said the Hatter with a sigh.” There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the

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