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Windham celebrates recovery from last summer’s Hurricane Irene

Windham Re-Grand Opening Day  — The Windham Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Re-Grand Opening event highlighting businesses on Main St. Windham that were affected by last summer’s  devastating Hurricane Irene, which destroyed much of the historic downtown.  There will be Ribbon Cutting ceremonies at several establishments and music and light refreshments at [...]

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Free ticket giveaway for Cirque Le Jazz

Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages — see Cirque Le Jazz,  a family-friendly show of high-flying entertainment, for FREE if you win the two tickets NYC On the Cheap is giving away to the matinee performance on Saturday, February 25th.  See acrobats, singers, jugglers and clowns, up close and personal at the Theater [...]

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Celebrate George Washington’s birthday at historic Morris Jumel Mansion

Celebrate George Washington’s birthday in Revolutionary Era surroundings, at the Morris Jumel Mansion in Harlem.  The FREE birthday party includes a tour of the historic home, which re-opened recently after an extensive renovation.  There are activities for the kids, including a scavenger hunt and the chance to try on colonial costumes.  It’s from 11 [...]

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Circus on the cheap: see Cirque Le Jazz for $10-$15

Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages — Cirque Le Jazz is a family-friendly show of high-flying entertainment.  See acrobats, singers, jugglers and clowns, up close and personal at the Theater for The New City on the Lower East Side.  Performances are Thursday, February 23rd to Saturday, February 25th at 8 PM, and [...]

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Movie deal: $12 for two tickets

Here’s a deal that pretty much turns your next movie ticket into a BOGO buy — for a limited time, pay $12 For two movie tickets — for any movie of your choice. This is a $24 value.  Use it when your “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” family wants to catch a movie, and [...]

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Daily deals for kids: Family Fun, personalized ebooks, Encyclopedia Britannica,

The candy hearts were yesterday.  Now it’s time to think about  gifts for kids for the rest of the year.  Here are some great daily deals for kids happening now from several of the voucher deal sites –

Personalized eBooks — Get $20 worth of personalized ebooks for kids for just $10.  Make storytime [...]

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Free ticket giveaway for Cirque Le Jazz

Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages — see Cirque Le Jazz,  a family-friendly show of high-flying entertainment, for FREE if you win the two tickets NYC On the Cheap is giving away to the matinee performance on Saturday, February 25th.  See acrobats, singers, jugglers and clowns, up close and personal at the Theater [...]

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A Real Night at the Museum

Kids get the opportunity to camp out overnight at the American Museum of Natural History, in the real version of the popular movie.  As the doors close and the lights dim, participants head out with flashlights in search of adventure, which could mean a face-to-face meeting with a 65-million-year-old T. rex in the Hall of Dinosaurs, [...]

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African-American Musical Mosaic show at AMNH for Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month at the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, February 18th, with Global Weekends: The African-American Musical Mosaic. This celebration of African-inspired song and rhythms is inspired by gospel, jazz, R&B and hip hop.  Performers include singer/actress Sandra Reaves-Phillips, classical musicians The Harlem Quartet, indie and blues singer-songwriter Charles Mack, and special guest Daryl “DMC” McDaniels of the hip-hop group Run DMC.  The show is free with admission, at 6 PM.  Click the link to see a short video clip of a rehearsal, and an interview with Daryl “DMC” McDaniels, who grew up in Hollis, Queens.

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NYC free weekend planner Feb. 11-12 events

There’s always something to do in New York City on a weekend without breaking the bank.  Here is your weekly round-up of free, frugal and cheap NYC weekend events –

Free screening of the sci-fi film Ghostrider about the comic book hero who sells his sul to the devil, at the Sony Wonder Theater.  [...]

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NY free guide for Sat., Feb 11: Valentine’s Day family crafts workshop at Wave Hill

Breathe in the fragrance of greenhouse blossoms and appreciate their colorful blooms at Wave Hill, then use them as inspiration to make lovely, lacy and flowerful Valentine’s Day cards, in a special FREE family crafts workshop.  The workshop is in the Ecology Building, 10AM–1PM.  There’s also a FREE guided walking tour of the Cactus [...]

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Central Park on ice: watch master carvers create frozen sculptures

Free family event: It’s called the Ice Festival @ Tavern, which is the new name for the building that used to be Tavern on the Green, the iconic Central Park restaurant that’s gone but not forgotten.  On Saturday, February 11th, watch master carvers from Okamoto Studio turn huge blocks of ice into Central Park [...]

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