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October 23rd, 2006

Money Saving Travel Tips for Monday, October 23rd

Another Monday, and another list of Money Saving Travel Tips.
 

Don’t be afraid to leave the tourist district.  Getting off the beaten path is always a good idea when you are looking for a more authentic experience.  Sometimes, this means a few blocks in either direction, sometimes it’s just getting off at a different subway stop.  You’ll [...]

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October 14th, 2006

New York City Horror Film Festival

Is it possible to combine Halloween, horror and art?
I didn’t think so, but evidently, the answer is yes.  The New York City Horror Film Festival has been doing it for five years.
The Fifth Annual event runs October 18th-22nd.   The big public bash to launch the event will be held on the 18th at Don Hills [...]

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September 26th, 2006

Baltimore: FREE Fall Program

If you’re not going to be able to take advantage of FREE Museum Day, September 30th, you still have some options if you live in the Baltimore area.
During October and November, you can enjoy the Free Fall Baltimore Program.  Area museums will be offering free and/or reduced admission.  Other highlights of the program include free [...]

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August 30th, 2006

Labor Day Weekend: Seattle’s 36th Annual Bumbershoot

Bumbershoot:  a noun, another name for an umbrella.
Labor Day:  a noun, the last 3-day weekend of the summer, and the time for Seattle’s Bumbershoot, the country’s largest music and arts festival.
Billed as the “mother of all arts festivals,” Bumbershoot was one of the good things to come out of Seattle in the 70’s, an otherwise [...]

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June 5th, 2006

FREE Broadway Concert: Stars in the Alley

Here’s another FREE event for those of you living or traveling in Manhattan:
A FREE concert, Stars in the Alley, June 7th, at 11 am in Shubert Alley.  Enter on 45th Street, west of 7th Avenue. 
This annual event features stars from currently running Broadway shows, and is an end-of-season celebration and thank you to theater patrons.  It [...]

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