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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

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Greenwich, CT
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Exhibit On Antarctica Opens At Greenwich's Bruce Museum Exhibit On Antarctica Opens At Greenwich's Bruce Museum Exhibit On Antarctica Opens At Greenwich's Bruce Museum
Exhibit On Antarctica Opens At Greenwich's Bruce Museum GREENWICH, CONN -- The Bruce Museum travels to the southern end of the world for its new exhibition, Antarctica: Photographs by Diane Tuft, from Oct. 28 through Feb. 1.  This show, underwritten by Gabelli Funds and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, features large-format photographs, many more than three feet wide, by Diane Tuft. She is a New York-based mixed-media artist and photographer. The works were selected from her new book "Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land." The exhibition will also include a selection of invertebrate specimens on loan from Yale's Peabody Mu…

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Greenwich, CT
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CHAR In Greenwich Offers Deals For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week CHAR In Greenwich Offers Deals For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week CHAR In Greenwich Offers Deals For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Char In Greenwich Offers Deals For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week GREENWICH, Conn. -- CHAR is offering three-course prixe fixe lunch ($20.95) and dinner ($29.95) deals from Nov. 3 to Nov.16 as part of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. It is the only participating Connecticut restaurant.  A full list of participating restaurants is available here. The promotion spans 114 miles across seven counties (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia) -- eight if you count the lone CHAR in Greenwich. The organization is a collaboration of 200 restaurants and businesses promoting New York’s Hudson Valley as a premier culinary destination and …

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Holds First-Ever Crawl-O-Ween Event Bridgeport Holds First-Ever Crawl-O-Ween Event Bridgeport Holds First-Ever Crawl-O-Ween Event
Bridgeport Holds First-Ever Crawl-o-ween Event BRIDGEPORT, Conn -- Let the kids trick or treat. For the adults, downtown Bridgeport will be turned into Crawl-O-Ween from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, when folks are encouraged to eat, drink and be scary. The pub crawl starts at the Martini Bar at the Holiday Inn before moving onto The Bijou Theatre, A Vucchella, B:Hive Bridgeport, the Bijou Square Wine Shop, The Barnum Public House, with an after (life) party at Tiago's complete with a DJ, food,and drink specials. Costumes are encouraged with prizes awarded at the end of the night. There is no cost to join the crawl, although drink a…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
Ossining, NY
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Ossining Artists Showcase Their Work In "Living Art" Event Ossining Artists Showcase Their Work In "Living Art" Event Ossining Artists Showcase Their Work In "Living Art" Event
Ossining Artists Showcase Their Work In "Living Art" Event OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Ossining Arts Council (OAC) and Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) are showcasing "The 2014 Living Art Event" through Nov. 8. The presentation, sponsored by Ginsburg Development Companies, LLC, is being held on the second floor of the Steamer Company Firehouse at 117 Main Street. Docent-led tours take audience members through a gallery of artwork created by members of the OAC. When the tour, which runs approximately one hour, reaches an artwork that inspired a WCT playwright, a short play based on that piece will be performed. The entire production, directe…

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White Plains, NY
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New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' At White Plains Performing Arts Center New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' At White Plains Performing Arts Center New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' At White Plains Performing Arts Center
New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' At White Plains Performing Arts Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The classic play, "Sweeney Todd," is told in a new way, albeit with the same music and lyrics, at the White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPA). For those not familiar with this musical thriller, "Sweeney Todd" tells the story of an unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the judge who robbed him of his family. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. The show runs through Oct. 26 and starts where the traditional story left…

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Pleasantville, NY
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Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center Hosts Media Maker Festival Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center Hosts Media Maker Festival Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center Hosts Media Maker Festival
Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center Hosts Media Maker Festival PLEASANTVILLE, NY -- The Jacob Burns Film Center's (JBFC) Media Maker Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free event features hands-on projects for all ages from stop-motion animation and light-painting to iPhone photography lessons and a visual scavenger hunt. Included in the festivities are snacks, raffles, and prizes, all in celebration of the film center's new education platform, the JBFC’s Visual Glossary. The glossary  -- the first of its kind, according to the film center -- uses film clips to define, explain, and demonstrate film terminology. Both…

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Norwalk, CT
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Marvel Comic Superheroes Come To Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium Marvel Comic Superheroes Come To Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium Marvel Comic Superheroes Come To Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium
Marvel Comic Superheroes Come To Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium NORWALK, Conn.  –  Marvel Superheroes Spider-Man and Captain America will be at Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Fittingly, just before Halloween – the biggest costume day of the year – we have two of the biggest costumed crime fighters coming to visit,” said Chris Loynd, the aquarium’s marketing director. “We think it would be great if kids honor these superheroes by coming to the aquarium wearing their Spider-Man and Captain America Halloween costumes.” The appearances are more than a chance to get close to celebrity crime-fighters. Youngsters ca…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Benefit Bash At Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Is Open To All Benefit Bash At Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Is Open To All Benefit Bash At Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Is Open To All
Benefit Bash At Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Is Open To All BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport is holding its season kickoff open-house event 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. The bash features dozens of performers from the upcoming main stage series, children’s series, live music series and more.   Tickets are $15 at the door and will go to benefit the season of live theatre that began with “Murder Ballad” in September and runs through June. All tickets include a “buy one get one free” voucher for any main stage or children’s series performance. The one-night-only event will introduce attendees to the various offerings at The Bijou, inc…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
Bridgeport, CT
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An Apple A Day (And Other Fall Flavors) At Leisha's Bakeria In Bridgeport An Apple A Day (And Other Fall Flavors) At Leisha's Bakeria In Bridgeport An Apple A Day (And Other Fall Flavors) At Leisha's Bakeria In Bridgeport
An Apple A Day (And Other Fall Flavors) At Leisha's Bakeria In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn -- It's been open only for four months, but Leisha's Bakeria in Bridgeport is already warming souls with its seasonal flavors. Pumpkin-spiced coffee and pumpkin muffins are readily available through Thanksgiving with a variation of apple pastries offered daily. There are always apple cider doughnuts, but starting this week you'll also find Dutch apple pie and hand pies, many of which look like something off a Pinterest board. In fact, says owner Leisha Young, a Bridgeport native who now lives in Orange, many of her ideas come from the online venture. "I like to play wit…

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Harrison, NY
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Wearing Pink But Raising Green At Purchase Walk Against Breast Cancer Wearing Pink But Raising Green At Purchase Walk Against Breast Cancer Wearing Pink But Raising Green At Purchase Walk Against Breast Cancer
Wearing Pink But Raising Green At Purchase Walk Against Breast Cancer HARRISON, N. Y. -- A total of 18,000 walkers participated in the annual Westchester Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Manhattanville College in Purchase on Sunday, Oct. 19, raising $1.28 million, an increase of .19 percent over last year. Monies raised from the event help the American Cancer Society invest in groundbreaking breast-cancer research and provide free information and services for women who need them. Go here for previous Daily Voice story on the event.

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