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NYC Tourists and locals alike are anticipating the largest annual street fair in New York City – the 37^th Atlantic Antic.  People come from all over New York to celebrate this Brooklyn festival each year and the 2011 celebration is anticipated to bring 1 million people to the streets between Hicks Street and Fourth Avenue – stretching across 4 neighborhoods. This massive street fair turns these designated borough streets into a sea of celebration- truly providing entertainment for all. 

NY Foodies will love the national and local vendors serving a fusion of global cuisines,  on top of local cafés and restaurant kitchens serving their specialties.  Please your palate to your personal perfection with choices of corn on the cob, sausages, fried fair favorites, sandwiches, funnel cakes, roasted meats and more!

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In the world of theater, fall means more than the changing colors of leaves- it marks the rolling in of new Broadway plays, and the theater community is already buzzing about one new show in particular – Stick Fly, which will be produced by the Grammy Awarded Alicia Keys.  Stick Fly depicts African-American life in a passionate, personal, funny and relatable way for a wide audience.

The play follows the LeVay family on a weekend trip to Martha’s Vineyard as they engage in lively games, meals, drinks and conversations.  Both of the LeVay sons are introducing the rest of the family to each of their girlfriends – one is black, one is white. Themes of identity and race play a role in the play, but it’s as comedic and light-hearted as it is contemporary

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If you're the type of gal who goes nuts for a pair of shoes, you simply cannot miss Fashion's Night Out in NYC. For one night only, the best stores in NYC will hold extended operating hours and offer exciting shopping incentives such as free fashion giveaways, free drinks, and celebrity appearances. Vera Wang, Robin Thicke, DJ Manero, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are just a few of the celebrities to have appeared in support of this massively popular NYC fashion event.

Over 300 NYC stores will participate in this year's event, with a total of 1,300 mini-events being held throughough the city. That means you ought to start planning early. Pick up an official event map from the Fashion's Night Out street team, then buy your ticket to the Gray Line. Of course, you might enjoy walking from store to store on foot, but everybody knows it's no fun shuffling down Fifth Avenue in a pair of three-inch heels.

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It's no surprise that the biggest stars in Hollywood are drawn to Broadway. Where else, after all, can they showcase the breadth of their talents? Where else can they sing and dance and soliloquize (perhaps even in the same evening)? Al Pacino, Denzel Washington, James Earl Jones, and Kelsey Grammer are just a few of those who have made recent appearances on the Great White Way. Last month Brooke Shields joined the cast of The Addams Family Musical as Morticia, family matriarch and wife of suave ladykiller Gomez. Shields, who also starred in the 1994 revival of Grease and the 2003 revival of Chicago, replaced the talented Bebe Neuwirth, who held the lead role in the 2010 revival of the play. Shields stars opposite Roger Rees and Jackie Hoffman.

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