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Jeanne Muchnick

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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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Events

Haunted House Now Open In North White Plains WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Looking for a good scare this Halloween? The area now has more options. After a one-year absence from Playland Amusement Park due to Hurricane Sandy, Scared by the Sound Haunted House is back for its 15th season complete with its long-beloved Crypt Walk, Haunted Wine Cellar and Library along with some new attractions. The event runs weekends from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays from Oct. 4 to Nov. 1. Due to the high level of realism, the event is not recommended for children under 10 nor is it advised for …

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/10/2014

Lifestyle

DreamWorks Makes Westchester Only Northeast Locale For North Pole Adventure YONKERS, N.Y. -- Say hello to the North Pole .... at least for those looking to assist Santa and help make holiday memories. Family entertainment powerhouse DreamWorks Animation has tapped Westchester’s Ridge Hill in Yonkers as one of only eight locations in America —and the only one in the Northeast — to debut its new DreamPlace holiday attraction, The North Pole Adventure. To that end there is an open casting call for Adventure Guides Thursday, Oct. 9 from 11 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 7 pm on the second level of Fountain Plaza between Subway and Little Buddha. Actors need to be availabl…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/09/2014

Events

See 'Ghost Whisperer' Producer at Tarrytown Music Hall TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- There's still time to get tickets for the Wednesday, Oct. 8, evening with James Van Praagh (aka The Ghost Whisperer) at Tarrytown Music Hall. For five seasons, Van Praagh was the co-executive producer of the CBS drama "Ghost Whisperer," starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. He has been on numerous TV shows, including "Oprah," "Larry King Live," "20/20," "48 Hours" and "Chelsea Lately," and is known for bridging the gap between two planes of existence, that of the living and that of the dead by providing evidential proof of life after death via detailed messages. Van Praagh’…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/08/2014

Events

Pelham Picture House Hosts 'Ghostbusters' Screening PELHAM, N.Y. -- Get you ghost on -- and your "Who ya gonna call?" catchphrase at the ready -- for the 30th anniversary screening of Ghostbusters at the Picture House in Pelham on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, the late Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson star in this family-favorite classic about a quartet of Manhattan-based “paranormal investigators.” When their government grants run out, Aykroyd, Murray and Ramis go into business as The Ghostbusters, later hiring Hudson. Armed with electronic paraphernalia, the team is spectacularly successful, ridding The Big Apple of do…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/08/2014

Lifestyle

Find Your Perfect Pumpkin At Silverman's Farm In Easton EASTON, Conn. – It’s a pumpkinfest at Silverman’s Farm, the year-round farm in Easton, where, come autumn, hundreds of families converge on the grounds to pick out the roundest, plumpest and orangest -- or whitest -- gourd. According to Irv Silverman, the second generation owner of the family-run property, the farm has expanded its repertoire of pumpkins to include everything from the fairytale-like Cinderella variety to the unique-looking peanut to the whimsical spider, colorful pink and easy-to-decorate white. “People like to mix and match them in displays,” he said. The pumpkin patch…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/08/2014

Events

'Intimate Apparel' Begins At Westport Country Playhouse WESTPORT, Conn. -- Intimate Apparel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lynn Nottage, has begun its run at the Westport Country Playhouse. The play, which will be presented through Nov. 1, is set in New York City in 1905 and concerns a young African-American woman who travels to New York to pursue her dreams. It is directed by Mary Robinson. Before Wednesday's 8 p.m. curtain, there will be a 6:30 p.m. showing of Darryl Pinckney's The Fight for Black American Voting Rights. For more information and tickets, call 203-227-4177 or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court off Route 1. In…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/08/2014

Events

Greenwich's Bruce Museum Preps For Gigantic Outdoor Arts Festival GREENWICH, Conn. - Ninety artists from across the country will be on hand at the Bruce Museum’s 33rd Annual Outdoor Arts Festival on Oct. 11 and 12. The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine all weekend, features works in a variety of media, including painting, mixed media, drawings and graphics, digital media, sculpture and photography. All works are available for purchase, and the artists will be on the museum grounds to show, sell and discuss their work. In addition, there will be live music, a tempting food court and children's art activities. Festival entry is fre…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/07/2014

Events

Cheers For Beers At Mamaroneck's Harbor Island Festival MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Craft beer lovers unite! For the first time ever, Half Time, with locations in Mamaroneck and Poughkeepsie, is sponsoring what is planned to be an annual event. The 1st Annual Harbor Island International Beer Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 11 from noon to 5 p.m. at Harbor Island Park with more than 150 domestic and internationally renowned breweries from around the world along with a mixture of local artisans, live entertainment (four bands), 20 local and regional food vendors and scenic views of the harbor and Long Island Sound. Several breweries, both small a…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/07/2014

Events

A New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Expect a twist on the traditional when "Sweeney Todd" opens at the White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPA) on Friday, Oct. 10. Though the music and lyrics are the same, the play starts where the classic tale ends and is told in flashbacks. It takes place in an insane asylum where Toby is taken after he kills Sweeney. There, he recounts the story, using the inmates and other members of the asylum to re-tell his history. For those not familiar with this musical thriller, "Sweeney Todd" tells the story of an unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London see…

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/06/2014

Neighbors

Bridgeport Team Walks To End Alzheimer's At Norwalk Event NORWALK, Conn. -- Associates from The Watermark senior living community at 3030 Park Avenue in Bridgeport recently participated in The Walk to End Alzheimer’s event at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk. “Team 3030” raised more than $3,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association, which works to advance research and enhance care for people living with the disease.

by Jeanne Muchnick

10/06/2014

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