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Boo! Haunted houses abound this month, but you can find birds, basketball, and a big top, too
Ringleaders and winged feeders: Bello the Clown mugs and goofs his way through the Big Apple Circus (above) while falconer Brian Bradley and his birds of prey hunt for lunch at the Rhinebeck Center for the Performing Arts (below)
Big Top Bash
Through Oct. 12: Big Apple Circus Don’t let its location — the Palisades Center commuter lot — fool you: This show-stopping act is for real. Highlighted by the hair-raising antics of Bello — Time once named him “America’s best clown” — Big Apple also features a juggler, trapeze artist, and aerialist, as well as horse and dog shows. Every seat is within 50 feet of the action. See Web site for dates and times. $15-$39. • 1000 Palisades Center Dr., West Nyack. 800-922-3772 or www.bigapplecircus.org
Haunted History
Oct. 16, 23-24, 30-31: Legends by Candlelight Spook Tours It wouldn’t be October without at least one visit down to Spookytown. These tours at Clermont State Historic Site aren’t overly scary, though; families with children six and older can enjoy them without worrying about nightmares later. Guests travel from room to room in the creepily decked-out mansion, experiencing close-up encounters with — and hearing stories from — the ghosts of residents past along the way. Tours take place every half-hour. 6-8 p.m. $8, $5 children. • 1 Clermont Ave., Germantown. 518-537-4240 or www.friendsofclermont.org
Hoop Dreams
Oct. 17: Women’s Basketball Youth Clinic It’s not every day you score pointers on dribbling from a Division I basketball player. It’s even less often you receive that lesson for free. Here, any girl in grade eight or younger — no matter her skill level — can participate in this complimentary clinic, hosted by members of the Army women’s basketball team and held at West Point’s Christl Arena. 12-1:15 p.m. • West Point. 845-938-0390 or www.goarmysports.com
Ghost Town
Oct. 23-25: Washington Irving’s Legends Kids can find all sorts of spooky diversions at this Museum Village weekend event, including clairvoyant fortune-tellers, a house of horrors, a haunted hay ride, and a scavenger hunt involving raven beaks and dragon scales. For the more easily frightened, “No Scare Sunday” takes place on the last day of the Halloween-fest. That tyke-friendly event includes pass-the-pumpkin, a piñata, and a costume contest. Fri.-Sat. 6-9 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $8, $5 children & seniors, under four free. • 1010 Rte. 17M, Monroe. 845-782-8248 or www.museumvillage.org
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Fun With Falconry
Oct. 24: Skyhunters In Flight With Brian Bradley In this demonstration, held at the Rhinebeck Center for the Performing Arts, wildlife expert Brian Bradley uses real-life raptors to show how birds of prey find their food. The event then moves outside for a simulated hunt using the birds and hunting dogs. 11 a.m. $9, $7 children. • 661 Rte. 308, Rhinebeck. 845-876-3080 or www.centerforperformingarts.org
