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Together TimesOrganizing a Halloween party can be fun for the whole family.

14 Teachable MomentsSet the stage to encourage your child’s imagination.

20 The Recipe DoctorThis fall entrée combines apples, squash and sausage.

22 Kids These DaysIt’s not easy to raise teenagers and maintain your self-respect.

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Razi, then age 5, feeds blueberries to his

mother, Nelly Kazzaz, in this photo shot by his

father, John Marshall, at Abbott Farms.

Height ChallengesClimbing walls, ropes courses and other adventures beckon those seeking a thrill.

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24 Fall WeekendsOpportunities for outings are plentiful this month.

2614School PicturesSyracuse parents and kids sported a variety of looks in honor of the first day’s dropoff.

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Getting creative

October brings many opportunities to engage your kids’ imaginations, since get-ting into costume is the month’s highlight.

Halloween is a great time to host a party with a tailor-made theme, as Laura Livingston snyder writes in her article on page 10. A good party requires planning and plenty of activities—including mask making. And we have many more ideas as well.

this month, emma Kress discusses strategies for helping kids think creatively, an import-ant aspect of problem solving and other building blocks of school success (page 14).

though the weather will grow chillier, there are still ways of getting some exercise, and eileen Gilligan describes several in her article on climbing walls, ropes courses and other central New York adventure setups (page 16).

Just for the fun of it, Family Times sent a photojournalist to a syracuse school on the first day to talk to parents and kids about what they were wearing for the occasion. check out the looks on pages 6 and 7.

Meanwhile, the recipe Doctor, chris Xaver, focues on fall produce, with a filling entrée that uses squash, apples and sausage (page 20). And Maggie Lamond simone writes about one challenge of parenting teens (page 22).

As usual at this time of year, there is a lot going on, including a slew of fall weekend activities (page 24). We hope you have time to check some out.

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On the cover: Daejah Dandrich, age 8, gets into the Halloween-party spirit. For tips on throwing your own seasonal shindig, see page 10.Inside: Daejah and her mother, Danielle Frazer, of camillus, are resplen-dent in red.

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Whether they’re students in college, high school, or elementary school, everybody is trying to make a good impression, especially on the first few days.

On sept. 5, the first day at edward smith K-8 school in the syracuse city school District, one third-grader with smooth braids hopped out of her car, shut the door and looked at her reflection in the side of the vehicle. “i look so fly, i look so fresh!” she sang out. Her favorite part of her outfit was her pink Jordan shoes.

First-day impressions can also be important for parents—especially if they are interviewed and get their pictures taken by a Family Times reporter.

Parent: Destiny Martin Huddleston Kids: Dionne traver, sixth grade, and sheena Huddleston, third gradeThe look: Destiny Huddleston, a nurse and student, dressed in her everyday work ensemble. Dionne wore his favorite color on his first day. “He’s my money baby, always about the green,” said Huddleston.

Parent: Kirstin esposito Kids: Paige esposito, fifth grade, and reese esposito, second gradeThe look: Kirstin esposito wore an ensemble from Loft for comfort because she walks to her job at syracuse university. she matched outfits with her two Gymboree-dressed daughters. “We went back-to-school shopping together,” esposito said. “they both wanted hats.”

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Parent: Diana castroKid: Daiana castro, fifth gradeThe look: Diana castro rocked a sporty outfit to walk Daiana to school. she paired her Nike shoes with skinny dark-washed jeans and a cotton sweater to match her attention-grabbing purple nail polish.

Parent: steve Feikes

Kid: Natalie Feikes (center), seventh

grade, and a friend

The look: steve Feikes dressed to stay

warm on the bike ride to school with

his daughter. Natalie, meanwhile, chose

clothes to help her stand out, including

a vibrant top.

Parent: reem Alpakistan

Kids: Youssif ridha, third grade,

and Aamiran ridha, preschool

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Alpakistan chose blue to look pro-

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time she was encountering the

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Parent: tederrell Grant Kid: taday Grant, first gradeThe look: tederrell Grant sported a denim outfit. With the unexpected drop in temperature, he said the cold weather “turned him around in the morning.” taday is just as fashionable as her father, in beads, braids and pink.Parent: Alyssa taylor

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Does the prospect of Halloween strike fear into your heart? Don’t be afraid; be prepared—to have fun.

What makes the spookiest holiday so suitable for a celebration? Your theme is all ready for you. And hosting the ultimate costume party is not difficult if you let your imagination run wild.

One of my daughters was born on Halloween, so i know how to have a great get-together without stress. i’ve discovered children of all ages can help out and enjoy these activities and games.

Here’s how to get started.

A day or two before the party, have little ones make decorations out of mold-ing clay—such as the Fimo brand—that,

when baked, turn into practical art. Most craft stores have this inexpensive dough, in every imaginable color. Make spiders, pumpkins and witches’ hats freehand, or use Play-Doh molds or even cookie cutters.

Or press the clay over their palms to make creepy disembodied hands to hold candy.

Glowing eyes. save a stash of empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls. Have your helpers cut out eyes and maybe a mouth or two. Just before the party starts, break a colored glow stick (pur-chased from the dollar store) for each and place inside. Put these decorations in dark places such as outside in a shrub, by the front door, in the bathroom (like a night light!) or in a dimly lit corner of the party room.

the day of the event, have your kids make pretzel wands. buy large pretzel rods and roll one end in chocolate frost-ing, then in mini M&Ms or sprinkles. set the “loaded” side up in a heavy festive glass. (Just be sure the wand makers don’t scarf them all down before the party starts.)

Edible eyeballs. these can be made a day ahead. Deviled eggs are simple enough for the most inexperienced cook. (i saw this recipe on The Today Show.) Mix hard-boiled egg yolks with mayonnaise to taste, then add one or two drops of green food coloring before spooning the dollop in the egg white. Place a green or black olive slice in the middle and use a tooth-

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pick to draw red squiggles with food coloring on the sides. Gross and yummy at the same time!

Keeping kids busy allows adults at the party to mingle, at least for a little while. items for activities should be purchased a week or more in advance, to make sure you have everything you need. And if you want to order things online, you need to allow for shipping time, so you should let your fingers do the searching right away!

in late september and October, various stores such as Michaels, Jo-Ann Fabric & craft, and even target typically stock Halloween craft kits such as masks kids can decorate with foam stickers. usually a kit includes a dozen or so masks--or sheets of foam—and some stickers for less than $10. Offer more options by buying additional stickers at a dollar store. (Other foam sticker kit possiblities are bats, spiders or pumpkins.)

Last year a mask-making kit kept my four kids, their cousins and friends, ages 3 to 15, busy for more than an hour, with no messy glue or scissors. (the only problem with this activity might be finding the little stickers on the bottom of your socks later. i had them on mine for weeks, but it was totally worth it.)

Get the kids moving with a short M&M relay race, and encourage the parents to join in. split the group into two teams and equip each with a plastic straw. Place two chairs about eight feet apart with an empty bowl on one end and a bowl with regular sized M&Ms on the other. Have each person “suck” up the candy at the end of the straw (it’s impossible to actually inhale the candy—so no worries) and—while keeping the suction—run to drop it into the empty bowl. set a timer or have the teams race against each other. Give out inexpensive prizes such as Hot Wheels cars or hair accessories.

Next, have a contest to decorate small pie pumpkins or gourds with permanent markers such as sharpies. Pumpkins make great canvases for creativity. Don’t forget ribbons or other prizes for everyone.

Halloween is a time for entertaining and enjoying the season with the kids. take off the grown-up mask for a little while and get your spooky on. p

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in last month’s column, i made a case for saving our children’s imagination—the mother of creativity and essential aca-

demic skills. While imagination is innate, we must exercise it just as we do our mus-cles and intellect.

unfortunately, the time and tools for that are under attack and the threats are real and persistent. increased state test-ing and mandates have chipped away at the curricula of districts and the choice of teachers. Outside the classroom, our children’s time is stretched thin by sports, music lessons, religious commitments and other activities. As a result, our children have limited time to play and imagine.

Parents, too, are busier than ever. it’s overwhelming to think of adding one more task to our overflowing plates. Perhaps, however, nurturing imagination is something we can slip easily into our everyday life.

Let them invent the tools. You do not need to buy an expensive princess tent or motorized Jeep in the name of role play. in fact, that may allow some-one else’s imagination to do the work for your children. instead, repurpose what you already have. My daughter’s diaper boxes became the building blocks of forts, castles and tunnels. Old tablecloths draped across piles of cushions become an archaeologist’s home base. Paper plates become burners on a stove or wheels on a bus. socks become puppets. Dried beans in sealed containers become instruments.

Ditch right-answer toys. Phones that screech numbers and tablets that cheer when a “right” letter is pressed are just managers. still, there are toys that spark imagination: building blocks; trains with flexible tracks; play dough; dress-up clothes; instruments; cameras; binoculars and magnifying glasses; and kid-sized ver-sions of hammers and construction hats, doctor’s kits, garden gloves and trowels, and play food (or empty food containers).

Turn off screens. i love a good movie, and when we’re sick, we can definitely log impressive hours in front of the television. still, overall, i try not to let it become the “go-to” in small pockets of time or moments of boredom because what we watch is the result of someone else’s imagination, not ours. And when you do watch, ask questions: What are some other ways you might try to sell that product? What if this show was from the mother’s perspective?

Read. When we read, we construct the images that the author creates and become inspired to create our own stories as well. When we talk about books with our children, we can raise questions about the author and story: What are some rea-sons she chose this beginning? What are some other endings we could invent?

Tell stories together. On your next car ride, tell a tale where each person says a sentence to build a story. On your next lazy sunday, pile onto the couch and each person whispers a word to a storyteller who attempts to weave the words into a single nar-rative. Afterward, try and guess the given words. At dinner, try telling a moment from the day as a story.

On a rainy afternoon, play Paper telephone: each person folds a paper accor-dion-style and writes a strange sentence. You then pass the paper to the right, and that person draws an illustration of the sentence. When he passes to the right again, he folds the paper so only the illustration shows. then the next person writes a sentence to go with the illustration and so on. the tales you create together are sure to lead to laughs and memories.

Mimic mas-ters. show paint-ings by artists who weren’t afraid to

see the world their way. Van Gogh shows us that skies don’t need to look still and Picasso proves that faces don’t need to appear symmetrical. Perhaps your child will see the grass as purple and feet as wheels.

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clothesline, tack up a sheet, and create a curtained stage. A friend emptied a closet, hung christmas lights, and lined the floor with pillows to create a reading nook. Are there underused areas in your house you might reimagine?

Flip it. One day when i was driving with my daughter, a man drove through a stop sign. i threw up my hands, the man stopped, i moved, and the man pulled out again. throughout, i ranted about his horrible driving. A few minutes later, howev-er, i realized this wasn’t what i wanted to teach my daughter. We talked about how we never know what’s going on for someone else. We made up stories about why he might be in a rush and laughed when we decided he probably had an octopus in his back seat. Now, when we see someone behave poorly, we don’t excuse it but we do invent explanations. this builds empathy as well as imagination.

Model. start your children off by showing how you use your imagination. use a funny accent as you get the kids ready for school. Place a hard hat on your head when you clean. translate the conversations between the trees when the wind blows.

Many of these suggestions are ones that your children can—and should—do independent of you. invite your children to imagine with you but also encourage them to enjoy it with-out your direction, intervention or even praise.

in their over-structured worlds, it’s good for kids to direct the fun. When they imagine, they develop the skills they need to be articulate, thoughtful, confident, resilient, independent and creative problem solvers. And the world could always do with more imagination. p

Emma Kress, a teacher at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, has held a variety of educational posts at levels from pre-K to 12th grade. Send comments about this article to [email protected].

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Climbing walls, ropes courses and other

adventures beckon Central New Yorkers

By Eileen Gilligan



cold and snowy weather doesn’t have to mean an end to climbing adventures for the year. central

New York offers both inside and outside climbing facilities to answer the call of the wild climber—even when two feet of snow has piled up outside.

“rock climbing is an evolving sport with an individual person learning how they can climb and learning new tech-niques,” says Aaron Gross, manager of the Ledge, a climbing center located in the new Pacific Health club in Liverpool. uninitiated parents may think climbing is just about scampering over rocks or trying to reach the top of a wall. And much of it is. but it’s also a sport that can last one’s whole life “working every part of your body, including your mind,” Gross says.

some of us may just watch the kids from the sidelines. but Gross says, “it’s a great way for a whole family to be in one place working to accomplish something. And (it’s a) good way to break a fear of heights.”

the Ledge’s wall is 27 feet tall at its highest point. in Oswego, the Wall—designed for bouldering, which means no safety harness—reaches 14 feet tall. And in LaFayette, the outside wall at Adams eden camp stretches roughly 40 feet.

climbing facilities offer options for beginners, intermediate and advanced

climbers of all ages.

essentially the hand and foot-holds are bigger and located nearer each other for novice climbers. the degree of difficulty increases as the holds become smaller and are placed farther apart, requiring more dexterity and planning by the climber.

the Ledge offers a shorter wall for inexperienced children to try climbing; the minimum rec-ommended age is 8. but it also has a wall for bigger beginners to try. this wall slants forward, making it easier to stay on, and the larger holds are placed more closely together, creating almost a ladder or staircase path to the top. With practice, climbers start to follow color-coded paths to the top, and this is where the challenge comes in.

“the younger the child starts rock climbing, the earlier they can figure out what their body can do and how it works,” says Gross, who started climbing at 17 in his gym class after wrestling sea-son ended. While upper-body strength is important, so is lower body strength and flexibility. Part of the challenge is deter-mining how to get one’s body to the top, and that differs for each climber.

climbers at the Ledge use auto-belays: safety ropes attached to each climber’s harness, controlled by the climber. twelve-inch crash pads on a one-inch foam mat that runs through the whole area provide

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to give climbers something to do while they waited for a

rope-and-harness spot to open up on a rock wall, taber says. “it gets you strong,” and does not require a partner to work a traditional belay rope and harness system. “it opens the door for more people.”

the multisided wall is surrounded by 14-inch crash mats for safe drops. rolled ankles are the most common injury, according to taber. When people get up high, self-preservation seems to kick in and they become more safety conscious, he notes. the starting age at the Wall is also 8 and parents can provide positive reinforcement by trying it, too, taber says. individual and group lessons are available, along with shoe and chalk rentals.

“the main benefit of climbing for kids is that it never goes away,” says taber. “i played lacrosse in high school, but the teams go away once you get out of col-lege. but climbing you can do for life (and it’s) not weather-dependent.” the indoor facilities are training grounds for climbing the mountains in the Adirondacks and other locations around central New York, he adds. climbers can compete as well from the local level to international.

Many children in central New York may get their first taste of climbing on the traverse wall at the Museum of science and technology (MOst) in Armory square in syracuse. some schools have turned one gymnasium wall into a climbing wall and some fitness centers, like the Jewish community center in DeWitt, provide a climbing wall for members.

Up you go: the outside wall at Adams eden camp stretches roughly 40 feet. Phoebe Adams, 12, and Abby, 16, tackle the climb.

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Adams Eden: the LaFayette camp specializes in team-building experiences for clubs, scouts, churches and businesses. Wesley Adams, 17, is on the ropes course.


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in addition, those looking for a high-level thrill can try the ropes course at WonderWorks at Destiny usA. Families, schools, church groups and clubs seeking group challenges can venture onto ropes, ziplines and a climbing wall (in warm weather) at Adams eden camp in LaFayette.

WonderWorks, which opened about a year ago, offers a ropes course for small children and what it bills as the “world’s largest indoor suspended ropes course” for adventurers age 4 and up. Wearing a har-ness, which is attached by rope to a safety wire, participants walk and climb through three levels up to 70 feet high. the course offers entertainment for mall visitors, too, who can watch ropes course participants from lower levels.

At Adams eden visitors in groups can try a zipline and a climbing wall, which intersect with one of two ropes cours-es. Participants can practice in “ground

school”: it mimics the higher ropes cours-es but is only about two feet high. When participants reach the end of the zipline at the top of the 40-foot climbing wall, they rappel down the back of the wall.

Linda Adams helps manage the fam-ily-owned camp. she recommends that climbers, who use a harness and Australian belay on the wall, start at age 12, although 5-year-olds can do the zipline and there’s even a smaller “flying squirrel” for 3-year-olds.

Adams eden offers other outdoor attrac-tions as well, for the whole family—includ-ing dogs. Hilly trails feature two waterfalls and an overlook point that offers views of tully and Pompey. Hayrides are also avail-able to groups, who can ride to the over-look where they can try to find their way out of the 10-acre maze, which features 30 check-in points that can be part of a GPs search as well.

the climbing wall is usually closed during winter because climbers’ hands get too cold to grab the holds well enough, Adams notes. but everything else is avail-able, even a cabin and a lodge for over-night groups of guests and snowshoes for rent in the winter.

Adams eden specializes in team-building experiences for clubs, scouts, churches and businesses. “You will be amazed who will rise up to be a leader or who has the best strategies” on the ropes or obstacle courses, Adams says.

Just looking for fun? All of these climb-ing locations host birthday parties for children—and even their adventurous parents. p

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the taste of Fallsquash and apples make an enticing entree

b Y c H r i s X AV e rDOCTORRECIPE

i love fall. i mean love it. it’s the time i fire up the oven and dig into both har-vest and comfort foods. And this main

dish takes two of my favorite fall foods—apples and squash—and combines them into a brand-new taste sensation.

this recipe started out completely different from what you’ll see here. ever taken a recipe out of a magazine (like this one) and start playing with it? i do it all the time. i can’t seem to help myself. When i found this recipe 20-plus years ago, it had sour cream and fatty pork sau-sage. this version is guilt-free. but it will look and taste like it came from a fancy restaurant. it’s a real crowd-pleaser, and the kids will like, too.

New York is the second-largest apple-producing state in the united states. And for good reason: cornell university’s New York state Agricultural experiment station in Geneva has blended root stems to create apples exclusive to our state—apples we have grown to adore. the empire is a mixture of the Mcintosh and the red Delicious. the Jonagold is a blend of the very tart Jonathan and the super-sweet Golden Delicious.

While i would consider myself an apple connoisseur, i don’t keep bowls of them out on my kitchen table. instead they are tucked in the fridge. Apples need to stay cold to keep from getting soft, and i love nothing more than an ice-cold, crisp apple.

the New York Apple Association has a fantastic chart on their website that shows which apples are best for eating, sauce

and baking: http://www.nyapplecountry.com/appleusage.htm.

i prefer the cortland or the Jonagold for this recipe. You can use your favorite variety. the Jonagold is a sweet but tart apple that holds up well to the spicy notes found in my turkey sausage. My cooking show and cookbook focus on low-gly-cemic index foods. And apples do have sugar. but they can be part of a low-car-bohydrate diet. the reason? they are very high in fiber while still low in calories. the glycemic rating for most apples comes in between 28 to 44 (on average, a 38). they are high in vitamin c and have fla-vonoids, which help your body neutralize free radicals. think of apples as the ulti-mate detox food.

And, since about a third of the fiber in apples is soluble, they help with weight management. soluble fiber attracts water into our intestines. You see products like the “full bar” in weight-loss advertise-ments, but the apple is the original “full” food. the inside of the apple forms a gel-like substance in our tummy, slowing digestion and making us feel fuller. An apple before a meal really does act like a “full bar.”

but the reason i love apples is that they help to stabilize my blood sugar. because of how our bodies digest the fruit, the connoisseurs like me lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. With an apple coming in at about 5 grams of dietary fiber, a single apple provides almost a third of our daily fiber recommendation.

And the fiber doesn’t stop there. i cou-ple my apple with another fall favorite, the acorn squash. A half-cup serving of squash has three more grams of fiber for just 42 calories. the glycemic index for squash is averaged at 41 (55 or less is considered desirable). Plus, acorn squash also have beta-carotene and are a good source of vitamins b6, c and A; iron; mag-nesium; and thiamin.

Let’s get to the nitty-gritty. squash take time to bake. And busy parents don’t always have that time. cut this baking time down by 75 percent. simply put your whole squash in the microwave for five minutes; it will soften and be much easier to cut.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and head back to the microwave. Pull out your squash and cut it in half (like you would a cantaloupe) and scoop out the seeds. then you’ll fill the cavity with our stuffing mixture and bake for 20 minutes or until the egg is set.

And next time, change this recipe up. Add cranberries, nuts or whatever you’d like to make this recipe your own. this serves four and would go nicely with a small salad and a piece of crusty bread. to make it vegetarian, use tofu sausage. p

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. brown the sausage in a sauté pan. When it’s about three-quarters of the way cooked, add the grated onion, celery, apples and spices. Drain. Mix with the cooked quinoa and taste. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix in the beaten egg.

Meantime, place your whole squash in the microwave for 5 minutes. (it will soften and be much easier to cut.) Pull out your squash, cut it in half and scoop out the seeds.

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b Y M A G G i e L A M O N D s i M O N e Kids These Days

Picking my daughter up at cross-coun-try today, i thought i’d get out of the car and say hello to a few of the

girls. My daughter met me midway and, as i took her hand, she pulled it back and said—a little hysterically, i thought—“What are you doing?!”

“i want to say hi to some of the girls,” i said. Mental note: no more holding hands in public.

“How about you say hi to them when you don’t look quite so. . . funny?” she said, trying to sound sweet. Failing, i might add. i looked down at my outfit of choice, hung my head and walked back to the car.

“so this is what it’s come down to,” i thought sullenly. As loving and awesome as my children are, i’m beginning to see hints of what other parents have foretold all these years: the dreaded teen year attitudes. “Oh, that won’t happen in our house,” i always said, so glibly. What a doofus those other parents must have thought me. Not unlike when i said i’d never drive a baby around in the car to get her to sleep.

And while i’m happy that i haven’t experienced flat-out disrespect and anar-chy (which i know can come from even the nicest kids—right, Mom?), i do admit that i was flummoxed. used to be, i could lick my thumb and use it to clean around their mouths. Now i have to be sensitive to the fact that pretty much everything i

do in public may embarrass them, includ-ing standing quietly.

i’ve found that teenagers also don’t like it when we:

• Sing along to the car radio, particularly 1970s music, and even more particularly when there is a friend in the car with them.

• Chair-dance in the car. evidently our role in the vehicle arena is strictly that of chauffeur.

• Remind them the activ-ity they’re attempting is one we’ve been performing for 40 years and therefore we might know something about it.

• Offer opinions on their clothes, hair, jewelry or skin care. Or anything, really.

• Start any sentence with “When I was your age. . . ” As far as they’re concerned, that was 600 years ago.

• Kid around with—well, pretty much anyone. Again, parents at this stage are in the “to be seen and not heard, and rarely seen at that” category. shelve the person-ality. You can reclaim it when they leave for college.

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the first time my typical banter with a restaurant host embarrassed my kids, i was angry, hurt and defensive, and said, “if my personality embarrasses you, children, it’s going to be a long puberty.” it’s hard on the ego to realize these people—for whom you would give up your life without hes-itation—think you’re an idiot. it was at that restaurant i vowed to continue being myself.

these kids are figuring out where they fit in the world. And that’s a good thing, a natural thing, a healthy thing. they’re pulling away because they know it’s a safe time and a safe place to do so, to try out

this thing called “independence.” they’re too old for juice boxes

and too young to drive, and that’s a really confusing, anx-ious time for a lot of kids. i need to respect them

and their struggle, while continuing to respect myself. if my self- respect evokes their

occasional embarrass-ment, well, so be it.

i’ll never again be allowed to wipe their mouths with my thumb, but if i can hang in there for the next few years, then maybe, just maybe, they’ll hold my hand once again. No matter how funny i look. p

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Fall WeekendsAbbott Farms. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; through Oct. 27. Activities include wagon

rides, corn maze, shots on the apple cannon or slingshot, super slide and bounce house. 3275 Cold Springs Road, Baldwinsville. 638-

SPUD. Admission: $7/person (age 3 and up). abbottfarms.com.

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration. Saturdays & Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; through Oct. 27. Pumpkin and apple picking, playgrounds, corn maze, animal area, wagon rides and more. There’s also a haunted barn, a spook-house Halloween activity for kids ages 3-11. Critz Farms, 3.5 miles south of Route 20 on Route 13, Cazenovia. Admission: $7.50/person; $5/seniors; free/under 2; $30/family maximum per car. 662-3355. www.critzfarms.com.

Rohe Farms. Saturdays & Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sept. 29-Oct. 27. Farm animals to pet, corn maze to explore. Pumpkins to pick and buy. Fall foods available for sale. 4207 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse. $1/each for various activities. 481-5584.

Sky Rides. Saturdays & Sundays, plus Oct. 14 (Columbus Day), noon-4 p.m. Take a 15-20 minute ride to the summit of Bristol Mountain and there enjoy the views, live music, kids activities and more. Sky Rides: $10/adults; $7/age 65 & older; $6/ages 3-12; free/age 2 & under. Bristol Mountain, 5662 Route 64, Canandaigua. (585) 374-6000. www.bristolmountain.com.


A s the leaves pile on the ground, so the weekends fill with autumn activities. upstate New York venues, especially farms, get out the tractors, the hay bales, the animals and the apple treats. there’s so much to do, it would be a shame to miss out on these last weeks to enjoy autumn weather.


Springside Farm. Fridays, 1-5 p.m.; Saturdays & Sundays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; through Oct. 27. Flashlight nights: Oct. 25 & 26, 6-9 p.m. Corn maze, ziplines, wagon rides, corn cannon and farm petting area are among the activities. 1850 Route 91, Pompey. Admission: $5/general; free/age 3 & younger. 683-5860. www.springsidefarm.net.

The Wild Animal Park. Saturdays & Sundays, and Oct. 14 (Columbus Day), 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; through Oct. 27. Bounce houses, live animal shows. Animals include: two Bengal tigers, kangaroos, black bears, bobcats, miniature horse and miniature donkey, peacocks, zebra,

gray wolves and more. 7621 Lakeport Road, Chittenango. Admission: $7/person; free/age 2 & under; $5/all-day bounce house bracelet. 727-5587. thewildpark.com.


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FRIDaY, SEPT. 27Central Square Apple Festival. 6-10 p.m.; through sept. 29. Friday: rides and food only. sat-urday and sunday, rides, crafters, food, live music and more. Friday: $20/ride all night. Admission: $1/general; free/age 12 & under. centralsquareapplefestival.com.

SaTuRDaY, SEPT. 28Central Square Apple Festival. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; through sept. 29. see sept. 27 listing.

Liverpool Public Library Book Sale. 9-5 p.m.; also sept. 29. More than 100,000 books and cDs. early bird sale, saturday, 8-9 a.m.; $10 admission. bag sale, sunday, noon-3 p.m. Liver-pool elementary school, 910 2nd st., Liverpool. 457-0310. lpl.org.

Exhibit Opening. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; also sept. 29. Don a hardhat and construction vest and explore the concepts of construction, motion and machines in the exhibit Little Builders, which features more than 20 interactive stations. strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan square, rochester. Admission: $13; free/younger than 2. (585) 263-2700.

Freckleface Strawberry, The Musical. 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.; also sept. 29. Dormouse theatrics presents this play based on the book by actress Julianne Moore, about a girl who wants to get rid of her freckles but learns they make her different and special. $15/age 13 & up; $12/ages 6-12; $10/age 5 & younger. cNY Jazz Arts Foundation, 441 e. Washington st., syracuse. 546-3224. www.Dormousetheatrics.org.

Toddlers’ Tango. 11 a.m.; also Oct. 19. Little ones can take part in creative music and dance using props and instruments. central Library, Gal-leries of syracuse, 447 s. salina st., syracuse. Free. 435-1900.

Sportsmen’s Days. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; also sept. 29. Festival is an opportunity for those of all ages

to try outdoor pursuits such as skeet shooting, tur-key calling, archery, fly fishing, canoeing and muz-zle loading. Demonstrations by woodsmen and displays of local wildlife art. beaver Lake Nature center parking lot, 8477 e. Mud Lake road, bald-winsville. Admission: $5/vehicle. 638-2519.

Aladdin. 12:30 p.m. the Magic circle children’s theatre presents an original, interactive version of the familiar tale. children in the audience can dress up as a fairy tale character and help Aladdin find the magic lamp and win the princess’ heart. spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. clinton st., syra-cuse. $5. 449-3823.

Microwave Meals for Tweens. 2-3 p.m. Kids ages 9-12 can enjoy activities and socializing. Materials provided. Liverpool Public Library, 310 tulip st., Liverpool. Free. registration required: 457-0310. lpl.org.

SuNDaY, SEPT. 29Canine Classic Dog Walk and Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Adoptable dogs parade, alumni (adopted dogs) parade; canine classic Walk (2:15

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p.m.) and fun dog show including a costume cat-egory. A fund-raiser for Wanderers’ rest Humane Association. Jim Marshall Farms Foundation, 1978 New boston road, chittenango. Donations. 697-2796.

National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk. 10:30 a.m. (registration at 9:30 a.m.). individuals with Down syndrome along with their friends and families promote accep-tance and advocacy with a two-mile walk; fol-lowed by picnic lunch and festivities. the band Flame, a group of Albany-area musicians with dis-abilities, performs. Long branch Park, Longbranch road, Liverpool. Free. 682-4289. dsaofcny.org.

Central Square Apple Festival. Noon-5 p.m. see sept. 27 listing.

Liverpool Public Library Book Sale. Noon-3 p.m. see sept. 28 listing.

Jewish Music and Cultural Festival. Noon-6 p.m. Kosher food, ethnic arts and crafts, Jewish music, dancing and all kinds of activities for children. Jewish community center campus, 5655 thompson road, DeWitt. Free admission. 682-8489. www.syracusejewishfestival.com.

Exhibit Opening. Noon-5 p.m. see sept. 28 listing.

Freckleface Strawberry, The Musical. 2 & 4 p.m. see sept. 28 listing.

MONDaY, SEPT. 30See Ongoing Events

TuESDaY, OCT. 1Creation Club. 3:30-5 p.m.; also Oct. 29. students in grades 6-9 will create and edit videos, postcasts and images, and make 3D models using software and hardware at the library. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard st., Fayetteville. Free. registration required: 637-6374. www.fflib.org.

WEDNESDaY, OCT. 2Read Sing Play Storytime. 10 a.m.; Wednesdays. children ages 2-5 can take part in an inter-active storytime with songs, rhymes, action and games. Paine branch Library, 113 Nichols Ave., syracuse. Free. 435-5442.

Creation Club Junior. 3:30-5 p.m.; also Oct. 30. students in grades 3-5 will learn introductory skills for making their own videos, podcasts and 3D models. At the second meeting of the month, participants show their projects. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard st., Fayetteville. Free. registration required: 637-6374. www.fflib.org.

Dinner P’Arty. 5-8 p.m.; Wednesdays in October. Kids age 8 and younger can do a craft project, have dinner and enjoy some playtime. Kidzclub indoor Play and Party Place, 219 route 57, Phoenix. $45/five classes. 695-2211. www.kidzclubfun.com.

Multiple Moms Mingle. 6:30 p.m. Month-ly meeting of mothers and expectant mothers of multiples. ruby tuesday, 3220 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. reserve: 308-0277.

Pokemon. 6:30 p.m.; Wednesdays. Kids ages 7-11, armed with plenty of energy cards, can enjoy this game of strategy. All levels of players are welcome. Onondaga Free Library, 4840 W. seneca turnpike, syracuse. Free. registration required: 492-1727.

THuRSDaY, OCT. 3Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.; thursdays. children ages 3-5 can hear stories, sing songs and enjoy finger play. soule branch Library, 101 springfield road, syracuse. Free. 435-5320.

FRIDaY, OCT. 4See Ongoing Events

SaTuRDaY, OCT. 5Mommy & Me Rummage Sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mommy and Me of cNY holds its fall sale, a chance to find deals on maternity, infant and children’s items. there’s also a bake sale to raise money for charity. Liverpool elks Lodge, 3730 cold springs road, baldwinsville. Free admission. 558-3480. www.mommynmecny.com.

Book Sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fiction and nonfiction for adults and children will be for sale at bargain prices. Hazard branch Library, 1620 W. Genesee st., syracuse. Free admission. 435-5326.

Monsters and Magical Creatures Weekend. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; also Oct. 6. Have your photo taken with fantastical creatures; meet cartoon artists; make your own monster from pipe cleaners; and take part in more monstrous activ-ities. strong National Museum of Play, 1 Man-hattan square, rochester. Admission: $13; free/younger than 2. (585) 263-2700.

Perusing with Pups. 11 a.m.-noon. chil-dren ages 6-10 can read to a dog from sunshine Friends for 10 minutes. Onondaga Free Library, 4840 W. seneca turnpike, syracuse. Free. regis-tration required: 492-1727.

Snow White. 12:30 p.m. the Magic circle children’s theatre presents an original version of the fairy tale, in which children in the audience help save snow White from the Queen’s sleeping spell. children can dress up as fairy tale characters to enhance their fun. spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. clinton st., syracuse. $5. 449-3823.

Star Wars Reads Day at DCL. 2-4 p.m. All ages can come dressed in a star Wars costume and enjoy themed crafts, games, food and more. DeWitt community Library, shoppingtown Mall (below food court), 3649 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. registration required: 446-3578.

Zombie Game Day. 2-4 p.m. teens in grades 7-12 can take part in zombie-themed games of all kinds. Liverpool Public Library, 310 tulip st., Liverpool. Free. registration required: 457-0310. lpl.org.

Sciencenter Showtime. 2 p.m. biologist and pilot Wayne bezner talks about how he flew with trumpeter swans to teach them their migration route. sciencenter, 601 First st., ithaca. Admission: $8/adults; $7/seniors; $6/ages 3-17; free/under 3. (607) 272-0600.

IMAX Special. 5 p.m.; also Oct. 12. the documentary Hurricane on the Bayou shows how Hurricane Katrina affected the wetlands around New Orleans, with footage from before, during and after the storm. MOst (Museum of science & technology), 500 s. Franklin st., syracuse. $9.50/adults; $7.50/children & seniors. 425-9068. www.most.org.

SuNDaY, OCT. 6The Final Big Trucks. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. climb aboard big trucks and emergency vehicles, listen to music and see magicians perform at this event to benefit the skaneateles Nursery school. this will be the 20th and final year of the fund-rais-er, so seize your chance. saunders Quarry, Lime Ledge road, Marcellus. $5/person; free/under age 2. 685-8543. www.skaneatelesnurseryschool.com.

Monsters and Magical Creatures Weekend. Noon-5 p.m. see Oct. 5 listing.

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MONDaY, OCT. 7Design a Plate. 10-11 a.m. & 12:30-1:30 p.m.; also Oct. 8. children of all ages can create a draw-ing using special paper and markers. the drawing is then sent to a manufacturer and molded to a melamine plate. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard st., Fayetteville. $6/plate, payable day of workshop. registration required: 637-6374. www.fflib.org.

Sally’s Storytime. 10:30-11 a.m.; also Oct. 21 & 28. For ages 3-5. Maxwell Memorial Library, 14 Genesee st., camillus. Free. 672-3661.

TuESDaY, OCT. 8Design a Plate. 4-5 p.m. see Oct. 7 listing.

Syracuse Television Book Signing. 6 p.m. Authors christie casciano burns, tim Fox and

Lou Guilino from Newschannel 9 talk about their new book on the history of syracuse television—including The Magic Toy Shop, Baron Daemon and more—and sign copies. Hazard branch Library, 1620 W. Genesee st., syracuse. Free. 435-5326.

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THuRSDaY, OCT. 10MOMS Club of Syracuse-East. 9:30 a.m. Gathering for local kids and moms. Manlius unit-ed Methodist church, 111 Wesley st., Manlius. Free. 395-5009. momsclubofcuseeast.webs.com/.

Apple Storytime. 10:15 & 11 a.m. Hear apple stories and participate in apple crafts. Get an apple and a cup of cider all day, while supplies last. Onondaga Free Library, 4840 W. seneca turnpike, syracuse. Free. registration required: 492-1727.

Trail Tales. 1 p.m. A naturalist reads stories to kids ages 3-5, then leads them on a walk. beaver Lake Nature center parking lot, 8477 e. Mud Lake road, baldwinsville. Admission: $3/vehicle. 638-2519.

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access to the museum’s exhibits. MOst (Museum of science & technology), 500 s. Franklin st., syr-acuse. $5/general; free/age 2 and younger. 425-9068, ext. 2141. www.most.org.

Education Summit. 6-9 p.m.; also Oct. 12. experts from across the state present on topics including common core standards; social-emo-tional learning; state test refusal; and teacher eval-uation. Friday: showing of film Race to Nowhere, followed by panel discussion. saturday: talks and breakout sessions. storer Auditorium, Onondaga community college, 4585 W. seneca turnpike, syracuse. $10/Friday only; $20/saturday only; $25/both days. registration recommended: 382-0541. www.2013educationsummit.eventzilla.net.

SaTuRDaY, OCT. 12GiGi’s Playhouse Run & Dash for Down Syndrome. 8-9:30 a.m. (registration); 10 a.m. (fun run & walk); 10:10 a.m. (5K). A 5K, a 1-mile fun run and walk, and a dash for Down syndrome to raise money for Gigi’s Playhouse. saw Mill creek Pavilion, Long branch Park, Longbranch road, Liverpool. $15/under 12; $35/adults day of. 288-7529. www.gigisplayhouse.org/syracuse.

Education Summit. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. see Oct. 11 listing.

Pumpkin Pancakes. 9 a.m.-noon. Pumpkin pancakes, sausage and beverage ($2.50-$4.50) for sale. beaver Lake Nature center, 8477 e. Mud Lake road, baldwinsville. $3/vehicle. 638-2519.

LaFayette Apple Festival. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; also Oct. 13. entertainment, food court, pie bak-ing contest, scarecrow contest, pony rides, craft sale, midway rides, apples, apple desserts and cider. Off tully Farms road, tully. $5/person; free/age 12 and under. www.lafayetteapplefest.org.

Sciencenter Workshop: Rockets. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (build); 2:30 p.m. (launch). Kids age 8 and up, accompanied by an adult, can build their own rocket and watch it lift off. (rain date for launch: Oct. 27, 10 a.m.) sciencenter, 601 First st., ithaca. Admission: $20/person. registration required: (607) 272-0600. www.sciencenter.org.

Out of the Darkness Community Walk. 10-11:30 a.m. (registration); 11:30 a.m. (walk).

support the cNY chapter of the American Foun-dation for suicide Prevention with a walk. Long branch Park, Longbranch road, Liverpool. Dona-tions. 664-0346. www.afsp.org/centralny.

Smart Play. 10:30 a.m.-noon; also Oct. 21. children age 5 and under can explore a free-play environment that promotes discovery, creativity and the development of early literacy skills. Fay-etteville Free Library, 300 Orchard st., Fayetteville. Free. 637-6374. www.fflib.org.

Snow White. 12:30 p.m. see Oct. 5 listing.

Maxwell Family Movie. 1 p.m. A fam-ily-friendly movie—with popcorn! Maxwell Memorial Library, 14 Genesee st., camillus. Free. 672-3661.

Little Makers. 1-2:30 p.m.; also Oct. 15. children ages 5-8 can read a story about energy and make a functional circuit in a program that promotes literacy and science, technology, engi-neering and math skills. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard st., Fayetteville. Free. registration required: 637-6374. www.fflib.org.

Education Talk and Signing. 1-4 p.m. Lee Kronert, author of Don’t Blame the Messenger, a book on the problems with public education, will be available to talk about the book and sign cop-ies. barnes & Noble, 3454 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 449-2948.


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Family Movie Matinee. 2 p.m. see Disney’s G-rated The Little Mermaid and go under the sea with Ariel, who longs to be human. DeWitt com-munity Library, shoppingtown Mall (below food court), 3649 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 446-3578.

IMAX Special. 5 p.m. see Oct. 5 listing.

Syracuse Crunch. 7 p.m. the American Hock-ey League team faces the rochester Americans in the first home game of the season. War Memorial, 800 s. state st., syracuse. $16-$20, plus applica-ble processing fees. 473-4444.

SuNDaY, OCT. 13LaFayette Apple Festival. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. see Oct. 12 listing.

Syracuse Crunch. 5 p.m. Vs. Wilkes-barre/scranton Penguins. see Oct. 12 listing.

MONDaY, OCT. 14COLuMBuS DaYColumbus Day Activities. 12:30 & 3 p.m. Live animal talks with a naturalist. At 1:30 p.m., take a hike with a naturalist. beaver Lake Nature center, 8477 e. Mud Lake road, baldwinsville. $3/vehicle. 638-2519.

Make Your Own Comic Strip. 2-3 p.m. children ages 9-12 can make their own comic strip using Pixton. Liverpool Public Library, 310 tulip st., Liverpool. Free. registration required: 457-0310. lpl.org.

The Science of the Night. 6:30 p.m. An educator from the MOst (Museum of science & technology) teaches kids age 5 and up about animal senses, such as bat echolocation, and other aspects of humans’ relationship to the night. Onondaga Free Library, 4840 W. seneca turnpike, syracuse. Free. registration preferred: 492-1727.

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drugstore products so you can achieve the zom-bie look. Liverpool Public Library, 310 tulip st., Liverpool. Free. registration required: 457-0310. lpl.org.

TuESDaY, OCT. 15Sneaky Art. 11 a.m.-noon. Kids ages 7-11 can make playful, eyecatching objects to hide in plain sight, based on the Martha Jocelyn book Sneaky Art. Liverpool Public Library, 310 tulip st., Liver-pool. Free. registration required: 457-0310. lpl.org.

WEDNESDaY, OCT. 16Discovery Club. 4-5 p.m. students ages 8-12 can learn fun facts and engage in awesome activ-ities as part of this club for science seekers. Liver-pool Public Library, 310 tulip st., Liverpool. Free. registration required: 457-0310. lpl.org.

Education-Book Signing. 7 p.m. Delores and Hermon card will talk about and sign copies of their book on education, The Miss-ing Piece. barnes & Noble, 3454 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 449-2948.

THuRSDaY, OCT. 17Terrific Thursdays. 11:30 a.m. in this session of the series for homeschooling families, kids in grades K-12 will learn about fire safety and see equipment and the fire truck of the DeWitt Fire Department. Preschoolers in the group can take part in activities in a separate room. DeWitt community Library, shoppingtown Mall (below food court), 3649 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. registration required (including names and ages of all children attending): 446-3578.

Bravest vs. Finest Basketball. 7 p.m. Members of the syracuse Police Department (the bravest) take on players from the syracuse Fire Department (the Finest) in a basketball game to raise money for the syracuse Parks conservancy. institute of technology at syracuse central, 258 e. Adams st., syracuse. $2. 374-7634.

FRIDaY, OCT. 18Toddler Dance Party. 10:30 a.m. Kids ages 18 months-5 years old, with caregivers, can dance with their friends. there will be musical instru-ments, bubbles and more. DeWitt community Library, shoppingtown Mall (below food court), 3649 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 446-3578.

Family Fun Halloween Party. 5-8 p.m. Kids can come in costume or borrow one of Kidz-club’s. Facepainting, balloon animals, crafts and a costume contest are included with admission. For age 8 and under. Kidzclub indoor Play and Party Place, 219 route 57, Phoenix. $12/child. 695-2211. www.kidzclubfun.com.

Spooktacular. 6-9 p.m.; also Oct. 19, 25 & 26. At the Pumpkin Patch, kids up to age 16 can take part in activities or take a tour of the Haunted House. burnet Park (former ice rink), via coleridge or Avery Avenue entrances, syracuse. Free admis-sion; nominal fee for some activities. 473-4300.

Howling Hayride. 7-9 p.m.; also Oct. 19, 24, 25 & 26. enjoy an experience that includes a


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Frank Cammuso Talk and Signing. 7 p.m. Local graphic novelist displays his sketching talent and signs copies of The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book 1: Spelling Trouble. barnes & Noble, 3454 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 449-2948.

Syracuse Crunch. 7 p.m. Vs. binghamton senators. see Oct. 12 listing.

SaTuRDaY, OCT. 19Junior Café Scientifique. 9:30-11 a.m. Mid-dle school students, accompanied by an adult, can hear Damian schofield of suNY Oswego talk about the use of video game technology in the courtroom. MOst (Museum of science & tech-nology), 500 s. Franklin st., syracuse. Free. reser-vations requested: [email protected].

The Great Zoo Boo. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; also Oct. 20, 26 & 27. A bustling Halloween bash with characters and sets for kids to enjoy in a “kooky not spooky” atmosphere. costumes encouraged! rosamond Gifford Zoo at burnet Park, 1 conser-vation Place, syracuse. Admission included with Zoo boo activities: $8/adult; $12/age 3 & older; $8/age 2 & younger. 435-8511.

Scavenger Hunt and Crafts. 11 a.m. Kids ages 5-12 can find objects on the library scaven-ger hunt and then create fossils. Hazard branch

Library, 1620 W. Genesee st., syracuse. Free. 435-5326.

CureSearch Walk. 11 a.m.-noon (registration); noon (walk). Walk raises awareness and funds for curesearch for children’s cancer. Long branch Park, Longbranch road, Liverpool. $10/adults; free/children. (614) 477-9390. www.curesearchwalk.org/syracuse.


Sciencenter Showtime. 2 p.m. Filmmaker Karen rodriguez talks about Victorian era optical toys and helps par-ticipants build their own animation toy. sciencenter, 601 First st., ithaca. Admis-sion: $8/adults; $7/seniors; $6/ages 3-17; free/under 3. (607) 272-0600.

Blockbuster Movie. 2 p.m. see the PG-13-rated Star Trek: Into Darkness. betts branch Library, 2862 s. salina st., syra-cuse. Free. 435-1940.

Sensory Friendly Time at the MOST. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Presented by cNY sPD Parent-connections, it’s a chance for children with sensory process-ing disorders to experience the museum. MOst (Museum of science & technol-ogy), 500 s. Franklin st., syracuse. $8/adults; $7/ages 2-11 and senior citizens. 425-9068. www.most.org.

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Spooktacular. 6-9 p.m.; also Oct. 25 & 26. see Oct. 18 listing.

Howling Hayride. 7-9 p.m.; also Oct. 24, 25 & 26. see Oct. 18 listing.

SuNDaY, OCT. 20Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. 10 a.m. Walk raises money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer. clinton square, syracuse. Donations. (800) 227-2345. cancer.org/stridesonline.

March of Dimes March for Babies. 10 a.m. (registration); 11 a.m. (walk). Walk three miles as a team and raise money for local pro-grams that support healthy pregnancies. Ononda-ga community college, 4585 W. seneca turnpike, syracuse. Donations. 463-0700.

The Great Zoo Boo. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; also Oct. 26 & 27. see Oct. 19 listing.

Fall Festival of Choirs. 4 p.m. syracuse chil-dren’s chorus and several other local choirs sing. Most Holy rosary, 1031 bellevue Ave., syracuse. $15-$22. 478-0582.

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WEDNESDaY, OCT. 23Voyage of the Imagination. 4 p.m. Kids ages 6-10 create and share adventure-themed stories in this hands-on learning event. barnes & Noble, 3454 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 449-2948.

THuRSDaY, OCT. 24Enchanted Beaver Lake. 6-8:30 p.m.; through Oct. 27. More than 500 jack-o-lanterns and luminaria light the way along two magical trails; also, face painting, fortune telling and treats. beaver Lake Nature center, route 370, baldwins-ville. $3/person, free/under age 3; $5/vehicle park-ing, advance; $10/vehicle parking, day of. Advance reservations recommended: 638-2519.

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FRIDaY, OCT. 25Spooktacular. 6-9 p.m.; also Oct. 26. see Oct. 18 listing.

Enchanted Beaver Lake. 6-8:30 p.m.; through Oct. 27. see Oct. 24 listing.

Howling Hayride. 7-9 p.m.; also Oct. 26. see Oct. 18 listing.

SaTuRDaY, OCT. 26CarniFFaLl Fund-Raiser. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hal-loween-themed carnival for all ages with games, costume contest, prizes, raffles, bake sale, haunt-ed house, cookout and more. raises money for Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard st., Fayette-ville. Free admission. 637-6374.

Harvest Book and Bake Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. baked goods, books, DVDs, audiobooks and more for sale. Northern Onondaga Public Library at cicero, 8686 Knowledge Lane, cicero. Free admission. 699-2032. www.nopl.org.

Spooky Science. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A Hallow-een-themed day of science talks and demonstra-tions, with a special planetarium show. Visitors are encouraged to come in costume. MOst (Museum of science & technology), 500 s. Franklin st., syr-acuse. $8/adults; $7/ages 2-11 and senior citizens; $2 more each for planetarium admission. 425-9068. www.most.org.

Literature Live. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; also Oct. 27. beloved literary characters jump off the pages in this series. this weekend meet bunnicula. strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan square, rochester. Admission: $13; free/younger than 2. (585) 263-2700.

The Great Zoo Boo. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; also Oct. 27. see Oct. 19 listing.

Symphoria Spooktacular. 10:30 a.m. Audi-ence members are encouraged to wear costumes to this symphoria Young People’s concert, which will feature eerie works by Mozart, stephenson

and saint-saens, among others. Mulroy civic cen-ter, 411 Montgomery st., syracuse. $11.50-$29. 299-5598. www.experiencesymphoria.org.

Halloween Storytime. 11 a.m. Friends of DeWitt community Library present a spooky sto-rytime followed by activities and treats. Kids are invited to dress in costume. barnes & Noble, 3454 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 449-2948.

Fall Toy Fest. Noon-3 p.m. bounce house, magic show (1 p.m.), facepainting, giveaways and more at Haba toy Outlet, 4407 Jordan road, ska-neateles. Free admission. 685-6660. HAbAusa.com


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Spooktacular. 6-9 p.m. see Oct. 18 listing.

Enchanted Beaver Lake. 6-8:30 p.m.; through Oct. 27. see Oct. 24 listing.

Howling Hayride. 7-9 p.m. see Oct. 18 listing.

Syracuse Crunch. 7 p.m. Vs. bridgeport soundtigers. see Oct. 12 listing.

SuNDaY, OCT. 27The Great Zoo Boo. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. see Oct. 19 listing.

Literature Live. Noon-5 p.m. see Oct. 26 listing.

Enchanted Beaver Lake. 6-8:30 p.m. see Oct. 24 listing.

MONDaY, OCT. 28See Ongoing Events

TuESDaY, OCT. 29Halloween Party. 6:30 p.m. children age 3 and up can enjoy games, music, candy and more. Onondaga Free Library, 4840 W. seneca turnpike, syracuse. Free. registration required: 492-1727.

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THuRSDaY, OCT. 31HaLLOWEENHalloween Party. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Kids ages 2-6 can get into costume, hear spooky stories, do crafts and eat snacks. bring a goodie bag for library trick-or-treating! DeWitt community Library, shoppingtown Mall (below food court), 3649 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. registration required: 446-3578.

ONGOING EVENTSHorseback Riding. Friday, saturday & sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; sept. 6-Oct. 27. expe-rience the beauty of the forest on an hour-long guided horseback ride. Highland Forest Park, county road 128, Fabius. $30/hour (age 8 and up). reservations required: 289-3775.

Great Swamp Conservancy Trails. Daily, dawn to dusk. Visitors can grab their walking shoes (or snowshoes) and explore 4.5 miles of well-groomed, flat trails. Open year round. the area is a stop for many migratory waterfowl and songbirds; other wildlife include muskrats and beavers. Great swamp conservancy, 3.5 miles off i-90, exit 34, 8375 N. Main st. canastota. Free. 697-2950.

Baltimore Woods Nature Center. Hik-ing trails and parking are free and open every day from dawn to dusk. interpretive center open

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed sundays. 4007 bishop Hill road, Marcellus. 673-1350.

Barnes & Noble Storytimes. thursdays, 10 a.m. Join a storytime for toddlers and preschoolers that’s features a book, songs and color-ing. barnes & Noble, 3454 erie blvd. e., DeWitt. Free. 449-2948.

Maxwell Library Story-times. storytimes and book

groups for all ages. call for dates and times. Maxwell Memorial Library, 14 Genesee st., camillus. Free. 672-3661.

Northeast Community Cen-ter Library Storytimes. Pre-school storytimes with rhymes and

occasional games; youngsters learn group listening and participation skills. call for times. Northeast community center Library, 716 Hawley Ave., syracuse. Free. 472-6343, ext. 208.

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Fayetteville Free Library Storytimes. (excluding holidays.) First steps: (tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.) for children who are good walkers. Fabulous 4s and 5s: (tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.) for preschoolers to get skills to prepare for reading. terrific 2s and 3s: (Wednesdays,10:30 a.m.) kids can learn letters, sounds and words. cuddletime: (thursdays, 9:30 a.m.) for babies not yet walking and an adult. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard st., Fayetteville. Free. 637-6374.

Petit Branch Library Storytimes. tues-days, 10:30 a.m. toddler and preschooler storytime for children ages 18 months-5 years and caregivers. includes stories, rhymes, finger plays and songs. Petit branch Library, 105 Victoria Place, syracuse. 435-3636.

Wegmans Playground. boundless Play-ground for children (and parents) of all ages and abilities includes accessible swings, slides, bridge and more, including special section just for the tiniest tykes. Onondaga Lake Park, route 370, Liv-erpool. Free. 451-PArK.

Weekend Afternoon Walks. saturdays and sundays, 1:30 p.m. Nature discovery hike every saturday and sunday with different topics each weekend. beaver Lake Nature center, about 3 miles west of baldwinsville off route 370. $3 per vehicle. 638-2519.

Syracuse Go Club. every Monday, 7-10 p.m. Wegmans sit-down dining area, 6789 e. Genesee st., Fayetteville. club devoted to the ancient chinese game of Go; players of all ages. Free. 479-9073.

Regional Market Farmers’ Market. saturdays, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (year-round); thursdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May through November only). shop seasonal produce, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, specialty foods and more on display throughout covered sheds; heated shops of regional Market commons feature gift and unique items including jewelry, paintings and home decor. Also, flea mar-ket, sundays, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 2100 Park st., syracuse. 422-8647.

MuSEuMSCayuga Agricultural Museum. route 38A, emerson Park, Auburn. Free. 253-5611. Antique farm life on display.

Corning Museum of Glass. 1 corning Glass center, corning. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $14/adults; free/age 19 and under. (607) 937-5371. Ongoing: You Design it, We Make it: Glassblowers choose from among designs submitted by young visitors and create that work on the spot.

Cortland Children’s Museum. 8 calvert st., O’Heron Newman Hall, suNY cortland cam-pus. (607) 753-5525.

Erie Canal Museum. 318 erie blvd. e., syra-cuse. Monday-saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed holidays. Free. 471-0593. inter-active exhibit: Work the Weighlock. The Stonecutters: exhibit reveals the fascinating world of the stone-cutters and quarrymen who built the 83 locks and 18 aqueducts along the 363-mile erie canal.

Everson Museum of Art. 401 Harrison st. tuesday-Friday, sunday, noon- 5p.m.; saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5 donation. 474-6064. World-class museum includes children’s interactive Gallery designed to acquaint beginning art viewers with basic art principles, with areas dedicated to portrai-ture, hands-on activities, and a classroom.

Farmers’ Museum. Lake road, route 80, coo-perstown. $11/adults; $9.50/seniors; $5/age 7-12; free; age 6 & under. (888) 547-1450.

Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo. route 49, three miles west of rome. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $9.95/adults, $6.95/children; $8.50/seniors. 336-1930. Animal presentations of the exotic and native alike.

International Boxing Hall of Fame. thru-way exit 34, canastota. Monday-saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $4/adults, $3/seniors, $3/youths. Ages 6 and younger free. 697-7095.

H. Lee White Museum and Maritime Center. W. First st., Oswego. Monday-sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $7/adult; $3/teen; free/age 12 & under. 342-0480. exhibits highlight more than 400 years of maritime history. Vessels on display include: New York state Derrick boat 8 from the canal system, schooner Ontario and eleanor D, the last u.s. com-mercial fishing vessel to work Lake Ontario.

International Mask and Puppet Muse-um. 518 Prospect Ave., syracuse. Fridays by appointment. First two saturdays of the month, 10 a.m.-noon (October-April). 476-0466. Permanent collection includes masks, marionettes, shadow puppets and more.


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