It’s hard to pass near the Big Apple without going in to explore Manhattan and catch a Broadway show. So after wrapping up our summer tour in New Jersey – yes, a summer library program in mid-September – we hopped on a train into the city for a day of New Yorking. We met up
“Late Night” in the Afternoon
It was a tough call, but we decided to sleep in a bit this morning rather than head back into the city at first light. (Yesterday we got into town at least half an hour before dawn.) First thing this morning, Michelle Franzen gave a tour of the NBC studios to the Dudley family, whom
Look to the Rainbow
On this veterans’ Day, we made an excursion into New York City. A very early excursion. We heard from Michelle Franzen that this morning the tree would go up in Rockefeller Center, just outside NBC studios, and there would be an outdoor performance by Bon Jovi, airing during the “Today Show” telecast. Since the program
Briefly Back to Business
The haunt is closed Tuesday and Wednesday this early in the season, so today is when we scheduled a performance of one of our own shows, a school assembly in New Hartford, NY. This was a drive of over 200 miles, so we got started last night after the haunt shuttered its shuddering. In order
A Mighty Fine Lady
After having a fun visit last night with our nephew and his fiancee in Stamford, we headed into New Jersey. Specifically Jersey City, where we sought out the Statue of Liberty. And it turned out to be much more difficult to find her than we’d expected, even though we’ve been there before. The signs were






