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Happy Thanksgiving Day Weekend!

WTDTW is not so stuffed that it can't offer a few nibbles for those who don't want to brave the malls or multiplexes.

Today, the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville begins a one-week run of "La Danse," Frederick Wiseman's acclaimed new documentary — his 36th — about the Paris Opera Ballet. For more, visit burnsfilmcenter.org.

The day after Thanksgiving also marks the start of the winter holidays at the properties administered by Historic Hudson Valley in Tarrytown. From 1o to 4 p.m. today through Sunday, there will be costumed tours of Sunnyside, author Washington Irving's cozy Tarrytown home, and Van Cortlandt Manor, a post-Revolutionary site in Croton-on-Hudson. Both are festooned with seasonal decorations. Both will also be featuring candlelight tours of their rooms — like the one pictured at Van Cortlandt Manor — on select December Saturdays.

Finally, for the techies who don't feel like venturing out, the Westchester Library System has announced that it has just added MP3 audiobooks offering iPod, iPhone and iPod Touch support to its download-able media collection. It has also expanded other digital media offerings, including eBooks, music, video and audiobooks optimized for Windows Media Player that can be downloaded. The digital media catalog is available free to Westchester library card holders at westchester.lib.orverdrive.com.

Me? I prefer my Jane Austens the old-fashioned way, with crisp pages I can turn as I sip a hot cup of Earl Grey.

Whatever your pleasures, enjoy the sights and sounds of the season.

Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley.