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Every year there are special Veterans Day discounts and deals for current and retired military at retail store chains, hotels, museums and more, including free admission extended to family members. Here is the 2022 list – retail first, then travel and recreation. Most businesses require proof of military service. There are several types of identification
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Cheap is good. Free is better. Here’s where to get both on Halloween – Free first, including BOGO deals, followed by cheap. Most of the Halloween freebies require you to show up in costume, and apply whether you are a kid or a grown-up. And others require you to be a member of that chain’s
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The news that Trevor Noah was leaving The Daily Show created renewed interest in tickets to all late night TV shows taped in NYC, especially his. Here’s how to get them. He has left the program at the end of 2022 after seven years, to return to stand-up comedy and other projects, and is being
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The news that Trevor Noah is leaving The Daily Show has created renewed interest in tickets to all the late night TV shows taped in NYC. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is another popular late night program. Here’s how to get tickets. Tickets to shows taped in NYC are FREE. Anybody who wants to
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The news that Trevor Noah is leaving The Daily Show has created renewed interest in tickets to late night TV shows, including The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Here’s how to get FREE tickets to be in the audience, including for standby tickets. Some rules first – Dress appropriately, since you might be on TV
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Reminder that Saturday, Sept 17 is FREE admission at more than 1,400 participating museums, zoos, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions nationwide. It’s the Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th annual Museum Day, and you should download FREE tickets now through the Smithsonian magazine website This year’s theme is The American Experience, showcasing arts, culture, sciences, innovation and history
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Upgrade your recipes and cooking and baking skills with three FREE online cooking classes for the Jewish High Holy Days, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur. Join The Nosher for three sessions to learn traditional dishes and new ones from North Africa and elsewhere. As the old saying goes, you don’t have to be Jewish to
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Now you can actually make a reservation for a TSA fast pass to cut to the front of security lines, and it’s free. Right now, it’s limited to just a few airports, but we’re hoping the idea will grow. It’s available to any traveler, whether or not you subscribe to Global Entry, which includes the
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Celebrate National Park Week with FREE admission and FREE events in many of the 400 national parks in the USA, including festivities marking the 150th birthday of Yellowstone National Park, one of the most famous and most visited parks in the world. National Park Week, April 16 through 24, encourages all of us to discover
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On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and every day, US military veterans and Gold Star Families get FREE access to national parks, wildlife refuges, historic sites and other Federal lands. They will have free access to approximately 2,000 public locations spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, with a wide range of
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