![](https://tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumbnail/Pumpkin carving-combo copy.jpg "<p>Left: Bobby Garcia's masterfully carved pumpkin "Mostly Vegetarian" won in the new category, Master Blade, which also carries a $200 cash prize. Right: Visitors to the park's Pumpkin Carving Contest peruse this year's 67 entries. Photos: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib</p>")
![](https://tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumbnail/Madeline Lanciani-R.jpg "<p>Madeline Lanciani in her Duane Park Patisserie at 179 Duane St. After 33 years and with her business up for sale, she said, "I still love to cook and bake. I still love to make people happy. I still want to feed people. I've just kind of run out of steam." Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib</p>")
Celebrating the British out of New York This year’s celebration of Evacuation Day, the end of seven years of British occupation of New York, begins at 11:30 am on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl St. and continues with a procession to Bowling Green for a noon flag raising ceremony. Sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Historical Association. Go here for more information.
November Community Board 1 calendar Updates on four street reconstruction projects in Lower Manhattan; Battery Park City resiliency projects; impacts of buildings on migratory birds.
Stephen Grillo early works Paintings and drawings by pioneering Tribeca artist Stephen Grillo, who died last year at age 85, will be on display at Duane Park Patisserie, 179 Duane St., from Nov. 13 through Dec. 5. The show includes early work by Grillo, who moved to Duane Street with his wife Jean in 1972.
Thanksgiving Parade Preview The day before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, get a sonic preview at the Seaport from two of the bands that will be marching. The stationary performances by Temple University and the Damien High School Spartan Regiment (photo) takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 2:30 pm on Pier 16. Free tickets can be reserved here.
Gingerbread decorating returns to PS 150, 28-42 Trinity Pl., on Saturday Dec. 6. It’s the school’s 4th annual Gingerbread Jamboree, open to all but seats are limited. There are two sessions, 10 am and 2 pm, both including food, beverages and a live performance. Go here for tickets and more information.
Follow the Revolutionary Trail Next summer is the 250th anniversary of American Independence and the Downtown Alliance is getting a head start with NYC Revolutionary Trail, a three-mile self-guided tour in partnership with the Gotham Center that traces 16 sites of the Revolution in Lower Manhattan. It highlights the events, people and places that played key roles in the Revolution from 1763 to 1789. Go here to view the guide.
The Battery Park City Greenmarket is open on Sundays until Nov. 23, from 9 am to 2 pm, outside the Irish Hunger Memorial, North End Avenue and Vesey Street. The market is run by Down to Earth Markets and hosted by the Battery Park City Authority.