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get lost in the Garden of Gourds, presented by the same company that’s running the Governors Island event, over in Old Westbury on Long Island. Visit therise.org for details and tickets, starting at $22 for kids and seniors, $26 for adults 13 and up.

Lincoln Center; bigapplecircus.com. Tickets start at $35. The Big Apple Circus is back. This year’s season (which will run Oct. 27 through Jan. 7) will mark the company’s 40th anniversary, see the return of