1962Year The branches were still bare on Washington Square Park's trees yesterday, but the Greenwich Village folk singers were out in force and beatniks were in bloom. FOLK SONGS BLOOM IN WASHINGTON SQ.

1951Year plans season, Buenos Aires THE WORLD OF MUSIC: 'POPS' AGAIN

1988Year LEAD: To a large extent, the 20 million people in the world's largest metropolis have reluctantly adapted to living with the pollution that fouls the air here. Mexico City Journal

1993Year FOR those who like their ballet danced with a Russian accent, the State Theater in New Brunswick brings a gourmand's delight on Oct. 29 when Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet, a troupe of 50 dancers, performing with live orchestra, offers a selection of old chestnuts whose very titles stir up the tiredest blood. That program, and the State Theater's other major dance offering, Garth Fagan Dance, on Thursday, together bring glitter to the new season. From now until "Nutcracker" time, dancegoers can sample traditional, contemporary and ethnic dance forms through programming that ranges from the all-too-familiar to the refreshingly different. Booking choices, theater managers say, reflect the sometimes difficult balances among commitments to nurture the state's own arts community, an educational outlook that serves today's children and a determination to bring the best possible product to their theaters at affordable prices. DANCE

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1923Year annual report SEES GOOD BUSINESS AHEAD