Old favorites that never go out of style: Thanksgiving dinner, Bob Dylan, The Nutcracker.

Thanksgiving Seatings
If you’ve no intention of dusting off the oven thisThanksgiving, the city’s restaurants have got your back. Union Square alone is host to a handful of special seatings: Back Forty will serve family-style from 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Craft is crafting a 4-course meal from 2 p.m.-8 p.m., Ponty Bistro will serve a customary 3-course menu as well as Wildwood BBQ and ‘wichcraft offers pick-up or delivery of pies to die for. More ideas: Open Table lists Thanksgiving reservations at the best of the city’s restaurants.

Bob Dylan at Terminal 5
The man/voice/legend wraps up a three-day, sold-out run before heading on the road. There’s always a chance this could be his best show yet, and it’s a chance worth taking.
Wednesday, November 24, 8 p.m.
Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street
Tickets: $65

Nutcracker in the Lower
Members of the Urban Ballet Theater interpret the traditional holiday tale of a girl named Clara to the original Tchaikovsky score with innovative choreography that ranges from classical ballet to jazz to traditional Chinese dance.
Saturday, November 27-Saturday, December 4, 3 and 7 p.m.; Check site for times.
Harry De Jur Playhouse, 466 Grand Street
$15 adults; $10 children 12 and under

Adventure Base at Intrepid Museum
Adventure Base 100—a traveling 10,000 square-foot hands-on, interactive base camp of activities and fun brought to you by Boy Scouts of America at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum includes a ropes course, digital games, an IMAX-like Go Dome, live performances, and more.
Friday, November 26-Sunday, November 28, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Pier 86 (46th Street and 12th Avenue)
Tickets: Adventure Base admission is free with museum entry ($20.50 for adults).

Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden
This classic holiday favorite gives model train geeks a chance to explore replicas of historic landmarks as model trains speed along more than a quarter mile of track.
November 20-January 9
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York Botanical Garden
Tickets: $20 adults; $10 children 2-12; $18 seniors, students