ALBRIGHT COLLEGE Mary Quinn, Milford, Bachelor of Arts, fashion: design; and Brennon Wittekind, Milford, Bachelor of Arts, ...

By Hurubie MekoMaria Cramer and William K. Rashbaum Regret over missing a rare occurrence, a nostalgic stroll and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

The Nutcracker, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, 1 p.m. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday, ...

Readers respond to Paige Williams’s report on bears in Lake Tahoe, Alice Gregory’s Profile of the philosopher L. A. Paul, and Jennifer Wilson’s piece about heartbreak remedies.