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CITY Magazine’s 2024 Winter Guide

By Patrick Hosken,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published December 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM EST
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(foreground) Jacob Walsh, (background) Roberto Lagares and Scott Pukos with guest host Patrick Hosken on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, December 13, 2024
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Patrick Hosken guest hosting "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, August 5, 2024

It’s our monthly discussion of the latest edition of CITY Magazine. The December issue doubles as CITY’s 2024 Winter Guide, with stories to help you stay warm, fed, and entertained through the snowy season.

From a family-owned Christmas tree farm and a novel speed dating event, to a crew of line dancing superstars and the best places around town to keep your kids active (and out of the snow) — guest host Patrick Hosken explores it all with the CITY staff.

Our guests:

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Patrick Hosken
Patrick Hosken is the arts and culture reporter for CITY magazine and WXXI.<br/><br/>He was formerly the music editor at MTV News and a producer at Buffalo Toronto Public Media. <br/><br/><br/><br/>His music criticism has appeared in Billboard and Stereogum, and he has also taught journalism at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Reach him at <a href="mailto:patrick@roccitymag.com" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017a-9b5e-d1df-a7fa-dfffdd1f0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1775162331869,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017c-9927-dcdf-a97d-db2792350000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1775162331869,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017c-9927-dcdf-a97d-db2792350000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;anchorable.showAnchor&quot;:false,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;patrick@roccitymag.com&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;NEW&quot;,&quot;attachSourceUrl&quot;:false,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;mailto:patrick@roccitymag.com&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019d-4feb-db83-a79f-ffef60880000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019d-4feb-db83-a79f-ffef60880001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">patrick@roccitymag.com</a>.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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