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5 Things: Lottery Winners, Liz Taylor and More

It's a random 5 Things Thursday.

1. Fun story of the day: A Rockland county woman who hit a $1 million payday on a lottery scratch-off card she will finally be able to "get a set of pots that all match." Carol Leonard, 64, of Tappan, won the big prize after buying scratch tickets with $5 her husband, Bruce, gave her in a Valentine's Day card.

2. On Saturday, check out the Bronxville Farmer’s Market Winter Market at the north end of the Bronxville Metro North station, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Hudson Valley vendors sell a variety of wares from chutney to handmade soap to fresh cheeses.

3. The best place to go for a spa treatment this weekend? The Iona College gymnasium, of all places. The Iona College Spa Day this Sunday offers manicures, facials, massages and other treatments, along with hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting, all for $50. At Hynes Athletic Center at Iona College in New Rochelle, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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4. Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute to the late, great Elizabeth Taylor on Sunday, April 10, with a 24-hour tribute to the Academy Award-winning actress. TCM will broadcast highlights of Taylor’s film career, including “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff?,” “Butterfield 8,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “National Velvet,” and others. Taylor died Wednesday; she was 79. Click here for a schedule of the TCM Liz Taylor tribute on Sunday, April 10.

5. Have you been to the Scarsdale Patch Facebook page yet? Go there now, hit the Like button and connect with the Patch online community.

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