Derby Public Library to host Trick or Treat Spooktacular event Oct. 7

This event is geared for ages 4 to 11 (siblings are welcome). Costumes are encouraged, but not required.

REGISTER HERE: https://derbypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/17480892

Derby Historical Society to hold Historic Elm Street Lantern Tour

Join the Derby Historical Society for a lantern lit walking tour of the Ansonia Historic District. 

But stay alert! You never know who you will meet along the way. Before or after your tour, join our storytellers out back for a hot drink and more spooky tales by the fire. 

All tickets include a voucher for a free drink at the Quail & Ale in Derby.

This event is family friendly. 

Times

Tours depart at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and are about one hour in length. Please choose a tour time when purchasing your tickets. Our storytellers will be performing from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. and you may join them at any time before or after your tour.

Location
Tours depart from the David Humphreys House at 37 Elm Street, Ansonia. There is limited parking in the lot behind our House as well as along Thomas Street. Please check in at the Gift Shop in the back of the House when you arrive. 

Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear walking shoes. It will be dark but lanterns will be provided to light your way. 

Shared from a Derby Historical Society press release.

Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton to host History of Halloween program

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Location: Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton 

Day/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m.

Register online: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2661&EventID=569705&PK=
or call (203) 924-1580 ext. 5102.

Learn about the history of Halloween with museum curator and historian Mallory Howard.

Halloween, a favorite holiday for many across the globe, has an interesting and sometimes confusing evolution. 

It has changed quite a bit, both historically and culturally over the years, becoming much more commercialized. Scary movies, candy, ghosts and goblins, have become associated with this spooky time of year for the young and old alike; but how did it start? How did it evolve into the holiday we know and recognize today? 

We will look at the origins of Halloween, along with the variety of ways it has been celebrated over the years.

Shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Derby Neck Library to host Boo Bash on Halloween

DERBY - If you’re planning on trick-or-treating this year, schedule a visit at the Derby Neck Library!

Drop in at our Community Room any time between 3 and 6 p.m. to have some treats, play games, and do a spooky craft.

Keep an eye out for Miss Krissy and Miss Sarah, but beware–they will be in costume too!

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Morbid Curiosity Book Club to meet at Derby Neck Library

DERBY -The Morbid Curiosity Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Derby Neck Library to discuss Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey. 

From the infamous “most haunted” hotels, mansions, and prisons to privately owned homes and quiet cemeteries, Colin Dickey is determined to investigate the power that ghost stories hold over our collective consciousness. 

Join us as we discuss this spooky and insightful book.

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Sharing a friend's spooky Halloween scene in Ansonia

Bob Howard created this scene at his home on Church Street and he hopes folks enjoy viewing it as much as he enjoyed putting it together. 

Below is the section that didn't fit in the frame!

Derby Historical Society readies Elm Street lantern tours, spooky fun

ANSONIA - Join the Derby Historical Society Oct. 28 for a lantern-lit walking tour of the Ansonia Historic District. 

But stay alert! You never know who you will meet along the way. When you return to the David Humphreys House, join our storyteller Carolyn Stearns out back for a hot drink and more spooky tales by the fire.

Tours depart at 6, 7, and 8 p.m. and are about one hour in length. Please choose a tour time when purchasing your tickets. 

Stearns will be performing from 6-9 p.m. and you may join her any time before or after your tour.

Tours depart from the David Humphreys House at 37 Elm St. There is parking in the lot behind our House as well as along Thomas Street. Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear walking shoes. It will be dark but lanterns will be provided.

Tickets can be purchased through our website by clicking the ticket link below, by check or by calling us at 203-735-1908.

Rain date: Saturday, Oct. 29. 

This is shared from the Derby Historical Society's Facebook page. 

Take virtual 5K 'spooky steps' to save lives, beat esophageal cancer

LEARN MORE & SIGN UP
to Take STEPS TO SAVE LIVES

Take Steps in Your Spooky Halloween Costume and Win Prizes!

 

 Everyone who enters will receive a gift.

 

 You can enter starting October 24th by submitting your very best photo or video (only one) of your creative 5K Halloween costume via email at StepstoSaveLives@ecan.org.

If you send more than one photo or video, ECAN will decide which is the best and post that for the voting.

 

 All entries will be posted on the 

Steps to Save Lives Costume Contest Album

on ECAN's Facebook Page - Voting is Open to the Public. Find the album: HERE!

 

 The three most LIKED images will win our top prizes, so SHARE with your friends to make sure you gain the support you deserve!

 

  Voting begins

      Monday, October 25th at 9 am Eastern      Voting ends

      Sunday, October 31st at 9 am Eastern

 

 Compete to win Prizes!  

1st Place: 

$50 Amazon gift card & Steps to Save Lives wicking shirt

2nd Place:

$25 Amazon gift card & Steps to Save Lives baseball cap

3rd place:

$10 Amazon gift card & ECAN clear stadium bag

 

 You must be registered for the October 2021 Virtual Steps to Save Lives 5k to participate. 

 

Are you ready to put on your spookiest garb and take zombie Steps to Save Lives?

SIGN UP NOW

Save the date: Derby Neck Library to host Tales of the Harvest

DERBY - It's that time of year when we're all looking for something just a little spooky! 

Join us [at 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at Derby Neck Library] with storyteller and educator Monica Peterson as she weaves autumn tales from around the world. 

Audience members young and old alike will join her in outwitting a giant pumpkin, laughing at the antics of Anansi the Spider, harvesting an enormous turnip, saving animals from a tricky fox, and more! 

The stories are sure to delight and are not too spooky for little ones.

Registration is required for this in-person, outdoor event, and SPACE IS LIMITED! 

Sign up today by filling out our form here: https://forms.gle/gkGiYtNALxymy4oW6

This is shared from the Derby Neck Library Facebook page.

Derby Public Library to host outdoor Halloween Spooktacular for kids

DERBY - Derby Public Library will host musical artist Jill Kubeck at a fun outdoor event at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 19. Rain date is Oct. 26.

Children ages 3-7 are invited to Jill's Halloween Spooktacular!

Everyone is welcome to wear a costume and participate in this Monster Mash-up of songs and stories centered on a kid-friendly spooky theme.

Families are requested to bring a blanket. Participants are expected to follow CDC guidelines.

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

Registration is required at https://bit.ly/3iYIYje

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Huntington Branch Library in Shelton to host children's costume party, bingo

Spooky story author to read book at Written Words Bookstore in Shelton

SHELTON - Creaky floorboards. Creepy basements. Hairy spiders. Salami in the vegetable crisper. 
Oh, the horror! 

Author Hal Johnson knows how to spin some delicious hair-raising yarns and he will be at Written Words Bookstore Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. for a reading and signing of his book, Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from the Wilderness (Workman Publishing • 2015).

Hal Johnson

Perfect for kids ages 9 and up, Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods tells of the snoligoster, who feeds on the shadows of its victims, the whirling whimpus, who once laid low an entire Boy Scout troop, and the hoop snake, who can chase prey at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its venomous tail, cause it to turn purple, swell up, and - alas - die.

The spine-chilling stories are narrated by one of the last surviving cryptozoologists, and are best enjoyed…...um, at a local independent bookstore with bright lights and lots of people around. If you dare.

The event is free and open to the public. 

Books presented for signing must be purchased at the event from Written Words Bookstore.

Three Bridges Coffeehouse is going to help put kids in the mood prior to the author event with sugar cookie decorating and a cup of hot chocolate or cider! The session will run from 4-5:30 p.m. 
Cost is $5 per person. Must RSVP by sending an e-mail to info@3bcoffee.net on or before Oct. 19. 

Written Words Bookstore and Three Bridges Coffeehouse are located inside the Conti building at 415 Howe Ave.


This is a press release from Written Words Bookstore.

Happy Halloween, Valley friends

Linus and I wish everyone a spooky day! 

Party to benefit Seymour-based CT Partnership for Children

Ansonia to host scary movie for community Friday

Ghostly date error corrected! 

Autumnfest slated Oct. 17 at Ansonia Nature Center

Enjoy the season, support playground project 

Visitors enjoy a horse-drawn hay wagon ride at a previous Autumnfest at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center. / Contributed photo

  

ANSONIA - Celebrate this wonderful season with the Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center at Autumnfest. The event will run from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17.

Take a ride over hill and dale in a horse drawn, story hay wagon, where you’ll hear some spooky Halloween tales!  

Learn about bats, spiders and owls! Have some fresh-squeezed apple cider and freshly-made donuts, then visit the Friends Nature Shop to buy some creepy and crawly nature-related gifts. 

You can try your hand at pumpkin carving, get your face painted, and make some creative crafts. 
All proceeds will benefit the Nature Center’s playground project efforts. 

The fest is rain or shine. No park admission fee. 

For more information call 203-736-1053.

Spooky artwork sought for gallery in Derby