A-haunting we will go! Happy Halloween season

Friends who live in Beacon Falls know how to have fun during this spooky season.

Creepiness comes alive at nighttime in their backyard.

Spooktacular event on tap Tuesday at Seymour Public Library

SEYMOUR - Animal Embassy will present its "Spooktacular Animal Adventure" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Seymour Public library. 

There will be live animals to help get you in the mood for Halloween! 

This evening program is great for all ages.

The Library is at 46 Church St.

This information is from a Facebook event page.

Halloween scavenger hunt slated at Osborne Homestead in Derby

DERBY - Have a Phantas-tic time at the Osborne Homestead Museum with a special Halloween scavenger hunt and tour from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 28.
Hear the gruesome tales of the museum’s artworks, such as the gory legend of Queen Tomyris who beheaded a Persian king! 
Find icky treasures, herbs from the witch’s garden, ghoulish gourds, and more on the museum scavenger hunt!

Have a frightfully fun start to your Halloween weekend! All ages are welcome!  
The tour and scavenger hunt are appropriate for children under 12 and those with a low tolerance for gooey-ness and icky-ness.

The Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is open for free guided tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sundays from noon-4 p.m. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Ave. 

For information call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.

This information is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Gallery in Derby comes alive with creepy and creative artwork

Opening of Halloween show was a success

Now this is creepy!

I forgot to ask this guy's name.

If you couldn't get there Friday night, the show will be up through Halloween. Stop by, if you dare!

The gallery was crowded all evening.

This is one of Shelton artist Beverly Borucki-Becker's entries. 

Nightmares are made of this...

and this.

A bloody interesting display.

Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo chats with Shelton artist Dawn Kraemer and visitors at the reception. DiCarlo called the turnout "phenomenal."


The Valley Arts Council's Gallery@37 is located at 37 Elizabeth St., Derby. 
Don't forget to stop by soon and check out the spooky artwork for yourself.

It's time to get spooked out at gallery in Derby

Valley Arts Council to host reception

This entry for Night Gallery is by Shelton artist Len Grayeck

I'm posting this as a reminder that the reception for the Valley Arts Council's Night Gallery starts at 6 p.m. today.

The gallery is at 37 Elizabeth St., Derby.

Please check out last Friday's post here.

Something new a-brewin' at the arts council gallery in Derby

Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo, left, and photographer Bill McGowan install a sign Friday outside the Gallery@37 on Elizabeth Street in Derby.

And the result: A space for the arts council to advertise upcoming events.

My husband Ralph and I are arts council members and we hope to see you at the show opening and reception starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 24. The event is free and open to the public.

Here are just a few of the spooky Night Gallery entries: