Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Halloween Happenings

Looking for something unusual to do this Halloween?  Check out the Shoestring Theaters parade, or check out this spooky offering from Portland Playback :

Thursday, October 28, and Saturday, October 30: Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery
This week we'll be bringing some very interesting--and very dead--Portlanders back to life on an evening tour of Eastern Cemetery on the East End of Portland.  Some of the characters include Portland's first bank robber, a bride lost in a shipwreck returning from fitting her wedding dress, and a man who's father was hung in the Salem witch trials (I'll be doing that one.)  their spirits are rumored to haunt Portland, so choose one of these nights to get up close and personal. 6:30-7:30 p.m., $10.

And, too late to be helpful, here's a good blog post (from SPARK)  about the "so sexy, so soon" halloween costumes being marketed to kids and teens...