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Take out your October calendar and mark these important dates now! The 2008 East Falls Fall Festival will offer four new activities. Night Cemetery Tour by Flashlight: Laurel Hill Cemetery guides will offer tours along dimly lit paths just in time for Halloween. On Friday and Saturday evenings (Oct. 24 & 25) some of the cemetery’s restless spirits (portrayed by local actors) will be out and about near their tombstones to tell their stories. The 1-hour tours start each half-hour from 7:30 to 9:00; tickets range from $10 to $20. (215.228.8200) East Falls Rise: A Multi-Cultural Extravaganza: McMichael Park will be the site of food, fun, entertainment, and education on Saturday, Oct. 11, 11:00-5:00. We will celebrate the many cultures in East Falls in a program for children and adults of all ages. Organizational tables of information, free Moonbounce and activities for children, teen programming by teens, ribs-pizza and more, karate demonstrations, line dancing, poetry slam—and an endless array of activities, including shuttle busses to outlying neighborhoods. Sponsored by Stage Rep. Jewell Williams and the East Falls Community Council. (267.968.1492) Historical Walking Tour of East Falls: Professional guide Ken Hinde will lead a tour of Warden Drive and Indian Queen Lane and will explain how the textile mills and railroads built East Falls into a thriving community. The Saturday, Oct. 11 tour, from 10:00-11:00, is sponsored by the East Falls Historical Society for a $10 donation. (215.848.8396) Film Maker Martin Doblmeier Visits East Falls: Ten precious little Amish girls were shot by a madman in Nickel Mines, PA in 2006. Five died. The Amish community enfolded its grief with prayer and mutual support. There was no rage. Together they looked within. This award-winning director will show his new PBS film, “The Power of Forgiveness”. The Amish story is one among others that explores the power of forgiveness in healing our lives. Date and place to be announced. Sponsored by Falls Presbyterian Church. (215.848.6232) East Falls House Tour: Sunday, Oct. 19 from 12:00-4:00 a number of architecturally unique homes will be open. Advance tickets are $15 for the booklet that provides a self-guided tour of our community. More details next month. Sponsored by the East Falls Community Council. (215.834.1929) Arts by the River Festival: Do your holiday shopping early for apparel, fine art, photography, textiles, sculpture, and glass blowing on Saturday, Oct. 4, 10:00-5:00 at the Inn Yard Park. Art projects for children to do, great food, and live entertainment will be on site. Sponsored by the East Falls Development Corp. and the East Falls Business Assoc. (215.848.8084) Kiddie Kapers: A petting zoo and Moonbounce will be available at the Arts by the River Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4, 10:00-2:00. This activity is organized by and for the benefit of the Playground Comm. of the East Falls Community Council. (215.848.4307) East Falls Performers’ Evening: They sing, they dance, they read poetry and play the viola to the delight of their neighbors on the stage of the library. This annual crowd-pleaser always attracts many. Followed by dessert and beverages sponsored by the Friends of the Falls of the Schulykill Library on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30. (215.848.2864). The Fall Festival is sponsored by the East Falls Community Council in partnership with the East Falls Business Assoc. and the East Falls Development Corp.
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