C R Y D E R P O I N T OCTOBER 16 OOuutt & A Abboouutt Halloween Festivals Two Locations: Fort Totten Park Parade Grounds and Little Bay Park Parking Lot Saturday, October 29, 12pm-3pm The NY Parks Department promotes these festivals as a “spooky, fun-filled afternoon”. (Enough with the spooky stuff already! Okay, I am obviously not getting into the spirit of the holiday.) The day includes crafts, games, rides and music—and it’s free. 16 cryder point courier | OCTOBER 2016 | WWW.QUEENSCOURIER.COM Halloween Dog Costume Celebration Sunday, October 30, 10am-12pm Little Bay Park Dog Run 917-353-3813 Finally, something that’s not scary—well, unless Rover starts to growl because he isn’t all that keen on wearing a pink tutu and a feather boa. The Friends of Fort Totten invite all dog owners to bring their dog dressed in costume. Prizes are going to be awarded, so be aware that it could be a dog-eat-dog competition (groan). It’s October, and that means it’s time for Halloween. I confess I’ve never been into it very much. Nevertheless my curious mind began to wonder what utterly useless information I could share with our readers about the holiday. First, the origin of Halloween began with pagans in ancient times when October 31 marked the end of the Celtic year. Those crazy Celts believed that dead spirits returned on the eve of the new year to harm their crops and play tricks on the living. So, to ward off those creeps, they held a harvest festival called Samhain (pronounced sow-in) and got all dressed up in costumes to scare them away. There’s a phobia for that: Samhainophobia is an intense fear of Halloween; people can have panic attacks about it, and that’s not from somebody yelling “Boo!” Other relevant phobias for this time of year include wiccaphobia (fear of witches), phasmophobia (fear of ghosts) and coimetrophobia (fear of cemeteries). Note to self: All of this is making me nervous. Find shrink to check me for phobophobia (fear of phobias). I didn’t know that Halloween is the second-most commercially successful holiday behind Christmas. Really? I guess that explains the annual Halloween pop-up store over by Key Food. But wait! There’s another very important holiday this month: National Mother-in-Law Day. It’s observed each year on the fourth Sunday of October, which this year is October 23. This is not a new holiday; in fact the editor of a local newspaper in Amarillo, Texas, got it going back in 1934. So now that all you sons- and daughters-in-law are aware, remember: Don’t mess with Texas…or your mother-in-law. By Jill Davis Attention Readers: The Cryder Point Courier welcomes suggestions from readers of fun events coming up in the area over the next couple of months. Send your suggestions to jdavis@qns.com. Please put “Out & About” in the subject line of your email. Thanks! Saturday, October 8, 2:30pm-4:00pm Bayside Library, 214-20 Northern Boulevard Bayside, NY 11361 718-229-1834 That’s life! Spend a Saturday afternoon remembering Ol’ Blue eyes. This free screening of the gala concert filmed at Sinatra’s 100th birthday celebration last year features the New York Philharmonic joined by an eclectic group of singers including Christina Aguilera, Sting, Bernadette Peters and others. Saturday, October 22, 8:00pm LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing 718-544-2996 • kupferbergcenter.org The singer who inspired Stephen Stills’ “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” all those years ago is on a major multi-city tour these days, accompanied by noted guitarist Ari Hest. She’s probably most famous for her rendition of “Both Sides Now,” which is in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and has released over 50 albums during her career. Reviews of her current live performances are uniformly strong: “Of course, much of the crowd probably came for Collins’ renditions of classics such as “Both Sides Now,” “Bird On A Wire,” “Send In The Clowns” and “In My Life,” all of which were channeled through the voice of an angel who’s stayed impressively steady with age.” ~ Andy Argyrakis, Chicago Concert Reviews. Tickets are $40-$50. Lincoln Center Local Screening Sinatra: Voice for a Century Judy Collins in Concert Halloween Weekend Activities There are a couple of options on Saturday and Sunday for those of you who want to max out on Halloween. Note: These are all close by and they’re all kid-friendly. Haunted House Tour Queens County Farm Museum Saturday, October 29, 1pm-7pm Sunday, October 30, 11am-7pm The Museum promises a “thrilling and chilling spooky adventure” in its haunted house. They say it’s recommended for ages 6-12 but that “adults will find it creepy too!” For the cowardly like me, there will also be hayrides, mulled cider, and hopefully a handy exit directly to the parking lot. Admission is $4 for all ages.
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