All Hallow's Eve - Harvest Fest

Halloween, known in the Netherlands as All Hallows Eve or "vooravond van Allerheiligen", was initially brought to North America with Irish and British colonists. It was not widely observed until the larger influx of European immigrants in the 19th century [late 1800's] and trick or treating was not recognized as commonplace until the early 1900's. In Ireland, however, Halloween remains much more a harvest festival.

Sussex County Heritage Tour this weekend

The Foster-Armstrong House will be one of a number of locations opening up for tours this Sat. and Sun., Oct. 15th and 16th, as part of a county-wide effort to celebrate the county's rich history - in conjunction with the truly unique traveling exhibition being hosted at the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council in Newton, NJ. The ca. 1790 house will open between 1 and 4pm and on Sunday only, a banjo minstrel will offer up some musical tunes and tales.

At SCAHC, the exhibit entitled "New Harmonies" lets anyone stopping in try playing the spoons, a rub board, or a diddley bow. Discover what old tyme country, polka, blues, gospel, klezmer, folk, zydeco and hip-hop have in common ....  and hear samples of many of these. The exhibit has been touring the nation, and Sussex County is currently hosting it at SCAHC, 133 Spring Street until Oct. 30th.