GLASTONBURY, CT — Glastonbury's Halloween weekend has a 1920s soundtrack. St. Luke's Church in South Glastonbury screens John Barrymore's silent "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" with live accompaniment on a 1920 pipe organ, and the country's oldest continuously operating ferry is still crossing the Connecticut River for its final weeks of the season.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
- Silent Film: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" With Live Organ Music — Friday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. St. Luke's shows the original 1920 silent film starring John Barrymore, with organist Jeff Howey playing live on a 1920 Austin pipe organ. Tickets at the door are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, plus a nonperishable donation for the town food bank; part of the proceeds supports Heads Up! Hartford, a weeklong service camp for teens. Details are from the church's Patch listing. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 915 Main St., South Glastonbury
- Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry — Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. The state calls it the oldest continuously operating ferry in the United States, dating to 1655. It runs on demand, with no set departures, through Nov. 30. Weekend fares are $6 per vehicle and $2 for pedestrians and cyclists. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Route 160 ferry landing
Let a pipe organ score Mr. Hyde's transformation on Friday night, then take a weekend ride across the Connecticut River on a ferry that's been making the trip since 1655.
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