West Hartford's Full Weekend Guide: Lantern-Lit Hauntings, 'Pinocchio' On Park Road And Horror Sketching

WEST HARTFORD, CT — West Hartford's Halloween weekend mixes history, theater and a little horror. The Noah Webster House leads its last lantern-lit tours of the Old North Cemetery, Playhouse on Park opens a shadow-puppet "Pinocchio" for young audiences on Halloween morning, and the library invites teens and adults to sketch scenes from classic horror films.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• West Hartford Hauntings — Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30; tours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m.. Costumed "dearly departed" residents share tales of death, disease, and local history on theatrical, lantern-lit tours of the Old North Cemetery, dating to about 1790. Tours last about 45 minutes; tickets must be bought in advance, and organizers suggest ages 10 and up; parking is on Loomis Drive. Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, 80 North Main St.
• "Pinocchio" — Saturday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.. Five actors use live instruments and shadow puppetry in a fast-paced, story-within-a-story retelling of the classic tale. The family series run continues on Saturdays through Nov. 21. Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road
• Return of the Horror Movie Pause & Draw — Saturday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Sketch along as the library pauses scenes from horror classics including "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," "Nosferatu," "Frankenstein," "Young Frankenstein," and "Gremlins." It's for ages 13 and up; materials are provided and registration is required. Noah Webster Library, 20 South Main St.

Walk the Old North Cemetery by lantern on Thursday or Friday, then spend Halloween morning with a shadow-puppet "Pinocchio" or sketch Nosferatu at the library—West Hartford's weekend has a scare for every age.

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