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It’s almost Halloween, and you can’t decide where to go. -basically, anywhere but the parade. Watch that on TV. Maybe hit up the after party at Webster Hall instead. Personally, I’d rather skip the crowds all together and head out on Wednesday night to check out Reverend Jen’s live-action TV special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Reverend Jen! at the Bowery Poetry Club. The self-proclaimed hero of the uncool will lead her usual band of misfit comics, actors and performers in a heart-warming Halloween special – Lower East Side style. (Wed., Oct. 29, 10 p.m., $5) Performers include local favorites: Reverend Jen and Jen Jr. of course (Chihuahuas with attitudes are “in” you know), Bower poet emeritus Faceboy, The O’Debra Twins (ooh-la-la), Mr. L.E.S., and Mayor Mike’s least favorite well-informed teen Rachel Trachtenberg.
You may prefer to get out of Manhattan altogether. The hipster heaven Union Pool becomes Union Pool of Blood for the night with Union Ghouls, The Underthings, and Wizardry. Dressing in your most over-the-top costume is assumed of course. Best of all, admission is free!
Out on Staten Island, the annual Rocky Horror Picture Show screening at Snug Harbor Cultural Center has taken on a life of its own. Live stage show, costumes (duh), and a goodie bag so you don’t have to bring your own props. And the mostly-restored Music Hall with its rough edges is a glorious environment for the classic of film debauchery. Starting shockingly early at 9:30 p.m., you’ll still have time to catch a ferry back to Manhattan (maybe the 12:30 or 1 a.m. boat) back to the real world. Tix are $10 and the participation back is another $2 on top of that. Since it’s two block from my homestead, this is where I’ll be headed. So if you pop in, say “Hi” to the guy in the pirate hat.
If you do stay home to watch the parade on NY1, be sure to keep a special eye out for Brooklyn's own Hungry March Band. Inside word is their theme for this year is simply spellbinding.
Photo from the Village Halloween Parade website.
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bower poetry club, bowery, brooklyn, hungry march band, ny1, reverend jenn, staten island, union pool, village halloween parade
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Posted on 10/29/2008
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