|
Posted October 2006
Grown Up Fun during October
From Harvest to Halloween in Napa Valley
(NAPA VALLEY, CA) — We might say that our all out celebration
of Halloween is for the children, but adults can and do enjoy
a good scare, as well as the fun of dressing up. It is a great
way to escape into an alter ego, or just show off some good old
fashioned creativeness.
The Biggest Adult Halloween Party
For many years now, the Napa Active 20-30 has been putting on
a big Halloween extravaganza that is renowned for the partying
that occurs. If you are in the mood for cloaked adults (or
not-so-cloaked adults) this is the revelry for you.
This year’s theme is Mardi Gras Madness. Tickets are $50 at
the door. Doors open at 7:00pm on October 28. The event is held
at the Napa Valley Expo, 575 Third Street in Napa. (707) 253-2030
Arts and Crafts
This event is definitely more of a family nature than the adults-only
entertainment of the Active 20-30’s annual bash. If you need
something to do before you drop off the children at the babysitters,
try this interesting workshop at Napa Valley Museum.
The Hands-on Arts and Crafts Workshop: Day of the Dead Traditions
will be held on Saturday, October 28 from 11:00am to 4:00pm.
Local recycle artist Constance Shipman helps participants make
and take home a special creation that represents Day of the Dead
traditions and history.
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican tradition
that combines Aztec and Roman Catholic practices and beliefs.
Observed November 1 and 2, it is a celebration of life and death,
when the spirits of recently deceased return to earth for a family
fiesta.
Free with admission to the museum. This event is one in a series
from the Napa Valley Museum, a private, nonprofit institution,
located in Yountville at 55 Presidents Circle adjacent to Domaine
Chandon. For additional information, please visit www.napavalleymuseum.org
or call 707.944.0500.
A True Walk Among Spirits
The spirits of a community sometimes linger in the memories of
those old enough to remember, sometimes they are honored with
street names and the like, sometimes they haunt possessions,
and sometimes they are just memorialized by a grave marker.
"Since 1856 people from all walks of life have been buried
at the Saint Helena Cemetery. They were famous, infamous and
ordinary folk," explains Mariam Hansen, president of the
St. Helena Historical Society. "We have selected fascinating
biographies of people from many eras who ended their life’s journey
in St. Helena” she continues. ”Some of these stories are so amazing,
you have to hear them to believe it" adds Kathy Kernberger,
who did much of the research for the upcoming “Spirits of St.
Helena” A Cemetery Discovery Walk Celebrating 150 years of the
Saint Helena Cemetery.
On November 4, you can travel with a guide to hear presentations
by each of the 'spirits' who will include Joseph Chiles, for
whom Chiles Valley was named; John Loughborough, the first Seventh
Day Adventist preacher in California; Serranus Hastings, first
chief justice of the California Supreme Court and founder of
a law school; Sophie Mitchell, renowned Botanical artist; Chick
Gandil, infamous leader of the plot to fix the 1919 World Series
of Baseball; Andre Tschelistcheff, world famous winemaker, and
more.
The event will take place on November 4, 2006 at 1:00pm in the
cemetery at 2461 Spring Street at Chardonnay Way. Spirits of
St. Helena will take place Rain or Shine. This is a community
education event from the St. Helena Historical Society and a
$10 donation is suggested; no RSVPs are necessary. Tours begin
at 1:30, 2:00 & 2:30. For more information: www.shstory.org
or 963-5244 X 187 to leave voicemail. |
