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*'''9 p.m.''' brings our '''Magic Eight Ball''' at the Tupelo Music Hall, 188 South Main Street, White River Jct. Beginning with a set of hot jazz from the Lil' Orphans Brass Band at 9 p.m., the evenings Ball brings together: DJs, dancing, the local paparazzi, scary refreshments and cash bar, dance floor VJ, festive (and a little Satanic) decorations, and much more. Be inspired by the costumes, the old friends you'll see (but maybe not recognize) and the new folks to greet you...check out the "eye candy"!
 
*'''9 p.m.''' brings our '''Magic Eight Ball''' at the Tupelo Music Hall, 188 South Main Street, White River Jct. Beginning with a set of hot jazz from the Lil' Orphans Brass Band at 9 p.m., the evenings Ball brings together: DJs, dancing, the local paparazzi, scary refreshments and cash bar, dance floor VJ, festive (and a little Satanic) decorations, and much more. Be inspired by the costumes, the old friends you'll see (but maybe not recognize) and the new folks to greet you...check out the "eye candy"!
  
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*'''Photostop Photo Opps!''' Front and center on our stage will be the Photostop Halloween Photo Booooo-th taking vintage-style, Polaroid-type photos to take home as souvenirs! They'll use colored gels and some spooky materials for extra cool effects. From 9 till midnight or until the film runs out! Photos $5 each, Cash only!
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*'''Photostop Photo Opps''' Front and center on our stage will be the Photostop Halloween Photo Booooo-th taking vintage-style, Polaroid-type photos to take home as souvenirs! They'll use colored gels and some spooky materials for extra cool effects. From 9 till midnight or until the film runs out! Photos $5 each, Cash only!
  
 
Parade and all other festivities are free, the Ball is '''$10! $5 for kids!''' All ages, 21 with ID to drink. Cash only!
 
Parade and all other festivities are free, the Ball is '''$10! $5 for kids!''' All ages, 21 with ID to drink. Cash only!

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Fun, Parades and a Ball! Come and have a Ball!

Schedule of Events

The Rio Blanco Social Club announces the 9th Annual Halloween Parade and Ball in White River Junction Saturday, 30th October, 2010, c.e.

Pre-parade Madness starts at 6 p.m.!

  • 6 pm—Doors open at the Main Street Museum (58 Bridge Street), for cider, a Bouncy Castle, conviviality and And of course—doughnuts on strings! doughnuts on strings! doughnuts on strings!
  • Town of Hartford Parks and Rec Department "Egg Haunt" in Veterans Memorial Park, across Bridge Street from the Museum! Come and find eggs, candy and more from 6 to 8 p.m.
  • Monsters! Local puppetry artists Ria Blass and students from The Center for Cartoon Studies have created a special "Monster Petting Zoo". Kids of all ages can look forward to petting the "monsters", making them do tricks of skill and agility and feeding them peanuts!
  • 7 pm—The party heats up at the Museum, where revelers will mix and mingle in their costumes to live "honkey punk" music the one and only Pariah Beat, live fire performances, fire spinning, fire eating, and the Fire Organ!

All Pre-parade Madness events are FREE!

Parade!

  • 8pm—The Parade takes to the streets!—lead by Lil' Orphans Brass Band, the Halloween Hay Wagon and rolling Fire Organ, a walking, musical party winds its way through the Upper Valley's favorite ghost town, navigating the terrifying underpass and the adjacent beautiful (formerly sunken) garden and other vacant store-fronts, before snaking along South Main Street to turn around and end up at the Freight House and the Tupelo Music Hall for the Curve Ball!

The Curve Ball!

  • 9 p.m. brings our Magic Eight Ball at the Tupelo Music Hall, 188 South Main Street, White River Jct. Beginning with a set of hot jazz from the Lil' Orphans Brass Band at 9 p.m., the evenings Ball brings together: DJs, dancing, the local paparazzi, scary refreshments and cash bar, dance floor VJ, festive (and a little Satanic) decorations, and much more. Be inspired by the costumes, the old friends you'll see (but maybe not recognize) and the new folks to greet you...check out the "eye candy"!
  • Photostop Photo Opps Front and center on our stage will be the Photostop Halloween Photo Booooo-th taking vintage-style, Polaroid-type photos to take home as souvenirs! They'll use colored gels and some spooky materials for extra cool effects. From 9 till midnight or until the film runs out! Photos $5 each, Cash only!

Parade and all other festivities are free, the Ball is $10! $5 for kids! All ages, 21 with ID to drink. Cash only!

The Band

Swing and Sway to the brassy jazz beat of the Lil' Orphans Brass Band, an offshoot of the New Orleans Brass Band Project. This enlarged line-up will march and romp toward the rear of our parade, spurring us on to greater and greater acts of mystery, beauty and who-knows-what else!
Band members are:

  • Dan DeWalt, trombone
  • Tim Ellis, sousaphone
  • Julian Gerstin, bass drum
  • Ron Kelley, saxophone
  • Pete Simoneaux, snare drum
  • Bill Shontz, clarinet
  • Scott Sizer, trumpet

See some of our Publicity

See the Article in Upper Valley Life Magazine!

Sonja Hakala did a great write-up about the Whole Big Mess. See it here!

See Last Year's 7Days Vid!

http://www.7dvt.com/2008gory-daze

What It Is

Crowds! Sparkles! Parade! Music! Giant Puppets! And amazing costumes!
White River Junction's annual Gory Daze Halloween Parade and Costume Ball is coming up and the (officially anonymous) members of the Rio Blanco Social Club would like to extend a cordial invite to You—to Everyone!
This year the Big Night, will be the Saturday, Halloween night, the 31st of October!
White River Junction—one of the ten best small ghost-towns in American—will be buzzing that night, starting at 6 p.m. at the Main Street Museum, with a Monster Petting Zoo, Fire Spinners, Pariah Beat Band, a Bouncy Castle, conviviality and Madness!
Then at 8. p.m. “Vermont’s Favorite Ghost Town” trots out its finest with costumes, music and more fire and music and drumming in the streets. We usually circle around town a few times and then at 9 p.m. end up at the Tupelo Music Hall for the Grand Ball. This years theme:

The 9th Annual Gory Daze Ball, the Curve Ball!

The Museum Pre-parade is free!
The Ball is $10—($5 or kids!)

Info: For more info, and press info see:

Its all great fun, but it takes a lot of hard work (from our all-volunteer “Club”). And our talented performers, musicians and our parade permit, must be paid for. If you can support us please pledge today. We want you to be on our poster, internet and postcard advertising! (We can come around and pick up checks later. But pledge today!)

History of the Spectacle

The first year we were about 50 people. A couple years ago over 200 people showed up and allegedly someone called the police to report a “riot”! While this was a thrilling review for the organizers it was also a good lesson and now we have police escort. This is a walking parade. If you come, you will be in it. People of all ages and species participate: adults, kids, teenagers, grandparents, dogs, gorillas, drag queens, everybody.

Is it for Families, or Kids?

Answer: Its for Both!

We have a unique town here in Rio Blanco and a unique parade. Theres plenty of things for kids to enjoy, especially at the pre-parade reception at the Museum. Bouncy Castle, bobbing for Apples (or other things, just you wait and see!) and of course Doughnuts on Striiiiiinnngggs!
The parade itself will have a hay-ride this year, def kid stuff, but lot of adults join in with outlandish costumes, music-making, drumming and more! Just think, if adults enjoy it, the kids will think its really cool!
The dance party after starts at 9 p.m. and is an adult thing. 18+ to attend.


For more info please email us info@mainstreetmuseum.org
Or contact the Main Street Museum 802.356.2776

Posters and postcards will be available for distribution at Revolution, studio 270 in the Tip-Top Building, or the Main Street Museum, 58 Bridge Street.

Parking:

Parking will be readily available on downtown streets, at the Courthouse, VFW/Legion Hall, Church Street and Municipal Building Lots.
There will be Absolutely NO PARKING next door at the Watershed Studios or at the Home Comfort Warehouse!. We will mark the areas with yellow caution tape.
Again, NO PARKING AT EITHER OF OUR NEIGHBORS HERE ON BRIDGE STREET, either to the side, or in back of the Museum! if you park to the side or rear of the Museum you risk TOWING AT OWNERS EXPENSE! by our neighbors!
Please use the front driveway of the Main Street Museum for 15 minute pickup and drop off services only. The parking lot by the Museum riverside will be reserved for people only, no cars!

Parade Details for 2009

  • Volunteers! Volunteers are needed to watch over our bouncy castle, help as staff (bouncers, clean up at the Museum and at the Tip Top Cafe), act as parade marshals, and help with a lot of other fun stuff. All helpers receive a free ticket to the Ball! let us know if you can help. 802.356.2776. info@mainstreetmuseum.org
  • Tarot readers, Crystal Ball interpreters gypsies and fortune tellers needed for the Psychic Faire.
  • Sequence of the Parade. If youd like to know beforehand, heres the parade sequence: 1) police escort, front; 2) bagpipes; 3) hayride with Kings and Queens and Royal Courts, Celebrity Guests; 4) fire organ; 5) revelers and costumed denizens of the underworld, politicians, garden friends, the good the bad and the ugly! 6) Lil Orphans Brass Band with help from assorted roving musicians; 7) police escort, rear.
  • The Parade Route: leaves Museum at 8 pm. travels right, proceeds under the underpass, left on Main street. Wave to Revolution. Follow South Main Street and trick or treat at the Coolidge, Forrest B's and C&S Pizza! Then down South Main to the Freight House. Turn around in parking lot. Then back up South Main, left on Gates Street. Right on Currier Street. Say Howdy to Fancy Felix and onto the Tip Top Cafe.
  • There are masks a'plenty here at the Museum and assorted costume paraphernalia. Borrow it for free!
  • Weather report for Saturday: TBA

Happy Halloween!

Special Note: unfortunately, the Museum and our patrons continue to have problems with harassment and hate speech from a neighbor, Bob, who works for our neighbors Daniel Johnson and the Stove Company here on Bridge Street. Bob claims to have authority over parking and security in the area. (He wears a cap and is shadowed by his partner Elizabeth.) Neither of these individuals has any authority over parking, or any connection to the Main Street Museum, our friends or the sponsors of the Gory Daze Parade and Ball. If simply ignoring them doesnt work, the Museum recommends calling 911. The Hartford PD are aware of this situation and suggest calling the police sooner, rather than later, when dealing with any situations which might arise. Sorry for the trouble. —The Management.

See you on Halloween! May it please you, —The Rio Blanco Social Club

Our "Mothball" in 2007.

Past Halloween Publicity and Posters

Our Sponsors for 2009!

Thanks to You All!

Past Graphics

Some of our past graphics, thanks to Brandon Ellston, 2009.
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