This year, Joe Simonelli will be presenting an encore performance of his play "The Haunting Of Billop House."

The  Conference House in Totteenville.

They did the play last year and it has since been performed all around the country! The play is being performed in the place where the play is set - the kitchen in the basement of the Conference House in Tottenville!

The play is about a young man who spends a weekend in the house with his sister-in-law, the house caretaker, her daughter, and her daughters boyfriend. This show is guaranteed to bring thrills and chills to the whole family!

Shows start playing on October 30th. Tickets are $20 each and seating is limited so please buy your tickets in advance!

For more information call 347-355-8989.

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Sunday, October 25th, at the Greenbelt Conservancy the Audubon Society will be hosting a pumpkin carving workshop. 

Starting at 2 p.m., this workshop will teach you all the ins and outs of carving and decorating the perfect jack-o-lanterns. Choose your favorite pumpkin and get to work!

Ages 8+ are welcome with parental supervision. There's a $7 fee for Greenbelt Conservatory members, and $9 for non-members. The cost includes the pumpkin and the tools will be provided for you as part of the workshop. Register by calling 718-351-3450, or e-mail naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org.

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In today's Market Updates series, we will be looking at another amazing info-graphic from our friends at KCM (KeepingCurrentMatters.com).

In the info-graphic above, we can see that the median price for single-family homes has gone up marginally throughout the country, with the income needed to purchase these homes lowering. 

Throughout the entire United States, the median price has gone up a total of 8.2%. It's up 5.2% in the Northeast, 8.7% in the Midwest, 8.7% in the South, and 9.6% in the West. 

These statistics make it the perfect time not only to sell your house, but to buy as well!

For more information call us! 718-442-4400

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Every weekend throughout October, the Decker Farm will be hosting fun filled activities all day long!

A photo of the Decker Farm, located in Historic Richmond Town at 441 Clarke Avenue.

The historic Decker Farm, from the early 1800's, is the place to be every weekend this October! With farmhouse tours, hayrides, cornstalk mazes, arts and crafts, and pumpkin picking, this is definitely a fall-favorite that you don't want to miss!

For more information, visit HistoricRichmondTown.org.

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Hemlock Theatre brings their hilarity to the stage with Silence! The Musical. 

This musical is an unauthorized musical adaptation of "Silence of the Lambs." It's a satire featuring laugh-out-loud comedy as floppy eared lambs narrate the story of Buffalo Bill and Catherine Martin. 

Performances take place from October 22nd through the 25th, and this is definitely going to be a show to remember! The show is playing at Little Shop Studios - 864 Post Avenue, Staten Island. Tickets are available at the door and payments can be made with cash, credit cards, or checks. 

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Attention all of you Jazz aficionados!  The 28th Annual Staten Island Jazz Festival, presented by the Universal Temple of the Arts, takes place on Saturday, 10/17 at the Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace.  Beginning at 10:30 a.m., you can participate in diverse jazz-themed workshops:  music, vocals, dance and collage art and a panel discussion titled “The History & Future of Jazz”.  From 2 through 7 p.m. enjoy five hours of live music.  For information on admission and acts, visit:  UTASI.org or e-mail info@utasi.org. Save $5 off advance tickets by calling 718-273-5610.

The co-founder and executive director of UTA is Sajda Musawwir Ladner, a lovely woman whom I have known for many years after sharing a pattern…

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This Sunday, October 18th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Historic Richmond Town & Decker Farms, the village will be hosting it's annual Great American Harvest Festival.

A photo of the County Courthouse/Visitor Center at Historic Richmond Town.

The harvest festival aims to bring everyone back to a simpler time, and will demonstrate how they made old-fashioned American crafts from the 19th century. From cider pressing, candle, furniture, and lace making, to stone carving and tin smithing. You can ride the trolley to Decker Farms to pick and paint pumpkins, travel through a corn maze, take a hayride, and enjoy face painting for the kids!

Admission is $6, or $20 for a family of four.  

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The Church of St. Andrew in Richmondtown is hosting its annual Fright Night Festival on Friday, October 23rd at 7 p.m.

This year's theme is "Things that go Bump in the Night" and according to their tagline it's time for you to "face your fears!" The Church of St. Andrew is a 300 year old church. Every October for over 15 years, members of the church transform the buildings and grounds into a scary good time! Tickets are available at the church office at 40 Old Mill Road. 

For more information call 718-351-0900 or e-mail Churchofsaintandrew@mac.com.

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This Sunday, October 18th, at 4 p.m. the St. George Theatre will be doing a special show called "Defying Gravity."

A photo of the stage at the St.George Theatre.

It will explore the music of Broadway/Film Composer Stephen Schwartz, from writing the score of Godspell at 23 years old to the making of Wicked, the superb Broadway hit. 

Tickets are available for $29 and $39. Purchase yours at StGeorgeTheatre.com. 

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This Sunday, October 18th 2015, the Mud Lane Society is hosting their annual Oktoberfest!

The photo above is a wonderful picture of the Bechtel Mansion, which you can go on a tour of during the Mud Lane Society's Oktoberfest celebration this weekend!

From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. you can go on a self-guided tour of a historic Stapleton home, grab some free root beer and pretzels, enjoy a bier garden, a guided tour of the Bechtel Mansion, and more!

Flagship beer and $3 German wieners, bratwurst, knockwurst and more will be served! Plus, there will be food from various restaurants as well as crafts and trinkets from local artists!

Be there! The celebration starts at the corner of Saint Pauls Avenue and Beach Street.

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