Friday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

Today on Avenue A... I'm on the phone here.

A Haunted Halloween party for the Little Missionary's Day Nursery

There aren't any shortages of Halloween-related activities in the neighborhood.

Here's another to consider... the Little Missionary's Day Nursery (above!) on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue is hosting a Haunted Halloween party on Saturday that will also serve as a fundraiser for the school... 

Neighborhood kids and their parents/guardians are invited to participate Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at La Plaza Cultural on the SW corner of Avenue C and Ninth Street. They'll be some seasonal food and games. 

Top photo by Steven

About the Elizabeth Street Garden Halloween pet parade

If you're looking to take in another Halloween-related pet parade downtown ... the Elizabeth Street Garden's third-annual Pet Parade takes place from 2-4 p.m. this Sunday. 

Here are the details and link to register via the EVG inbox: 

• Costumes will be rigorously judged by guest judges with special runway prizes

• Register your pet ($20 fee) by Friday here. 

The garden is at 211 Elizabeth St. between Prince and Spring.

The Halloween Pop-Up Store pops up on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy 

A pop-up shop for the Halloween season is now open at 70 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street (in the vacant storefront between Cafe Social 68 and Mast). 

This is the second year here for the shop, run again by some local entrepreneurs. 

EVG contributor Stacie Joy paid a visit the other day...

There are some discounts here: 10% off for students, and 10% off for all EV residents with ID. The shop is open every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 31. 

And while Stacie was there, workers opened up a package intended for a shop in South Carolina... in case you needed a child-size costume of a Confederate officer...

The 3rd annual Mask-Querade taking place on 7th Street this Oct. 30

East Village restaurateur Ravi DeRossi's Overthrow Hospitality group is once again hosting a Trick-or-Treat Halloween festival for children ages 12 and under on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue.

The third-annual event takes place on Oct. 30 from 1-3 p.m.

Details via the EVG inbox...

Come join the East Village for an afternoon of fun-filled trick-or-treating! Now in its third year, Overthrow Hospitality's Maskquerade offers an afternoon of trick-or-treating to over 1,000 neighborhood children — plus treats for adults, bag-decorating stations and more. 

Hosted on Seventh Street, Overthrow Hospitality transforms the open street into a Halloween scene with the help of a 12-foot skeleton, lifesize dragon, cobwebs galore and more. 

Residents interested in helping out on Oct. 30 can sign find a volunteer sign-up here. Donations are also being accepted via a GoFundMe here. Candy donations can be made directly at Amor y Amargo, 95 Avenue A at Sixth Street, during business hours.

Overthrow has five establishments on this block of Seventh Street: Cadence, Ladybird, the Fragile Flour, Rabbit and Avant Garden.

Where to find some unique masks for Halloween

Tomorrow (Wednesday!), 3rd & B'zaar unveils a unique collection of Halloween masks — with a local flavor — via artist Leopold Masterson. 

The hand-drawn/painted (watercolor, pencil and ink) creations are all signed by the artist ... and feature an array of pop-cultural icons, in-the-news-cycle names and some local residents (behold the Stacie Joy Mask!). 

The masks may be worn out and about (there's a space for eyes) or kept in the bag with jokey titles as a collectible. 

The seasonal marketplace — titled Fall Into the City — is open from 1-7 p.m. at 191 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. 

Expect another batch of new masks before Halloween.

Halloween in the East Village (Sunday edition)

Here's our Sunday sequel to the previous Halloween post... some more scenes from around the neighborhood courtesy of Stacie Joy... 

Halloween in the East Village (Saturday edition)

EVG contributor Stacie Joy was out and about on Saturday... and shared a selection of Halloween costumes spotted on the streets ...

... and here are a few scenes from Defcon, the monthly industrial dance party now happening at the Parkside Lounge...

Meanwhile, it's Halloween morning at the 2nd Avenue F stop

Via the Citizen app...

Halloween in community gardens

There's a lot of Halloween happening today at La Plaza Cultural, the community garden on the SW corner of Avenue C and Ninth Street.

Events scheduled yesterday were postponed until today to make for one action-packed Sunday.

Via the EVG inbox...

• All day: Haunted Adventure Garden and Rat Race Maze, featuring mystic fortune telling, face painting, the world-famous Rat Race of Capitalism Maze, and thrilling coffin rides — bring the kids
• 1:30 p.m.: Spooky sounds with the brass-tastical Dead Ghoultastical Eek-chestra
• 4 p.m.: Spine-tingling tunes from Pinc Louds
• 6 p.m.: Macabre dance performance with Masse dancers
• 7:30 p.m.: "Ill Angels Only" horror film fest

 An EVG reader also shared this... happening today in the Garden of the Humanitarians at 270 E. Fourth St. between Avenue B and Avenue C...

Sunday's opening shot

Happy Halloween!* 

Photo on Eighth Street near Avenue B by Dave on 7th. 

*We were unable to verify if this was Halloween related.

Saturday's parting shot

Aka today in photos of ruthless cyborgs serving the Galactic Empire. 

Photo on Seventh Street by Derek Berg.

Saturday's opening shot

Seasonal photo op — aka interactive "Street Artmare" — on the Bowery at Stanton... Day of The Dead Artist piece at 246 Bowery arrived last week via @planndalism. Spot curated by @lisaprojectnyc ...

Friday's parting shot

Hello from Avenue A... pic by Derek Berg...

Details on the LES Book Crawl happening tomorrow

Five local merchants are taking parting tomorrow (Saturday!) in an LES Book Crawl from noon to 7 p.m. 

The participants:

• Bluestockings, 116 Suffolk St.

• Book Club, 197 E. Third St. 

• Housing Works, 126 Crosby St. 

• McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St. 

• Sweet Pickle Books, 47 Orchard St.

A map is below... along with details on specials/giveaways...

Images via @bluestockings