Spooky Tales tickets sell out ahead of bookstore’s new fall event
October 4, 2023 | By Waterbury Roundabout 
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Tickets for both nights of Spooky Tales at Bridgeside Books, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, are now sold out, according to bookshop owner Katya d’Angelo.
There is a waiting list should any ticket-holder’s plans change. Anyone interested in getting on the list can stop in, call or email the store. (802-244-1441 or info@bridgesidebooks.com) The shop will notify waitlisted attendees if tickets become available. People should not plan to get a ticket at the door, however.
“We want people to know to avoid disappointment on the nights of the event,” d’Angelo said.
The two-hour program will feature theatrical presentations of six original scary stories that center on the theme “Unnatural Nature.” The store put our a call for story submissions and d’Angelo said the tales chosen for the event contain twists where roots come alive, the depths of reservoirs are explored, and even fungi beneath your feet possess consciousness.
The place-based folklore and ghost stories will be performed both nights by actors Kathryn Blume and Patrick Clow. This is the second year Bridgeside has organized the event.
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Bookstore event seeks original spooky stories
August 8, 2023 | By Waterbury Roundabout
Actor Kathryn Blume will perform Spooky Tales at Bridgeside Books, Oct. 13-14. Courtesy photo
After a sold-out event last fall, Bridgeside Books plans a two-night Spooky Tales performance Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14.
But first they need stories.
Writers of all ages are invited to submit original stories now through Sept. 1. Six tales will be chosen to be performed live by Vermont actors Kathryn Blume and Patrick Clow.
The theme for writers is “Spooky Tales: Unnatural Nature.” Stories are to be set in Vermont with a suggested length of 1,000-3,000 words. The tales should lend themselves to reading aloud of course. Entries should be emailed as an attached Word document to info@bridgesidebooks.com.
From the event announcement:
Bridgeside Books hopes to receive nature-themed original ghost stories, urban legends, and haunting tales that feel at home when told around a late-night camp fire. The theme “Unnatural Nature” is intended to invoke creepy, scary, and haunting elements of nature. From the fungi that communicate beneath our feet to the natural disasters that threaten the planet, Icelandic urban legend to a farmer’s reliance on the earth; it’s all fair game.
Find more information and tickets ($14) online at bridgesidebooks.com/events.