Marshaling in Halloween

If you aren’t familiar with the parade, it’s one of the most quintessential Portsmouth events. Every year, rain or shine on Halloween night, our trusty volunteer parade committee organizes members of the community to march through town. I’ve always thought that this parade really captures the spirit of Portsmouth for the simple reason that to be a part of the parade you just need to show up. To quote them “Parade is a grassroots, all-inclusive celebration of community, creativity, and free expression that walks, stalks, dances, trumpets, and drums its way through downtown Portsmouth each year on October 31.”

In support of the parade, Monte and Chris Curtis, who’s in our Programing Department, choose a silent film to show with musical accompaniment by Boston ‘Steam-Crunk’ ensemble and RPM Challenge favorites, Walter Sickert & the Army of BRoken TOys. This year we’ll be showing The Phantom of the Opera (1925) at the Historic Theater.

As Grand Marshal Monte says “join us for what is sure to be a phantasmagorical event!”