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Arts Council of Princeton and Princeton Public Library Present Hometown Halloween Parade

The Arts Council of Princeton is pleased to be partnering with the Princeton Public Library on this year’s Hometown Halloween Parade which will take place on Friday, October 29, 2010 starting at 5 pm.  Ghosts, goblins, and all things spooky are invited to gather this year on the Palmer Square Green and thenmarch in the parade to the Albert Hinds Plaza adjacent to the Princeton Public Library. The parade and festivities are particularly fun for children and their families.
 
The parade will leave the Green at 5:30 p.m., led by the Princeton University marching band.  This year’s parade route starts at Palmer Square Green, heads up Palmer Square West, travels up Hulfish Street, crosses Witherspoon Street and ends at Albert Hinds Plaza where a Haunted House inside the CommunityRoom of the Princeton Public Library will await all creatures, big and small. There will also be a Halloween Dance Party on Hinds Plaza from 5:30 to 7:30 pm with music and entertainment provided by DJ Spinz of Ambient DJ Service www.ambientdj.com.
 
Princeton Borough Police and Mercer Engine Co. #3 will also assist the event.  The parade is organized and sponsored by the Arts Council of Princeton. Additional support for the parade was provided by the Princeton Public Library, Palmer Square Management, the J. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust, and Novo Nordisk.
 
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region.
 
The Halloween Parade and the following events are all free.  People of all ages are encouraged to attend and get into the Halloween spirit with a costume.  For more information, please call (609) 924-8777 or visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.