October 12, 2008

October Festivals

Pictures from the Neighborhood Connections Block Party and Black Forest Villages Octoberfest.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Orene Holland, 83, of Cape Girardeau, gets her face painted at the insistence of her great granddaughter, Faith Byas, not pictured, by face painter Aaron Horrell at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday. Holland asked Horrell if he was going to charge her more because of her wrinkles. The next event at Black Forest Village is the Haunted Ghost Town beginning Oct. 17 and continuing every weekend in Oct.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Zach Nickless, of Crystal City, performs with his band called Chasing Twilight at the Neighborhood Connections Block Party on Fountain Street in Cape Girardeau Saturday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com James Copen, 4, left, and Garrett Jones, 5, both of Cape Girardeau, run through bubbles at the Neighborhood Connections Block Party on Fountain Street in Cape Girardeau Saturday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Holly Little, left, and Linda Royce, both of Cape Girardeau investigate the wide variety of food options at the Neighborhood Connections Block Party on Fountain Street in Cape Girardeau Saturday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Chris Stephens, 25, of Cape Girardeau, plays the sitar for musical entertainment at the Neighborhood Connections Block Party.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Claire Southard, 5, of Cape Girardeau, tries to catch bubbles at the Neighborhood Connections Block Party on Fountain Street in Cape Girardeau Saturday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Kylie Hinkle attempts to find her way out of the straw maze at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Joe Littrell, of Iuka, Ill., demonstrates how to make a small rocking chair at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest. Littrell has been making furniture for 20 years.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Linda Logsdon, of Chicago, checks out a caleidoscope at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest. Logsdon was in town visiting her mom in Cape Girardeau.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Colton Layton, 5, of Sedgewickville, enjoys the food and crafts at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Kids of all ages enjoy a train ride at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Virginia Littrell, of Iuka, Ill., admires a snowman made out of hats she purchased at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday. Littrell paints floor cloths, a craft dating back to the 1600's.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Brenda Kline, of Perryville, enjoys a peaceful moment of quilting at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday. Kline has been quilting for 15 years.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Jacob Barks, 7, of Sedgewickville, learns how to grind corn at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday.

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