Whoooooo! It’s nearly Halloween town, and for me, that means shivering in a locked apartment, fearing the ghastly sounds of pretend (or ARE THEY?) zombies roaming the streets. I just can’t handle the undead.

But the dead- hey, as long as their not mobile, that’s OK by me…

So a cemetery tour, complemented by an art exhibit in Denver’s Riverside neighborhood, sounds delightful as long as the dead stay good and buried and no hands start reaching ominously upward to grasp at ankles while I’m distracted by the art…

This Halloween, Sat. Oct. 31, the Wynkoop Brewery will be hosting the “Spirits of Riverside” art event, which will feature artwork by local artists such as
Sabin Aell, John Schoenwalter, Sherry Hern, John David Davenport, Sharon Feder, Izah Gallagher, Jill Hadley Hooper, Sandy Marvin, Jackie McFarland, Matt O’Neill and Jeff Starr.

The reception will run on Sat. from 5-7PM. Tasty beer will be available, and portions of the proceeds from the sale of the artwork will be donated to the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery.

Earlier that same day, the Riverside neighborhood will be offering tours of that very same historic cemetery, with tours starting at 2PM and running until 4PM. Actors and storytellers will be on hand to offer interesting tales of some of the famous folks from Denver’s past.

Enjoy a whole day of history, art, and spooky, and beer and help contribute to Denver’s historic preservation.

But if even one single zombie pops up, I’m not in for preserving any cemeteries, no matter how historic. Zombies, you have been warned.