Jack-o’-Lantern Carving Fun

Legend has it that old Jack tricked the great goat of the underworld a time or two, and as a result his mortal soul can never find rest, roaming this earth of ours with nothing to guide his sojourns but two burning coals inside a hollowed out turnip, just another will-o’-the-wisp like so many ghost lights, or maybe that’s all just swamp gas and bioluminescence. Either way, we holiday hounds find ourselves seasonally cutting figures into empty gourds and plunking candles down in them. It’s what Jack would have wanted! So, whether you’ve carved your annual Jack-o’-Lantern yet or not, won’t you join us? Carving begins at 3:30pm, but if scooping out pumpkin guts is your thing feel free to arrive early! To register, please call the library at 802-985-5124.