October is shaping up to be a great musical month! Common Fence will feature Ramblin' Jack Elliot on 10/6, AcquAria: Sempri amMari (Sicilian folk music of the sea) on 10/20 and the Jonathan Edwards Trio at Channing Church on 10/27. The Narrows Center for the Arts stellar line up includes Jorma Kaukonen on 10/13, Louden Wainwright III on 10/19, Kathleen Edwards Trio on 10/20, Rodney Crowell on 10/25 and Keb' Mo' on 10/29. 

On 10/27 the inaugural Spindle City Americana Music Festival featuring the Music of Gram Parsons will also be at the Narrows Center for the Arts. This event will feature Ryan Fitzsimmons and Danielle Miraglia, Girls Guns and Glory, Sarah Borges, Bob Kendall Band, Mark Cutler Band, The 'Mericans, and Louie Leeman. Each act will perform two Gram Parson's songs. One chosen by the Narrows and one chosen by the act. Each act will play some of their own material as well.  Closer to home, it's a nice time of year to cozy up to the pot belly stove at the Fastnet Pub's Irish Sessions, on Sunday evenings from 5pm-8pm. Finally,  it won't be A Long Way to Go get to Billy Goode's Open Mic Jam on Thursday, 10/11/12-- it just may be an auspicious date for someone you  know...  

Weave your way through Escobar's Highalnd Farm Corn Maze this month on Fridays from 3:30pm-dusk, Saturdays 10am-dusk and Sundays 11am-dusk. IF you emerge... treat yourself to a glimpse of the future at the Victorian Tea-Leaf Party at Blithwold Manions on 10/3. Then don't miss the 10th Annual Ballard Park Pumpkin Tour on 10/13 from 4:30pm-9pm, featuring more than 1000 Jack-o-Lanterns and creatively carved pumpkins. Finally, the annual Belcourt Castle Halloween Party on 10/27 will be a real scream!