Something is stirring on the Hill. On Saturday, Oct. 17, the “Ghost Walk of Chestnut Hill” returns, sending five lantern-led tours out from the Chestnut Hill Library at 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. Last year’s ghost walk sold out, so the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library have added a fifth tour by popular demand.
This year’s storytellers promise to startle, shock and scintillate at four spooky stops around the neighborhood. Every tour sets out from the library, 8711 Germantown Ave., and ends at Hilltop Books, 84 Bethlehem Pike, where ghost walkers can shake off their shivers with …
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Something is stirring on the Hill. On Saturday, Oct. 17, the “Ghost Walk of Chestnut Hill” returns, sending five lantern-led tours out from the Chestnut Hill Library at 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. Last year’s ghost walk sold out, so the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library have added a fifth tour by popular demand.
This year’s storytellers promise to startle, shock and scintillate at four spooky stops around the neighborhood. Every tour sets out from the library, 8711 Germantown Ave., and ends at Hilltop Books, 84 Bethlehem Pike, where ghost walkers can shake off their shivers with festive refreshments and browse the shelves.
Come in costume or come as you are.
The local organization Teens Inc. began the ghost walk “as a way to engage teens in a multi-generational event, with teens telling stories to younger kids and families,” according to Amy Wilson, executive director of Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library and manager of Hilltop Books.
“Last year we partnered with an organization of storytellers to lead the tours but this year we put out a community call to directly engage with the community to find storytellers,” she said.
The event proceeds go to the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library, which sponsors programming, pays for repairs and maintenance projects, and purchases books and subscriptions for the neighborhood’s 115-year-old branch.
Tickets are $10 each or $25 for a family and are available online, (eventbrite.com/e/ghost-walk-stories-tickets-2001243882324), at Hilltop Books, or by scanning the QR code. Every ticket benefits the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library.
“We kept our tickets the same price to make it an accessible event for anyone who wants to attend,” Wilson added.
Raffle tickets also are available at Hilltop Books for a chance to win some prizes, with the winner being drawn on Oct. 17.
