{"id":20392,"date":"2021-10-30T20:15:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T00:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/?p=20392"},"modified":"2025-10-25T12:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:44:19","slug":"happy-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/happy-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20395\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370348csm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370348csm-2.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370348csm-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: A spooky, fun, and happy gathering at Paul and Christina&#8217;s place around the corner. A big fantasy fish with big fangs at the front door, inspired by the anglerfish. Paul O\u2019Connor, former technical director and stage designer at Vassar College, is now Designer and Owner of his woodworking and design studio. He created this amazing fish out of water.<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370338csm-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\nScene: Paul O\u2019Connor, fisherman for the night, and Christina Osburn, hosted this fun and light hearted gathering. Christina is an Art Teacher and Creator of Events, Artwork, and Spaces, and of course both are wonderful hosts.<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370312Ccsm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Scene: The Martians, sometimes called &#8220;the Yip-Yips&#8221; debuted in 1972 on Sesame Street. They are interplanetary visitors, presumed to be from the planet Mars, who are terrified by things like clocks, telephones and computers. When frightened, they hide beneath their lower lips, which shoot up to cover their faces. Channeled by Christina Osburn and Rachel Chayon.<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370311csm.jpg\" \/>\nScene: Tedd Prudhomme, Songwriter and Musican, enjoying. Listen to Tedd\u2019s song <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tedd-prudhomme\/the-whistle-blower-newer-mix-1\"><em>The Whistle-Blower.<\/em><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20409\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370372csm.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370372csm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370372csm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\nScene: Hans Gissinger and Rachel Chayonis. Hans is a Swiss Commercial, Editorial, and Fine Art Photographer. And Rachel is Fashion Director and Producer of a Private Label for <a href=\"https:\/\/uffizimoda.com\">Uffizi Moda<\/a>.<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20410\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370305sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370305sm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370305sm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: Out of the smoke&#8230;<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20412} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20412\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370306sm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370306sm-1.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370306sm-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: Janet Wygal appears. Production Editor at Penguin Random House USA, and Songwriter and Musician at <a href=\"https:\/\/wygalator.bandcamp.com\/track\/irrigation-ditch\">Wygalator<\/a> along with Tedd Prudhomme and Matt Crane.<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20414} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20414\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370388csm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370388csm-1.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370388csm-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: Jojo Ans, who opened her <a href=\"https:\/\/shoplittlehouse.com\">Shop Little House<\/a> in Woodstock NY after years of traveling and working in the New York photography industry.<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20415} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20415\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370301csm.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370301csm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370301csm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene:\u00a0Christina Osburn with fishing pole distributing sweet\u00a0treats while social distancing.<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20416} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370296c2sm-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370296c2sm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370296c2sm-1.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370296c2sm-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>\n<div>Scene: Stefan Saffer and Laurie De Chiara with their daughters Tessa and Paulita, and their dog Ruby. Laura is Co-Founder and Director and Stefan is Director of Interactions at ArtPod in the historic Cornell Steamboat Building in the Stand area, Kingston NY.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artportkingston.com\">ArtPod<\/a> is an internationally focused German nonprofit organization that promotes accessible, direct and unconventional interaction between contemporary art and a wide range of audiences.<\/div><\/figure>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370383c2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370383c2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370383c2.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370383c2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>Scene: Keeping warm and telling spooky stories. Center, Hans Gissinger, Paul O\u2019Connor, John Murphy, Rachel Chayon, Rachel Gans, Christina Osburn, and Beth King DeVito.<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20418\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370385csm.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370385csm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370385csm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: Hans Gissinger, Paul O\u2019Connor, John Murphy, Rachel Chayon checking out <a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Paul\u2019s work<\/a>. Hans\u2019 wife, Jenni Li, is the Founder and Creative Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intiearth.com\">Intiearth<\/a>, a shop that prides itself in showcasing and providing work to local artisans from her native country. She was born in Peru and raised in the United States.<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20419} --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20419\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370384Bcsm.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370384Bcsm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370384Bcsm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: Christina Osburn keeping the spooky stories going!<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20420} --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20472} -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-20420\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370345c2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370345c2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370345c2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>Scene: Neighbors\u00a0John Murphy and\u00a0Rachel Gans.<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20421} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370325csm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20422 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370325csm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370325csm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370325csm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>Scene: Bella, Paige and Kirk&#8217;s daughter.<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20422} --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370319csm2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20508 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370319csm2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370319csm2.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370319csm2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>Scene: Paige, a Teacher, Kirk former Lawyer, and Thomas.<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20423} --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20423\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Fire.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>Scene: Warming the spooky night.<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20424} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" class=\"wp-image-20424\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370391sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370391sm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370391sm-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: In the giant fish, looking out and feeling like Jonah!<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20446} --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" class=\"wp-image-20446\" src=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370320Bsm.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370320Bsm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredjdevito.com\/streetscene\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P1370320Bsm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>Scene: Yours truly. Happy Halloween. Have a Booootiful time!<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20316} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scene: A spooky, fun, and happy gathering at Paul and Christina&#8217;s place around the corner. A big fantasy fish with big fangs at the front door, inspired by the anglerfish. Paul O\u2019Connor, former technical director and stage designer at Vassar College, is now Designer and Owner of his woodworking and design studio. 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