The sixth AHA! Fall River event, "Fables & Folklore" took advantage of the early darkness to create a Halloween motif. People walked the streets dressed in costume and painted faces to visit the ten event locations on October 15, 2015. "It was a great opportunity for people to get out and walk," commented SSTAR's Community Prevention Coordinator as he manned the WalkFallRiver.org table in front of Government Center. Other organizations, including Battleship Cove, the Children's Museum, AMP Academy, the Youth Musical Theatre Corp., showcased their offerings. Storyteller M.P. Feitelberg offered the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and other favorites, while B.M.C. Durfee High School Art Club students gave children to design their own spooky creations. AHA! Fall River was formed in June 2013 in collaboration with the New Bedford AHA! and the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. AHA! stands for arts, history and architecture. The purpose of the organization is to develop collaborative relationships in order to expand and sustain arts and cultural programming in the two cities. Click here for an eight-minute video of the event. Click here for photos of another recent AHA! event. For more information, contact Sandy Dennis at 508-646-3621.

(Top row, left and center) Casey Miranda of Casey's Fun Faces paints Avery Vakeo's face while wearing a painted face of her own. (Top row, right) Zach Keith of the Fall River Alliance oversees the events on Artists' Alley along Old Second Street. (Row two, left and right) After hearing Storyteller M.P. Feitelberg offer the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and other favorites, Shelley Cardoos and Leah Heald of the New Bedford AHA! join Fall River AHA! Coordinator Sandy Dennis for a group photo. (Row two, center) SSTAR's Community Prevention Coordinator mans the WalkFallRiver.org table in front of Government Center to encourage people to walk more. (Row three) Joshual Amarelo of the AMP Academy gym instructs youngsters, including Matthew Hart, center, on exercises like crab-walking down the stairs at Government Center and doing splits. (Row four) Linda Lane, Michaela Beaulieu and Vanessa Rodriguez stand at the entrance to the community room at People Incorporated while Youth Musical Theatre Corp. members Tayla Torres, Trevor Lopes and Maia Millard perform. (Bottom row) Aaron Lacombe and his two sons, Aaron and Alexander, engage in a mock sword fight in Artists' Alley while Morton Middle School pose in front of their artwork, and Samantha Tripp and Holly thorpe show their children a moving tree that urges people to recycle.