The Somerville Office of Commissions and LGBT Liaison, Elizabeth Field, invite all interested community members to “Somerville’s LGBT Halloween Skate Night” on Friday, October 26 at 6 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Rink, 570 Somerville Ave.

The Misshapen Jack-O-Lantern Tour rolls on through the month of October.

By Blake Maddux

“I just completed the eyes of the jack-o-lantern face. The show tonight starts the nose.”

This is not the typical way for a musician to describe the progress of his tour. However, Somervillian Dan Blakeslee is not a typical musician.

Thanks, from the YMCA
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The Somerville YMCA announces a $5,000 donation from the Ryan Harrington Foundation to benefit YMCA youth programs.

The funds donated will be used to provide member scholarships, camperships and support of our youth sports programming.  The Somerville Y continues to partner with community minded foundations like the Ryan Harrington Foundation to provide access to all of our youth programming.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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As I mentioned in a previous column, I will be having a full hip replacement soon. I felt the need to discuss it here in this forum for medicinal (mental) purposes. I think it will make me feel better to talk about it since I am pretty nervous about the whole thing.

Review by Maria A. Cortes

Many actors try themselves as writers or directors nowadays. However, it is quite rare to find a good combination of both. Ben Affleck, who directed a new movie Argo and also starred in it as a lead, is a surprising exception. Loosely based on true events, Argo brings the audacious pages of American and international history to the Somerville Theatre.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to a report of a shoplifter being detained at the Home Depot store on Mystic Ave. last Saturday afternoon.

As officers arrived at the store and entered the Loss Prevention Office the man being detained began shouting and cursing at them, according to reports. He continued to berate police and store personnel as the officers attempted to get the facts of the incident established.

The Somerville High School Scholarship Foundation is will hold the official unveiling of the Scholarship Foundation Brick Walkway, Sunday, October 21.  The event will take place at Somerville High School, outside the Brune Field House at 1 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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As Somerville discusses whether or not to adjust the compensation of its non-union employees (who have gone six years without a change), as we prepare to vote on the Community Preservation Act (Question 4 on the November 6 ballot), and as we press ahead with transit-oriented development projects at Assembly Square and Union Square, there seems to be an unexpected question emerging about our city’s identity:  In the family of Massachusetts cities and towns, is Somerville truly a first-tier community, or are we too constrained – by population, by physical area, by tax base, or by some other key indicator – to be considered on a par with Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Brookline, etc?

Time to bring out those old home movies and share them with others at “Home Movie Day,” this coming Saturday at SCATV.

‘Home Movie Day’ comes to Somerville
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By Maria A. Cortes

On October 20, bring your old films to the Somerville Community Access Television for Home Movie Day. Celebrated all over the world, it encourages people to share their home movies – whether on film or in digital format – with the community, and provides a chance for film archivists to educate people about old film preservation and care.

By Jim Clark

Police stopped a vehicle near Clarendon Ave. and Broadway last Friday morning for having a faulty brake light.

An RMV query of the license plate showed that the registered owner of the vehicle had an expired license.