Strange Tales of Davis Square

9. The Powderhouse Ghost (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

This story is a part of the Post Meridian Radio Players’ Strange Tales of Davis Square walking tour for ArtBeat 2022. ArtBeat 2022 is Saturday, July 16, starting at 11:00am, but you can come back and listen to our stories whenever you like, whether on the walking tour or from your own home.

The Powderhouse Ghost

Performed by Jeremy Holstein
Written by Heather Albano
Sound design by Jeremy Holstein

A message from beyond the grave. Listen...if you dare.

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8. Garden Magic (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

Garden Magic

Written and performed by Brian Rust

Every garden is a little magical. This one, more than most.

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7. The Kenney Park Critter (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

The Kenney Park Critter

Performed by Cari Keebaugh, Heather Myers, Emmy Serviss and Brian Rust
Written by Brian Rust

Bigfoot? Boring. Loch Ness? More like Lost Ness. When it comes to strange beasts, nothing beats The Kenney Park Critter.

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5. Day Street Through the Years (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

Day Street Through the Years

Performed by Joye Thaller
Written by Brian Rust

A look at how this quiet corner has changed over time. A lot of time.

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2. The Drolls (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

The Drolls

Performed by Sarah Parisi, Ashlon Boyd, Alex Storer, Brian Rust, and Scott Maddix.
Written by Brian Rust

High Crimes and Low Humor: What happened here 350 years ago? And why were the Puritans so scared of it?

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1. The Glover, Three Fists of Fury! (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

The Glover, Three Fists of Fury!

Narrated by George Courage
Written by Brian Rust

Not every neighborhood has a street named after its own superhero. Who — or what — was The Glover?

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4. Our Oldest Inhabitant Tells All (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

Our Oldest Inhabitant Tells All

Performed by Joye Thaller
Written by Brian Rust

And now, a view of Davis Square from a very different perspective.

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3. The 8th Hill of Somerville (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

The 8th Hill of Somerville

Narrator: Heather Myers
Artemus Boot: George Courage
Written by Brian Rust

This park celebrates the Seven Hills of Somerville. But is there something they’re not telling you?

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6. Downtown Wine and FEAR (Strange Tales of Davis Square)

Downtown Wine and FEAR

Performed by Jay Sekora and Mare Freed
Written by Mare Freed

A tale of Prohibition and a sinister cellar...

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DRAFT PMRP at ArtBeat 2022 DRAFT

As part of ArtBeat 2022 in July, PMRP invites you on a walking tour like no other with Strange Tales of Davis Square, a collection of odd and uncanny stories brought to you by some of PMRP's finest writers and voice actors that will leave you looking at parts of Davis Square in a totally new light! What message does the Powderhouse Ghost send from beyond? What strange creature once roamed where the farmers market now stands? Which building has a shocking past? Take the tour and find out! Beginning July 11th, you will have two ways to listen. If you have the ECHOES app (for Android or for iPhone) open on your phone, doing a search for Strange Tales of Davis Square will open up the tour map, and as you go to each glowing point on the map you will hear the story of that location!

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