There’s something vaguely disturbing about marionettes. At least, it’s seemed that way ever since the lustful nun/priest scene near the beginning of Being John Malkovich.

Rosalita’s Puppets at ParkArts will (probably?) be somewhat less sacrilegious.

This event is a series, on the next four Thursdays (July 22 &2 9 and August 5 & 12), at Ringer Park (also, in Brighton for the next four Wednesdays). Rosalita’s undead creatures will only be performing on August 12th.

Some jackass broke some beer bottles inside my entryway this weekend. And it sounds like something similar is going on over at Ringer.

Pieces of glass and a fire pit with rags and fire accelerant were found in Ringer Park on March 20 near the Allston Street entrance pathway. Flammable liquid was also found poured on the Webly Street sidewalk.

Joan Pasquale, executive director of the Ringer Park Partnership Group and the Parents and Community Build Group, discovered the vandalism when a group met for a cleanup of the Allston-Brighton business district.

“That’s very concerning. You have a row of cars, you have a school, you have a park. There was obviously a fire,” she said.

Pasquale said she also found wooden fencing from a nearby property thrown in the fire pit when she walked through the park past the softball field near the Rugley Street entrance. Pasquale was able to help clean up the broken glass, and tried to warn people who were walking their dogs, wearing sandals or riding their bikes.

Look, knock yourself out, get drunk, rack up your noise violations, but don’t burn down the park, and smash shit in your own house. My dog is literally too dumb not to step right on your broken bottle.

This trashy rainy photo from @justfeelingtired reminds me to post this about the next Ringer Park cleanup, a month from today.

The Parents & Community Build Group Inc., and The Ringer Park Partnership Group are seeking volunteers for its annual Fun Spring Clean Up of the 12.38 acres of Ringer Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, in Allston, a Boston Shines Collaborative Project.

The event features breakfast, lunch and refreshments, and work gloves and tools are provided by PCBG Inc. Volunteers can work any time that they choose.

For more information, e-mail Joan Pasquale, executive director PGBG INC., at pcbginc@verizon.net.

Police were called to Ringer Park in Allston on Feb. 5 at approximately 3:29 p.m. to investigate a report of a fight between two young women that about 15-20 males were videotaping.

Officers canvassed the park area and found a small group of females leaving, walking toward Gordon Street. One girl was suffering from several scratches on her face that were bleeding. The 16-year-old girl said she had been in a fight with unknown suspects, and that the boys were taping it for broadcast on YouTube.

I couldn’t find it on the youtubes. But it probably went something like this.

No idea what this is, other than what the spooky poster spookily says. Pumpkin stuff, costume stuff, scarecrow making stuff(!) this afternoon at Ringer Park. And MORE. Like more anti-social smashing mirrors stuff or happy caramel apples and other cavity forming stuff? Probably a little of both.