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More Haunted Happenings11:56 AM EDT on Friday, October 27, 2006 The annual Boo Bash takes place Sunday at the Providence Children’s Museum. Here Connor Priest of West Warwick plays in costume at a previous Boo Bash.  Jennifer Ricci and Heather O’Halloran dance in Festival Ballet’s The Widow’s Broom, Saturday and Sunday at Festival’s home in Providence. Thomas Nola-Rion
Disney Halloween Blast, Yawgoo Valley Ski Area and Sports Park, 160 Yawgoo Valley Road (off Route 2), Exeter. 294-3802, ext. 10; www.yawgoo.com. Games, costume parade, goodie bags, games, food, prizes. For children 12 and younger. Sun 2-4 pm. $10 per child. Advance registration. •FREE•Eerie Halloween Reading, The Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St 421-6970. Adults only. Fri noon. Festival Ballet Providence: The Widow’s Broom, Festival Ballet Black Box Theater, 825 Hope St. 353-1129. Sat 4, 7:30 pm, Sun 2, 6 pm. $30. Hallowe’en Midnight Organ Recital, Brown University, Sayles Hall, Young Orchard Avenue. 863-3234, 863-7552. Come in costume. Tues 11:59 pm. Halloween Party (14th annual), Books on the Square, 471 Angell St. 331-9097. Stories, treats, fun and costume parade around Wayland Square. Tues 4 pm. Haunted House and Halloween Party, Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell St. Haunted house tours, Halloween activities and games, refreshments, entertainment. Sat5-9 pm. $5, $15 family. Boy Scout Troop 28 event. Murder at Frankenstein’s Castle, Murder on Us Dinner Theater, The Barnsider, 375 South Main St. 245-5850; www.murderonus.com. Sat 8 pm. $39.95 includes dinner, show, tax, tip. Advance reservations. Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South St. 273-5437. •Boo Bash, Join the friendly witch from the Pumpkin Patch Cafe for special treats, meet creepy critters like scorpions, snakes and lizards, play games in the Freaky Fair and more. Wear your costume. Sun 1-4 pm. $6.50, free under age 1. For ages 3-11. •Halloween Party, ages 3-5 listen to a not-too-scary story, hunt for goblins and join a friendly witch in the Pumpkin Patch Cafe Fri 9:10 am-2:20 pm. Walk-in registration available for an $8 fee in addition to admission of $6.50. Providence Ghost Tour, leaves from Prospect Terrace (Roger Williams Statue), Congdon Street, Providence. www.providenceghosttour.com. Walking ghost and haunted history tour of the East Side of Providence. Fri-Sun, Tue 7 pm. $13; $10 if purchased online. Providence Ghost Walks, walking tour of haunted Providence leaves from in front of the Providence Athenaeum, corner of Benefit and College streets. Sat-Sun 3 pm. $5. 454-0977, www.roryraven.com. Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave. •Spooky Zoo Sundays. 785-3510, 751-0203 (TDD), www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org. Trick-or-treating, creepy crawly critter encounters, costume parade, Halloween activities. Noon-4 pm. Acitivities included in zoo admission of $12, $8 seniors, $6 ages 3-12, free under age 3. •Spooktacular Adventures, Museum of Natural History, . 785-9457, ext. 224. Creepy creatures crawl out from the darkest corners of the museum, see owls, bats and spiders, storytelling, costumed visitors, Sat-Sun 11 am-5 pm. Free with Museum admission. Season of the Witch: A Halloween Cabaret, with The Danger Danger Birds Providence Burlesque, The Lounge at Snookers, 145 Clifford St. 351-7665, www.snookerspoollounge.com. Featuring music by Seven Deadly. Sat 10 pm. $12; $10 if in costume.
Franken Rhymes & Friends, music, magic and horror, Stadium Theatre, Monument Square, Main Street, Woonsocket. 762-4545, www.stadiumtheatre.com. Sun 2 pm. $15. Halloween at the Looff Carousel, Slater Park, Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket. 728-0500, ext. 251. Children’s crafts, horse-drawn hay rides, train rides Jayco the clown, demonstrations by Dynamic Star Dance Center and Straight Up Kicking Karate Studio, games, strolling clowns with animals balloons, costume contests (12:15, 4 pm), 25 cent carousel rides. Noon-5 pm. Haunted Hill (3rd annual), Diamond Hill Park, Cumberland. 692-0943. Spooky trail with 15 different acts. Dusk to 10 pm. For ages 10+. Proceeds benefit the Drop Zone Student Center. Jack-o’-Lantern Spectacular, McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket. 724-7300, www.pawsox.com. More than 5,000 illuminated and artfully carved pumpkins on display through Halloween Night. Sun-Thu 6-10 pm, Fri & Sat 6-11 pm. Last entry 45 minutes before closing. $12, $7.50 ages 3-12, free under age 3. Spooky Stories, A night of storytelling with Mark Binder and Paula Dugan, Slater Mill Theater, 175 Main St., Pawtucket. Fri $5, $2 child. Not suitable for under age 4. Toe Jam Puppet Band’s Halloween Spooktacular!, Blackstone River Theater, 549 Broad St., Cumberland. 725-9272. Halloween songs, puppets and stories. Sun 11 am. $6, $4 child. Reservations. For ages 4+.
Halloween Party, Bayside Family YMCA, 70 West St., Barrington. 245-2444. Costume parade, Kids Gym, treats. Thu6:30-8 pm. $3 members, $5 nonmembers. Murder Mystery Evening in the Mansion, Linden Place, 500 Hope St., Bristol. 253-0390. Classic whodunit, cocktails and hors d’ouvres. Sat 7:30-11 pm. $40. Reservations.
Carved in Stone Graveyard Tour, depart from the Gateway Visitors Center, 23 America’s Cup Ave., Newport. 841-8600. 90-minute walking tour of the Common Burying Ground. See interesting grave carvings, discover the final resting place of Newport’s famous and infamous. Sat 4 pm. $18, $10 under age 12. Creepy Carousel, Easton’s Beach, Memorial Boulevard, Newport. 847-6875. Sun. 1-4 pm. $5 per child includes refreshments; one free ride if wearing a costume. Dead Pirate’s Walk, departs from the Gateway Visitor’s Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 294-4922. Sun, 4 pm. $15, $10 under age 12. Dracula, Salve Regina University, Megley Theatre, Mercy Hall, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport. 341-2250. Transylvanian vampire spreads terror. Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm. $10, seniors $8, student $5. Closesd Nov. 5. Fortress of Nightmares, Fort Adams, Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue, Newport. 841-0707, www.fortadams.org. Haunted tours through areas of the fort not usually seen on regular tours. Fri-Tues 6:30-9 pm. $10. Not recommended for children under age 12. Proceeds benefit the Fort Adams Trust. Ghost Hunters Graveyard Walk, departs from Gateway Visitor’s Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 323-7825. Join author and ghost researcher Christopher Rondina for an evening of haunted history among the graves of Newport’s largest cemetery. No suitable for under age 8. Sat 6 pm. $10, $6 under age 12. Halloween at the “Y”, Newport County YMCA, 792 Valley Rd., Middletown. 847-9200. Spooky room, pumpkin decorating, games. Sat 6-8 pm. $3 members, $5 nonmembers. Halloween Bash Fundraiser, Belle Mer, Goat Island, Newport. 316-4293, www.FairytaleDreamsProgram.com. Fri 8 pm-midnight. $50. Costume required. Proceeds benefit the Fairytale Dreams Program. Halloween Celebration, Portsmouth Free Library, 2658 East Main Rd. 683-9457. Not-too-spooky stories, crafts and games for ages 5 and younger. Wear your costume. Mon1 pm. Jack-o’-Lantern Jog, Jamestown Community Center, 41 Conanicus Ave. 423-7260. 5K Halloween costume race. Sun 1 pm. Old Town Ghost Walk, departs from Fathoms Restaurant, Newport Marriott, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 841-8600. Lantern-led stroll down historic Newport’s shadowy lanes to discover the ghost, ghouls and legends of the city by the sea. Daily 8 pm. $18, $10 under age 12. Mysterious Mill Walk, Slater Mill, A Living History Museum, 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket. 725-8638. Games, ghouls and goodies in a friendly atmosphere (2nd floor). Sat 6-9 pm. $5. Sea Witch Costume Ball, Newport Inn and Spa, 936 West Main Rd., Middletown. (800) 459-4922. Music, dancing, horror d’oeuvres, psychics, magick marketplace, costume contest, silent auction. $75 at the door, $70 with R.I.P. pass; military discount $25 per person. Sat 8 pm-midnight. Adults over 21 only.
All Hallows Eve, Smith-Appleby House, 220 Stillwater Rd., Smithfield. 231-7363. Enjoy the traditions and customs of All Hallows Eve. Sat. 6-9 pm. $3, $1 age 12 and under. •FREE•Ghoulish Graveyard Games, Moosup Valley Fire Department, Moosup Valley Road (across from the Tyler Free Library), Foster. 392-3460, www.fosteringarts.org. Spooky interactive graveyard for age 14 and younger. Sat 2-3:30 pm.. Murder at Frankenstein’s Castle, Murder on Us Dinner Theater, Luigi’s, 1357 Hartford Ave., Johnston. 245-5850; www.murderonus.com. Fri 8 pm. $39.95 includes dinner, show, tax, tip. Advance reservations. Spooky Walk, Johnston War Memorial Park, 1583 Hartford Ave. 272-3460, www.johnstonrec.dom. Dare to walk the haunted trail. For ages 8 and younger. Fri-Sun 6:30-9:30 pm. $3 adults, $4 child. Bring a flashlight. Children’s Costume Cabaret, Cornerstone Playhouse, 213 Robinson St., Wakefield, 284-1850. Sat 3-5 pm. 20, $10 child. Ghosts of Narragansett Bay, cruise on the Brandaris, departing from Wickford’s Brown Street town dock. 949-5454, www.asri.org. Hear hair-raising tales of the sea Sun 6-8 pm. For ages 10+. $32 Audubon Society of Rhode Island members, $39 nonmembers. Halloween Afternoon of Music and Fun, Westerly Armory, Railroad Avenue. 596-522. Musica Dolce Youth String Ensemble performance with the Big Nazo Puppets., instrument and mask making, and refreshments. Sun 1 pm. Free with pass from the Ocean Community YMCA before Sun. Haunted Halloween Jail Party, Old Washington County Jail, 2636 Kingstown Rd.(opposite the entrance to URI), Kingston. 783-1328. Apple-eating contest, games, craft making, storytelling, jail cell tours, refreshments, spooky outdoor tour. Sat 4-8 pm. $3 ages 4 and older, family admission $10. •FREE•Scary Movie Night, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown. 364-6211, www.crossmills.org. For teens and pre-teens. Pizza will be served. Fri 6-8 pm. The Spirits of Wickford Halloween Walk. 294-3115. Walk through the moonlit and pumpkin lit lanes of Wickford, hear haunted Halloween stories (6-7:30 pm), enjoy an old-fashioned dance at St. Paul’s Parish House (8-11 pm). Sat. All activities are free. Spooky Stories, A night of storytelling with Mark Binder and Paula Dugan, Courthouse Center for the Arts, 3481 Kingstown Rd. (Route 138), West Kingston. 782-1018, www.courthousearts.org. 4 pm. $5, $2 child. Not suitable for under age 4. Charlie the Butler’s Ghost Party, Sprague Mansion, 1353 Cranston St., Cranston. 944-9226. Thu. 7 pm. Reservations. Field of Screams, 179 Plain Meeting House Rd., West Greenwich. 884-7369cq; www.hauntedhayride.net. Haunted Asylum, haunted hayride and 4-D haunted toxic warehouse. $15, children 12 and younger $13. Thu, Sun 6:30-9 pm; Fri, Sat 6:30-10 pm. Haunted Labyrinth, Rejoice in Hope Youth Center, 804 Dyer Ave., Cranston. 943-8686 or www.hauntedlabyrinth.com. Indoor waiting. 7-10 pm. $8. Proceeds benefit the Center. Little Shop of Horrors, Greenwich Odeum, Main Street, East Greenwich. 885-6910. Musical comedy about a loser, the girl he loves and the man-eating plant that is about to change their lives forever. Thu-Fri 8 pm, Sat-Sun 2, 8 pm. $14-$18. ClosesSun. Factory of Terror, corner of Pearl and Spring Street, Fall River. www.factoryofterror.com. Tue-Thu, Sun 6:30-10 pm; Fri-Sat 6:30-11 pm. Mother Nature’s Halloween Hike, Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, 301 Brown Ave., Seekonk. 949-5454. Mile-long guided hikes through the nighttime woods with encounters with Halloween creatures, refreshments, children’s activities. Hikes are for young children and their families. Fri-Sat beginning at 5:30 pm. Members: $9, $7 age 12 and younger; nonmembers: $14, $11 age 12 and younger; family pack: $30 member, $40 nonmember. Registration required. Salem Haunted Happenings, Salem. (877) 725-3662, www.hauntedhappenings.org. Month-long celebration of autumn and Halloween. Nautical Nightmares, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic. (888) 973-2767, www.mysticseaport.org. Eerie ghost tales and spirits guide you through a darkened village Thu-Mon 7 pm. Tours leave every 20 minutes; last tour leaves at 9 pm. Members $15, $13 child; nonmembers $18, $16 child. Not recommended for children under age 7. Scary Native Stories, Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket. (800) 411-9671; www.pequotmuseum.org. Step into the Pequot Village Longhouse for spooky Native stories and make your own scary mask. Sat 11 am-3 pm. Free with admission of $15, 55+ $13, ages 6-15 $10, children 5 and younger free. Spooky Nature Trail, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Rd, Mystic. (860) 536-1216. Self-guided hike through the haunted woods features jack-o’-lanterns and magical creatures. Inside the museum, meet creepy critters, have a snack and create a spooky craft. Fri-Sat 5:30-7:30 pm. Members: $6, $24 family; nonmembers, $8, $32 family. Bring a flashlight. Registration required. |
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