Haunted Happenings
Unless you're way short and can imitate a pipsqueak's voice like a pro, your time for performing the sacred rites of trick or treating (i.e. pumpkin smashing and egg tossing) has expired and doing any of these activities may land your immature butt in jail. So do the adult thing: Cruise richmond.com's list for activities that excite your mischievous inner child and make your Halloween plans now. There are listings for family events, a nostalgic but casual night out, and the truly horrifying. Now turn off the lights, say "Bloody Mary," "Candyman," or whatever else gives you the creeps and find an event suitable for that RuPaul costume you've been hiding in your closet. (And if you really want to scare people, wear it to work the next day.) Halloween Events Clubs/Bars Banditos-- 733 W. Cary St. 343-1177
Banditos Halloween Show, Oct. 31. Features Ultra Bait in the El Diablo Room around "10ish" Cafine's -- 401 E. Grace, 775-2233
Fun House. Continuing in its sprightly tradition, legendary house diva Joi Cardwell will perform her current house hits.
$10, 21 and up. Show starts at midnight Oct. 31. Club Richbrau -- 1214 E. Cary St. Rd.
Halloween Party and costume judging contest.
Judging begins at 9 p.m., Oct. 30. (804) 644-3018. Georgio's -- 2001 East Franklin Street, Shockoe Bottom.
The Creepers Ball with 107.3 The Beat. Costume contest with grand prize of $1,000. Other prizes provided by Corks and Kegs and Sony Playstation.
From 9 p.m. until the witching hour, Oct. 31. Godfrey's -- 308 E. Grace, (804) 648-3957
Fright night. This merry establishment will turn scary as dancers gyrate in the Ghoul Box. There will be cash giveaways and costume contests. And lest we not forget, the trademark best drag competition.
$4, 21 and up. Starts at 10 p.m. Oct. 30. Main Street Beer Co. - 1911 W. Main St., 358-9620
Nightmare on Main Street. The city's new brewery/restaurant will host a costume contest and award $100 to the winner. They'll also give away free T-shirts to the first 200 people.
Free. 21 and up. 8 p.m. - 2 a.m., Oct. 31. Twisters-- 929 W. Grace St. 353-GAME
Discipline '99 Halloween Fetish Ball. When do the freaks come out? Not only will this event feature the leathered, stilettoed and dominated, but a tarot card reader and fortune teller. Cash prize for best fetish attire; must be 21 or older.
Oct.30, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
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Reading of Poe's works in the museum's garden.
Free and open to the public. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 31. (804) 648-5523 Science Museum of Virginia
Feature Friday: Halloween Science Day
What's a vampire bat? Come find the answer to this and other Halloween-related questions.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 29. The Valentine Young Associates presents "Monumental Macabre"
Oct. 27th, 6p.m.
Monumental Church in Downtown Richmond
$10 for guests, YVA members FREE
Call 649-0711 Malls Chesterfield Towne Center
Safe Trick or Treating. Oct. 31, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cloverleaf Mall
Kids get candy free all day. Oct. 31 Regency Square
Safe Trick or Treating. Oct. 31, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Shops At Willow Lawn
Halloween Treat Night. Costume contest sponsored by the Easter Seals of Virginia starts at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 31.
Prizes include mall gift certificates. Have a photograph taken by Hayes the Art of Photography and a portion will benefit Easter Seals.
Oct 31, 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (804) 282-5198 Southpark Mall
Safe Trick or Treating. Oct. 31, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Virginia Center Commons
Safe Trick or Treating. Oct. 31, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Featuring the Haunted Barn, the Snake Pit and Booger Woods.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday Oct. 8 - 24, 7 p.m. Oct. 25-31 open every night at 7 p.m.
Three scares for $12.
12607 Old Ridge Rd, Ashland. 227-3601.
Directions: Take U.S. Rt 1 north, -- four miles past the intersection of Route 54 and U.S. Rt 1, make a left off of U.S. Rt. 1 onto Old Ridge Road at the caution light. The Ashland Berry Farm is four miles ahead on your left. Chesterfield Berry Farm
No haunted hayrides or night activities, but roam the pumpkin patch and grill food.
2080 Pear Orchard Rd. 739-2831. Chesterfield County Parks & Rec Halloween Activities
Sunday, Oct. 31st, 6pm-9:30pm
Mayes-Colbert Ettrick Community Building, 20400
Laurel Road, Ettrick Park
Register by October 25th. Call 526-5596 or 748-1623 for more information. Creepy Hollow Haunted Hayrides
Oct 8-9; 15-17, 21-24, 26-31
Opens at 7 p.m. nightly
$10 per person. 752-6992. Six miles west of I-295 on Route 33 (Staples Mill Road) Creepy Tales
Friday-Saturday at 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. at Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton.
Hear folk tale or traditional ghost story, then tour each historic farm by lantern light.
$8 adults, $4 children ages 8-12. Not recommended for children younger than 8.
Advance tickets required. (540) 332-7850 Fright Farm in Dinwiddie
Oct 15-17; 22-24; 27-31.
Sundays through Thursdays, the chills begin at 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays test your nerve from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Adults $10, kids 8 & under $6. 265-4220.
From Richmond, take I-95 South to I-85 South, exit 61 (460W). Follow signs to Fright Farm. Gayton Crossing Haunted House
Oct 25, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Halloween parade and Trick or Treating Oct 29, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pumpkin festival Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gayton Crossing Shopping Center. 756-6400. The Great Pumpkin Party
Oct 31 noon - 7 p.m.
Shockoe Slip - Cary St. between 12th and 14th. 756-6400 Family Fall Festival
Oct. 30th, 6pm-9pm; Southside Nazarinene Church
$2 at door, $1 in advance.
Call 788-7800 for details Fourth Annual Town of the Living Dead Halloween Ghost Town
Caroline County, Oct. 15&16, Oct. 22&23 7pm-12 midnight
Oct. 28, 7pm-10:30pm, Oct. 29-31 7pm-12:00 midnight
Admission $12, Not recommended for small children
Call 730-5554 Grove Avenue Baptist Church Fall Festival 1999
Family-friendly fun for children ages 12 and under accompanied by an adult. Pony rides, balloon typhoon, moon walk, Velcro wall, train rides, spin art, carnival games, and a treasure hunt with lots of candy. Door prizes include Beanie Babies.
8701 Ridge Road at the corner of Ridge and Parham.
Admission free, food available for purchase. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 31. Hallowscream at Busch Gardens
Parts of the park will transform into goulish zones. Ghosts, goblins and witches (okay, staff in costumes) will roam the park grounds, a laser light show will dazzle the eyes and there's a haunted house plus scarry train ride.
Weekends; Oct.15-Halloween night.
Regular admission ($35) applies unless you're a student. If so, bring your I.D. and a party of three and the four of you save $7 on the admission cost.
757-253-3350 Halloween Bash at the Best Western Governors Inn
XL102 sponsors the party on Oct.31. The ultimate Led Zeppelin experience, Zoso, will play;$100 costume contest afterwards.
Doors open at 8 p.m. $10 ages 18-20; $5 21 and up.
9826 Midlothian Turnpike
330-0007 Haunted Cave Tours
Friday 6-10 p.m. and Saturday 2-10 p.m.
Crystal Caverns at Hupp's Hill, 33231 Old Valley Pike, Strasburg.
Lantern tours of Virginia's oldest-kown caverns, emphasizing Shenandoah Valley storytelling.
$6-$8 in advance, $8-$10 at door. Advance tickets at Stonewall Jackson Museum, 33229 Old Valley Pike, Strasburg
(540) 672-8672 Halloween Haunted Barn
Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m. at Montpelier, state Route 639.
Historic home of James and Dolley Madison plays host to hayride, Haunted Barn games and treats for ages 7-14.
$6; children must be chaperoned by adult (one chaperone admitted free per group of children); reservations recommended.
(540) 332-7850 Lakeside Community Haunted House
6303 Galaxie Rd., Richmond Oct. 15-31. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday until Halloween night, when it runs 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. $3 for kids 12 and under, $4 for adults. Mary Munford: Spooky Saturday
Saturday, Oct. 30th; 4pm-8pm
Mary Munford Elementary School, Westmoreland & Grove Aves.
Food, a maze, contests, stories, costume contest, reptile tent, hayride, fortune telling
Proceeds benefit Mary Munford PTA
Call 236-4450 Masked Ball featuring the Ululating Mummies at Artspace
For $25 on Oct.29, you'll see costume contests in such unique categories as "Martha Stewart/Most Ingenious Transformation of Everyday Objects Award", dine on treats by Mainly Pasta and view haunted art. $100 goes to the best costume and local tony noteables judge. Everybody wears a mask.
6 E. Broad St. 9 p.m.- 1 a.m.
782-8672 "Our Haunting History"
7-9 p.m. at Francis Land House, 3131 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach.
Guided lantern tours into the past to meet people who lived in Virginia Beach long ago, via costumed interpreters. $5, purchase in advance. Rain date Satruday.
(757) 431-4084 Persimmon Tree Players present "Dracula"
Friday & Saturday evenings Oct. 22, 23, 29, & 30th @ 8pm. Sundays Oct. 21st & 31st @ 3pm.
Carysbrook Performing Arts Center Route-15 between Palmyra & Fork Union.
$8 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
Call (804) 589-6767. Power 92 Candy Giveaway
Festival Park
4 p.m, Oct. 28. 345-9236. Pumpkin Decorating -- Chesterfield Parks & Rec
Monday, Oct. 25th, 6pm-8pm
Mayes-Colbert Ettrick Community Building, 20400 Laurel Road, Ettrick Park.
Free to attend but it's bring your own Pumpkin
Call 526-5596 or 748-1623 for more information. Richmond Jaycees Haunted Forest
Bryan Park
Oct. 21-31(except 24-27). Excursions into the unknown begin 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. & 11 p.m.
$6, $1 off with canned good (max. 2 cans)
644-9607 Richmond Symphony Spooktacular
The Symphony plays spooky themes like "The Imperial March" from "The Empire Strikes Back" and the theme from "Psycho." Wear a costume and bring the kids for a costume contest on Sunday. Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts.
Oct. 30, 8 p.m.; Oct. 31, 3 p.m. Spirits of the James River Plantations Progressive Halloween Tour
6-9 p.m., at the plantations in Charles City County.
Begins at North Bend plantation, moves on to Piney Grove for graveside readings, ends at edgewood for an encounter with the spirit of Lizzie Rowland.
$20-$30; reservation required. (804) 914-0004 The Monster Mash Bash -- Henrico Recreation & Parks
Friday, Oct. 29th, 6pm-8pm
Dorey Park and Recreation Center, 2999 Darbytown Rd.
Free to attend -- Must register to attend by Oct. 22nd.
Call Sheila Cunningham at 501-5806. The Pumpkin Patch at Trinity United Methodist
October 8th-31st; 10am-6pm Weekdays; Saturday 9am-6pm & Sunday Noon-6pm.
Trinity United Methodist Church, 901 Forest Avenue, Richmond, VA
The Pumpkins have arrived!!!
Come by and see the pumpkins in front of the church!
Proceeds go towards Youth Services Projects.
Call Youth Director Forrest White at 288-6057 Ext. 207 Town of the Living Dead Halloween Ghosts Town, Caroline County
Oct 15-16; 22-23; 7 p.m. to midnight
Oct 28 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; 29-31 7 p.m to midnight
$12. 730-5554. Not recommended for small children.
Take the Kings Dominion exit off I-95, 1 1/2 miles to the right, take Meadow Farms Rd. 2 1/2 miles. Town on left. Trick or Treat Street Halloween Carnival
Oct. 30th, 2pm-6pm; University of Richmond at the new Fraternity Row
$2 for Children, Adults are FREE.
Call 289-8505 for details West End Jaycees Halloween Party
Dance to the DJ's thriller tunes, meet new people in costume and enjoy the libations.
4719 Augusta Ave.
Oct. 30. Free for guests and members, 21 and up.
360-1000
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