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List of Events:
·
Spooky Trails at New Buffalo
Township Park – Oct. 25 – Oct. 27
·
The Great Halloween Spectacle – Fr.
Oct. 26
·
Niles Library Costume Contest – Sat.
Oct. 27
·
Halloween at Fernwood – Sat. Oct. 27
·
New Buffalo Halloween Parade and
Trick-or-Treat – Sun. Oct. 28
·
Niles Haunted House and Scream Park
·
Terror in the Park
Weekly Activities:
·
Flick’s Family Film Fest
·
Sarett Nature Center
·
Power In Motion
·
YMCA
·
Curious Kids Museums
·
Library Fun
For
Parents Only:
·
Nightmares on Broadstreet – Fri.
Oct. 26
·
WAIT UNTIL DARK by Frederick Knott
·
Halloween Ball at the Haunted Hidden
Pointe – Tues. Oct. 30
Thursday, October 25 – Saturday October 27, 2012
5:00 PM To 10:00 PM
New Buffalo Twp Memorial Park, 17425
Red Arrow Hwy, New Buffalo
Dare to travel the Spooky Trails!
The New Buffalo High School Spanish Club has prepared the way for fun and
thrills. Open to the community Thursday. Oct. 25th, 5-7pm and Friday &
Saturday. Oct. 26-27th 5-7pm and 8-10pm.
Join the Halloween fun at the first
annual New Buffalo Township Park Spooky Trail Event on three nights with five
different spooky trails plus games inside the Pavilion! All events sponsored by
New Buffalo High School students who are volunteering community service time
for their up-coming school trip to Spain.
Early evening times between 5 and 7
pm are geared toward younger children and later evening times between 8 and 10
pm are geared toward teens and adults with scarier themes.
Games in Pavilion under roof in case
of rain.
And,
on Saturday, October 27, New Buffalo Township Library and Park brings you
creepy stories to wrap up the spooky trails with s’mores and hot coco around
the fire.
For more information, please call: 269-469-1011,
or visit the website: www.newbuffalotownship.org
The Great Halloween Spectacle
Friday, October 26, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Friday, October 26, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Downtown St. Joseph, State Street,
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Kids can Trick Or Treat downtown at
participating merchants. Dogs Dress Up at Fuzzy Butts 7:00 p.m. Admission:
Free.
For more information, please call: 269-985-1111, or visit the website: www.swmichigan.org/events-october-2012.html
For more information, please call: 269-985-1111, or visit the website: www.swmichigan.org/events-october-2012.html
Celebrate Halloween at FERNWOOD
Saturday, Oct 27, 2012
5:30 PM
Fernwood Botanical Garden, 13988
Range Line Road, Niles, MI 49120
Dress in spooky costume and
celebrate with activies and treats for the entire family. Trick or treating,
pumpkin decorating, spooky creatures and stories, a candy buffet and a costume
contest.
For more information, please visit
the website: www.fernwoodbotancal.org
Or contact: Jayne Edmundson
Email: jaedmund@indiana.edu
Phone: 812-327-7801
Costume Contest sponsored by the Niles District Library
Saturday, October 27, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Niles
Library, 620 Main E. Main Street
Niles, MI
49120
9th Annual
Costume Contest. Prizes will be awarded in several costume categories: Cutest;
Scariest; Funniest & Book Characters. Each categlory will have three age
divisions: 0 to 4-year-olds; 5 to 8-year-olds & 9 to 12-year-olds. Costume
contest winners will receive A $25 book store gift certificate. Plus we will be
giving out dozens of door prizes throughout the afternoon! Parents and children
may pre-register in the library’s children’s department beginning Saturday, Oct
13.
For more information, please call: 269-683-0075, or visit the website: www.uncoverniles.com/events-calendar
New Buffalo Halloween Parade and
Trick or Treat
North Thompson, New Buffalo
Halloween Parade & Trick or
Treat
October 28, 2012: New Buffalo Halloween Parade & Trick or Treat. Judging starts at 1:00 SHARP, then parade steps off at North Thompson Street, trick or treat is scheduled 2:30 - 4:30 pm. For additional information, contact Bonnie Keefer @ (269) 469-3715, or visit the website: www.newbuffalo.com
October 28, 2012: New Buffalo Halloween Parade & Trick or Treat. Judging starts at 1:00 SHARP, then parade steps off at North Thompson Street, trick or treat is scheduled 2:30 - 4:30 pm. For additional information, contact Bonnie Keefer @ (269) 469-3715, or visit the website: www.newbuffalo.com
Niles Haunted House and Scream Park
The Haunted House and Scream Park
will be open on the weekends and then Halloween week.
Haunted houses are not my thing
(because I’m a big ol’ scardy cat!), but, I realize lots of people love
them. And, perhaps some of you have some
older kids? Check out this haunted location and get ready to SCREAM!
44 acres
of haunting fun! There are three
interior haunted houses, the Field of Screams and the Dark Terror-tory Haunted
Hayride. All shows changed every year! Don't miss Zendor's show, the Midway of
the Macabre and the howling fun food concessions.
Free entry to the midway and free parking!
For more details, including dates and pricing, go to www.haunted.org.
Free entry to the midway and free parking!
For more details, including dates and pricing, go to www.haunted.org.
Terror In The Park Haunted House
Saturdays in October, 9:00 pm
Saturdays in October, 9:00 pm
South Haven
Family Campground
03403 64th
Street, South Haven, MI 49090
Terror In The
Park is a walk-through dark attraction filled with terrifying live actors,
special effects, and incredible monsters. Terror In The Park is an original and
unique campground Haunted House attraction that has been scaring their
campground patrons for 5 years. Be ready for the fright of your life with what’s
lurking in the shadows or what might be hiding in the next room and waiting -
only you can find out. Every step has been taken to bring out the best
experience possible. See what everyone was screaming about and why some have
never made it out. 2012 will be the first year debut to the public, offering
Saturday only haunting. The fear and fright will start at 9pm and will continue
until there is no longer a live body in line.
Weekly Events:
Flick’s Family Film Fest
Starting
Friday, October 26, 2012
Kids under
12 are free and adults are only $4.00.
See some family friendly movies with your children. Check out the website for movie list, dates
and times.
This
week’s movie is: “Ice Age 4: Continental Drift” PG
“Scrat's (voiced by Chris Wedge)
never ending pursuit of the almighty acorn leads him to the Earth's core, where
he inadvertently causes prehistoric Earth's single supercontinent to break up
into smaller pieces. Before things literally fall apart, Manny (Ray
Romano) and his wife, Ellie (Queen
Latifah), must deal with (stereo) typical adolescent defiance from their
teen daughter, Peaches (Keke
Palmer), who wants to impress heartthrob mammoth Ethan (hip-hop star Drake),
even if it means dumping her faithful best friend, a molehog named Louis
(Broadway star Josh
Gad). When the Earth begins to shake, Manny, Diego the saber-toothed tiger
(Denis
Leary), Sid the goofy sloth (John
Leguizamo), and his senile Granny (Wanda
Sykes) are stuck on an iceberg that flows out to sea, where they encounter
a band of pirates led by the menacing Captain Gutt (Peter Dinklage),
an ape with no interest in the trio's desire to reunite with the rest of their
herd.”
For a review of the movie, a section called, “What Parents Need to Know”, as well as real parent reviews, please visit the Common Sense Media webpage: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/ice-age-continental-drift
Sarett Nature Center
2300 Benton
Center Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(1st
Exit off of 196)
Phone:
269-927-4832
Website: www.sarett.com
Halloween at Sarett
Saturday,
October 27, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bring a
flashlight and experience Halloween on Sarett Nature Center trails. Families
with younger children can follow the lighted trail to discover activities and
treats. More adventurous explorers can follow the dark trail. Admission: $3
Lincoln Township Public Library
2099 W. John Beers Road
Stevensville,
MI
269/429-9575
Story Times:
Bedtime
Story Time: Mondays, 7:00 am – 7:30 pm
Walk-in
Story Time: Thursdays, 10:30 am – 11:00 am
Fun
Fridays Story Time: Fridays, 10:30 am – 11:00 am
School Age Story and Craft Time
Begins, Wednesday,
October 10th at 4:15 pm, and runs through Wed. November 14.
Ages 5 and up.
Stories and crafts geared to young elementary school students.
Halloween Party
Saturday, October
27, 2:00 pm
Stories and skits in the Lawrence
Room followed by trick-or-treating around the library.
Teen
Halloween Party
Wednesday, October 31, 3:30 pm – 5:00
pm
Frightfully fun! Wear a costume, play some games, eat some
food, and take home some candy. Registration is required and begins October
8th. Grades 5-12.
Maude
Preston Palenske Memorial Library
500
Market Street
St.
Joseph, MI 49085
269/983-7167
Fall 2012 Story Times
Beginning September 18th & 19th, 10:30
am
Join
us for fall 2012 story times for toddlers and preschoolers. This season we
focus on all things pirate!
Questions? Call the Children's Department @ 983-7167
Kids Saturday Movies:
4th Saturday of Each Month @ 2:00pm
Saturday,
October 27 – “Scooby Doo and the Goblin King” NR
“Zombies haunt and witches cackle as the Mystery Machine gang explores a
Halloween carnival's chills and thrills in SCOOBY-DOO AND THE GOBLIN KING. But
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy (voiced by Casey Kasem) doubt all the monsters and magic.
That is, until a dreadfully washed-up magician, the Amazing Krudsky (Wayne Knight), kidnaps Princess Fairy Willow (Hayden Panettiere) and stumbles upon the
ancient powers of Halloween. Courageously hoping to save their friends, Scooby
and Shaggy em-"bark" on the perilous journey to Halloween Land,
encountering enough magical mishaps to make them believe in the stories of
Halloween night.”
For a review of the movie, a section called, “What
Parents Need to Know”, as well as real parent reviews, please visit the Common
Sense Media webpage: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/scooby-doo-and-goblin-king
Power In Motion
3889 S. M-139
St. Joseph, MI 49085
269/429-5100
Register now for
Fall Classes! New to their website, you can register for classes online, as well
as pay for the classes online.
Open Gym: Friday 8:00 – 9:30 pm, ages 11
and older
Saturday 12:00 –
1:30 pm – ages 10 and younger. 4 and
younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Admission: $5
A signed waiver
must be completed prior to children participating.
YMCA – Benton Harbor-St. Joseph
3665
Hollywood Road
St.
Joseph, MI 49085
269/428-YMCA
Family Float – Weekly, Fridays and
Saturdays
Swimming
pool open to families- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult in the
water.
Friday,
6:30 to 8:00 (Family float! Bring inflatable floating toys to play with!)
Saturday,
4:00 to 5:45 pm
Sunday,
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Family float! Bring inflatable floating toys to play with!)
Free
for YMCA members, $14 for families
Your night out while the kids are at the
Y!
Fun Friday! Ages 4 – 12
November
2
November
30
December
21
“Come
to the YMCA and get excited for the start of the weekend! Children can enjoy
games, swimming, snacks and more fun activities at the Y! Sign up early to reserve your spot. Minimum of 6 children required to run the
event.”
$15/YMCA
Members
$20/Community
Kids Night Out – Ages 4 – 12
5:30
pm – 10:00 pm
November
10
December
8
“Have
a Saturday Night Out while the kids have a great time at the YMCA. We offer crafts, climbing wall, Sportwall,
gym time, snack, swimming and an age appropriate movie. Children should bring a swimsuit and towel
for the pool. A $5.00 late fee will be
charged per child for registration after Friday at 5:00 pm. Minimum of 10 children required for this
event.”
$22/YMCA
Members
$32/Community
Only
$10 for each additional child from the same family!
Family Movie Nights
6:30
– 8:30 pm
November
16
December
14
“Bringing
families together for a fun family movie is what movie night is all about! Popcorn provided. Bring your pillows and blankets and join us
for this fun event! Family swim is 4:00
– 5:45 pm.”
YMCA
Members: $2/person
Community:
$4/person.
Registration
is required.
Curious Kids Museum
415 Lake Blvd.
St. Joseph, MI
49085
269/983-CKID
Fall/Winter/Spring
hours of Wednesday-Saturday, 10-5 and Sunday, 12-5pm. Admission will be $5 per
person 1 and older (11 mos. and younger is free) or $9 per person for the Joint
Admission to also visit Discovery Zone the same day.
Wee
Discover events every Wednesday, at 10:30 am for preschoolers. Free with admission:
Wednesday,
October 24, Barney’s Halloween. Old pants, a shirt, a burlap head, make
them into a scarecrow.
Saturday, October 27,
from Noon to 4:00 pm, Animals Alive, Everyone loves
animals. Join us for a live animal program with “Wild Track/Tom Moore”
featuring many different kinds of species of reptiles and amphibians. 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Curious Kids – Discovery Zone
333 E.
Broad Street
St.
Joseph, MI 49085
Fall/Winter/Spring hours of Thursday, 4-8:30pm, (half-price night!), Friday and Saturday, 10-5pm and Sunday 12-5pm. Admission will then be $5 per person, 3 and older (2 and under is free) and Joint Admission will be $9 per person. Thursday nights are All the Fun for Half the Price...only $2.50 per person!
Saturday, October 27, “Spiders, Ghosts and Bats!” Halloween is just around the corner; join us for some not so scary crafts.
Family Fun Night at the Silver Beach Carousel
333 E.
Broad Street – Weekly, Thursdays
4:00 pm – 8:30 pm
October 4, 2012 –
Oktoberfest! Enjoy pretzels and root
beer and a ride on the carousel!
Want to create more good
times with your kids? Have we got the place for you! Come to Silver Beach
Carousel every Thursday from 4-8:30 p.m,
admission is half price! You’ll build happy memories.
For Parents Only (get a babysitter,
and have a fun night out!):
Nightmares on Broad Street
Friday,
October 26, 8:00 pm – 12:00 am
Shadowland Ballroom
333 Broad Street
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
333 Broad Street
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Join us
for our third annual Halloween fundraiser for the Silver Beach Carousel. This
event will showcase Chicago band Dot Dot Dot, the musical stylings of DJ JB
Love, costume contest with cash prizes, a haunting cash bar and more! This
fright fest will be located at Shadowland Ballroom – 333 Broad Street, Saint
Joseph, MI.
Dot Dot Dot presents an intense live show with the refinement of seasoned pop professionalism. Since coming together in 2007, the band has performed over 700 shows and sold thousands of CDs – all without record label support. The co-ed quintet may be familiar to some as finalists on FOX TV's "American Idol" spin-off show, "The Next Great American Band," during its 2007 season. High-profile shows have followed, including appearances at the Sundance Film Festival, a VH1 Save the Music benefit, events for WGN, T-Mobile, Victoria's Secret, Wrigley, and an invite to perform at President Obama's 2010 "Moving America Forward" rally in Chicago.The Band.
Admission: Tickets are
just $10 in advance and $15 at the door. All proceeds will go to the Silver
Beach Carousel, a 501(c)(3) organization
For more information,
please contact: Katie White, 269/982-8500
WAIT UNTIL DARK by Frederick Knott
Directed by John Rybarczyk
Twin City Players presents Wait Until Dark
In Frederick Knott's intense thriller, a trio of men terrorizes a recently blind woman as they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment. When their attempts fail, they are driven to more extreme measures to acquire the doll.
Directed by John Rybarczyk
Twin City Players presents Wait Until Dark
In Frederick Knott's intense thriller, a trio of men terrorizes a recently blind woman as they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment. When their attempts fail, they are driven to more extreme measures to acquire the doll.
Presented in cooperation with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Sponsored by The Herald-Palladum.
Tickets: 269-429-0400 or online at twincityplayers.org
Adults $12, Students and Seniors $11, Group rates available.
Performance Times:
Friday and Saturday shows at 8 PM and Sunday Matinees at 4 PM
Performance Dates:
October, 12–14, 19–21, 26–28
All shows are performed at the Twin
City Players Playhouse, 600 West Glenlord Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085.
Halloween Ball @ The Haunted Hidden Pointe
Tuesday, October 30 2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday, October 30 2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Hidden Pointe Hall
1062 Nickerson Avenue
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
You are Invited...to the most Frightening
event of the Year!
*Learn to dance the East Coast SWING!
*Costume Contest & Best Carved Pumpkin Contest! (Bring a carved pumpkin and get $2.00 off admission!)
*Chance to WIN great PRIZES!
*Learn to dance the East Coast SWING!
*Costume Contest & Best Carved Pumpkin Contest! (Bring a carved pumpkin and get $2.00 off admission!)
*Chance to WIN great PRIZES!
*Spooktacular Dance SHOWS!
*Enjoy Ghoulish FOOD & Full BAR!
*Enjoy Ghoulish FOOD & Full BAR!
If you've never been to this
Monster's Bash before...Get Ready for an awesome time!
Open to everyone and No Experience Needed, so Bring all of your Spooky Friends!
Open to everyone and No Experience Needed, so Bring all of your Spooky Friends!
Cost is Only $12 for A Night Full of
Frightful FUN! First time visitors are Free!
*NEW Promotion this year...If you bring new first time visitors to the Halloween Ball, you will receive $1.00 back for each person you bring AND they are in for Free!
*NEW Promotion this year...If you bring new first time visitors to the Halloween Ball, you will receive $1.00 back for each person you bring AND they are in for Free!
Swing lesson begins at 7, and the
Dance Party will rage on until 10pm!
See you there...If You Dare....
See you there...If You Dare....
For more information, please visit the website: https://www.facebook.com/events/440651549303461/?ref=notif¬if_t=plan_user_invited
