All that face paint might keep them from getting perfect tans, but the members of Kiss want to soak up some sun with fans on a cruise this Halloween.
Cruise organizers said Tuesday that Kiss Kruise II aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl will set sail Oct. 31. A similar cruise was held last fall to great success.
The four-night trip, which departs from Miami and sails to the Bahamas, will include photo opportunities, question-and-answer sessions, costume contests and activities led by band members like Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. The band will do an acoustic show, without makeup, on the ship’s deck and perform a wild Halloween concert, too.
Cabins, beginning at $750 per person, go on sale March 15. For pre-sale info and more announcements, go to www.thekisskruise.com.
The first public screening of The Halloween Kid has just been announced.
The Halloween Kid will premiere in March at the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmo, Sweden.
The announcement was made by Axelle Carolyn on the official Halloween Kid blog this morning and announced that the short film about a lonely boy who loves Halloween, will premiere this March. Carolyn explains, “I’d never thought of it as a children’s film while we were making it, but once someone had suggested the idea, it seemed to make sense. Like the works of the people who inspire me (in this case, geniuses like Edward Gorey or Guillermo del Toro), it mixes fantasy and the supernatural in a way that seems suitable for children. And the lead is seven years old.”
The Halloween Kid – teaser from Axelle Carolyn on Vimeo.
Tired of staying at home on Halloween? Whether you are looking to enjoy a family night out or spooky ghost tours, London’s the place to be!
Counting down the best Halloween events in London this year.
5. Halloween on the London Eye
This year the London Eye will be hosting Halloween between Saturday 22nd October and Monday 31st October. The 30-minute Halloween Storytelling Experience will be available at 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm.
A Halloween character host will be storytelling for children aged 4-11 years. Wilhelmina the Wicked Witch will also make an appearance as children help bring back her powers by chanting magical spells.
4. Jack the Ripper Tour
The Jack the Ripper Tour is a year round event with “ripperologists” and Jack Ripper enthusiasts guiding you through the streets of London using “Ripper Vision”. As members of the “Cloak and Dagger Club” (a theatrical performance team) the guides bring old history crime to life. You will go along eleven streets in search of the most elusive criminal in history.
3. London Dungeon Halloween
The London Dungeon unveils “Stingy Jack” from 15th October to 31st October. Stingy Jack is an evil mythical creature from Irish folklore, who damned by the devil is forced to walk in darkness for all of eternity. You will be walking through tunnels and a mirrored labyrinth trying to escape his grasp.
There will be a “Boat Ride to Hell” in chilling water, an adrenaline-charged “Drop Ride to Doom” in the dark, and the UKs first “5D Laser Ride”, only at the London Dungeon.
2. The London Bridge Experience
The London Bridge experience invites you to face your fears as you step into the chilly tunnels under London Bridge from 17th October to 1st November. As part of Phobophobia you will be exploring your fear of fear itself, as you walk through the haunted tunnels, filled with spiders, snakes, bloody walls and dank air.
1. Alice Cooper Halloween Night of Fear
The iconic singer will be bringing a special Halloween concert to London on 29th October at Alexandra Palace. Cooper will also be joined by the New York Dolls.
Furthermore, Cooper is inviting fans to be part of the “Britain’s Got Freaks” competition, where fans with the scariest attire will be invited to join Cooper himself on stage at the Roundhouse.
Source – www.theupcoming.co.uk
ALLOWAY TWP. — The Alloway Halloween Parade Committee has announced the election of Kaiti Handte and Shannon Carter as co-chairs of the upcoming 44th Alloway Halloween Parade.
The committee has set Saturday, Oct. 27, as the 2012 parade date with a 7 p.m. start. The rain date will be Sunday, Oct. 28, with a 6 p.m. start.
Cathy DeHart was renamed treasurer of the traditional Alloway fall event’s committee. May LaRoy was re-elected as secretary.
Five community members were named parade trustees for the coming year.
Trustees named were Autumn Angelus, Richard Morris Jr., Nicole Biro, Nancy Brawley, and Beth Reilly.
The committee will meet at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in the township municipal complex on Greenwich Street.
Any one interested in helping in any way is invited to attend the upcoming meetings or contact any of the officers.
You can go to the parade website address www.allowayhalloweenparade.com for ongoing information and pictures about the parade.
You can also email the parade committee at allowayhalloweenparade@yahoo.com
Source: www.nj.com
2011 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular
Roger Williams Park
Providence, Rhode Island
October 6 – 31, 2011
Open nightly, rain or shine, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (trail closes by 11 p.m.)
Tickets may be purchased at the gate
Experience the glow of thousands of pumpkins, set in a magical display of artistry during this night-time Spectacular and feast your eyes on hundreds of artfully carved jack-o-lanterns depicting people, places and scenes from popular culture to old-time favorites and everything in between – all with painstaking detail and amazing intricacy! Don’t miss this unique, family friendly evening event, commended by the U.S. Library of Congress, featured by The Early Show, CNN and the Associated Press and hailed by USA Today as “extraordinary.”
All-new theme for 2011! The theme of this year’s show will be “A Journey Around the World.” It will include scenes from the Seven Wonders of the World (Taj Mahal, the pyramids and Sphinx, Mayan ruins, the Great Wall of China, and others) as well as representations of nations around the world, including a “European Vacation” and a trip through the Great White North complete with falling “snow”! And of course the famed centerpiece of the display, the “Laughing Tree,” will be back in all its spooky splendor. Visitors will be dazzled by hundreds of glowing jack-o-lanterns on the ground and in the branches, from tiny sugar pumpkins to gigantic gourds reaching up to 1600 pounds!
Directions:
Located just 50 minutes from Boston and 90 minutes from Hartford with well marked, easy access off Interstate 95. GPS users, enter address “1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence RI.” FREE PARKING
From:
95 S – take RI exit 17. Left at light, left at intersection of Park Ave and Elmwood Ave (4th light), and left into the Park (second light).
95 N – take RI exit 16 bear right at the spilt, right off exit. Take a left onto Park Ave (1st light), left into Park (second light).
10 S – take the Elmwood Ave Exit, off exit. Take a left onto Park Ave (1st light), left into Park (second light).
Once inside the entrance of Roger Williams Park, follow the signs for the Jack O’Lantern Spectacular to the Zoo.
For more information: http://www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org/jols/info.cfm