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A.V. SCARING UP SOME HALLOWEEN TREATS.


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PALMDALE - Halloween parties, haunted houses A haunted house is defined as building that is believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences or paranormal phenomena.[1] A haunted house may contain ghosts, poltergeists, or even malevolent entities. , a play and trick-or-treating are beginning this week in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming.

The Antelope Valley
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Here are some local events:

--A stage comedy about a witch, a werewolf werewolf: see lycanthropy.
werewolf

In European folklore, a man who changes into a wolf at night and devours animals, people, or corpses, returning to human form by day.
, a mummy and assorted monsters putting on a show to save their Transylvania theater from the tax collector will be performed at the Palmdale Playhouse.

``Tricker's Treat'' runs 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the theater, 38334 10th St. E.

The play will be performed by the Palmdale City Players with theater staff in the cast. It was written and directed by David Alan Smith For other persons named Alan Smith, see Alan Smith (disambiguation).

Alan Smith (born 28 October 1980 in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English professional football player.
, a professional actor in his fifth year as the theater group's director.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, military, students and children 12 and under.

Students with identification may purchase tickets at half price 30 minutes before the show. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at (661) 267-5685.

--ACTON - A haunted house will be sponsored by the Acton Leo Leo, in astronomy
Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
 Club from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 31 at the Acton Community Center, on Smith Avenue west of Crown Valley Road. The club has been hosting the haunted house for 12 years. Admission is $5.

--ACTON - The Acton Leo Club will host its 12th annual Fall Festival from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Acton Community Center, on Smith Avenue west of Crown Valley Road.

A costume contest open from toddlers to adults will start at 6 p.m. A pumpkin carving contest will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Games and food will be available. Admission is free.

--PALMDALE - The Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California.

Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0.
 invites children to trick-or-treat between stores from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31.

The Spooktacular Halloween Bash lets children dress up in costumes and get their fill of goodies in a safe, climate-controlled environment, mall officials said.

``This is the perfect opportunity for Antelope Valley Mall businesses to give back to the community, especially the children,'' said Diana Fiore, mall marketing director. ``We are happy to provide a fun environment for all our little A.V. witches and goblins.''

--LANCASTER - The Lancaster Elks Lodge will host is annual Halloween party for local youngsters from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the lodge hall, 240 E. Ave. K.

The party is free to all Lancaster-area children age 12 and younger with parental supervision Parental supervision is a parenting technique that involves looking after, or monitoring a child's activities.

Young children are generally incapable of looking after themselves, and incompetent in making informed decisions for their own well-being.
.

A haunted house including games and prizes will be held inside the lodge building. Hamburgers, hot dogs and punch will be provided free to the children. Goodie good·ie  
n.
Variant of goody1.
 bags will be given at the door.

The event will be sponsored by Elks volunteers and Emblem Club 76 members.

About 250 children attended last year's party.

For more information contact the Lancaster Elks Lodge at (661) 942-1625.
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