HALLOWEEN EVENTS.Byline: - Jaime Spangrude Halloween events around the Valley and Los Angeles areas. The Hallowed Haunting Grounds, the ``32nd annual manifestation,'' will feature thunder and lightning, a fog-cloaked graveyard, transparent ghosts, a talking statue and a phantom organist, 7 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31 (free). 4343 Babcock Ave., Studio City. (818) 763-0582. Pomona Fairplex holds its Scareplex Halloween Horror Fest, featuring four horrifying mazes and dancing at the private Club Chupacabre, 7 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31. Admission is $20 per person. 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. (909) 660-1997. www.scareplex.com. Queen Mary holds Shipwreck shipwreck, complete or partial destruction of a vessel as a result of collision, fire, grounding, storm, explosion, or other mishap. In the ancient world sea travel was hazardous, but in modern times the number of shipwrecks due to nonhostile causes has steadily 2004, its 10th annual Halloween Terror Fest, featuring mazes, the Boiler Room boiler room n. a telephone bank operation in which fast-talking telemarketers or campaigners attempt to sell stock, services, goods, or candidates and act as if they are calling from an established company or brokerage. Club, live bands and a huge three-level dance party in the Exhibit Hall, 7 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31. Admission is $29. 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach. (562) 435-3511. www.queenmaryshipwreck.com. Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located just west of the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company,[1] holds its Fright Fest, featuring costumed ghosts and ghouls, live shows, mazes, street entertainers, children's area, and roller coasters in the dark (including Colossus Colossus - (A huge and ancient statue on the Greek island of Rhodes). 1. Spooky House Haunted Theme Park offers the largest independent walk- through haunted theme park in Los Angeles, featuring four attractions: ``Spooky House Hotel: Dead & Breakfast,'' ``Realm of Lost Souls,'' ``Monster Midway'' and ``Blood, Bath and Beyond,'' 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 31 ($18.50). The Spooky House Adventure, a toned-down version for children and families, is open from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 ($8.50). 6260 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills. (818) 888-8570. FAMILY FRIGHTS 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. offers mall-wide trick-or-treating, 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. 1233 W. Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale. (661) 266-9150. Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (BHCP) opened in November 1947 in Los Angeles, California as the Broadway-Crenshaw Center with 550,000 square feet (51,000 m²) and 13 acres of parking. and the Jump for Joi Foundation presents its fifth annual Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival, featuring face painting, pumpkin carving demonstrations, storytelling, sampling of pumpkin baked goods, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. and pumpkins for sale, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. Corner of Crenshaw and Martin Luther King boulevards, Lower Level in Sears Court. (323) 290-6636. Camarillo Premium Outlets will host its fourth annual trick-or-treating event, 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. 740 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. (805) 445-8520. Discovery Science Center Discovery Science Center is a learning complex with more than 100 hands-on science exhibits designed to spark children's natural curiosity. Located 2500 N. Main St. in Santa Ana, California, Discovery Science Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. presents ``Spooky Science,'' featuring Frankenstein's chambers, electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. experiments, giant skeletons, a spooky 3-D maze and more, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 (included with general Science Center admission: $11 for adults, $8.50 for children and seniors, free for kids ages 2 years old and under and Science Center members). 2500 N. Main St., Santa Ana. (714) 542-2823. Downtown Burbank celebrates Halloween with Booo-tiful Downtown Burbank, a trick-or-treating event for children, 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 (free). Verdugo Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard, Burbank. For more information, call (818) 238-5180. Heritage Square Museum Heritage Square is a living history museum that tells the story of the development of Southern California through architecture. Eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolly car were all saved from demolition and moved to the site between 1969 - 2005. offers a Halloween Celebration for the whole family, featuring 19th-century harvest crafts and games, entertainers, the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. , tours through 19th-century homes and a pumpkin patch, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 ($3 to $6). 3800 Homer St., Pasadena. (626) 796-2898, Ext. 224. The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church can refer to one of several churches listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places:
Janss Marketplace will host its annual trick-or-treat extravaganza, 3 p.m. Oct. 31. Northwest corner of Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. (818) 710-6100. The Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. presents ``Boo at the Zoo,'' where kids can safely trick-or-treat, carve pumpkins and enjoy live musical entertainment, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 ($10 for adults, $5 for children ages 2 to 12 years old, $1 off admission to anyone wearing a costume, $2 fee for Destination: Dinosaurs). 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles. (323) 644-4200. One Colorado will host its annual trick-or-treat celebration, 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31. Colorado Boulevard between Union Street, Fair Oaks Avenue and DeLacey Street, Old Pasadena. www.onecolorado.net. Santa Monica Place Santa Monica Place is a three-story, 570,000 square-foot shopping mall in Santa Monica, California. The mall is located at the south end of the famous Third Street Promenade, and is also two blocks from the Santa Monica Pier and the beach. will host its 13th annual ``Bring Us Your Little Monsters'' Halloween event, where kids can trick-or-treat in a safe environment, 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. Fourth Street and Colorado in Downtown Santa Monica. For more information, go to www.santamonicaplace.com. Santa Monica Playhouse presents the musical ``Snowhite,'' with free face painting, 12:30 and 3 p.m. Oct. 31. 1211 Fourth St., Santa Monica. For reservations, call (310) 394-9779, Ext. 2. The STAR ECO E·co , Umberto Born 1932. Italian writer best known for his novels, including The Name of the Rose (1981). He has also written extensively on semiotics and British and American popular culture. Station Wildlife Rescue Center offers ``Enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. Hallow's Eve,'' a safe Halloween thrill, featuring live snakes, tarantulas, alligators and more spooky creatures of the night, 2 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 ($10). 10101 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City. (310) 842-8060. EERIE EVENTS Arleta Assembly of God will hold a Harvest Festival, featuring a costume contest, games, food and candy, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 (free). 9757 Arleta Blvd., Arleta. (818) 899-2451. The Bigfoot Lodge will host its annual Halloween Bash, featuring DJ Lee spinning wild and wacky spooky platters from the '50s to '70s, a costume contest and drink specials, 8 p.m. Oct. 31 ($4 cover). 21 and over. 3272 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 662-9227. Dukes Car Club of Southern California offers a ``trick-or-trunk,'' where youngsters can go from car to car picking up candy. Prizes will be awarded in a costume contest for children ages 13 and younger, 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 (free) in the parking lot at Jimmy's Eatery, 1824 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale. (661) 492-2777. Encino Community Center will hold a Halloween Carnival featuring games, food, prizes, a moon bounce, silent auction, trick-or-treating and a costume parade, 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31 (free). 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino. (818) 995-1609. Halloween Wellness Fair featuring tea-leaf readings, candle magic, tarot tarot Sets of cards used in fortune-telling and in certain card games. The origins of tarot cards are obscure; cards approximating their present form first appeared in Italy and France in the late 14th century. cards, massage therapy Massage Therapy Definition Massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues and consists of manual techniques that include applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or and nutrition, noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 31. 10645 Riverside Drive, North Hollywood. In His Presence Church offers the Zipzapaloopa Carnival and Comedy Night, featuring games, rides, a petting zoo, face painting and food, 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 (free). 21300 Califa St., Woodland Hills. (818) 313-9393. The Lancaster Elks Lodge 1625 will host its annual kids' Halloween party, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 (free). 240 E. Ave. K, Lancaster. (661) 942-1625. Las Hadas Restaurant will hold a Big Band Dancing Halloween Party, featuring Jimmy McConnell's 16-piece band playing swing and standards; a prize will be awarded for the best costume, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ($10). 9048 Balboa Blvd., Northridge. (818) 523-0557. Pearblossom Community United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). will hold its second Trunk 'n' Treat event for children in the community, featuring a clown and a huge pinata, 6 p.m. Oct. 31. Highway 138 and 126th St. East, Pearblossom. (661) 944-4324. The Silent Movie Theatre presents the Silent Spook-a-thon, featuring Harold Lloyd in ``Haunted Spooks,'' Buster Keaton in ``The Haunted House,'' Laurel & Hardy in ``Habeas Corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a ,'' Our Gang in ``Spook Spoofing'' and Felix in ``Sure Lucked Holmes,'' 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 31 ($10 to $15). 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Hollywood. (323) 655-2510. Stagecoach Inn Museum presents Old-Fashioned Halloween Family Fun, featuring face painting, trick-or-treating, crafts for kids, cupcake walks, storytellers and a carved pumpkin contest, 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 ($4 for adults, $1 for kids). 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. (805) 498-9441. Universal CityWalk will host its annual Halloween event featuring trick- or-treating, live entertainment and costume contests, 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 (free). 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. (818) 622-4455 or go to www.citywalkhollywood.com. Westfield Shoppingtown Topanga will host its annual Halloween Costume Contest for kids up to age 12, 3 p.m. Oct. 31. Trick-or-treating follows at 4 p.m. ``Parents & Kids Expo,'' Event Area at Center Court, 6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park. www.westfield.com/topanga. |
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