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Fall into art Artists of all ages invite you to visit downtown Battle Creek to get your art on.

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Also inside: Whether you believe in them or not, ghosts are coming to town. Page 7

Make your own zombie.

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For your entertainment ...

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FOOD. MUSIC. THEATER . FESTIVALS. AR T. BOOKS. MOVIES... we’ve got plenty of fun to go around.

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ART WALK: Among the bounty of art, music and performance that downtown Battle Creek will have to offer is a photographer who wants to spread awareness about homelessness and a teenager who has found a way to express herself. Page 6

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S aturday is w S e etest Day, folks: A card-company screw-around for some but just one more chance for soft-hearted romantics such as I to lay on the oozy love.

For those of you planning some sort of sweetly cheesy S weetest Day celebration for your sweetheart, I offer the following how-to for the soundtrack of the event.

Rule One: Remember that selecting the right songs for any occasion, almost as much as writing songs for an occasion, is an art form and not a science. There are guidelines to things like this, but there are always exceptions for your personal heart and the heart of your significant other.

That said, here are a few rules that might make picking a soundtrack to your sweetness a heartthumping success: Find your song.

Couples pick songs because love is a language not spoken by lips but by the heart, and music is the only translator.

Any honey-pie event would be incomplete without that special song that says perfectly what you and your man or woman can’t quite find the words for. In my case, it’s “Galapagos,” by The m S a shing Pumpkins (“And if we died right now, this fool you love somehow, is here with you”) or “The Luckiest,”

by Ben Folds.

Avoid the cliché.

Pop music was born and bred on this theme: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again.

justin a. hinkley

THIS WEEK’S TOP 5 This week’s theme: Top 5 songs for my sweetest 5. “My Girls,” by Animal Collective 4. “Turn Me On,” by Nina Simone 3. “Jehovah Made This Whole Joint for You,” by The New Radicals 2. “The L uckiest,” by Ben Folds 1. “Galapagos,” by The Smashing Pumpkins

In 60 years of modern pop, the love thing’s been beaten to death and in a lot of cases has started to lose its meaning. The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” is just too obvious.

Love is a tiny little word that’s supposed to

encapsulate all those billions of little micro-cells in your brain that make you do stupid things just so somebody else will know you like them. S o try to find a song that captures all those silly little events that make love what it is, and avoid those songs that sing that four-letter word like a teenage pickup line.

Som e suggestions: “My Girls,” by Animal Collective; “White Men in Black Su its,” by Everclear; “Make You Feel Better,” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Find something that says something about what makes you love your someone.

Of course, this is the perfect rule to be broken.

If those cheesy songs speak to your heart or have some sort of tie to the way you met your lover, play ‘em away.

Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling in Love” will always be precious to me.

Listen to the lyrics.

I don’t know how many weddings I’ve attended where good-

intentioned couples played sweet-sounding songs about infidelity and heartbreak in the background at their ceremony because the chorus refrained “I love you.”

S o listen to the lyrics and make sure every last syllable fits your romance.

Then, break out the flowers, lay out the chocolates, and make sure

your sweetest hears how sweet they are.

Justin A. Hinkley can be reached at 966-0698 or jhinkley@battlecreekenquirer.com.

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BATTLE CREEK Join us for this exciting self-guided art walk featuring artist receptions hosted by participating downtown businesses.

Buy original artwork, enjoy wine tasting,

listen to live music and enjoy conversation along the route.

This event is free and open to the public.

FIND US ON THE WEB downtownbattlecreek.com Facebook (Downtown Battle Creek) Twitter (DowntownBTLCRK)

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ART & EXHIBITS “ART OF THE AUTO” EXHIBIT, 10 .a m. to 5 p.m. Tuesda ys through Fridays , 11 a .m. to 3 p.m. Sat urdays ; Oct. 3-23; Art Center of Ba ttle Creek, 265 E. Emmett St., Ba ttle Creek.

BATTLE C REEK SOCI ETY OF ARTISTS EXHIBIT, 5:30 .a m. to 6:30 p.m. until Frida y; Ba ttle Creek Hea lth System, 300 North Ave., Ba ttle Creek; free; 965-2693.

BEAUTY AMID THUNDER: THE PAST TWO C ENTURIES OF C HINESE ART, until Sunda y; Ka la ma zoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Pa rk St., Ka la ma zoo; 349-7775.

LIGHT WORKS: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE C OLLECTI ON, Sept. 18-Dec. 12; Ka la ma zoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Par k St., Kal a ma zoo; 349-7775; www. kia rts.org.

PAUL NEHRING EXHIBIT, 9 .a m. to 5 p.m. Monda y-Frida y until Nov. 14; First United Methodist Church, 111 E. Michiga n Ave., Ba ttle Creek; 963-5567.

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Starts Do wntown Marshall • 781-3511 Friday: www.marshallmovies.com Alpha & Omega (PG) You Again (PG) Great Prices! From tickets to concessions “Mondays are B.Y.O.B. Bring your own bucket and we will fill it with up to a large popcorn for free with paid admission.”

WOW staff picks for best bet

STRONG WOMEN, BEAUTIFUL MEN: JAPANESE PORTRAIT PRINTS, Aug. 28-Oct. 31; Ka la ma zoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Pa rk St., Ka la ma zoo; 349-7775; www.kia rts.org.

“VOICES OF C ONCERN ” ART EXHIBIT, Sept. 25 to Nov. 6; Calhoun County Democrat ic Par ty Election Hea dqua rters, 38 E. Michiga n Ave., Ba ttle Creek; 962-0447.

WESTERN LANDSC APE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION , 8 .a m. to 5 p.m. until Frida y; Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave, Ba ttle Creek; free; 965-3931, ext. 2559.

WESTERN LANDSC APE EXHIBIT LC OSING RECEP TION, 4 to 7 p.m.

Frida y; Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Ba ttle Creek; free; 965-3931, ext. 2559; www.kellogg.edu.

FALL INTO THE ARTS ART WALK, 5 to 9 p.m. Frida y; downtown, Ba ttle Creek; free; 968-1622; www. downtownba ttlecreek.com.

EXPLORE GLASS ART DAY, 10 a .m. to 4:30 p.m. Sa turda y; Pa rk Tra des Center, 326 W. Ka la ma zoo Ave #100, Ka la ma zoo; $15 clas ses, $50 pa perweight clas s; 5529802; www.wmgla ss.org; wmgla ss@ sbcglobal .net.

BROWN BAG LUNC H: WOMEN ARTISTS AND THE MISSING LINK, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Wednesda y; Art Center of Ba ttle Creek, 265 Emmett St., Ba ttle Creek; 962-9511; www.

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Andy’s pick Haunted Adventures # WHEN: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31.

ETC . # WHERE: BELLEVUE FARMERS MARKET, Cornwell’s Turkeyville, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursda ys; Wa shington Pa rk, 18935 15-1/2 Mile Rd., Bellevue; 746-4648.

WILDER C REEK HAUNTED Marshall.

C ASTLE, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Frida ys a nd # COST: $10.

Sat urdays until Oct. 31; Wilder Creek, # INFO: A spooky 19833 D Drive South, Ma rsha ll; $5; not hay ride, a pumpkin recommended for a ges ten a nd younger; www.wildercreekconservat ionclub.org. patch with “the pumpBATTLE C REEK FARMERS’ kin of your dreams,” the MARKET, 9 .a m. to 1 p.m. Sa turda ys a nd Wednesda ys; Festiva l Ma rket Squa re, Haunted Barn of Illusions downtown, corner of McCa mly a nd Ja ckson and a corn maze; 781streets, Ba ttle Creek; 968-3448; www.

4293 or www.turkeyville. ba ttlecreekfa rmersma rket.com. com.

LEW BOYD SWING BAND, 7 to 10 p.m. Frida y; Burnha m Brook, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Bat tle Creek; $6 members, $8 nonmembers; 965-0000; www. burnhambrook .org.

with proceeds going to Parchment United Methodist Church for repair from arson fire; 269-352-6683 or 269-760-2527; brownpapertickets. com/event/130235.

Annie’s pick Pumpkin patch pie bake-off and fun fair # WHEN: noon to 4 OUT, 8

Justin’s pick Bluegrass and folk music benefit concert # WHEN: 7 p.m.

Saturday. # WHERE: Centerpoint Church, 2345 N. 10th St., Kalamazoo. # COST: $15 advance, $20 at door. # INFO: Join Joel Mabus, The Rarely Herd and LeRoy Mack for music and family fun,

Lori’s pick Cemetery tour: “If These Stones Could Talk” # WHEN: Marshall Oakridge Cemetery, 614 Homer Road, Marshall. # WHERE: 7 p.m.

Saturday. # COST: $10. # INFO: A guided walking tour with character portrayals at grave sites that provide factual information about each person; 781-5163.

109 min.* DEVIL (PG-13) Supernat ural terror besets a group of people tra pped in an elevat or. 80 min.* EASY A (PG-13) """ A modern twist on “The Sca rlet Letter” ha s a teen (Emma Stone) turning a rumor a bout losing her virginity to her own advan tage . 93 min.

EAT, PRAY, LOVE (PG-13) """ Julia Roberts pla ys a divorced woma n on a worldwide journey to find meaning in her life.

With James Franco , Ja vier Bardem .

133 min.

THE EXPENDABLES (R) " ½ Sylvester Sta llone directs a nd star s in a thriller about mercenaries betra yed on a mission. With Jet Li, Ja son Sta tha m. 103 min.

LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) """ Za ck Snyder (”300”) directs a n a nima ted a dventure a bout owls on a quest a ga inst evil forces. 90 min.

LET ME IN (R) """ A troubled boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) finds friendship with a young

vampire (Chloe Moretz) in an a da pta tion of the best-seller “Let the Right One In.” 116 min.

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG13) "" A qua rrelsome pa ir (Kat herine Heigl and Josh Duhamel) must set a side their differences to ca re for their orpha ned goddaughter . 115 min.

MY SOUL TO TAKE (R) Wes Cra ven’s la test fright flick tells the ta le of a seria l killer who ma y ha ve returned from the dea d to continue his ramp age .* THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) """ A detective more interested in paper work and a street-tough cop (Mark Wa hlberg) a re pa rtnered up. With Sa muel L. Ja ckson a nd Dwa yne Johnson.

101 min.

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (R) Milla Jovovich returns a s a wa rrior bat tling a plague of undead zombies. With Ali La rter.* SEC RETARIAT (PG) "" ½ Dia ne La ne sta rs a s the housewife who oversees the legendar y horse to a Triple Crown victory in 1973.

With John Ma lkovich. 116 min.

THE SOCI AL NETWORK (PG-13) """" Director David Fincher chronicles the dra ma behind the founding of Fa cebook.

With Jesse Eisenberg a nd Justin Timberla ke.

THE TOWN (R) """ Ben Affleck directs a nd sta rs a s a ba nk robber who fa lls for a woma n (Rebecca Ha ll) his ga ng took hosta ge on their la st job. 128 min.

VAMPIRES SUC K (PG-13) A spoof of va mpire movies, with Ken Jeong. * WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG-13) """ Micha el Dougla s a nd Oliver Stone resurrect fina ncia l sha rk Gordon Gekko a mid the 2008 meltdown. With Shia La Beouf.

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YOU AGAIN (PG) " ½ A woma n and her mother (Kristen Bell and Ja mie Lee Curtis) fa ce their old high school riva ls a t a fa mily wedding.

With Sigourney Wea ver. 105 min.

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Sat urday; Mar shall Oakridge Cemetery, 614 Homer Roa d, Ma rsha ll; $10; 7815163.

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sta rs in Clint Ea stwood’s dra ma about an American , Frenchwoman a nd London boy whose lives cross a fter they’re touched by dea th.

JACKASS 3D: Johnny Knoxville a nd his pa ls return for more ha za rdously comic stunts a nd prank s.

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The Great Zoo Boo will return to Binder Park Zoo, 7400 Division Drive, with a swashbuckling pirate theme.

Fun-loving pirates, jack-o-lantern-lighted trails, hundreds of scarecrows and other Halloween treats will be out and about, and the Binda Conservation Discovery Center will be open for children to check out small animal exhibits.

The Miller Children’s Zoo will be transformed into the BooVille Carnival and hayrides, train rides and live entertainment will be featured.

The Great Zoo Boo opens Friday and runs through Halloween. Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 1 to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; tickets are $7 Wednesdays through Fridays and $8 Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 979-1351 or go to binderparkzoo.org/boo.

Life happens in “The Dining Room” One room serves as the setting for a series of interrelated vignettes in Kellogg Community College’s production of “The Dining Room” at the Binda Performing Arts Center, 450 North Ave. The show features an upper-middle-class family’s funny, touching and rueful encounters with one another.

The play opens Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and runs through Oct. 24. Tickets are $10; KCC students and seniors pay $5. For more information or to order tickets, call 965-4154.

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Bluegrass for a cause To help Parchment United Methodist Church recover from a 2006 arson fire, Centerpoint Church will host a bluegrass and folk music concert at 2345 N. 10th St. The concert, featuring Joel Mabus, The Rarely Herd and LeRoy Mack, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

For more information, go to brownpapertickets.com or call 352-6683.

MARSHALL History of the “Stones” “If These Stones Could Talk,” a tour of Oakridge Cemetery featuring actors portraying seven Marshall figures, will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Those participating are advised to bring a flashlight and dress for the weather as they tour Oakridge, one of the oldest continuously operated cemeteries in Michigan.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 on Saturday.

For more information, call the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce at 877-5163.

KALAMAZOO Bell’s to expand On Oct. 5, Kalamazoo County announced $12.1 million in Recovery Zone Facility Bonds will be allocated to Bell’s Brewery, 355 E. Kalamazoo Ave. Bell’s, which will spend $4 million of their own money, will use the funds to build a new brew house and install equipment. The project is expected to bring 36 new jobs to Comstock Township.

Get Zany The State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick St., will host comedian and “Bob & Tom Show” regular Bob Zany at 7 p.m. Saturday.

As a part of The Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour, the performance will also feature Greg Hahn, Greg Warren, Donnie Baker and Chick McGee. Tickets are $30 in advance and $34 Saturday. For more information, check out kazoostate.com or call 345-6500. To order tickets, go to ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000.

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Art brings people together downtown IF YOU GO WHAT: Fall into the Arts Art Walk. " WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. " WHERE: Downtown Battle Creek. " COST: Free. " INFO: For more information, visit downtownbattlecreek. com, do a search for “Downtown Battle Creek” at Facebook.com or look up www.twitter.com/ DowntownBT LCRK.

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TROLLEY T he trolley provides a quick ride from Michigan Avenue to outlying locations on Washington Street, Capital Avenue, Calhoun Street and Division. Stops will be highlighted by orange, brown and yellow balloons.

HIGHLIGHTS A map and complete list of artists can be found at downtownbattlecreek. com. " Watch a mural be painted at Krickett’s bookstore, 69 Calhoun St. " Secret interactive art exhibit at Battle Creek T ower. " Local photographer Dave Melges will display his work as well as the winners of the “Fall Color Photography Contest” at McCamly Plaza Hotel. " Drummers Sabar Yaru…West Afrikan and others will perform music out on Michigan Avenue. " Live art demonstrations by Women Artists’ Group and Art Center of Battle Creek at 117 W. Michigan Ave. and W.K. Kellogg Foundation. " Battle Creek Junior T heater performs scenes from “Cinderella” at the McQuiston Center. " Battle Creek Girls Chorus, Ars Voce and T he Bone Road perform at W.K. Kellogg Foundation. " After Glow with “Art of the Auto” from 9 to 11 p.m. at Art Center of Battle Creek, 265 E. Emmett St.

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Fall Into the Arts Art Walk, one of the Battle Creek Downtown Partnership’s twiceannual showcases of artistic talent, will draw works both from inside the soul and from the souls of others Friday.

One young artist will put her inspiration and feelings on paper in the form of drawings for others to see. An adult photographer, on the other hand, turned her lens to the plight of others.

Tracy Drew Johnson has only been a photographer for about three years, but her experiences raising two children as a single mother and seeing friends lose their homes played a role in picking her subject, “Homeless in America.”

It was a Kellogg Community College photography class project in 2009, though, that brought her purpose into focus.

“I heard about the (Project Connect Homeless Health Fair), so I thought it would be cool to go and document it,” Johnson said.

While outside, she spotted a group of men JOHN GRAP/THE ENQUIRER waiting at the bus station; Olivia Wilson, who will exhibit some of her work at the Battle Creek men, it turned out, that Community Foundation’s “Fall into the Arts,” works on a new drawing. had taken advantage of the fair.

Creek. them.”

Johnson’s first picture “I don’t think there are enough opportuniJohnson’s work will be for the project features a ties for visual artists to do their thing and be displayed at Battle Creek homeless man sitting at Area Habitat for Humanity recognized for it,” she said. “There are too a bus stop, the Kellogg few arts programs.”

YouthBuild, 301 W. Company headquarters Szenda-Wilson said a new piece of art in Michigan Ave. rising behind him.

Olivia Wilson’s room in the morning signals Down the road at the “There’s quite a bit of a late night of drawing, and that dedication Battle Creek Community irony there,” she said of JOHN GRAP/THE ENQUIRER Foundation, 34 Jackson St., needs an outlet. the photo.

“Love is War” by Olivia Wilson.

“Artists like this don’t have a whole lot Suite 1, art looks inward.

Another of her favorite That’s because 16-year-old they can do at school to show off,” she said. photos is of a homeless “(Art Walk) is a way for her to kind of highOlivia Wilson draws on her inspiration of man and his young son. The child is smiling light what she does and have it not be really Japanese animation for her work. brightly, like any kid might when having his intense and about her.”

“I just feel like what I feel like, and I just picture taken. The father shows a face of While Olivia Wilson’s art may come draw it,” she said. sadness. from someplace inside, Battle Creek was It was the trademark cuteness of “You can see the pain in the father’s eyes also on her mind. at the situation that they’re in,” Johnson said, Japanese characters that she said was “It helps bring people together to see something she liked about it, but some of “and the child is totally oblivious to it.” actual art and see how beautiful our city The pictures aren’t just to hang on a wall, her work displays more serious-looking can be with art,” she said. characters than the average anime animal though. Johnson hopes they serve a larger “We have so many nice people here, girl; action and drama-oriented works like purpose. so why wouldn’t people think it’s a nice “Bleach” and “Akira” have influenced her.

“I’m hoping that the community will step place?”

Whatever the source, the showcase of forward to do more than what we are right Andy Fitzpatrick can be reached at 966art is something Olivia Wilson’s mom, Kathy now to help this group of people,” she said.

0697 or afitzpatrick@battlecr.gannett.com.

Szenda-Wilson, said was lacking in Battle “Helping them once a year isn’t helping

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HAUNTED EVENTS

The Enquirer

The popular question at this time of year is usually, “Who you gonna call?”

The answer, though, depends on whether the scares you’re looking for are manufactured or unexplained. hW e ther people work every Halloween to create a haunted house, complete with actors, make-up and scripts, or they decide they’re going to try to find their own ghosts, the reasons for doing either can be more similar than either group might know.

Terri Trudeau, Marshall Recreation Department superintendent, is preparing “The Nightmare Trap” along Marshall’s Riverwalk on the Kalamazoo River.

The event, now in its 18th year, traditionally draws audiences into an interactive experience where they help actors solve grisly murders, supernatural mysteries and other conundrums, encountering monsters and madmen along the way.

This year’s “The Nightmare Trap” is no exception. The central mystery surrounds a young girl trapped in a coma and plagued by nightmares.

Participants will travel into her dreamscape in an attempt to rescue her while witnessing her nightmares up close.

That unique form of Halloween entertainment is what brings people back every year, Trudeau said.

“I think people like to be scared,” Trudeau said. “I think it gives them that adrenaline rush; that sense of adventure.”

It’s also why she takes part year after year.

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“Haunted” castle on the grounds of the Wilder Creek Conservation Club southeast of Marshall.

the people who love to be scared, and scare other people and help bring them that sense of adventure,” Trudeau said. hW ile the world of the annual haunted house can seem far away from the one of people who actively seek paranormal phenomena, such as Beth and Sean Campbell of Jackson, the reasons for doing either one can be the same.

“I just always had kind of an interest in the macabre and reading a lot of Stephen King and a lot of horror books as a kid,” Beth Campbell said. That’s why she thought her husband’s idea to start Campbell Paranormal Investigations was a good one.

Sean Campbell said he arrived at the notion after an experience with what he said was likely a ghostly encounter as a child, and spending

time with another paranormal investigation group.

“My brother and I were walking with some friends; we were walking through some woods and came to an open field and stopped for a second,” Sean Campbell said. “Across the field, about halfway, was a girl in what I’d describe as a Laura Ingalls iW l der outfit.”

He said something didn’t feel right about the girl and the way she was walking toward the group without actually getting any closer.

The kids ran away, and returned to find no trace of the girl.

Such experiences may be commonplace for those who join or start ghost-hunting groups.

“I think the media has definitely enhanced it and brought to light some of this,” Beth Campbell said. “People have experiences, know other

people who have had experiences and have a love of being scared.” hW et her or not ghosts are real, and whether or not Sean Campbell’s encounter was with a ghost, a normal girl with a penchant for historical dress or something else entirely, he said it shouldn’t be about proving the existence of the supernatural.

“The primary investigator listens to the client and tries to debunk,” he said. “A bad investigator tries to prove ghosts exist.”

For more information on Campbell Paranormal Investigations, go to campbellpi.org.

“The Nightmare Trap” runs from 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 22 through Oct. 30.

Andy Fitzpatrick can be reached at 966-0697 or afitzpatrick@battlecr.gannett.com.

It’s ghostly fun for people of all ages. For a complete list of Halloween and autumn events, go to www. battlecreekenquirer.com/fall. " Haunted Adventure, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays until Oct. 31; Cornwell’s Turkeyville U.S.A., 18935 15 1/2 Mile Road, Marshall; $10; 800-228-4315; www.turkeyville.com. " Jackson Underworld, 7 to 11 p.m.

Thursdays and Sundays, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, until Oct. 31; 1316 Wildwood Ave., Jackson; $15 Thursdays and Sundays, $20 Fridays and Saturdays; suggested for ages 12 and older; www. jxunderworld.com; 517-788-6335. " Wilder Creek Haunted Castle, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays until Oct. 31; Wilder Creek, 19833 S. D Drive, Marshall; $5; not recommended for ages 10 and younger; www. wildercreekconservationclub.org. " The Great ZooBoo, 5 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays-Fridays, 1 to 8 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays; Oct. 15-31; Binder Park Z oo, 7400 Divison Drive, Battle Creek; $7 Wednesday-Friday, $8 Saturday-Sunday; www.binderparkzoo.org. " Dr. Scream’s Spook Show Revival: “Night of the Living Dead,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21; Riviera Theatre, 50 N. Main St., Three Rivers; $10 advance, $12 at door; 278-8068. " Haunted Trail: The Nightmare Trap, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 22-30; Marshall Recreation Department, 900 S. Marshall Ave., Marshall; $7; 781-5166; https://recpro. cityofmarshall.com. " ParaHaunt ghost hunters, 7 p.m.

Oct. 26; Albion District Library, 501 S. Superior St., Albion; free; 517-629-3993. " Pumpkin glow and carving contest, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. carving; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. display at Brook’s Fountain; Oerther’s, 311 W. Spruce St., Marshall; 789-2379. " Spooky Science Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 23; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek; free; donations of toiletry items accepted; 965-5117, ext. 13. " “Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Tale,” 7 p.m. Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 1 and 4 p.m.

Oct. 30 and Nov. 6; 2 p.m. Oct. 31; 9:30 a.m. and noon Nov. 2; 5 p.m. Nov. 4; Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, 329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo; $7; 343-1313; www.kazoocivic. com. " Haunted Theater, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 29-30; McQuiston Learning Center, 100 W. Van Buren St.; $5.

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GET OUT, from 4 STEAM TRAIN FALL COLOR EXCURSIONS, 2 p.m. Sundays until Oct. 31; Little River Railroad, 19 W. Park Ave., Coldwater; $18 adults, $11 children 3-11, $60 family; 574-215-0751 or 517279-7687.

COFFEE TASTING WITH STACY, 7 p.m. Wednesday; Barnes & Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060.

CLUE GAME NIGHT, 6 p.m. Oct. 21; Barnes & Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060.

DR. SCREAM’S SPOOK SHOW REVIVAL: “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21; Riviera Theatre, 50 N. Main St., Three Rivers; $10 advance, $12 at door; 278-8068.

SEMINAR: EXPLORE SPECIALTY TEAS, 7 p.m. Oct. 21; Willard Library, 7 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; 968-8166; www.willard.lib.mi.us.

SEMINAR: TEA TASTING, 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 21; Willard Library, 7 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; 968-8166; www. willard.lib.mi.us.

HAUNTED TRAIL: THE NIGHTMARE TRAP, 7:30 to 11 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 22-30; Marshall Recreation Department, 900 S. Marshall Ave., Marshall; $7; 269 781-5166; recpro. cityofmarshall.com.

PUMPKIN GLOW AND CARVING CONTEST, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. carving; 6

p.m. to 9 p.m. display at Brook’s Fountain; Oerther’s, 311 W. Spruce St., Marshall; 789-2379.

PUMPKING DECORATING AND CRAFT SHOW, noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 24; St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 16 E. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; $5 table; 965-2244.

FAMILY THE GREAT ZOOBOO, 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 1 to 8 p.m.

Saturdays-Sundays; Friday-Oct. 31; Binder Park Zoo, 7400 Divison Drive, Battle Creek; $7 Wednesday-Friday, $8 SaturdaySunday; www.binderparkzoo.org.

ART-MAZING FAMILY EVENT: DAY OF THE DEAD, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; Art Center of Battle Creek, 265 E. Emmett St., Battle Creek; $10 per family; 962-9511; call to register; www.artcenterofbattlecreek.org; kparkerartcenter@yahoo.com.

HAUNTED ADVENTURE, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays until Oct. 31; Cornwell’s Turkeyville U.S.A., 18935 15 1/2 Mile Road, Marshall; $10; 800-228-4315; www.turkeyville.com.

TEEN READ WEEK: MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC VIDEO, 3 p.m.

Wednesday; Willard Library, 7 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; free; 968-8166;

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TEEN READ WEEK: VIDEO JUDGING CONTEST, 3 p.m. Oct. 21; Willard Library, 7 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; 968-8166.

ELECTRIFYING GAME TIME, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 22; Marshall District Library, 124 W. Green St., Marshall; free; 7817821, ext. 15; www.marshalldistrictlibrary. com.

TEEN READ WEEK: BEAT THE STAFF @ BOARD GAMES, 3 p.m.

Oct. 22; Willard Library, 7 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; free; 968-8166; www. willard.lib.mi.us.

HALLOWEEN STORY TIME, 11 a.m.

Oct. 23; Barnes & Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; free; 979-8060.

SPOOKY SCIENCE SATURDAY, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 23; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek; free; donations of toiletry items accepted; 965-5117 x13.

STORY TIME: CAR, WHEELS ADVENTURES, 11 a.m. to noon.

Oct. 23; Art Center of Battle Creek, 265 E. Emmett St., Battle Creek; $2 per person, $5 per family; 962-9511; www.artcenterofbattlecreek.org; kparkerartcenter@yahoo.com.

FILM “UNNATURAL CAUSES,” 5:30 p.m. today; Albion District Library, 501 S.

Superior St., Albion; free; 517-629-3993; www.albionlibrary.org.

“JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK,” 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30, 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday; Little Theatre, corner of Oakland Drive and Oliver Street at WMU campus, Kalamazoo; $5; 387-8221; www. kalfilmsociety.net; kalfilmsociety@yahoo. com.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVIE MADNESS, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. during the school year; Marshall District Library, 124 W. Green St., Marshall; free; 781-7821, ext. 15; www.marshalldistrictlibrary.com.

DISCOVERY FILMS: “IRAN: THEN AND NOW,” 2:30 p.m. Oct. 23; Lakeview Middle School, 300 S. 28th St., Battle Creek; $7 adults, children free; 965-8693.

LITERARY BOOK DISCUSSION: “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,” 7 p.m. today; Barnes & Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060.

READ THE MOVIE: “THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW,” 6 p.m. Tuesday; Albion District Library, 501 S. Superior St., Albion; 517-629-3993.

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“Wii P arty” is exactly what it claims to be: when friends come over to play the Nintendo Wii, this is the party game of choice. Having seen countless other companies make cheap and quick party games for the Wii, Nintendo put its creative weight behind this officially licensed game. The result is a product that is a lot of fun for the younger users, but there is something for everyone in “Wii a P rty.”

“Wii P arty” uses your created “Mii” characters to play in dozens of minigames and many larger party games for quick entertainment and some competitive fun. You have the choice between playing four types of game modes. In “P arty Games,” you can choose four-player games that last between fifteen minutes to an hour.

If you only have two people, you have three “P air Games.” The comical

“House P arty” contains some of the best gems in the package for three or four players. Finally, you can select to play any of the available mini-games that are featured in other aspects of “Wii P arty.”

The five “P arty Games” borrow heavily from other well known genres like memory, bingo and “spin the wheel” game shows.

GET OUT, from 8 BOOKWORMS: “LONESOME DOVE,” 7 p.m. Tuesday; Barnes & Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060.

NOOK READING GROUP: “THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY,” noon Oct. 26; Barnes & Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060.

Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek; see website for pricing; 965-5117; www. kingmanmuseum.org.

PLANETARIUM: UNIVERSE, 5 to 6 p.m. Fridays, 2:15 to 3 p.m., 4:15 to 5 p.m. Saturdays until Oct. 31; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek; see website for pricing; 965-5117; www. kingmanmuseum.org.

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“RACE: ARE WE SO DIFFERENT?,” Oct. 2 to Jan. 2; Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 N. Rose St., Kalamazoo; 373-7990.

“HISTORY OF STOCK CAR RACING” EXHIBIT, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Oct. 31; Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 W. Hickory Road, Hickory Corners; 671-5089.

PLANETARIUM: OASIS IN SPACE, 4 to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1:15 to 2 p.m., 3:15 to 4 p.m. Saturdays until Oct. 31; Kingman

KID CUDI, 9 p.m. today; State Theatre, 406 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo; $35; 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster. com.

BLUEGRASS AND FOLK MUSIC BENEFIT CONCERT, 7 p.m. Saturday; Centerpoint Church, 2345 N. 10th St., Kalamazoo; $15 advance, $20 at door; 352-6683 or 269-760-2527; brownpapertickets.com/event/130235.

CHULRUA IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC CONCERT, 7:03 p.m. Saturday; Richland Community Hall , E. D Ave. at

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stand-out One game is game, “Hide “Board ‘n’ Hunt” Game where Island,” is players instantly hide Wii recogremotes nizable within the to any room for “Mario others to a P rty” find them. player Every ten as your seconds, “Mii” the remote rolls dice will make to move an aniahead NINTENDO mal noise spaces to entice and chal- The cover of “Wii Party.” you to lenge find it. Despite the simple others in mini-games for premise, my experiences board advantage. Alone with friends have been against the computer, there is little fun to be had, side-splittingly hilarious.

Moreover, my threebut in a group of people, year-old daughter would these games are a riot. squeal with excitement More notably, the when she found a bark“House P arty” collection has five solid games than ing or mooing remote.

Another notable can be finished in min“House P arty” is “Animal utes and are a lot more Tracker.” Much like the entertaining than the longame of “Spoons,” where ger “P arty Games.” The

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LILLY MAY AND THE BLUEGRASS SINGERS, 6 p.m. Saturday; Grace Free Will Baptist Church, 16680 E. Michigan Ave., Albion; free.

U.S. AIR FORCE BAND CONCERT, 7 p.m. Wednesday, doors open at 6 p.m.; W. K. Kellogg Auditorium, 60 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; free; 964-0309.

MUSIC OF NORTHERN INDIA WITH GEORGE RUCKERT, 8:15 p.m. Oct. 21; Miller Auditorium, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo; $12, $10 seniors, $5 students; 800-228-9858.

BATTLE CREEK SYMPHONY: THE NEW WORLD, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23; W.K. Kellogg Auditorium, 60 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; $8-45; 565-2199; www. yourmusiccenter.org.

FALL CABARET DINNER SHOW, 2 p.m. matinee, 6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show; Convis Township Hall, 19500 15 Mile Road, Marshall; 729-9250

or 962-9903.

GILMORE RISING STAR: AARON DIEHL, 4 p.m. Oct. 24; Gilmore Theatre Complex, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo; $22 adults, $5 students, $120 season; 342-1166; www.thegilmore.org.

NEW SUPERIOR JAZZ BAND, 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 24; Bayview Gardens, 12504 E. D Ave., Richland; 731-4911.

people have to quickly pick up a spoon before all of them are taken, this game uses the Wii remote in a listening game. The sound coming from the remote has to match the sound of the animal or person on the screen: first one to pick up the correct remote is the winner. Make sure to have four remotes for this game and do not be too rough when grabbing for the correct controller.

There are many more fun games including several that borrow from personality quizzes as in

“The Newlywed Game.”

Too many to mention individually, there are some great and some mediocre games in the package.

Over several nights, it will be easy to find favorites to enjoy in any big party.

“Wii P arty” is a lot of fun, but it may not dethrone “Wii Sports” or “Wii Sports Resort” for best Wii game to play to a casual audience. It is at least nice to know that Nintendo has only itself in competition for best party game – and that is quite an accomplishment.

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THEATER “LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL,” 7:30 p.m. today, 8 p.m.

Friday; Miller Auditorium, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo; $25-53; 800228-9858.

“ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT,” 2 and 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater; 517-278-6029.

“THE DINING ROOM,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21-23, 3 p.m. Oct 24; Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek; $10; 965-4154.

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An avalanche of new books for knitters and sewers shows that one of the crafting world’s big trends involves making “friends” — traditional, stuffed animals, for sure, but also oddball critters and monsters.

Just in time for the spooky season, here’s a roundup of the most recent, clever ideas for crafting cuddly — and beastly — critters.

A puppet-maker by day, author Diana S choenbrun, of Brooklyn, N.Y., found her love for creatures spilling into her personal life. What emerged from research into mythology and monster tales is a personal take on the creaturely in “Beasties” (Perigee, 2010).

While some of S choenbrun’s monsters appear to have nasty temperaments, they’re all huggable, soft and squeezable.

Not only are some of the patterns doable by new and young sewers, cS hoenbrun thinks her “beastly brigade” will foster imaginative play. Kids can “be active and make up stories with the characters,”

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Above, a zombie craft from author Diana Schoenbrun’s book “B easties” 2010, Perigee. B elow, a creation from “Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts,” Potter Craft, 2010. she says. to something that is “sticky” The same goes for the and “squishy,” like chewy knitted critters in Anna bread, says Hrachovec.

Hrachovec’s “Knitting The Brooklyn knitter has Mochimochi” (Watsoncome up with 20 designs Guptill, 2010). While study- that fit her improvised “mochimochi” bill — sweet, ing in Japan a few years soft and cuddly. Her pigs ago, Hrachovec became wear wigs, her bunny is familiar with the cute creaa “neck nuzzler” and her tures that permeate that squirrels have wheels. country’s culture. hS e also offers patterns In Japan, a “mochi” is a for “nano knits” — micro sweet made of sticky rice, mountains, tiny human and “mochimochi” refers “beans” and a petite pencil. They’re all forms of amigurumi, the Japanese word for crocheted or knitted stuffed animals with human characteristics.

Other recently published books that tout colorful critters: “Martha tS ewart’s Encyclopedia of S ewing and Fabric Crafts” (Potter Craft, 2010) provides instructions for several clevPlease see CRAFTS, 11

Supplies: cotton fabric felt, assorted colors 1 large pom-pom gauze, bandage wrap or clothing scrap synthetic stuffing craft stuffing craft glue thread scissors sewing needle paper chalk or fabric marker pins Assembly: 1. Draw a simple outline of a body shape — with only a torso, head and legs — on paper. The body should be approximately 10 inches tall and 4 inches wide for sewing ease. Draw the arms, feet and ears separately. Cut out paper shapes for patterns.

2. Use patterns to cut two body shapes from fabric. From felt, cut out four arm shapes, four feet shapes, and two ear shapes. Cut additional eyes, blood droplets and teeth from felt.

3. Sew body shapes together, right sides together, leaving about 2 inches unsewn. Turn body right side out, fill with stuffing, and sew body closed.

4. Sew felt pieces to make two arms and two feet. Fill with stuffing and sew closed. Sew arms to upper body and feet to legs.

5. Embroider a mouth. Sew ears to head.

6. Sew pom-pom and felt eyes to the head.

Glue on blood droplets and gauze.

CRAFTS, from 10 toy that wears thick black

er plush-toy-making ideas, including bunnies made from wool flannel and shirting material, animals made from shrunken wool sweaters, and several original “sock dogs” — yes, different styles of socks morph into different dog breeds. The encyclopedia provides one other handy bit of instruction: how to design and sew a creature of your own making with fabric scraps.

Boo Davis’ book, “Dare to be Square Q uilting” (Potter Craft, 2010), includes a charming “buddy rabbit” stuffed

glasses.

Two slightly older books with ideas that seem new: “Happy Gloves” (HP Trade Paperback Original, 2008) shows how to turn storebought, knitted gloves into cute and loveable toy animals that ooze personality, and “Fleecie Dolls” (Krause Publications, 2008) provides instructions for making 15 cuddly dolls, including a pirate, a monster and an alien. Finally, there’s “Sweater Surgery” (Q uarry Books, 2008) with huggable stuffed animals made from colorful old sweaters.

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