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BY RIVERFRONT TIMES STAFF

Barktoberfest at Urban Chestnut benefits the Humane Society of Missouri. | VIA DAPUGLET / FLICKR

THURSDAY 10/27

Pup-O-Ween

Dressing up your pup may be nice, but dressing up your pup and yourself It s the cou le s costume of every dog lover s dream. You and Fido will get your chance to dress for spooky-season success at Barktoberfest, a pup-friendly Halloween soiree hosted by the Young Friends of the Humane ociety of issouri. he event, which takes place at Urban Chestnut idto n re ery iergarten (3229 Washington Street), will feature a host of pet-friendly activities, including a costume contest with prizes such as pet portraits and Blues tickets. The price of admission is $25 and includes entry to the beer garden, a voucher for one drink and entry into the costume contest. The fun starts at 5 p.m. Advance tickets are available at e.givesmart.com/events.

FRIDAY 10/28

Community Gardens

Seedfolks opens with a young boy from Vietnam cleaning up a s ot in a trash filled ur an lot on elmar. e lives near y, and he s planting beans in memory of his farmer father. A neighbor watching near y sus ects he s u to no good until she comes to see what he s done. he s hysically limited, but she becomes invested in the lant s survival and that of the garden. In time, she s not alone. ee ho the young oy s small act becomes a spark that slowly but steadily connects people who live near the lot during the etro heater om any s roduction at the Grandel Theatre (3610 Grandel Square, metroplays.org). The show, which runs through Sunday, November 6, begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $28 for children and $25 to $36 for adults.

Spirits and Spirits

he issouri otanical arden (4344 Shaw Boulevard, 314-5775100, missouribotanicalgarden.org) invites you to a night of frightening spirits — oh, and booze, too! — as the garden celebrates Halloween with Spirits in the Garden, when guests can sample spirits from local and regional distilleries, wineries and breweries. hile you re at it, you can sho

e CWE Halloween party’s costume contest is among the season’s highlights. | RFT FILE PHOTO

off your attire in a costume contest, solve a scavenger hunt, catch classic horror movies, meet local paranormal investigators or learn about the “spirited” history of the garden. njoy a fortune teller, fire performer, stilt-walking Frankenstein s monster, air rush tattoos and the musical talent of St. Louis-based artist D.J. Nune is Lamar Harris. Spirits in the Garden is open to visitors 21 and over. The event begins at 6 p.m., and tickets are $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers.

SATURDAY 10/29

Fall-O-Us Across the River

When the annual Fall Festival takes over downtown Collinsville, roads will be blocked off. There will be trick-or-treating for kids. A chili cook-off. Bounce houses. Carnival games. A critter-crawl et arade. And it s all acked into five hours. he highlight of the day, though, is always the costume contest. Described as a “family-friendly event,” this is a “not-so-scary” contest that will feature multiple categories ranging from TV character costumes to homemade garbs. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are free but required.

Halloween Rumpus

St. Louis has no shortage of Halloween celebrations. But we would be remiss to leave out one of the city s most notorious ashes the Legendary CWE Halloween. Taking place in the streets of the Central West End neighborhood, the party begins with daytime familyfriendly activities. Then, as the sun dips and the kiddos head out, the wild rumpus starts. Partygoers 21 and up dressed in every costume imaginable pack the streets, ducking in and out of the neighborhood s many food and drink esta lishments. Capping off the evening is the costume contest, a catwalk

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e traveling production of Frozen debuts at the Fox on Wednesday, November 2. | DEEN VAN MEER

affair showcasing “elaborate, complex and outrageous” costumes and $6,000 in cash and prizes. The festivities kick off at 11 a.m., go to midnight and are free to attend.

Horror on the River

What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a view of the moonlight re ecting off the o ing aters of the ississi i iver At .m., a river oat filled with costumed revelers will embark from the dock right next to the Gateway Arch. The two-hour Halloween Costume Cruise presented by Riverboats at the Gateway Arch (50 South Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard) will feature a DJ, dance oor, light hors d oeuvres, a cash bar and a costume contest. We suggest dressing as a riverboat captain, just in case something happens to the actual captain and you need to step in and save the night. Tickets are $26, and the boat boards at 8:30 p.m.

Grown and Ghoulish

ost of the time these days, you only hear of the youths causing mayhem in the city. hey re stealing cars and running into shit. hey re dangerously using guns. hey re running around at all hours of the night. ut no it s our turn to have some fun. The adults. The hard-working, 8-to5-grinding, slightly bitter adults. Our fun will be law-abiding and safe and hopefully end early enough so we can get to bed at a reasonable time. Have that fun by celebrating Halloween with some fellow grownups at the Adult

Halloween Costume Party &

Bonfire at the COFLA City Garden (6112 Ridge Avenue). From 6 to 10 .m., you ll find food trucks, a , a onfire and more at the ircle of riends earning Academy s community garden space in north St. Louis. The event is 21 and up, and tickets are $10 on Eventbrite.

Trick ARRRR Treat

In honor of Halloween, the St. Louis Aquarium will be open to pirates and pirates only. Want to get in? You need a pirate name. Want some candy? Better call it “pirate booty.” Want to tour the a uarium his isn t just an aquarium. This is a “Pirate Quest for the Sunken Treasure.” During the evenings this weekend, the 120,000-square-foot St. Louis Aquarium will be transformed into a pirate-themed aquarium. There will be pirate ships, treasure caves and, of course, fish, sharks and stingrays swimming around in the tanks. Trick or

Treat at the St. Louis Aquarium

(201 South 18th Street, 314-9233900, stlouisaquarium.com) will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $18 for kids ages three to 12, and are free for those two and under.

SUNDAY 10/30

Black and White

Few are better at evoking a delightful sense of dread than acclaimed filmmaker Alfred itchcock, and Psycho is undeniably one of his most tension filled offerings. St. Louisans can pair the 1960 neo-noir tale of Norman ates and arion rane ith a magnificent rendition of the film s o erful score during the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Psycho. During the event, the symphony will perform Bernard errmann s score live hile the movie plays on a big screen at Powell Hall (718 North Grand Boulevard, 314-534-1700, slso. org). At 6:30 p.m. the SLSO will hold a costume contest and serve themed cocktails in the foyer. The show begins at 7 p.m., and tickets are $35 to $65.

MONDAY 10/31 The Real Deal

For all the many events that surround this festival of the dead, with all the scary stories, costumes, candy and more, the best Halloween celebration is proba ly hat s ha ening in your neighborhood when the sun starts to di on onday night. o regardless of hether you re a kid finally getting to wear that cool costume and tell a lame-but-fun joke (or a nonsensical one you made up), a parent being dragged around by your kiddos or walking 10 feet ehind them ecause you re so not cool,” a beer-drinking-candyhander-out-er hanging by a frontyard onfire, or someone hiding inside with a scary movie and the porch light off — this is your moment. Enjoy the magic of Halloween, all!

Biking the Haunts

This weekend, the annual Haunted Soulard Barcycle Tour takes place after the sun has set, winding through the creepy brick streets of the iconic neighborhood. The oldest neighborhood in the city, Soulard has a wealth of haunted homes, streets, alleys, empty schools and abandoned factories. Attendees will get to experience all of it while riding a bicycle together and sipping some eers. eo le don t have to get on and off the bike to load up. All of the drinks are supplied on the bicycle for you to enjoy while visiting the haunted sites. The event runs 7 to 9 p.m and kicks off from St. Louis BarCycle (1013 Ann Avenue, 31-239-1884, stlbarcycle. com). Tickets cost $50.

WEDNESDAY 11/2

Let It Go

Anyone ho s een a caretaker of children at any point since 2013 needs no introduction to the Disney movie Frozen. But for the rest of us: The story follows two sisters ho are rincesses in the fictional kingdom of Arendelle. The elder sister, Elsa, has magical ice powers that are a tiny bit out of control as well as a sibling, Anna, who doesn t understand hy her ig sis on t rela and lay ith her. Things go south as Elsa is crowned queen, and she runs away. But Anna follows, determined to save the day. ou could find out ho the situation resolves by clicking on the remote, but why do that when you can head to the Fabulous Fox (527 North Grand Boulevard, 314-534-1111, fabulousfox. com) for a production of the Tonynominated Frozen musical? The show begins at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $29 to $99. n

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