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Fall festivities: 5 fa-boo-lous events to celebrate season
Activities include pumpkin carving, drive-in movies
By Lauren Puthoff
lauren.puthoff@marquette.edu
Spooky season has once again crept up on Milwaukee, with some students under the spell of midterms and others thrilled for fall break. Celebrate this year’s season with events hosted all throughout Milwaukee. With events targeted toward pumpkin carving, scary fi lms and the zoo, there is a celebration for everyone.
Pumpkin Pavilion Carving Days
Oct. 19 – 20 @5pm – 9pm
Whether you are carving a bat, a scary monster or a regular old jack-o’-lantern, everyone — and their designs — are welcome to Humboldt Park Pavilion to join the community in its process of creating the best pumpkin. For two days residents have the opportunity to sit outside in the fall weather and observe the changing leaves as they dig into their pumpkin creations. On the last day of the celebration each pumpkin will be featured with a lit candle inside for the full effect. Families, friends and visitors can walk through the park admiring the various pumpkin designs.
Boo at the Zoo
Oct. 20 – 23 @5:30pm – 9pm
Take a stroll through Milwaukee County Zoo where visitors will be able to experience the exotic animals underneath the Halloween ambience. While trick-or-treating through the zoo, visitors can stop at various conservation centers to learn some not-so-frightful facts about the classic holiday animals such as snakes, bats, spiders and so much more! Afterward, families can take part in mad science experiments. From fi zzing potions to designing a monster, there is something for all ages! To fi nish off the night, visitors can grab a shockingly spooky snack from the closest concession stand and take a train ride around the Halloween-themed park.
Great Pumpkin Festival
Oct. 26 – 31 @6pm – 9pm
It is no Charlie Brown great pumpkin, instead it is numerous carved pumpkins lighting the way through Old School House Park in Whitefi sh Bay. This is a six-day long event, with the fi rst four days fi lled with live music, food vendors and festivities, while the last two are dedicated to the community’s hand carved pumpkins on display throughout the park.
Día de Los Muertos Festival and 5K
Oct. 29 @9am
Celebrate Día de Los Muertos with a beautiful run or walk through the oldest cemetery in the state, Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum. With its winding roads, large monuments and variety of wildlife, runners and walkers can take in the beautiful fall scenery throughout their 5K. After the run, athletes can celebrate at a festival dedicated to the traditions of Día de Los Muertos. There will be mariachi bands, dancers, arts and crafts, food trucks and altars to honor those who have died. Join the community as it comes together to respect and celebrate the lives of those who have passed on, while spending time with those still with them.
The Milky Way Drive-In
Oct. 18 – 30
Scary movies, a bucket of popcorn and a bag of chocolates — the perfect way to spend an October night. The Milky Way Drive-In is hosting a month full of frightening and fun fi lms in honor of Halloween, with classic Halloween movies to the latest cartoon fi lms, there is a night for everyone.
No one wears the same costume two years in a row, so why celebrate Halloween any differently? With all the events going on around Milwaukee, there is something for everyone! Whether it is carving pumpkins, heading to the zoo or visiting a haunted house, Milwaukee has a spook-tacular selection.
Photo by Katie Criag katie.craig@marquette.edu A squirrel noms on a snack amid the fall foliage on Marquette’s campus.
Review: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ spooks
Which holiday does classic Tim Burton film celebrate?
By Randi Haseman
randi.haseman@marquette.edu
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” begins solely as a Halloween movie. We’re introduced to vampires, witches and ghouls of all kinds as the camera explores Halloween Town. In the words of the soundtrack, “This is Halloween.” Then, as suddenly as Jack stumbles into Christmas Town, it becomes a Christmas movie too. It’s not called “The Nightmare Before Christmas” for no reason.
Is “The Nightmare Before “What’s This?” It’s Christmas” a Halloween or Christmas. Christmas movie?
Yes.
From Oct. 1 to Dec. 25, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” shows up on my TV.
This 1993 stop motion fi lm opens with Jack Skellington wrapping up a successful Halloween. As Halloween Town’s mayor announces that there are only 365 days until the next Halloween, we learn the lead, Jack, is bored of the Pagan holiday.
During a walk, Jack discovers a circle of trees with little decorative doors that signify a different holiday. One door, shaped like a fi r tree with glitzy ornaments, attracts Jack. When he opens the door, he’s whisked into Christmas Town. Accompanied by an upbeat number, Jack’s elongated skeletal frame trapezes around Marquette students prepare for Halloween weekend
elf-fi lled, cozy cabins. Despite the chill, warm Christmas cheer inspires Jack to wrap his macabre lifestyle in tinsel. Just as trick-or-treaters pull on the sleeves of costumes, Jack transforms himself from the pumpkin king of Halloween Town to the jolly “Sandy Claws.” With a thin white beard and an oversized red coat, Jack takes over Christmas. Seasonal movies can be a fi nancial bust; movies corresponding with specifi c seasons or holidays are unwatchable if snow or leaves aren’t falling. It’s why Hallmark plays reruns of similar Christmas movies under the guise of “Christmas cartoon fi lms, there is a night in July” and why Disney used
No one wears the same to show Halloween costume two years in a row, so Disney Channel Original why celebrate Halloween any Movies as a “Halfway to differently? With all the events Halloween” special. going on around Milwaukee, there is something for everyone! Whether it is carving pumpkins, heading to the zoo or visiting a haunted house, Milwaukee has a
Other articles have argued this fi lm is strictly Halloween. But just look at the time. The entire plot occurs after Halloween since the fi lm begins Nov. 1. The fi lm’s climax happens on Christmas Eve. This isn’t to say that the movie is only Christmas though. Jack’s version of Christmas defi nitely has a ghastly twist. His sleigh is pulled by skeletal reindeer and his gifts terrorize, rather than exhilarate the children. While the director Tim Burton says it’s a Halloween movie, Disneyland Resort does not agree. When it transforms its Haunted Mansion ride to be themed “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” this transformation lasts from September to December. Overall, this movie is diffi cult PUMPKIN KING to corner into one box. It’s a Halloween/Christmas hybrid; it’s a musical; it’s stop motion. Is it the best musical? No. Not even the best Halloween musical. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is right there. Is it the best stop motion? My heart belongs to “Wallace & Gromit.” But it is the best Halloween/ Christmas hybrid.
Graphic by Lily Werner
elizabeth.werner@marquette.edu
From fi refi ghter to hot dog, costumes are ready for holiday
By Phoebe Goebel
phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu
“In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it,” Cady Heron, played by Lindsey Lohan, said in the 2004 fi lm “Mean Girls.”
Months of thought and preparation lead into one of America’s most celebrated holidays: Halloween. With the chance to celebrate one night where you can be someone who you are not, I’ve noticed that people have their weekend planned out in August, maybe even June.
The popularity of different Halloween costumes seem to vary every year. While some people have out-of-the-box costumes, trends of similar costumes seem to stay consistent. For example, in 2021, costumes portraying characters from Netfl ix’s popular TV show “Squid Game” were all the rage. To see what would be popular for this coming Halloween, I went to the streets of Marquette to gather information about students’ costumes.
Abby Clark, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, said that she plans on dressing up as “Paw Patrol” this coming Oct. 31.
This one had me a little confused. “Paw Patrol,” an animated TV show about heroic dogs, has an audience of children. I really don’t understand why college girls like to dress up as characters from kids’ TV shows. Also, this costume is not going to be easy to pull off. Not only does she have to dress up as a dog, but a dog fi ghting crime. I’m excited to see what the outcome of this is
I also asked Clark what her least favorite costumes to see are. She said that she loves all costumes because she likes to see people dressed up. I get where she is coming from, but there are some bad costumes out there.
Next up I talked to Maggie Carroll, a sophomore in the College of Nursing. Carroll told me that she had two costumes
planned for “Halloweekend.”She will be wearing fi refi ghter and pull-tab costumes this year.
It’s not surprising to see multiple costumes planned out by people. Halloween falls on a Monday this year, which means that the entire weekend will be dedicated to dressing up. I like to see the preparation and thoughtfulness here.
A fi refi ghter is a classic and timeless costume for me. Whether you are nine or 19, you can do no wrong with a classic red coat and hat. Bring a Dalmatian with you and for extra points.
Carroll said that in order to really understand the costume you have to be from Wisconsin. That makes sense because when I looked up “pull tab costumes,” nothing came up. I am very curious to see what this “Wisconsin classic” costume looks like. Jon Yee, a junior in the College of Business Administration, said that he was currently undecided on his costume, but is most likely going to end up in some sort of food outfi t, specifi cally a hot dog.
I am a huge fan of the food costumes. Nothing is better than seeing a college student walking around campus late at night wearing an oversized food costume, especially when they are on their way to Real Chili. You are what you eat.
He told me that when he looks back on his past costumes, the most embarrassing ones are the ones that don’t fi t properly. This is a vital mistake made by a lot of parents. The whole point of Halloween is for children to raid their neighbor’s houses for candy. When they can barely walk from house to house because of a tight costume, their night is usually ruined.
With all the creativity shown by Marquette students, I came to the consensus that this Halloween is not going to fail in terms of costumes. Now all I can do is wait for the weekend to come around and judge from my dorm window as I watch.
