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Let the Haunts Begin... Halloween is one of my favorite times of year. And the ghosts and goblins are out in full force. If you want to be scared out of your wits, I’m sure you can find at least one attraction to visit among the ones previewed in this issue. There are the traditional favorites as well as some new ones. Fall also brings us a beautiful display of colorful leaves. There’s the crisp, cool air to go with them. The orchards are now full of apples for apple butter stirrin,’ pies and cider. Pumpkins are scattered across the area awaiting their new owners to pick them and turn them into Jack-O-Lanterns (or more pies.) I love fall weiner roasts and hayrides, the warmth of roasted marshmallows or s’mores complimented by hot chocolate or cider. And Fall Festivals to help celebrate all the wonderful goods to eat. Several are listed in this issue. Now that my office has received it’s annual Fall cleaning, my thoughts have turned toward holiday baking. This year we will launch Indiana “Season’s Eatings,” a special issue containing recipes shared by our staff, advertisers and subscribers. (I’ve already collected a few) So our grand prize winner will receive an extra special Weekender Getaway! To compete in our Seasons Eatings recipe contest, simply look through your collection of favorite family recipes and submit by email, fax or direct mail to us no later than November 11. Seasons Eatings will be in homes before Thanksgiving. Winners selected for each food category will receive gift certificates from participating advertisers. Happy Haunting! . . . then Happy Cooking.
Kathy - The Editor
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About the Cover : The ghosts and goblins are out and about, lurking in every corner, including the pages of this issue. At left, two trick-or-treaters are ready to “trick” anyone not offering a treat.
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Places To Go: INDIANAPOLIS This Halloween, if you’re looking for the scariest adventure the Hoosier state has to offer, head to "Fright Manor", located in the heart of Indianapolis. This spooky retreat promises to bring you “the scariest haunt in Indianapolis,” and year after year, Indy citizens agree; they keep coming back for more electrifying entertainment. Fright Manor is one of the most visited haunted houses in Indiana. Linda Blair from the 1973 Horror Film, the "Exorcist" will visit October 13-15th. Come on out and meet this horror film icon! She was picked out of 600 applicants for the role of Regan
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Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil MacNeil, the possessed child. Her character was ranked #9 on the American Film Institute's villains list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villians. "It was always very strange for
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me when I was young and would meet someone who geniunely seemed to be afraid of me,” says Blair. “They couldn't separate me from the monster I became in a movie. You wouldn't believe how often people ask me to make my head spin around." A wedding in the Fright Manor Haunted House Graveyard will take place Oct. 29 when Kim and Tom exchange nuptials. Fright Manor's Reverend Chief will do the honors and YOU are invited. Fright Manor is now open through Oct. 31. For a complete schedule, ticket prices, and more information, visit online at www. frightmanor.com.
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barn. You'll have to crawl, slide and climb your way through outr actual haunted barn that takes horror and mayhem to a new level! Our haunted barn is a no holds barred, high action, haunted barn not intended for children under 8 or people with heart conditions. Every year we add to the list of those brave souls who just couldn't handle it. Can you? Tickets are $12 for the hayride, $10 for the Barn and $18 for combo ticket. For more information visit www.indianafearfarm.com
ANDERSON - Five terrifying attractions in one location. This haunted theme park is designed to scare and entertain: Nachtmahr is the German name for nightmare. This attraction utilizes a nightmare theme, starting with a blank canvas. Over 8,000 square feet of animatronics, computer generated images, sound and lights in 20 detailed scenes. Kurayami is Japanese for black out. This attraction utilizes the absence of light to accentuate the fear. Watch out as these Japanese warriors are traned to HAUNTED HOTEL - 13th FLOOR pre upon the patrons. Monster Midway offers food, games and beer. Infected is a unique HUNTINGTON - Sponsored by the take on the traditional corn maze that Jaycees, Warwick Hotel is bigger and betwill have you running for your life. The ter with 4D and “dares” you to check in. Backwoods is a horror trail that is almost Rumors of bizarre secret rituals said to 1/2 mile long featuring scenes and charhave occurred on the 13th floor and a acters throughout the woods. By the time number of odd disappearances began to you meet the Tate brothers, you’ll wish circulate but a lack of evidence kept the you had stayed on the main roads! And authorities from establishing any real finally Bedlam 3D is a haunted house investigation. Original owner Damien with cusom sound, video, illusions and Warwick was suspected of the 302 deaths crazed clowns that bring this madhouse when the hotel burned to the ground in to life. Ticket prices start at $20. Call 317-489-3732 or 1904. Now rebuilt, it’s where your worst fears & visit online at www.indyscreampark.com. darkest horrors come alive! Open 7-10 p.m., tickets are $10 with V.I.P. admissions at $15. For more information, visit online at www.hauntedhuntington.com INDIANA FEAR FARM JAMESTOWN - This year's haunted hayride is bigEDGE OF INSANITY ger and better than ever, packed with more monsters, stunts and spine-tingling thrills to scare the living KOKOMO - Journey into the past, to a Haunted daylights out of you! This 20 minute heart-pounding Insane Asylum run by a Doctor whose experiments hayride will take you deep into the haunted forest at into the mind leave his patients less than cured. No KD Farm, which is filled with new sets, EXPLO- one gets out alive... will you? In the quiet farm counSIONS and over 40 actors that will come at you from try on the outskirts of small town Indiana, not everyevery angle! But Beware of the Legendary Headless thing is what it seems. Here, in what used to be acres Horseman roaming our grounds seeking his revenge. of farmland, remain the vestiges of what was once a What scares you? Come find out at KD haunted privately owned and operated asylum. It is said that Hayride, the most frightening of our areas dark the spirit of the doctor returns to continue his attractions. This ride is perfect for children and unspeakable experiments on his erstwhile patients. Adults of all ages. Tickets are $8. For more information, visit Don't forget to check out Indiana's scariest haunted www.weitlesasylum.com. Page 06
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Places to Go... Bring your children for a fun filled day in beautiful southern Indiana. Nestled on the Ohio River, Cannelton is a historic small town born during the times of the booming river trade business. Once a year the city pays tribute to its rich history by hosting the Cannelton Heritage Festival in celebration of history, art, crafts, food and music. Cannelton will celebrate their annual fall Heritage Festival Saturday, October 8 from 10 am to 6 pm (central) on Washington Street in the city’s downtown. Perry County’s premiere art festival will host dozens of artisans and craftsmen from the region. Louisville Glassworks’ Juicey Lucy mobile glassblowing workshop will be offering “blow your own” glass artwork and demonstration for adults and children 6 and up. Advanced appointments are encouraged, call 812-549-5954 for scheduling. Other special guests include Jeff Reinhardt, blacksmith artist from Floyd Knobs, will be demonstrating his metal work with his forge. Nita Claise, local artist, will be demonstrating her talent with her pottery wheel. Other demonstrations and hands-on instruction by weavers, carvers, and painters will also be available throughout the day. Live music begins with local teen band Discarded Barbies at 10am. Local recording artist Jeremy Luecke will play at 11 am. Coming to the stage from Owensboro is Randy Lanham at 1 Fall, 2011
pm. Lanham is known for his fiddle and mandolin playing with award winning artists such as Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence, and Clay Walker. Local musician Matt Schultz will play at 3pm, with Luecke and Schultz playing a duo set from 5-6pm. The wine garden returns for its fourth year with four Indiana wineries. Local wineries Blue Heron, and Winzerwald, along with Windy Knoll of Vincennes, and Monkey Hollow of St. Meinrad, will be available for tastings and wine sales. The wine garden is from 12 to 6 pm and admission is $5. The Cornhole Tournament returns this year at 3pm. Registration is from 2-2:30, no registrations accepted after 2:30. The cost is $20 per team. First round starts at 3 p.m., teams play best of three in each round. Prizes are $200 first, $100 second, $50 third. Have some family fun with the letterboxing tour, free wagon rides, straw maze, craft projects, and pumpkin painting. Also enjoy the free outdoor Pioneer Living museum exhibit. With six different learning centers of historical displays and hands-on stations, this exhibit provides an experience through time to an early pioneer settlement. www.theweekendermagazine.com
For the more active festival goer, start the day off with the Perry County Museum Save Our History 5K. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Hafele Park behind the floodwall; registration at 7:00 a.m. Contact perrycountymuseum@gmail.com for information. For more information, artist booths, and registration for festival events, visit our website at www.cannelton.org, or contact Brandi Hess, 812-549-5954. Page 07
Places to go... in Terre Haute! Will you survive The Last Ride? Our Undertaker is waiting for you! ALL NEW AGAIN and MORE INTENSE than ever before! Be afraid, be very afraid! You may not survive to tell the tale... but we always welcome fresh victims...” The Shadow Asylum opens again Oct. 7 to scare the wits out of you. It will be open to the public every Friday and Saturday through October plus Thursday, Oct. 27 and Halloween night. Shadow Asylum is an intense, professional haunt that is NOT recommended for small children. Each night some individuals are sent home needing a change of undergarments! Some just can't make it through at all and need to be escorted out! And we are talking about ADULTS here... You will be exposed to strobe lights, fog, scents and odors, static charges, loud sounds, infrasonics, intense scares and startles, enclosed spaces and uneven surfaces. This attraction is NOT for the faint of heart. If you’ve been before, it doesn’t matter. The inhabitants have been working all summer creating new scenes. “We will keep some of our more popular elements, but we like knowing you don't know what to expect next!” they said. General admission is $9 and VIP admission is $16. Located at 949 North 10th Street, for more information, call 812-2345620 or visit online at www.shadowasylum.net. Page 08
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Things to Do:
Sing in the Rain! Fall forecast calls for the classic Stage version of famous film makes a splash at Beef & Boards INDIANAPOLIS – There is rain coming down this fall at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. But not on the roof – it’s on the stage! The refreshing, romantic comedy Singin’ In The Rain – the stage version of one of MGM’s most celebrated films – has poured onto the Beef & Boards stage with performances continuing through Oct. 9. Set in 1920s Hollywood, this classic is the story of Don Lockwood, a famous actor in silent films. His success is shared by his co-star, Lina Lamont, but – at least for Don -- their romance is Fall, 2011
only for the screen. When they star in their first talking movie, Lina’s grating voice causes studio executives to arrange for the voice of the beautiful young actress, Kathy Selden, to be used instead. When Lina finds out, she is furious. While Don has eyes for the lovely Kathy, Lina isn’t about to be pushed aside – on screen, or off. Timothy Ford returns to Beef & Boards to reprise his 2006 role as Don Lockwood, while Sara Brophy plays his love interest, Kathy Selden. Beef & Boards favorites Sarah Hund and Doug King play the roles of Lina Lamont and Cosmo Brown (Don Lockwood’s zany friend and sidekick). www.theweekendermagazine.com
There are 47 performances of Singin’ In The Rain scheduled in the intimate space of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Tickets range from $36 to $59, and include Chef Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, coffee, tea and lemonade. Discounts are available for children and groups of 20 or more. Parking is free. For reservations, call the Beef & Boards Box Office at 317-872-9664. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays. Singin’ In The Rain is sponsored in part by the National Bank of Indianapolis. For more information, including complete schedule, visit www.beefandboards.com. Page 09
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utler is an unincorporated town in Democrat Township of Carroll County and was laid out by John A. Cook during the construction of the Logansport Crawfordsville & Southwestern Railroad around 1871. With a population of around 1400, it is best known for its post office museum and Adams Mill. The Grist mill was built in 1845 by John Adams and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It now houses an impressive exhibit of related farm and mill equipment from the period. This Americana style museum is open to the public 1-5 p.m. on weekends through October. Come and enjoy for a Halloween event as the mill is transformed into the “Haunted Adams Mill” on Oct. 2223 and 28-29. Times are 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. each evening. Just a short walk away is a covered bridge that is still used today. Originally built in 1872, it was closed to vehicular traffic in 1974
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due to its deteriated condition. Because these bridges were constructed with timber, they were covered to protect them from the elements. An added advantage was that nervous animals could more easily focus on the far bank when they didn’t see the water below. Bridges were often the largest covered area in a community and were sometimes used for church meetings, weddings, and political rallies. Bridges were wide enough to accommodate passage of a load of hay. In the mid-1990s, the bridge was also closed to foot and bicycle traffic due to cracks in the load-bearing timbers. But dedicated volunteers continued working toward renovation. It was finally listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 and in 1999. Primitive tent camping sites are available along the picturesque Wildcat Creek for $10 per tent per night. Bathrooms and shower are available, and firewood may be purchased separately. Adams Mill also offers three rustic www.theweekendermagazine.com
cabins that will sleep up to four in bunks. Cabins have electricity and a ceiling fan, and visitors have access to the bathrooms and shower. The price is $35 per night. Firewood is available separately. Adams Mill is a popular venue for fishing, tubing, canoeing, and biking when weather permits. This is a beautiful location to enjoy the fall color-turning leaves.
Other events nearby in Carroll County • Canal Boat Rides Wabash and Erie Canal Park. Final day - Oct. 16. wabashanderiecanal.org • Murder Mystery - Oct. 23 Delphi Public Library annual event. www.carrollnet.org
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Calendar of Events PUMPKIN FANTASYLAND Oct. 1-31/LIGONIER - Pumpkins, gourds and squash are used to create well-known characters and historical events at the Fashion Farm, 1680 Lincoln Way W. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Hayride, refreshments and good food. Call 260.894.4498 or visit fashionfarminc.com.
have performed all over the world including Carnegie Hall. Admission is $10 per person, $8 each for groups of 10 or more. Plus, park admission - $5 per in-state and $7 per out-of-state vehicle. For more information, call 800-264-4223 or visit LincolnAmphitheatre.org
RILEY FESTIVAL Oct. 6-9/GREENFIELD – Celebrate the birthday of the “Hoosier Poet,” James Whitcomb Riley, in his proud birthplace. Each year’s festival has one of his poems as the theme, and this year’s is “Her Valentine.” Two parades as well as fine art, photography and quilt shows. Musical entertainment. For more information, visit www.rileyfestival.com OKTOBERFEST Oct. 7-9 BEDFORD - Family fun, community event, craft booths, live music, games, Holy Moly 5K run/walk race, beer garden, Cornhole tourney, 3 on 3 basketball tourney, baking contest, food, and more. Daily from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located inside school and gym and outside parking lot.
CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER CRAFT FAIR Oct. 8/FISHERS - At the Fishers High School. Over 140 fine arts and crafts vendors will sell their wares to the public. Fundraising event for the Fishers Freedom Festival. For more informaiton, call 317595-3195 or visit fishersfreedomfestival.org
BAT ENCOUNTER Oct. 15-17/INDIANAPOLIS - A Lilly Theater interactive production at the fabulous Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Vampire bats, flying foxes and surprises galore. Tickets are free with museum admission. For more information and show times, visit www.childrensmuseum.org or call 317.334.3322
KILLBUCK TRAILS Oct. 21, 21-22, 28-29/ANDERSON - A Haunted Woods in Madison County. A haunted hayride experience for teens and adults. Open from dusk to 2 a.m. Admission. $10 ($7 students, military and first responders). For more information, call 765-641-4126 or visit online at East, www.killbucktrails.com
FRIENDS FALL WEEKEND Oct. 15/LINCOLN CITY - Join the Friends of Lincoln State Park for a day filled with fall activities including pumpkin painting, hayrides, kid crafts, and more at the Spring Shelter inside the park. Noon to 3 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call 812-937.4710 or visit www.santaclausind.org
GHOST WALK
65TH HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL Oct. 9, 23, 31/INDIANAPOLIS - At Chatham ArchOct. 22 - 29/INDIANAPOLIS - In Historic Lockerbie Districts. Hear a true murder story and Irvington Neighborhood. This week long celebration haunt the haunts of the unquiet departed on this popular tour designed for all ages. Starts at the offers fun, food and fright capped off by a street fair Athenaeum. Call 317.840.6456 for more information. on Oct. 29. Free admission. For more information visit irvingtonhalloween.org or call 317.713.1100 MUSICAL CONCERT
VICTORIAN VILLIANS Oct. 9/LINCOLN CITY - See the legendary Singing Oct. 21-23/INDIANAPOLIS - Victorian Theatre by Hoosiers perform live 2-5 p.m. at Lincoln Candlelight at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Amphitheatre for the first time in October. The Singing Hoosiers is an exclusive, talented group of Site. Ghosts of the Gilded Age make memorable students from the prestigious Indiana University that appearances. Call 317.631.1888 or visit pbhh.org Fall, 2011
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Create Halloween magic on a shoestring budget (ARA) - Ghoulish ghosts. Wicked witches. Things that go bump in the night. What better way to have a little Halloween fun than to decorate your home for that spooky night? Halloween decorations can be expensive if you buy them in a store, but don't let that stop you from capturing the spirit. It's easy to transform the things you already have around the house into spooktacular decorations your trick-or-treaters will love. "Many people don't realize how easy it is to create Halloween magic from next to nothing," says Rust-Oleum designer Angie Stinner. "All it takes is a few beverage cans, terracotta pots, pumpkins, some paint and a little imagination." Here are a few projects from the archives of paintideas.com to help you deck out your home for All Hallow's Eve: Create a gaggle of ghoulish ghosts. Reclaim a few aluminum beverage cans from your recycling bin and rinse them thoroughly. Flip up the tab on each can so it's upright. After the cans are dry, take them outside and give them a couple of coats of Stops Rust Gloss White spray paint. Make sure you cover the entire surface and let them dry for about 24 hours. Then take a permanent marker or foam paint pen to draw on ghostly Fall, 2011
faces. Attach a 4-by-4 piece of thin gauze to each can by draping it over the top and affix a pipe cleaner or piece of yarn through each tab to hang. They're perfect for decorating a porch, entry hall even your child's room. Paint a pumpkin. Give a traditional Halloween activity a new twist. Paint a few pumpkins you've picked at the pumpkin patch with a spray paint like RustOleum Chalkboard Paint. Give them 24 hours to fully cure, and then use chalk to draw pictures or write messages like "Boo," "Go Batty" or "Happy Halloween." Line them up on the steps leading to your front door and you're ready to welcome trick-or-treaters. Or, purchase mini-pumpkins at your local supermarket and spray paint them with on-trend finishes like Universal Copper Hammered or Oil Rubbed Bronze. Place them www.theweekendermagazine.com
in a basket on your dining room table or scatter them around your house for a sophisticated alternative to the traditional painted pumpkin. The paint will preserve your pumpkins so they last through Thanksgiving. Pilgrim's landing. Here's a project that can make your Halloween party extra festive and make great placeholders for your Thanksgiving table too. Purchase several inexpensive four inch terracotta pots from your local home or garden center - or recycle some you may have in your garage. Take them outside and give them a couple of coats of paint like Ultra Cover 2X Gloss Black spray paint or Rust-Oleum Chalkboard Paint. After the pots are completely dry, cut felt circles slightly larger than the opening of the pot and attach them with a hot glue gun. Then decorate the pots with orange ribbon, candy corn, dried flowers or other seasonal decorations to make festive pilgrims' hats. If you spray painted your pots, you can use a silver permanent marker to write names on the pots - or leave them as they are and use them again to decorate your Thanksgiving table. If you used the chalkboard paint, use any color chalk. The chalk will erase easily so your pilgrims' hats can be used over and over again. Looking for more holiday decorating ideas? Visit Facebook.com/Paintideas. Page 13
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People to See: Laughter's Good Tour Friday, October 7th 7:00 pm Old National Center Tickets $46.75 each
INDIANAPOLIS- Longview, Texas native, Rodney Carrington has been making audiences laugh for almost twenty years with his unique brand of stand-up comedy. The country singersongwriter has recorded eight major label comedy albums which have sold more than two million copies ... two of which has been certified Gold. His albums include such hit comedyinspired songs as "Dancin' With a Man", "Show Them to Me" and "Don't Look Now".
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His Christmas album, Make It Christmas featues the song, "Camouflage and Christmas Lights". Carrington is also an actor having starred in his own sitcom, Rodney which ran for two seasons on ABC and the 2008 film “Beer for My Horses.� For tickets, call 317-231.000 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. or visit online at www.oldnationalcentre.com
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