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(American Museum of Natural History, 175 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) (2-5PM) Trick or treat in warmth and safety among the “dangerous” dinosaurs, “eerie” elephants, and “other-worldly” planets. Kids’ favorite characters will wander the halls greeting and entertaining. “Spooky” arts and crafts keep little hands busy, and live performances punctuate the proceedings. ($10) Event Website
(JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St, New York, NY 10023, 646-505-4444) (See website fir schedule) An urban retreat of culture, creativity, and community for GLBT Jews, partners, and allies. This is a Shabbaton like you’ve never experienced before, featuring: ($185) Event Website Note: this event runs October 30 - November 1
(Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003) (Outdoor entertainment 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm; doors op) Nonstop theater, a costume competition and ballroom dancing will bewitch the East Village in this one-night fiesta that takes over all four of TNC's theater spaces, plus its lobby and the block of East Tenth Street between First and Second Avenues. Customarily over 1,400 wildly-clad celebrants gather for dancing, dining, showing off costumes and viewing acts from the cutting-edge of Cabaret and Theater. Costume or formal wear required. ($20; costume or formal wear required) (212- 254-1109) Event Website
(Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011) (F @ noon/S&S @ 10AM) A three day festival devoted entirely to chocolate--is guaranteed to give eager appetites a head start on the season of holiday merrymaking. Designed for the public, the event allows visitors to discover all there is to know about, taste, and explore in the world of chocolate. ($30) Event Website Note: this event runs October 30 - November 1
(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) (Panel: 2 - 4pm; Film & Discussion: 4 - 5:45) In conjunction with Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, a distinguished panel examines the impact of sexism on the image and role of women in rock and roll over the past thirty years; the effect of feminism on the rock scene; and what lies ahead for women’s participation in all aspects of rock music. Music journalist Vivien Goldman moderates a discussion with photographers Kate Simon and Jill Furmanovsky, musician Tamar-kali, and editor and musician Ingrid Dahl. Film and Discussion: A rare screening of Anything Boys Can Do (Ethan Minsker, 1997). The film documents the experiences of women in New York City’s underground rock scene in the 1990s, combining live-show footage with interviews of band members and fans. A question-and-answer session with filmmaker Ethan Minsker, facilitated by Michelle Halabura, follows. Event Website
(The Crowne Theater in the Producer's Club, 358 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036) (8pm) Newlyweds, Jack and Emily arrive at her father’s summer cottage for their honeymoon, only to find nothing is as it seems. After a visit from Jack’s ex-girlfriend who had followed them there, she is found outside, dead. The local Sheriff, a New York detective, and the famous mystery author who lives next door try to solve the mystery. After many arrests, including the bride and finally her father, the mystery turns out to be a humorous storm in a teacup. ($18) (917-438-9223) [email protected] Event Website Note: this event runs October 25 - November 3
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8pm) DJs Gustavo & Rich King (SNAXX) will be there to help us spin the night away! To add special flare to this evenings dance the Imperial Court are our hosts. ($10 at the door, $8 online) (212-620-7310) [email protected] Event Website
(Big Apple Ranch, 39 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011) (8pm) Trick or treat at Big Apple Ranch’s Halloween Hoedown. You're encouraged to wear a costume, but we’re all about footwork on the dance floor. Contact: Susanna Stein. Proceeds benefit New York City's accessible, gay-friendly freestyle wrestling club for adults, Metro Wrestling. (917-974-3401) [email protected] Event Website
(Check website for details) (9PM-9AM) A marvellous and mysterious event...a Halloween celebration of the extravagant and the grotesque...a 12-hour spectacle of atmosphere, costumery and diverse entertainments...an explosion of live music, dancing, circus arts, fire, and late-night revelry, snake-charmed into an absinthe-fueled early-morning speakeasy. And for the daring few: A loft lounge with absinthe and other mind-altering potions by The House of St Eve Event Website
(6th Ave from Spring St to 21st St) (7PM) Join hundreds of Puppets, 53 Bands of Different Types of Music, Dancers and Artists, and thousands of other New Yorkers in costumes of their own creation in the Nation’s most wildly creative public participatory event in the Greatest City in the World. (FREE) Event Website
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (4:15 PM) S.V.A. presents its annual "Gay History Month" meeting and forum. This year is memorable as the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. U.S. Congressmember Yvette D. Clarke is the special guest. She will provide what's happening for Gay rights in Congress including the congressional approval of a national Gay Hate Crimes bill and updates on ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the U.S. military. Since it is Halloween, you are welcomed to "dress-up" and join the SVA members and guests who will partake in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, lining-up immediately afte ($2 (for The Center)) ((212) 627-1969) [email protected] Event Website
(DeSalvio Park in Little Italy at the corner of Mulberry & Spring Sts) (12 - 5pm) Green Halloween is a national movement that promotes the creative and community aspects of Halloween while suggesting alternatives to processed sugar candies at a time of epidemic childhood obesity and diabetes. Keeping with that spirit, Green Halloween Bazaar will bring together numerous NYC artists, fashion stylists and costumers to form an alternative Halloween season culture. Various high-end "freaky" fashion designers and set-costume makers will provide items for display, purchase, or rental. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to Green Halloween NYC. The costumes will be presented as part of the newest exhibit at Gallery 151 curated by Jennifer Harris. For this two week exhibit, Ms. Harris has selected a collection of sculptures, photographs and other mixed media that address nature's response to humanity's frequent attack. Artists: Doctor Adventure, Kae Burke, Laura Clarke, Elaine Dinowitz, Larisa Fuchs (Gemini & Scorpio), Christopher Hardwick, Tara McManus, KaytiBunny Roberts, Anya Sapozhnikova, Francis Stallings, James Vogel, Wheylan. In addition to the exhibit, there is also a program of community events: scary movies nights, costume workshops, and more. (FREE) Event Website
(Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003) (7:30 - 2am) Nonstop theater, a costume competition and ballroom dancing will bewitch the East Village! This unique festival continues as a grand coming-together for everyday New Yorkers and artists alike. The one-night fiesta takes over all four of Theatre for the New City theater spaces, plus its lobby and the block of East Tenth Street between First and Second Avenues. Over 1,400 wildly-clad celebrants gather for dancing, dining, showing off costumes and viewing acts from the cutting-edge of Cabaret and Theater. Big-Band Dance orchestras take over the large Johnson Theater. These will include Maquina Mono, Hot Lavendar Swing Band, an all-Gay and Lesbian 18-piece orchestra, and New York Flaggers. With its Witches' Cauldron, the event can justifiably claim to have downtown's most sensational Halloween cafe. The Community Theater of TNC becomes an atmospheric grande buffet for the event, with a variety of American and international delicacies available at peoples' prices. Holiday dishes are contributed by neighboring East Village restaurants, some with celebrity chefs. COSTUME PARADE AND CONTEST BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT! ($20; costume or formal wear is required) (212-254-1109) Event Website
(City Center, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) New York City Center presents the third annual season of Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, celebrating the centenary of the Ballets Russes. Highlights include two U.S. premieres – a new ballet by Artistic Director Christopher Wheeldon, co-commissioned by New York City Center and Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, and a new work by Australian choreographer Tim Harbour, commissioned by Morphoses, as well as repertoire by Lightfoot León, Alexei Ratmansky and Mr. Wheeldon. The engagement will feature live music performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, with opening night conducted by the orchestra’s founder and music director, Alondra de la Parra. ($15, $25, $60, $85, $110) Event Website Note: this event runs October 29 - November 1
(268 Wesr 47th St @ 8th Ave) Combining the energy and glamour of a world-class nightclub with the spectacle and illusion of the theater, Purgatorio will offer an interactive Halloween experience unlike anything seen before in New York nightlife. Adults 21 and over will be immersed in a multi-level world of macabre fantasy complete with interactive variety acts and installations, all set in a dynamic environment that is at once frightening, erotic and whimsical. There’s nothing typical about this nightclub. Dance, drink, and party with the undead at Purgatorio and see what indulgences await you on the other side. ($39.99+) Event Website Note: this event runs October 28 - 31
(Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay St, Downtown Brooklyn, NY 11201) Theatreworks' high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. Produced by Theatreworks, City Tech's resident theatrical troupe with design, construction, and operating support provided by students and faculty of the College’s nationally unique Entertainment Technology Department, this theme-park-quality Halloween attraction has been thrilling children and adults alike since 1999. ($6 for adults; $4 for students (with ID)) Event Website Note: this event runs October 29 - 31
(Madame Tussauds, 234 West 42nd St btwn 7 & 8th Aves, Times Square, New York, NY 10036) (9pm -1am) What dark secrets lurk in the depths of the world-famous wax museum? Our history tells of a dark side that few care to revisit. During the French Revolution, Madame Tussaud was forced to dig through piles of executed noble’s bodies, creating death masks of famous victims and collecting gruesome artifacts for her travelling Chamber of Horrors like the guillotine blade that beheaded Marie Antoinette. This Halloween, we’ll take you where you’ve always been afraid to go and show you that it’s not all glamour and celebrities. ($20) Event Website Note: this event runs October 29 - 31
(Sanford Meisner Theater, 164 11th Ave btwn 22 & 23rd Sts, New York, NY 10011) Warning: Haunted House is an intense interactive experience that lasts approximately 15 minutes per person. You don't just walk through it - you live it. And yes, you will be touched. ($12+) Event Website Note: this event runs October 29 - 31
(Merchants House, 29 East 4th St, New York, NY 10003) (12 - 5pm (30 minute tours begin every 20 minutes)) Celebrate Halloween at a ‘real’ haunted house. Tours of the Museum’s exhibition about 19th-century death and mourning are just spooky enough – then come downstairs for hot cider, creep cakes, lady fingers, and ‘spirited’ 19th-century activities. Recommended for ages 7-12. ($10) Event Website
(Merchants House, 29 East 4th St, New York, NY 10003) (7 & 9pm) Official Merchant’s House ghost-storyteller Anthony Bellov will read selections from 19th-century horror classics, and recount highlights from his ongoing research into the strange and supernatural occurrences at the Merchant’s House Museum – in a parlor arranged for a mid-19th century funeral! 60 minutes Readings. ($25, MHM Members $15) Event Website
(Dance Chelsea Studios, 115 West 27th St, New York, NY 10001) (9pm - 1am) ($15/$20) Event Website
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