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Halloween

Twin Cities Calendar for October  2014
October 4 comic books  Midwest Comic Book Association, Education Bldg, MN Fairgrounds (10am-5pm, $8) 
awareness      Slut Walk, Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, Minneapolis (2pm, free)
pop                  Smokey Robinson, Mystic Lake (8pm, $68+)
Oct 4-5reuse               Half-Price Book Sale, Grandstand, MN Fairgrounds (9am-6pm, free) -- everything $3 or less
Oct 4, 9, 23,
25, 30		 hockey            Wild, Xcel Center
October 5 country          Merle Haggard, Mystic Lake (8pm, $46+)
booya             North St. Paul Firefighters Booya, Casey Lake Park, North St. Paul (11am, $4 per bowl)
booya             Roseville Firefighters Booya, Roseville VFW, 1145 Woodhill Dr, Roseville (11am) 
booya             St. Marys Catholic Church Booya, 261 8th St E, St. Paul (10:30am-2pm)
run                  Twin Cities Marathon, 6th St near Portland Av to Mpls lakes to St. Paul (8am)
October 8astronomy      Full moon (4:51am)
October 9movie              Jungle Book with the voices of Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, & starring Neel Sethi
October 11book fair        Book Festival, Progress Center, MN Fairgrounds (10am-5pm, free)
beer cans       Guzzle 'N Twirl, Breweriana, Aldrich Arena, 1850 White Bear Av, Maplewood (9am-3pm, $5)
Oct 11, 18football          Minnesota Gophers, TCF Bank Stadium 
October 12
 kids                 Disney Live, Target Center
football          Vikings v. Detroit Lions (noon, TCF Stadium)
show               Wedding Fair, Minneapolis Convention Center (11am-4pm, $15)
October 13
 holiday-ish    Columbus Day - why is this still a holiday?
October 18booya             Arcade-Phalen American Legion Post 577,  1129 Arcade Street, St. Paul (noon-until gone)
Oct 18-19 show               Healthy Life Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center (10am-5pm, $6)
show               Home Improvement, Minneapolis Convention Center  (10am-5pm)
October 19 rock                Pearl Jam, Xcel Center
October 24rock                Black Keys, Target Center
October 31 holiday           Halloween (see below)

Ask Twin Cities Calendar: What is Booya?
Booya is thick soup or thin stew, cooked in giant kettles. Boil-ya?  It's a harvest mix of everything the cook decided it should be. A recipe for booya calls for throwing the recipe book into the kettle. Slurp! Mmmm, nothing tastes better than the printed page.


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Minnesota PumpkinHalloween & Trick-or-Treat 2014 - Twin Cities Calendar
Trick or Treat Hours in Minnesota: There aren't set hours for trick-or-treating in Minnesota.  
Maybe it's over at dusk. Or 8pm. 8:30ish. Or when there's no more candy.
Or when Jack O'Lantern's lights are out... Of course, halloween will be completely over by curfew.

 Thursday's curfew is -- 10pm (age 15 & younger) in Ramsey County                    
9pm (age 12 & younger) in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, & Washington counties

 Sunset will be at 6pm.




Trick Or Treat Rules
1. Knock on a door or ring a doorbell and yell, "Trick or treat."
2. Open a bag or pillowcase or plastic pumpkin or something else and have them drop candy in.
3. Say "Thank you" and go on to the next place.

Don't stay out past curfew. Don't go into houses (even with a socializing parent). Don't get into doorsill conversations. You've got places to go.

Don't carry a lot of loot. A route that allows you to drop stuff off at home and go back out often, will help you.

Go to houses that are lit up, especially with visible Halloween decorations. If the house looks dark, move on.

Be visible. Travel in groups. Watch for cars. Wear reflectors, reflective tape, lights, or glow-lights.

Don't waste time (yours or your neighbors). Don't dress up as a magician and beg people to request a Trick. This isn't amateur talent night. That was Columbus Day and you missed it.

What if there was a trick or treating social app where kids could report to other kids which houses gave out the best stuff and which gave out the worst?!?

Twin Cities Halloween 2014 - Minneapolis & St. Paul - for Kids   
Boo-seum, Excelsior - Lake Minnetonka Historical Society - Oct 24-26 6-9pm - Ghost Trolley
Caves & Graves Tour, Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul - Oct 3, 10-11, 17-18, 24-26, 28, 30
Chanhassen Halloween Party, Chanhassen Recreation Center - Oct 25 5:30-7:30pm  (low scare, $5, age 2-10) (registration)
Fright Farm, Ramsey Co. Fairgrounds, Maplewood - Oct 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-26, 30-31  (7-11pm, $10) (low-scare Oct 26 noon-4pm)
Frightmares, Buck Hill, Burnsville - Oct 3-4, 10-12, 17-18, 24-25, 31-Nov 1 (7pm, $22+) (coupons at SA & Subway)
Great Pumpkin Festival, Landmark Center, St. Paul - Oct 26 (1-3pm, free, low scare)
Half-haunted Halloween, Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield - Oct 18 (3-7:30pm, $5, low scare)haunt
Halloween Extravaganza, Dodge Nature Center, West St. Paul - Oct 24 (5:30-10pm, $9, low scare)
Halloween Fest, Nicollet Commons Park, Burnsville - Oct 24 (6-8pm, $5)
Halloween Hootenanny 14, The Garage, Burnsville - Oct 31 (5:30-11pm, $10)
Halloween Skating Party, Burnsville Ice Center - Oct 26 (noon-1:30pm)
Halloween Spectacular, Pioneer Park (Annandale Lions Club), Annandale -  Oct 25 (5-8pm)
Haunted Basement, Soap Factory, Minneapolis - Sep 27-Nov 2 ($25+)
Haunted Woods Trail, Central Park, Rosemount - Oct 25 (6-8pm)
Haunting Experience, Zywiec's, Cottage Grove - Sep 27, Oct 3-4, 10-11, 15-18, 24-25, 30-31, Nov1 ($19)
HowlZooWeen, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley - Oct 1-31 (9am-4pm)
Kid's Halloween Dance, Medina Entertainment Center - Oct 26 (2:30-5pm, free (food donation))
Kids World of Fun, Majestic Pines Community Church, Mahtomedi - Oct 25 (2-4pm, free)
Largest Trick or Treat, Mall of America, Bloomington - Oct 31 (SE or Nordstrom Court, Rotunda, 4:30-8pm) 
Blackout, Nickelodeon Universe, Mall of America - Oct 17-18, 24-25 (5-10pm, $20) -- unlit rides, black lighting, & fog
Nightmare Grove, 9042 Upper 81st St S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 - Oct 24-25, 31 (7-10pm, bring gift toiletry items)
Nightmare Hallow-Scream Park, Running Aces, Columbus, MN - Oct 3-4, 10-11, 16-19, 23-26, 29-Nov 1 (7pm, $15+)
Parades, Anoka Halloween, Anoka - Oct 18 & 24 (low scare)
Pumpkin Patches  ~~ a very Linus thing to do 
Andover - Eveland Family Farm - 2575 Andover Blvd, Andover, MN 55304  - 763-755-5123
Anoka - Berry Hill Farm - 6510 185th Av NW, Anoka, MN 55303 - 763-753-5891
Greenfield - Knapton's Raspberries - Highway 55 (11 miles west of I-494), Greenfield, MN 55357 - 763-479-1184
Ham Lake - Anoka County Farms - 125 Bunker Lake Blvd, Ham Lake, MN 55304 - 763-427-0000
Hastings - Whistling Well Farm - 8973 S St. Croix Trail, Hastings, MN 55033 - 651-998-0301
Lake Elmo - Ziertman’s Pumpkin Farm - 5761 Keats Av N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 - 651-779-9134
Lakeville - Applewood Orchard - 22702 Hamburg Av, Lakeville, MN 55044 - 952-985-5425
Lindstrom - Tom's Pumpkin Farm - 15281 Panola Dr, Lindstrom, MN 55045 -  651-433-2905 - pick-your-own or pre-picked
Minnetrista - Minnetonka Orchards - 6530 County Road 26, Minnetrista, MN 55364 - 763-479-6530
Shakopee - Peter's Pumpkins - 2860 Old Brickyard Rd, Shakopee, MN 55379 - 952-906-0247
Shoreview - Victoria Valley Orchard - 4304 N Victoria St, Shoreview, MN 55126 - 651-484-4500
Stillwater - Axdahl's Garden Farm - 7452 Manning Av, Stillwater, MN 55082 - 651-439-3134
White Bear Lake - Pine Tree Apple Orchard - 450 Apple Orchard Road, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 - 651-429-7202
Real Haunted Tours: Mounds Theatre, Mounds Theatre, St. Paul - Oct 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, 31-Nov 1 ($20)
Scream Town, SpookyWorks, Chaska - Oct 3-4, 10-11, 16-19, 24-26, 31-Nov 1 ($20+)
Severs Corn Maze, near Canterbury Park, Shakopee - Sep 13-14, 20-21, 27-28; Oct 4-5, 11-12, 16-19, 25-26 ($13)
Southdale Malloween, Southdale Mall, Edina - Oct 25 10am
Terrorfest, Halloween Maze, Blaine - Oct 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, Nov 1-2 (free, 793 Oak Ridge Pt NE )
Trail of Terror, Renaissance Festival, Shakopee - Oct 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, 31-Nov 1 (7-11pm, $20)
ValleyScare,  Valleyfair, Shakopee - Sep 19-20, 26-27, Oct 3-4, 10-11, 16-18, 24-25, 31-Nov 1 ($32+)
Whole Foods Market, uptown Minneapolis - Oct 23 (healthy trick-or-treating)
Zoo Boo, Como Park Zoo, St. Paul - Oct 18-19, 24-26 (4:30-7:30pm, $7)
        and UNICEF, Trick or Treat for UNICEF

Trick or Treat Hours in Minnesota: There aren't set hours for trick-or-treating in Minnesota.  
Maybe it's over at dusk. Or 8pm. 8:30ish. Or when there's no more candy. Or when Jack O'Lantern's lights are out. Thursday's curfew is -- 10pm (age 15 & younger) in Ramsey County                    
9pm (age 12 & younger) in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, & Washington

Here are the Twin Cities Calendar - Halloween listings from 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, & 2007.
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jackHalloween Costume Parties 2014 in the Twin Cities for Adults
 (cover charges & prizes vary)

Cabooze, 917 Cedar, Minneapolis 55404 612-338-6425
Oct 31st & Nov 1st 8:30pm - Wookiefoot Halloween 
Chipotle, all locations
                           Oct 31st - 4pm-close - Boorito - costumed customers get $3 booritos 
First Avenue, 701 1st Av N, Minneapolis 55403 -- 612-332-1775
Oct 31 8pm, $10 - Halloween Party & Costume Contest -- "over $1000 in cash prizes"
Medina Entertainment Center, 500 Hwy 55, Medina 55340 -- 763-478-6661
Oct 26 8:30pm, $13 - Halloween Dance - Boogie Wonderland 

Costume parties and other adult Halloween events for 2014 will be listed closer to Halloween.
Here are the Twin Cities Calendar - Halloween listings from 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, & 2007.

Need a costume? Visit Party City, Ragstock, Savers, Spirit Halloween, Target, & Wal-mart stores
Twin Cities Magic & Costume Company, 2044 Robert Street, West St. Paul 55118 -- 651-227-7888
Venus Unveiled (sexy costumes), 711 W Lake St, Minneapolis 55408 -- 612-821-6464
The VitaMN Oct 25, 2012 has a Venus Unveiled coupon for 20% off  all costumes, expires November 1, 2012
Need a time-period costume? Costume Rentals (from Guthrie Theater & Children's Theatre) -- 612-375-8722

Need a mask?  Here is a President Obama mask (here's another) 





~ jack ~
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