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37 www.pdop.org Halloween Special Events Haunted House at Dole Friday, October 11, 7:00-8:30P at Dole Center Supervisor: Megan Ulczak Come get your spook on with a FREE Haunted House at Dole Center in partnership with the Oak Park Public Library! Enjoy a tour and scare courtesy of the Oak Park Library staff. Spooky Stroll Saturday, October 12 6:00-7:30P & 7:30-9:00P at Austin Gardens Supervisor: Leah Pryor Join us for a spooky night in Austin Gardens, if you dare! Spend the evening strolling through the spooky setting of Austin Gardens, carve or decorate your own pumpkin, get your face painted, enjoy marshmallows and family-friendly ghost stories around the fire and finish the evening with a magic show! Halloween costumes encouraged. Each person attending must be registered. Ages 3+ Activity # 464900-01 (6:00-7:30P) Activity # 464900-02 (7:30-9:00P) $10 Res/$13 NR Min 6/Max 60 Fright at Night Friday, October 18 5:30-8:30P TICKET at Oak Park Conservatory Supervisor: Patti Staley Join us for the popular annual Fright at Night at the Oak Park Conservatory. e Bootanical Conservatory promises to bring tricks, treats and Halloween fun. Come see what poisonous plants grow in the shadows of the Conservatory. Admission to Fright at Night is every half hour. is year, pre-registration tickets are available and strongly recommended. All attendees require a ticket. All Ages. $8 admission preregistration tickets recommended $10 admission at the door, limited availability www.pdop.org/fright-at-night/ Max 100 per time slot Tricks, Treats & Tails Sunday, October 13, 2:00-3:30P Austin Gardens Supervisor: Megan Ulczak TICKET Dress up your prized pooch for an aernoon of trick or treating around Maple Park, costume contests, music, snacks and more! Fun prizes will be awarded to a variety of our costume contest participants. is program is put on in partnership with the Animal Care League. ALL AGES Registration is per DOG! Pre-registration suggested; however drop-ins are welcome. $5 of your registration fee goes to helping homeless animals. $10 Res/ $12 NR Min 25/Max 75 Halloween Movie Day for Kids Sunday, October 27, 2:00-5:00P at Austin Gardens Supervisor: Susan Crane Start your aernoon by creating Eek-o-friendly masks while creepy music plays to get in the "spirit" of things. en, weather permitting, we'll go out to the patio for s'mores and ghost stories by the fire pits. We'll then go inside, turn out the lights, turn up the sound and play a creepy Halloween movie while enjoying snacks. Registration is required and this is a drop-off program. Each child in your family must be a registered participant. AGES 5-10. Activity #462013-01 $10 Res/$13 NR Min 10/Max 30 The Great Pumpkin Smash Saturday, November 2, 4:00-5:00P at Barrie Park Supervisor: Susan Crane Don't know what to do with that old pumpkin? Why not smash it down Barrie Sled Hill and enter your carved work of art in the mushiest and squishiest event of the season? All participants will start at the top of Barrie Hill and smash their pumpkins to smithereens. Free and open to the public - no need to pre-register, just show up ready to SMASH! Pumpkin parts will be composted at the end of the event. ALL AGES! THE MADNESS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE: A LOVE STORY By David Rice • Directed by Skyler Schrempp It is 1849, two years aer the death of his wife Virginia, and Edgar Allan Poe is haunted — not just by the specter of his beloved, but also by his own macabre mysteries. During the course of THE MADNESS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE: A LOVE STORY, Virginia and Edgar guide the audience from room to room through Oak Park's historic Cheney Mansion, taking them from the garrets to the dungeons…and deep into a tortured mind, teetering on the brink of sanity. Come and experience favorites like "e Pit and the Pendulum", "e Tell-Tale Heart"and "e Masque of the Red Death" as you've never heard or seen them before. October 24 – November 17 ursday & Friday, 8:00P | Saturday, 1:00P | Sunday, 3:00P Plus a special halloween performance on October 31 at 5:00P General admission $35 | Seniors $28 | Students $15 | Children under 12 & dogs free | Preview: $20 Questions: Call our Box office (708) 300-9396 Presented by Festival eatre, the Midwest's oldest professional (Actors' Equity Association) classical outdoor theater. Check out our other Halloween Events! Trunk or Treat Spooky Skate Haunt the Rink See page 63 for details.