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Now’s the time to start planning your Halloween weekend in NEW ORLEANS!
Of course, you want to see, do, and experience as much as you can during your visit here and to do this, you’ll need to go where the locals go. So, I’ve compiled a list that I think will provide you with non-stop chills, thrills, and memorable haunted fun as you explore our wonderful City of Shadows, La Belle Nouvelle Orleans!
Please Note: The following recommendations stick to a date order and in no way determine an order of preference on my part. Hopefully, you’ll find time to fit all the fun into your weekend!
The 1962 film "The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus" -- a comic adventure set and shot in New Orleans and starring the longtime local TV horror host -- has been booked for a two-week engagment, set to start Oct. 22, at the Chalmette Movies.
Co-starring Morgus sidekick Chopsley, the film sees Morgus (played by local actor Sid Noel) invent a "People Machine" that can turn people into sand, and then back again. When an Eastern bloc agent decides to steal it, Morgus must make sure his invention doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
It's only the latest revival for the beloved local figure, who got his start shooting wraparounds for TV creature features in 1959. He was brought back for more in the 1980s, and then saw the segments repackaged for broadcast -- minus the movies -- on cable television.
For details, visit the Chalmette Movies website, or call 504.304.9992. Watch the embedded video below to see the "Wacky World of Dr. Morgus" movie trailer.
Annual Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association fund raiser with cuisine provided by local restaurants, open bar, live music. Tickets are for sale for $40 in advance or $50 at the door. Find Out More
UnDead Con
Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th The Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal Street New Orleans This first annual event is part of the annual Halloween celebration hosted by the New Orleans Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Fan Club
Guests include:
Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt Co-Authors of “Dracula, The Undead” Heather Graham Author of “The Killing Edge” Gabrielle Faust Author of The “Eternal Vigilance” Trilogy Absinthe Tasting Hour With Jezebel DeLuna Panels by Paranormal Experts Larry Montz and Daena Smoeller The Con closes with a Cocktail Party and Fashion Show by Enigma Fashions
For more info:
www.vampirelestatfanclub.com/undead
THE MEMNOCH RESURRECTION BALL
Presented by the New Orleans Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Fan Club
For more info:
ANBA D’LO 2010
THIRD ANNUAL HALLOWEEN VODOU EXTRAVAGANZA IN NEW ORLEANS
PRESENTED BY MANBO SALLIE ANN GLASSMAN
THE NEW ORLEANS HEALING CENTER AND LA SOURCE ANCIENNE OUNFO 2372 ST. CLAUDE AVENUE THE OLD UNIVERSAL FURNITURE BUILDING IN THE BYWATER THE 2010 THEME CONTINUES MANBO SALLIE ANN’S “APOLOGY TO THE WATERS” Anba D’lo is Kreyol for “From Beneath the Waters” It refers to the realm of the departed souls and the time of year around All Hallows Eve, the Day of Remembrance of the Departed, is a time to call these souls forth. In New Orleans, this name has special resonance; our city has been called up from under the waters to rise, rebuild, and heal. This year especially, with the horrific tragedy of the BP oil spill present in everyone’s minds, the call to Spirit for help should be loud and clear. Come add your voice to ours! The Festival includes a Parade from the Bywater neighborhood, art exhibits, food, bar, on-site artwork, fire performers, dancing and MUSIC! For more info visit: www.neworleanshealingcenter.org (PS) I’ll be at this one, folks! Stop in and say “HI!”
ANBA D’LO 2010: APOLOGY TO THE WATERS
HALLOWEEN WEEKEND CELEBRATION!
The New Orleans Hope and Heritage Project and The New Orleans Healing Center are pleased to announce the date for The Third Annual Anba Dlo Festival. This year’s event, Apology to the Waters, will be held on Halloween Eve, Saturday, October 30 from 7:00 pm to 1:30 am at 2372 St Claude Avenue in the Bywater. Apology to the Waters, 2010 is a 21+ costume event, featuring free drinks, a costume parade and contest, outdoor live music stage, DJs, a Trance/Spiritual music room presented by Wild Lotus Yoga, fire dancers and acrobats, live artists, psychic readers, face painters, interactive experiences, and the Terrence Sanders Private Collection Art exhibit, a live auction, along with many other activities.
An interactive community festival, Anba Dlo celebrates the multicultural and artistic heritage of New Orleans through such mediums as sculpture, visual art, body painting, crafts, music, dance, acrobatics and costume. Anba Dlo's main event will also provide a sneak peek at the renovations currently taking place in the 55,000 sq. ft. historic building which is home to The New Orleans Healing Center, a multidisciplinary community revitalization project located in the heart of the burgeoning St Claude Ave. Arts District. All activities of Anba Dlo are centered on an onsite water sculpture created from debris and assembled by local artists. This interactive artwork will be unveiled at midnight during the Anba Dlo event as a personal community mandala combining sculpture, craft, tribal dance, fire, sound and light. The completed sculpture will then be displayed for one year in the central lobby of the Healing Center, once it is opened in Feb., 2011. Admission for the event is $20. Advance tickets will be available September 20, 2009, at www.neworleanshealingcenter.org, along with commemorative t-shirts, posters and catalog of auction items.
This year’s festival will boast performances from nine of the most beloved bands in New Orleans, including Cyril Neville and his Allstars, Phillip Manuel, John Mooney, Coco Robichaux, Felice Guimont, and 101 Runners on the Main Stage. Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band, Michael Skinkus and Moyuba,and Kora Konnection will perform on the Sacred Music Stage The extensive music line-up this year also features Karmic Foundation DJ, Tom Harvey.
In addition to the costume party, Anba Dlo will also feature a costume parade, which starts at 6:30 pm at Markey Park. Everyone is invited to join the parade, led by The Radical Faeries, as it makes its way through the festive streets of New Orleans to the New Orleans Healing Center. Make sure you dress for the party (water-themed costumes such as mermaids and other ocean creatures are suggested) and prepare to celebrate Halloween “Nawlins” style!
"We can create from these polarized neighborhoods, one cohesive and balanced community,” says Sallie Ann Glassman, a founder of the New Orleans Healing Center, "Diversity is strength wherever it is encountered."
The 3rd Annual Anba Dlo is presented by the New Orleans Hope and Heritage Project and is a collaboration of the Departments of The New Orleans Healing Center, including Wild Lotus Yoga, The New Orleans Food Coop, Nola Solar, The Arts and Crafts Bazaar, The Retail Boutiques, The Performance Hall/Community Space/Theater in the Round, The New Orleans Healing Arts Project, The Full Circle Women's Collective, the Street University, The 5th District Police Sub-Station, health food restaurant, Organic Gardens, The Interfaith/Spiritual Center, with the local Radical Faeries, the artists of The Terrence Sanders Art Collection,100 local musicians, acrobats, dancers, 100 volunteers, local chefs, local crafts persons, local business people, writers, and La Source Ancienne Ounfo, Inc, a 501(c)3 public charity
SUNDAY OCTOBER 31ST HALLOWEEN After a weekend of partying, you’re probably geared up for some chills and thrills, and to get your fear on I recommend the following! TAKE A HAUNTED TOUR! I RECOMMEND: FRENCH QUARTER PHANTOMS RATED THE NUMBER ONE HAUNTED TOUR
IN NEW ORLEANS
And Not For Nothing! This is the ONE TOUR IN NEW ORLEANS That Offers More Than The Usual “Fakelore” French Quarter Phantoms is the REAL DEAL
Researched, Resourced, Genuine,
If you only take one group tour while in
New Orleans for Halloween
THIS IS IT! THIS YEAR FRENCH QUARTER PHANTOMS IS FEATURING THEIR NEW
TOUR TREME
Featuring sites and locations from the hit “HBO” television series about life in Post-Katrina New Orleans Want a TOUR and not a Cattle-Call?
For More Info or to Book Your Halloween Tour:
www.frenchquarterphantoms.com
or phone 504.666.8300
PREFER A PERSONAL TOUR?
SPEND YOUR HALLOWEEN DAY WITH
THE BLOODY VOODOO QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS
“BLOODY” MARY MILLAN
A Voodoo Priestess with deep roots in the magical, hoodoo history of Old New Orleans,
Bloody Mary Millan
Will be your personal escort as you explore the dark side of this most
HAUNTED CITY IN THE WORLD!
Voted One of the Top Ten New Orleans Voodoo Queens by www.hauntedamericatours.com And Listed No. 7 on the Trip Advisor List of Top 100 Things to Do and See In New Orleans
Offering Special Tours and Experiences
Just for Halloween!
Get One-On-One With Bloody Mary NOW!
For info:
www.bloodymarystours.com
or phone 504.915.7774
THE LGBT COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT MISS
HALLOWEEN 27
NEW ORLEANS’ GAY EXPERIENCE BENEFITING THE LAZARUS PROJEC
OCTOBER 28TH – 31ST
EVENTS INCLUDE:
THE LAZARUS BALL – OCTOBER 28TH
“FEEL THE FAME PARTY” AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH
THE FAMOUS™ COSTUME PARTY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
BLAINE KERN’S MARDI GRAS WORLD
1380 PORT OF NEW ORLEANS PLACE
10 PM – 3 AM
For more info on Halloween 27 and other
Gay New Orleans Halloween Events
www.halloweenneworleans.com
And in New Orleans, Halloween doesn’t just end on Halloween Night.
Join Manbo Sallie Ann Glassman and La Source Ancienne Ounfo for their annual DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION Monday, November 1st, All Saints’ Day
Achade Meadows Peristyle
Rosalie Alley (off Rampart)
In the Bywater
MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW, BUT MAKE IT A PART OF YOUR “DON’T MISS” PLANS WHILE IN NEW ORLEANS!!
COME AND CELEBRATE THE SEASON OF THE DEAD IN THE CITY OF THE DEAD, SHADOWY, HAUNTED NEW ORLEANS!!!
DON'T MISS THESE HAUNTED EXPERIENCES DURING HALLOWEEN 2010
ALYNE PUSTANIO RECOMMENDS - THE BEST IN NEW ORLEANS!
FOR HALLOWEEN FREAK OUTS IN NEW ORLEANS:
Krewe of Halloween Parade For the third straight year, a touch of "Mardi Gras Madness" will come early in New Orleans, when the Krewe of Halloween stages its annual parade through the streets of the Crescent City on Saturday, October 30. Originally founded in 2007 as the Krewe of Boo, the name change came about this year but the theme remains the same, "Throw Me Something Monster" as it passes through the "Boo Carré" along its route. Previous years' parades featured about 20-25 floats, plus marching bands, second-line dancers, walking groups and other participants. This year's parade is expected to have about the same number of floats and follow the same route. The parade sets off at 7 p.m. and float riders will throw beads and other trinkets to the crowds assembled along the parade route. The parade route starts at Elysian Fields Avenue and Decatur Street and skirts the edge of the French Quarter down Decatur and North Peters streets, then proceeds along Tchoupitoulas and Julia streets to Convention Center Boulevard, ending at the site of Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World along the riverfront just upriver from the Convention Center. For a detailed map of the route click here www.kreweofhalloween.com. The parade will be followed by the "Monster Bash" at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World. The black & orange extravaganza will feature Halloween props and themed lighting, thousands of costumed patrons, live entertainment and lots of food. For tickets and information call Mardi Gras World at 1-800-362-8213 or 504-361-7821 or visit their website www.kernstudios.com.
Throughout the month of October, at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World, there will be an open house previewing the Halloween parade floats, plus a "Fun House" that both kids and adults will enjoy. No appointments are necessary. Mardi Gras World is located on the Mississippi Riverfront at the end of Henderson Street, just past the New Orleans Convention Center. The parade is a production of Blaine Kern Sr., known widely as "Mr. Mardi Gras." Founder of Blaine Kern Studios and Mardi Gras World more than sixty years ago, Kern still heads up the largest float-building operation in the world, turning out floats and props for dozens of Mardi Gras parading groups, known as "krewes." When he turned his focus on putting on a Halloween parade two years ago and founded a krewe to make that happen, the result was a well-attended, professionally staged event in the great Kern Family tradition. Halloween 27: A Benefit for Project Lazarus From October 28 through October 31, come celebrate Halloween in New Orleans for a good cause. Sponsored by the city's GLBT community, each night of Halloween 27 is a special themed party in a unique venue. The four-day series of events benefits Project Lazarus, which provides services to people with AIDS who can no longer live independently, or whose family can no longer take care of them. Here is the schedule for this year's series of benefit parties:
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Thursday, Oct. 28: "The Lazarus Ball." The weekend kicks off at the New Orleans Museum of Art with "The Lazarus Ball." This year's black tie optional function will include live music by MoJeaux, a silent auction and exceptional catering by some of the best restaurants in the city, along with an open bar. New Orleans Museum of Art, Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans. 7-11 p.m.
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Friday, Oct. 29: "Feel the Fame" Party. FAMOUS celebrities are always seen at Hollywood's most talked about parties. Friday night's "Feel the Fame" Party will be one you won't want to miss. The legendary House of Blues will be turned into the hottest dance party that rivals any after party in celebrity circles. Feel what it is like to be FAMOUS while walking down the red carpet as the paparazzi try to get that perfect shot of you to send to the tabloids. Once inside grab a drink at the open bar, and dance the night away to the beats of DJ John Buckley & headliner DJ Alyson Calagna. House of Blues – New Orleans, 225 Decatur Street in the French Quarter. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 30: Main Event "Famous" Costume Party. Homegrown DJ Joe Gauthreaux returns from New York to make your Halloween weekend something special. Costumes required at this dance extravaganza, costume parade and "famous" midnight show. Open bar with admission price. Lighting by Bryan Holcombe. Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World – East Bank, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, 10 p.m. to 3a.m.
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Sunday, Oct. 31: Halloween Brunch on the steamboat Natchez. A perfect way to end the weekend, experience the beauty and romance of the New Orleans skyline on an authentic Mississippi River paddlewheel steamboat. Brunch and entertainment are on board. Open bar with admission. 90-minute river cruise; boarding begins at 2 p.m. and boat leaves at 2:30 from the riverfront at Toulouse Street, adjacent to the Jax Brewery. Chartered especially for Halloween 27 New Orleans.
For more information and tickets, please visit: www.halloweenneworleans.com. Halloween for Kids Boo at the Zoo Costumed kids take over Audubon Zoo every year for Boo at the Zoo around Halloween time! This annual Zoo extravaganza is a safe, fun-filled Halloween event for children up to age 12, featuring trick-or-treat houses with candy, the Mombassa Ghost Train, a haunted house, games with prizes and entertainment. All games and treats, except concessions, are free with admission. This year's Boo at the Zoo takes place on Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23 and Friday and Saturday, October 29 and 30. Admission between 5:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. is $16 for children and adults. Children under 1 year of age are admitted free. A limited number of tickets will be sold for each night, giving visitors the opportunity to experience Boo at the Zoo in a more relaxed atmosphere. The Audubon Zoo is located in Audubon Park at 6500 Magazine Street. Convenient parking is available and public transportation is available on the Magazine Street bus or the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar. Purchase tickets online at: www.AudubonInstitute.org or call 504-581-4629. Ritz-Carlton Hotel – Children's Halloween Tea The breathtaking Ritz-Carlton hotel on Canal Street will host a Children's Halloween Hobgoblin Tea on Sunday, October 31, at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. Children will enjoy tea, and creating their own specialty cookies, cupcakes and candy. Costumes are welcomed and encouraged for the kids as well as their parents. For more information, please call (504) 524-1331 or visit: www.ritzcarlton.com. Ghosts in the Oaks Friends of City Park's annual non-scary Halloween party in the Amusement Park & Storyland features food, candy, rides, music, and crafts to entertain all ages. Come dressed in your favorite costume! Friday, October 22 in the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park For more information: www.friendsofcitypark.com or call (504) 483-9376. Operation Pumpkin On Saturday, October 16, at the Shops at Canal Place, come see the daring doctors from Children's Hospital scrub up to perform some delicate operations on some lucky pumpkins. The doctors will use their surgical skills to carve jack-o-lanterns that will be judged by local celebrities and sold to the public. Kids of all ages will enjoy Halloween treats and entertainment including mask making and pumpkin decorating. Children can trick-or-treat throughout the mall in costume. Patrons can enjoy special in-store promotions at participating shops. Wear your favorite costume and be sure to have your picture drawn by the caricature artist! Parents may purchase the expertly hand-carved jack-o-lanterns or the kids can help them pick out a new mini pumpkin for new carving ideas. $20 for surgeon-carved pumpkins; $15 for un-carved pumpkins. Operation Pumpkin takes place on from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main lobby of the Shops of Canal Place, 333 Canal Street, and is FREE to the public. Proceeds made from pumpkin sales will directly benefit New Orleans' Children's Hospital. For more information, please call 504-896-9373 or visit: www.chnola.org. The 23rd Annual Ghostly Gallivant Bring the kids! It's great for the whole family! The Friends of the Cabildo present the 23nd Annual Ghostly Gallivant. Meet historic figures of the past on a ghost-led tour of the old haunts of the French Quarter. This year's Gallivant will take place on October 23 & 24. Tickets can be purchased at the 1850 House Museum Store at 523 Rue St. Ann in Jackson Square. They can also be purchased online. The tours will leave every half-hour starting at 10 a.m. The last tour leaves at 3 p.m., with light refreshments included. For more information call 504-523-3939 or visit www.friendsofthecabildo.org. THE BEST HALLOWEEN HAUNTED SPOOK HOUSES IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA
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Lagniappe: Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular celebration. Halloween in New Orleans is as many say a time when the dark forces walk hand ain hand with the living. Halloween activities over the years also include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, Grand elaborate Vampire Balls, carving jack-o'-lanterns, haunted ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted house attractions, pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. Some games traditionally played at Halloween In New Orleans as around the world are forms of divination. A traditional voodoo divination unique to the Big Easy of divining one's future spouse is to go to a local cemetery and walk it's dark sinister perimeter to find the magical Gate Of Guinee. The exact location of the haunted cemetery gates isn't really ever told to outsiders of the Secret Societies. New Orleans Tour Guides and Haunted Cemetery or ghost tours will skirt around the issue, or just look at you like they don't know what your talking about, so never mention it (seriously). New Orleans voodooist say just to talk about the accursed cemetery gates spells doom to those that ask or search for it or speak of it openly to anyone. Those who know feel it is inviting them , "The Ghede" to take you away. Only someone pure of heart with only one burning question to be answered by the dead is ever told the whole truth. A unnamed New Orleans Voodoo priestess says quite bluntly, search and you shall find them rusted shut, or worse they will certainly find you and be wide and opened. Its primary goal is to both enlighten and bridge the worlds of the dead and the living, considered the most sacred and the profane. Unmarried women were told in the late 1800's that if they sat before the gates on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in between the bars. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a living skull would appear or a dark shadowy Ghede would reach out and drag them to hell.
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