Hello there, boils and ghouls.
Stock up on candy, put the finishing touches on your costume, and screen a fright flick or two, because it’s almost the spookiest time of the year again, and there’s just days to go before the wickedest witching hour the whole calendar is once more upon us.
But, if you’ve done all that petrifying prep work already, and you’re looking for ways to kill (cue “Psycho” score) a little time before All Hallow’s Eve, then consider these ominous options for a frightfully fun weekend.
There’s nothing to fear — yet!
First, it’s alive! And it’s all shook up.
Celebrate a freaky Friday (and showy Saturday) with the King of Rock and Roll at the Waterfront Readers Theatre production of “All the King’s Women,” a collection of five short plays and three monologues depicting the life of Elvis Presley through the eyes of 17 women who knew him.
Some were enthralled.
Others were appalled.
But, none would ever forget their time, however brief, with the good ol’ boy godfather of the Memphis Mafia.
Taking care of business, baby.
The play, written by Luigi Jannuzzi, will be performed twice: at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 and at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Huney Hall in the Bainbridge Island Senior Center. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted.
Also on Friday, enjoy a scary (scary good, that is) sonic showing by Ottawa area singer/songwriter Brock Zeman, coming to the Treehouse Café for a special 21-and-older concert at 8 p.m.
Tickets, $15 each, are on sale at www.treehousebainbridge.com.
Zeman is a driven, charismatic and passionate performer from Lanark, Canada. His music is all about connecting with listeners through uplifting melodies, organic soundscapes and earnest lyricism , not unlike artists the likes of Wilco, Ryan Adams or Damien Rice.
If you survive the night, relish Saturday the start of a fiesta October-style.
The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art will host its fourth annual Dia de Los Muertos celebration, with a range of activities including art projects, storytelling and cultural cuisine, from Saturday, Oct. 28 to Sunday, Nov. 5.
Admission is free, and the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — is really a celebration of life, after all. Never mind the grinning skulls on the ceremonial altar; they’re usually made of sugar.
“Dia de los Muertos is about connectedness with those we’ve loved,” said Araceli Cruz, Bainbridge textile artist and Day of the Dead event co-organizer along with Alice Mendoza and Cynthia Sears. “It goes back to the whole idea that love never dies. We live, we die, but love is an energy that never goes away.”
The festival centerpiece is a traditional ofrenda, a colorful, multi-paneled shrine to which visitors can add their own mementos honoring those who’ve passed into time. The altar is accessible to the public each day during museum hours.
For a tradition formed a little closer to home, grab a sharp knife and get ready to carve … a pumpkin, that is.
The Scouts of Cub Scout Pack 4545 will once again host their free annual pumpkin carving event this year from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Masonic Lodge on Grow Avenue NW.
The popular seasonal community event offers guests of the pack a chance to pick out, carve and take home a pumpkin of their choosing.
Pumpkins, tools, cleanup supplies and assistance will be provided.
No RSVP is required.
The lodge is located at 1299 Grow Ave. NW.
“This is a first-come, first-serve event and all are welcome to come and carve a pumpkin, leaving the mess behind,” said Scoutmaster Alex Brown.
Cap the day off with a cross-dressing, genre-bending, musical of monstrous proportions.
You know what I’m talking about, don’t you?
Let’s do the time warp again.
The beloved cult phenomenon that is “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975) is returning once more to Bainbridge Cinemas for a seasonal screening at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.
Directed by Jim Sharman, the movie is a loving parody/tribute to classic science fiction and horror “B” movies of the 1930s through to the early ‘70s.
Audience participation is encouraged at this screening. Tickets are on sale now. Visit www.farawayentertainment.com to learn more and purchase.
You’re on your own from there, kiddies…
But don’t worry.
The island that slays together stays together.
Which of course means I’ll be seeing you … sooner or later. Whether you know it or not.
Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!
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