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Carson City's ghouls and goblins will hit the streets one day early this year to avoid a conflict with the Nevada Day celebrations on Oct. 31.
Gov. Jim Gibbons will be giving candy to trick-or-treaters at the Governor's Mansion on Oct. 30 beginning at dusk.
There's plenty of time before then to get the perfect costume right here in Carson City.
Both of the Grimes Castle Haunted Houses connect to costume shops. As customers exit The Dungeon, they will go through the A to Zen Gift and Thrift Shop.
Owner Mike Epps said people shopped there last year to design their own costumes. This year a selection of new and used costumes have been added to the inventory.
He said a person could spend between $3 and $40.
“That's what we are about as a thrift store,” he said. “You can come in and do whatever you want. People come in here looking for scarves, polyester pants, something goofy just to costume up.”
The store will stay open until 10 p.m. Fridays through Sundays this month.
The Labyrinth haunted house in the Carson Mall will exit through the Revelations costume shop, which is liquidating merchandise.
“People can expect to find anything from a '20s flapper to Renaissance costumes to traditional superheroes,” said owner Monica Coleman. “These are high-end costumes that we're actually selling.”
She said they also stocked up on “fun accessories and novelty costumes.”
The store, now in what was the lingerie section of the old Gottschalk's, will extend its hours this month, open until 9 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.
Gov. Jim Gibbons will be giving candy to trick-or-treaters at the Governor's Mansion on Oct. 30 beginning at dusk.
There's plenty of time before then to get the perfect costume right here in Carson City.
Both of the Grimes Castle Haunted Houses connect to costume shops. As customers exit The Dungeon, they will go through the A to Zen Gift and Thrift Shop.
Owner Mike Epps said people shopped there last year to design their own costumes. This year a selection of new and used costumes have been added to the inventory.
He said a person could spend between $3 and $40.
“That's what we are about as a thrift store,” he said. “You can come in and do whatever you want. People come in here looking for scarves, polyester pants, something goofy just to costume up.”
The store will stay open until 10 p.m. Fridays through Sundays this month.
The Labyrinth haunted house in the Carson Mall will exit through the Revelations costume shop, which is liquidating merchandise.
“People can expect to find anything from a '20s flapper to Renaissance costumes to traditional superheroes,” said owner Monica Coleman. “These are high-end costumes that we're actually selling.”
She said they also stocked up on “fun accessories and novelty costumes.”
The store, now in what was the lingerie section of the old Gottschalk's, will extend its hours this month, open until 9 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.
More Halloween events:
• Trick-or-treat at Children's Museum: The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson St., is hosting its annual Trick-or-Treat Time, where they will hand out candy.
Children are encouraged to come in costume, and there will be activities available such as crafts and face-painting. The safe trick-or-treating venue will be open 6-8 p.m. Oct. 29 and 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30. Cost is $3 per child. Adults are free. For more information, call the museum at 884-2226. • Seeliger's 17th annual Pumpkin Patch: Seeliger Elementary School's 17th annual Pumpkin Patch will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 10 at the school, 2800 Saliman Road. Some of the activities at this family event will be games, raffles, cake walk, dunk tank, giant slide, jumping house, food, ice cream, face painting, prizes, craft fair and pumpkins for sale. All proceeds go to Seeliger classrooms to pay for field trips and extra items for the children. For more information, call Mike Walker, Pumpkin Patch coordinator, at 283-2263. • Harvest Carnival at the Salvation Army: The Salvation Army, 661 Colorado St., will host its third annual Harvest Carnival at 5 p.m. Oct. 30. It's a safe place to have fun with your children. Cost is one canned food donation per person. There will be a cupcake walk, bean bag toss, bowling and more. There will also be cotton candy and popcorn. For more information, call 887-9120. • Family Fall Festival and Chili Cook-off: The Church on North Carson Street, 1855 N. Carson St., will be serving homemade chili and cornbread during the Family Fall Festival and Chili Cook-off 6-9 p.m. Oct. 31. The free event will offer a bounce house, pony rides, carnival games, candy, music and a cake walk. Activities also will include an apple-eating contest and free drawing and prizes. For more information, call 883-0202. • Costume drive at Pioneer High School: English teacher Charity Graff and her students at Pioneer High School are collecting new and used costumes for needy children in the area. Costumes can be dropped off between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays at the school, 225 E. Park St. Anyone needing a costume can pick one up 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27. • Great 4-H Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Craft Fair: Carson City/Storey County 4-H Council is holding a fundraiser for higher education scholarships 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday at Fuji Park, 601 Old Clear Creek Road. The Great 4-H Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Craft Fair will feature hand-crafted items, food and gifts for the holidays. There also will be pumpkins, food, games, face painting, a petting zoo, bounce house, balloon twists and a shooting- sports trailer. • ‘Oh Horrors! It's Murder': Carson High School's Carson Performing Arts will present an audience-interactive, musical comedy, murder mystery for Halloween. “Oh Horrors! It's Murder” is set in a museum featuring a cursed Egyptian artifact. Someone is murdered and everyone's a suspect or a witness. The show runs 7:30-10:30 p.m. Oct. 9-10 at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. Tickets are $5 for CHS students and children, $7 for senior citizens and students, $8 for general admission. There also will be a showing on Oct. 14 as a homecoming event for $3 and a can of food for the local food bank. Call 283-1683 or 230-8919. • Author signs Halloween-themed book: Author Rachel Heskett will be signing books from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 10 and 25 at Borders on Topsy Lane. Her book, “Soot's Big Surprise,” is about a young witch who enters a witch's brew contest with help from her not-so-helpful cat. • DAWG “Howl-o-ween” pet adoption: DAWG will hold a “Howl-o-ween” pet adoption event 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 10 at Petco, 911 Topsy Lane. DAWG offers free spaying or neutering and training up to $75, along with a free microchip with every dog adoption. Call 267-7325 for more information. |
