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Halloween at the Chicago Botanical Garden Author: Lisa Oct 24

Families are invited to come in costume and trick-or-treat throughout the Model Railroad Garden to celebrate Halloween and the end of the railroad’s season at Trains, Tricks & Treats on Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26. The Model Railroad Garden will be decorated with spider webs, spiders, ghosts, goblins, and pumpkins, as well as seasonal plant materials. Visitors, volunteers, and Garden staff are encouraged to come in costume. An array of treats including candy, temporary tattoos, and glow sticks can be picked up throughout the Model Railroad Garden. Kids can take part in planting activities.

The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-12. Members save $1.

Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, weather permitting.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship 90 Author: Lisa Oct 23

UFC 90 Info:

Where: Allstate Arena

When: Saturday. Doors will open at 6:15 pm. The first bout is at 6:45 pm. However, the main card isn’t until 9 pm.

TV: Pay Per View

Tickets: Some tickets are still available at the Allstate Arena ticket office by phone (312-559-1212) or online at Ticketmaster.

Main Event: UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote

Co Featured Bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves

Events This Week:

Thursday: There is a 1 pm news conference at the ESPN Zone at 43 E. Ohio St. It will be held in the upstairs, and it is closed to the public. However, it may be streamed live into monitors in the bar and restaurant.

Friday:

Q&A: There will be a Q&A with Matt Hughes at 2 pm at the Chicago Theatre open to the UFC Club Members. To join, go to ufc.com.

Weigh Ins: Doors at the Chicago Theatre open for the weigh ins at 3 pm. The fighter won’t actually take the scales until 4 pm. This is free and open to the public. However, seating will be limited.

Monday: Tryouts for Season 9 for fighters in the 170 lb and 185 divisions will be at the O’Hare Crowne Plaza in Rosemont. Registration will open at 9 am with the tryouts starting at 10 am.

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Free Admission Pumpkin Patch Author: Lisa Oct 22

It is becoming harder and harder to find pumpkin patchs in the Chicagoland area who do not charge just to get in. However, First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn, 100th and Central Ave in Oak Lawn, IL 60453 does not charge admission. It is open every day from October 15-31: 10:00 a.m.-dusk, Sunday: noon-dusk. Pumpkins by size not pound! They have large, small and mini pumpkins, gourds, arts & crafts, hayrides, arts & crafts, food and drinks. Beat those expensive crowded pumpkin farms!

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Eckert’s Millstadt Farm Author: Lisa Oct 22

Want to go to a place that both Mom and Dad and the kids have fun? Check out Eckert’s Millstadt Farm. You can view the incredible creations in Uncle Aubrey’s Workshop, squeal with delight at Billy Bob’s pig races, ride the Deere Express through the orchard, plunge into the 70-foot underground slide at Eckert’s Mining Company, or even take a Haunted Hayride! Wagon rides to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch are hit also.

Eckert’s latest attraction is the amazing pumpkin cannon, the Jack-O-Lobber. The Jack-O-Lobber fires a pumpkin a half-mile! Shows are every hour on the hour Friday through Sunday.

If you are craving mouth-watering country food like roasted sweet corn, chicken shish kababs, hot dogs, bratwursts, KettleKorm, homemade ice cream, and funnel cakes be sure to stop by Bob’s N’Cobs Food Stand or the Applewood Smokehouse.

Hours:

9am to 6pm Daily
Apple Knocker Day – Every Monday This day is for all of the hard “core” apple pickers. There will be FREE admission, but all of the entertainment will be closed.
**Regular admission prices will be charged on Monday October 13th**
Pick-Your-Own Apples Now Open
Entertainment at Millstadt open everyday except Monday’s

Admission Policy

Regular Admission $7.00/person (2 and up)
After School Special FREE Admission All Times 3pm – 6pm (Tuesday – Thursday) Admission will be charged on Thursday October 23rd and 30th because the farm will be open for bonfires & hayrides.
Under 2 – FREE
Apple Knocker Day & the After School Special is not available on October 13.

Farm Schedule

Apple Picking Starts: August 27
Pumpkin Picking Starts: September 27
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Starting: November 28

Hope to see you there!

2719 Eckert Orchard Lane
Millstadt, IL 62260
(618) 476-3260

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1st Annual “Red Rock Canvas” Author: Lisa Oct 22

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The 1st Annual “Red Rock Canvas” event will be held the weekend of November 7-9 in Sedona, Arizona. It is being presented by the Sedona Gallery Association. The entire city will come alive with art events beginning with receptions Friday evening, November 7th from 5-8 at every SGA gallery. Events, artist dialogues, tours, brunches, demonstrations, and more, will abound weekend long. Special activities and accommodation packages allow visitors to fully customize their weekend with wine tastings, spa or adventure packages and more.

Actress/Artist Jane Seymour, spokesperson for one of the Gala’s beneficiaries, Camp Soaring Eagle, will be in attendance to share news of the camp being constructed in the nearby Village of Oak Creek; the camp aspires to become a member of Paul Newman’s internationally acclaimed “Hole in the Wall Camps.” Human Nature Dance Theatre is another beneficiary; they perform throughout Northern Arizona integrating live music, spoken word and dramatic light effects with movement to create a most unique experience. The Gala’s Honoree, John Waddell, has been active in the Arizona arts for over fifty years. Best known for bronze sculptures of female nudes in motion, Waddell has public works on display from California to New York, with many in prominent locations in Phoenix, Arizona. Tours of his studio and vast sculpture garden will be available on Sunday, November 9th. Waddell’s life-size and greater than life-size sculptures, noted for their grace and realism, are each a celebration of how great a human being can be.

The “Red Rock Canvas” weekend will celebrate the stimulating Sedona gallery and fine arts scene. Sponsors of this event are: City of Sedona, Sedona Chamber of Commerce, Sedona Magazine, Sedona Monthly, Sedona NOW Network, Red Rock TV, Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa, St. Francis Winery and Vineyards, CoolSedona.com and Corporate Sponsor Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village. For Gala tickets, tour tickets and event details: info@sedonagalleryassociation.com or www.redrockcanvas.com