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POSTED: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Halloween events in Whatcom County

Harvest at Stoney Ridge Farm

Thursday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.

Stoney Ridge Farm, 2092 Van Dyk, Everson; Thursday and Friday-$2 a person, age 3 and under and age 55 and older free. Saturday-$3 a person, groups of four $10; 3 and under free; 966-3919

Family entertainment, fresh on-farm produce and the experience of visiting a three-generation working farm, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Pumpkin patch in the county, craft and gift shop, fresh pasteurized cider, hot dog stand, pie shop (pumpkin and caramel apple pie), fresh mini-cider donuts and lattes, decorations, U-pick and we-pick apples, hay and train rides, farm animals and goat walk, corn maze.

Fun and Safe Halloween Adventure

Thursday, Oct. 29

8651 Kendall Road, Maple Falls; $5 adults, $4 ages 12 and younger, ages 3 and younger free; reservations required; 599-1515

Giggles the Clown, refreshments, games, inflatable, ghostly music, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 29, 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 31. Shows at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. for various age levels; 10 p.m. Halloween night is adults only.

Halloween Movie Trivia Night

Thursday, Oct. 29

Uisce Irish Pub, 1319 Commercial St.; $1 to play; 752-0159

Ages 21 and older can try for prizes in a Halloween movie trivia night from 8-11 p.m.

Haunted House

Friday, Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m.

Our Kitchen is Your Kitchen Bakery & Studio, 3111 Newmarket St. #106; $35 per haunted house; 733-7700

This is your first chance of the season to start playing with gingerbread. We are building haunted houses. One haunted house per sign-up. If there are 2 children (under 10) decorating it together, they may share all included items. Also, if a parent has a child that needs assistance, that is acceptable. When the child is 10 or older, there is a $10 charge for the additional person for one house.

Grandma's Creaky Attic Sale

Friday, Oct. 30, 11 a.m.

Louisa House, Ferndale, 2240 Main St.; free

Attic sale, arts and crafts sale and bake sale. Storyteller Brian Flowers will tell ghost stories on Friday at 1 p.m.; egg carton spiders will be made at 2:30 p.m.; vampire bats at 4 p.m.; bring your little ones to help make scary crafts. Saturday's activities are a Monster Mash Dance Party at 1 p.m., storyteller Rob Astyk at 2:30 p.m. and Harry Potter wand-crafting at 4 p.m.

Preschool Halloween Fun House

Friday, Oct. 30, 3 p.m.

Bellingham Preschool of the Arts, 1059 N. State St.; Bring a nonperishable food item for Bellingham Food Bank and get $1 off entry, suggested donation $2 per person or $5 per family; 306-1546

Come Join Bellingham Preschool of the Arts and BAAY for a community-wide Halloween party with a preschool fun house and a green Halloween event (greenhalloween.org). Activities include bean bag toss, mini-pumpkin decorating, and Halloween hat making, apple bobbing and more.

Roller Betties' Haunted Beer Garden

Friday, Oct. 30, 5:30 p.m.

Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave.; $5 adults, $3 kids

All proceeds go to support the Bellingham Roller Betties roller derby team. Hours: 5:30-10 p.m.

Fall Festival

Friday, Oct. 30, 5:30 p.m.

St Paul's Academy, 3000 Northwest Ave.; $12 per family or $4 per person

St Paul's Academy Annual Fall Festival Friday Oct. 30, 5:30-8 p.m. Suitable for pre-school/elementary. Non-scary costumes welcome; games, cake walk, prizes. Hotdogs and drinks available for purchase. Proceeds go towards eighth-grade field trip to England. Details: 733-1750, sp-academy.org.

Hellingham at The Upfront Theatre

Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.

The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St.; $10 general, $8 students; 733-8855

Hellingham is a both hilarious and scary improvised murder mystery created by The Upfront Theatre. Shows at 8 and 10 p.m. Oct. 30-31. Each show brings a brand new cast of colorful characters created with the help of the audience at the beginning of the show. Watch the story unfold of an ordinary small town that turns upside down with mystery, suspicion and murder. Maybe you'll watch your favorite character get murdered... maybe they're the killer. Appropriate for all ages.

All-ages Halloween Show

Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.; $5

The Old Foundry, 100 E. Maple St.

With Black Eyes & Neckties, Horror Business (Misfits Tribute), and Scary Monster & The Super Creeps (David Bowie tribute)

Halloween Dance Party

Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.

The Majestic, 1027 N. Forest St.; $12 general, $10 students and seniors; 676-0292

U and Me Costume Dance Party, featuring a "Thriller" line dance.

Halloween Bash

Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.; $9.29; (800) 770-7992

Loomis Trail Golf Club, 4342 Loomis Trail Road, Blaine

Costume contest, live music with El Loco (ZZ Top tribute band), complimentary appetizers, no-host bar. Details at Semiahmoo.com

Chuck Dingée and Joe Young at Nicki's

Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.

Nicki's Bar & Grill, 2615 S. Harbor Loop Drive; free

Chuck Dingée and Joe Young (from the Walrus) play acoustic guitars and sing classic rock harmonies (in costume on Halloween).

Hell's Belles

Friday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m.

The Fairhaven Pub & Martini Bar, 1114 Harris Ave.

Vantage, costume contest with DJ Tanner

Friday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m.

Poppe's Bistro & Lounge, 714 Lakeway Drive

Jinx Costume Party

Friday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m.

Jinx Art Space, 306 Flora St.; $5 at the door

With Dr. Sketchy, Dirty Bird Cabaret and Bar Tabac.

Hallow's Eve Party

Friday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m.

The Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.

With Project Lionheart, The Productionists

Preschool Storytime

Saturday, Oct. 31, 10:30 a.m.

Point Roberts Public Library, Point Roberts, 1487 Gulf Road; free; 945-6545

A half hour of stories and more for 3-7 year olds.

Halloween Bat Box Building Party

Saturday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m.

Whatcom Land Trust, 110 Central Ave.

Ages 10 and older and adults can learn about bats and help provide habit for them by building "bat houses" that will be placed on tall poles on Whatcom Land Trust properties. Reserve a spot by calling 650-9470. Details at whatcomlandtrust.org

Halloween Fun at Community Food Co-op

Saturday, Oct. 31, Noon

Community Food Co-op (Downtown store), 1220 N. Forest St.; free; 734-8158

Fun activities for your little ghosts and goblins at both Co-op stores, noon-2 p.m. Decorate a cookie and make a craft.

Downtown Trick or Treat

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.

Downtown Cornwall Ave. and Holly St.; free.

The Downtown Bellingham Partnership invites parents and children to join friends and neighbors from across the city in Bellingham's premier trick or treating event, Downtown Trick or Treat. Downtown merchants scare up a delightful array of treats for kids in costume. Last year more than 1,000 trick-or-treaters visited more than 125 businesses in this safe and festive Halloween alternative.

Halloween Portraits Downtown Bellingham

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.

Old Penney's Building, 1310 Cornwall Avenue; free; 671-6851

Trick-or treaters in downtown Bellingham on Halloween can capture their fun in a professional photograph. Portrait photographer Mark Turner will photograph trick-or-treating children in costume. Each child will receive a complimentary 5x7 portrait, and additional prints and packages may be ordered. Children to be photographed must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Portraits will be mailed about a week after Halloween.

Halloween Stories

Saturday, Oct. 31, 3 p.m.

Village Books, 1200 11th St.

Join members of the Bellingham Storytellers' Guild in our Readings Gallery for fun/spooky Halloween stories appropriate for kids of all ages.

Spooktacular Tales

Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.

Lynden Public Library, Lynden, 216 Fourth St.; free; 354-4883

Not-too-scary stories and treats for ages 5 and up.

Kids' Halloween Monster Mash

Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.

Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave.; free; 647-0310

The community dance group Dance Gallery will hold their first-ever Monster Mash, a collection of fun movement games for kids age 3 to 12 from 4-7 p.m. Kids (and their parents) are encouraged to come in costume and enjoy Bouncing Bats (a jumping challenge), Locomo (a tricky pathway game), Shape Museum (alternating moving wildly, freezing, and mirroring), Spider Says (like Simon Says, yet with a twist!), Wobbly Witches (fun with low balance beams and fitness disks), and Monster Mash (an ever-changing dancing game). At least one Dance Gallery dancer -in costume - will run each station.

Boo at Bloedel Halloween Carnival

Saturday, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m.

Bloedel Donovan, 2214 Electric St.; $2 per child at the door; 778-7000

Semiahmoo Yacht Club's Boo at the Moo Costume Party

Saturday, Oct. 31, 5:30 p.m.

Semiahmoo Resort - Golf - Spa, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine

Join Semiahmoo Yacht Club members at Packers Sports Bar (within the Semiahmoo Resort) for the second annual Halloween costume party on Saturday, Oct. 31. A section of the bar is cordoned off for this no-host party. Everyone is welcome. RSVP to ibdcatt@aol.com or call 392-0644 for more information.

Hi Ho Harvest Party 2009

Saturday, Oct. 31, 6 p.m.

Hillcrest Chapel, 1400 Larrabee; One bag of pre-wrapped candy per child; 733-8400

Hi Ho Harvest Party 2009 (Harvest meets Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), 6-8 p.m. Carnival games, crafts and candy. No scary costumes. All ages welcome.

Halloween Party

Saturday, Oct. 31, 6:30 p.m.

Our Kitchen is Your Kitchen Bakery & Studio, 3111 Newmarket St. #106; 733-7700

The staff at OK-YK bakery and studio invite you to join them to celebrate Halloween. This will be a fun and creative night.

Spooktacular Halloween Party

Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.

CJ's Beach House, 7878 Birch Bay Drive, Birch Bay; no cover; 371-3400

Live music with Billy and Donny, costume contest, ages 21 and older.

Halloween Stories for adults

Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.; 820-9631

Old Foundry, 100 E. Maple St.

Join members of the Bellingham Storytellers Guild for spooky Halloween stories appropriate for grown-ups only.

Sabrina y los Reyes Halloween Party

Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.

Honey Moon, 1053 N. State St.

Halloween at Chuckanut Brewery

Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, 601 W. Holly St.; no cover; 752-3377

The Dear Johns will play two-piece acoustic old time country. Join All ages welcome. Starting at 8 p.m., when you show up in a Halloween Costume you will receive Happy Hour prices all night. Also prizes will be given out for the best costumes.

Mystic Gypsy Halloween

Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.

Skylark's Hidden Cafe, 1308 11th St.; donation to Food Bank; 715-3642

A supernatural evening in haunted Fairhaven with live Gypsy music performed by various musicians from the WWU performing arts department. Fortune teller, Danah Peace will perform personal readings for donations to the Bellingham Food Bank. Ouji Boards and other mystic fun.

Halloween show with Black Eyes & Neckties

Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.

The Nightlight Lounge, 211 E. Chestnut St.

Halloween party and costume contest

Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.

Hot Shotz, 1707 N. State St.

Halloween Costume Party

Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.

Black Forest Steak House, 1263 Barkley Blvd.

Costume contest, DJ spin

Clean and sober Halloween Dance

Saturday, Oct. 31

Melody Hall, 4071 Home Road; $10 general, ages 12 and younger free; 599-1519

Live rock music by Sovereign; speakers at 7:30 p.m., dance at 9 p.m. Costume contest, raffle, family-friendly event. Details: caofwa.org.

Halloween Dance Party

Saturday, Oct. 31

Blue Moon Ballroom, 1213 Cornwall Ave.; $10 lesson and dance, $8 seniors and students; 647-9778

"Terrifying tango" lesson at 8 p.m., costumes encouraged. Dance party 9-11 p.m. Bring potluck treats.

Halloween at The Rogue

Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.

The Rogue, 1313 N. State St.

With The All Nighters, Whiskey Wailers, Horror Business

Monster Mash at The Wild Buffalo

Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 p.m.; $15 general, $12 with costume

The Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.

With Acorn Project, Alpaca, DJ Penny Wide Pupils

Light show, costume contest at midnight, belly dancing.

Halloween 4-Story Party

Glow, 202 E. Holly St.; $10 (covers both venues); 734-1135

Patio party at Bob's Burgers & Brews, DJ Triple Crown, DJ Booger, followed by "Thriller" performance in the street.