Weekend events in your area

So, it's the weekend and you've finished your homework or got out of work a little early, and are now looking for something exciting to do. Well, hello! It's nearly Halloween, which means there are tons of exciting haunted houses to visit!

Here are a few Halloween activities to look forward to in the Appleton/Oshkosh areas:



Two haunted houses in one: A Theater of Lost Souls and A Theater of the Absurd (under black light) will be at the Sunnyview Expo Center, 500 E. County Trunk Y, Oshkosh. These haunted houses are available Oct. 24 to 25, 29 to 31, from 7 to 11:30 p.m. and also on Nov. 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. The cost is $13 for one haunted house or $18 for two. Visit their Web site or call (920) 731-8555.



Visit EAA AirVenture Meuseum's Haunted Hangar tours from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30 to 31. The cost is free for EAA members and ages 5 and under, or $5 for non-members. Reservations for this event are recommended.

But if you don't want to wait until Oct. 30, you can attend Slightly Haunted Hangar instead on Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for ages 5 and under. The cost is $8.75 for adults, $6.75 for kids and free for children 5 and under.

You can find EAA on U.S. 41 and State 44 in Oshkosh. For more information, please visit their Web site or call (920) 426-6880.


The Grand Opera House, at 100 High Ave. in Oshkosh, will be hosting its third annual Halloween Hauntfest starting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31. The cost is $8. This event will show the two films, "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Sweeney Todd," followed by a flashlight tour of the old Opera house. Food will also be available for purchase. For more information, visit their Web site or call (866) 964-7263.


The Haunted Woods, at 17 Floral Drive in Kimberly, will open at dusk on Oct. 24 to 26, 29 to 31, and again on Nov. 1. There is no cost, but donations for charity and area sports teams are appreciated. For more information, contact Vicki at (920) 574-6983.


And, of course, the Burial Chamber in Neenah (500 N. Lake St.) starting Oct. 24 to 25, 31 from 7 to 11:30 p.m. and again on Nov. 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be four attractions featured, including Adrenaline Haunted House, Insanity Haunted House, Phobia Haunted Woods and The Last Ride Burial Simulators. All of these events will be offered on all days. The cost is $5 to $12 per attraction with package rates available. For more information on each of the separate attractions, visit their Web site or call (920) 727-4669.



Those are just a few of the haunted houses available around the Fox Cities. For more haunted houses, please visit www.postcrescent.com. Click under Entertainment> Entertainment Home> Guide to Valley's haunted happenings.

Thanks for reading!
*~*Felicia*~*

Happy Haunting!

Blast from the Past

OK, maybe the not so distant past, but guess who's back? Back again? That's right. It's Slim Shady.. or Eminem.. or whatever you call him..

As some of you may already know, after over three years of being out of the limelight Eminem is releasing a new album entitled "Relapse". A release date has not yet been set, but you can listen to one of the singles, "I Need a Relapse" here.

But what you may not know is that he is also speaking out to his fans through a memoir. In The Way I Am, Eminem discusses the depression he faced after the 2006 death of his best friend, Proof, what's next in his life, his past and what's up with his dyed blond hair. The book was released on Tuesday.

While we're at it, the Beastie Boys are also making a comeback. While promoting their Get Out and Vote! tour (dates and locations here), the boys are also working on an album. Group member Adam Horovitz told Billboard magazine what fans can expect:

"We hope to have it out sometime next year. It's a lot of vocals, a lot of words -- very wordy. And it's political, depending on what you call political. You know, if toilet talk and fart jokes are political, which they can be, in that sense yeah, very."

However, don't expect to hear any of the new stuff on the Get Out and Vote! tour. Horovitz said, "It's always weird when you play the new songs that people don't know. Anytime we play new songs, it always seems like a brick."

Are you guys as pumped as I am for these guys to return!?!?! Yeah.. that's what I thought.

~j.