Don’t feel like a haunted house? How about a good old fashion seance? Denver’s For Heaven’s Sake New Age Metaphysical Books and Gifts has you covered. (Associated Press file)
Halloween’s trite festivities are a big part of the holiday’s appeal.I mean, howmanydays is it acceptable to fashion a cat costume and run through haunted houses nearly overdosing on candy corn and pumpkin-flavored vodka?
But if this is your 28th or 29th Halloween,it canget a littleredundant. So, for those who’d leave haunted houses and candy corn comas to the kiddos, we’ve assembled a list of adult-worthy events with a little more originality behind them.
Where:Fort Green Bar
When:October 29, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
How much:Free
Fort Green’s approach to celebrating the holiday lies in the title, “Memento Mori,” or “Remember you will die.” And how do we remember such a thing? By lying in a wooden coffin, drinking craft cocktails, poking ghosts viaOuija board readings and getting inked by a local tattoo artist, of course. Itap amazing the fun you can have when you’re not busy fearing the reaper.
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When:October 29, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
How much: GA are $15; VIP tickets are $60. |
Leave it to jazz club Nocturne to bringclass to a holiday. The event advisesa dress code of “dead but refined,” live music by and and a four-course tasting menu. Not a keg or sexy zombie construction worker costume in sight!
Where:Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens
When:Oct. 30, 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
How much: and $20 at the door.
Edgar Allan Poe and spooky Victorian mansions go hand in cold, clammy hand. Poe at the Parlor features a live reading of Poe’s literature with acoustic musical accompaniment by locals Scott Glennon & Kw Badweed Johnson. Add in Halloween-themed cocktails and tarot readings by psychic medium Lora Cheadle and you’ve got yourself quite a night.
Where:Mudra Yoga Studio
When:October 29, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
How much:
Many of us use Halloween as an excuse to damage our health with fun-sized candy and chug enough boozeto gain the courage to wear a chicken costume. But why not be nice to your body on the holiday, too? Instructor Anna Volak offers a more holistic addition to the Halloween festivities, with belly dance and yoga fusion set to nu metal and industrial music.
Where:For Heaven’s Sake New Age Metaphysical Books and Gifts
When:October 30, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
How much: and $25 at the door.
There truly aren’t enough days in the year when good old-fashioned beyond-the-grave communications are acceptable. What was that? A rapping at the table? A stiff, cool breeze?Or your pet hamster trying to reach you from the other side?
Where:The Alamo Drafthouse
When:October 29, 12:30 p.m.
How much:.
In the name of mysteries and unknown terrors, the horror-loving folks at the Alamo have curated a marathon of four films designedto scare the popcorn out of your hands. The scariest part: Itap a mystery marathon, so you won’t get to check the films’ rotten tomatoes rating before heading to the theater.
Where:Tracks Denver
When:October 28, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
How much:
Lavish wigs and high heels are not uncommon among Halloween customs, but Drag Nation’s Hell On Heels event takes these two accessories to a wonderfully high level. With an elaborate inferno theme and favorite performers of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Hell On Heels will be frighteningly mesmeric and awfully gaudy.
Where:Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret
When:Oct. 28-29, 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. both nights
How much:
These two nights and four performances will showcase the usual Halloween garb —vampires, witches and zombies. There’s nothing much more festive than watching Lannie’s Clocktower Clockettes prance around among the Clocktower’s sleek Italian-style décor, celebrating the holiday with a sexy bend.
