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Oregon Coast Aquarium to Become Haunted |
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10/06/08
Secrets of the Season |
Oregon Coast Aquarium to Become Haunted
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| What spooky things lurk on Oregon beaches? |
(Newport, Oregon) - Each October, the Oregon Coast Aquarium shuts down early and mutely, quickly mutates into a strange, creepy place. Haunted caves and foggy courtyards take over from the lovely wooded landscape normally present at the aquarium. These are then populated with all manner of demonic denizens, as ghosts, ghouls and other creepy characters flood the grounds in this sinister soiree filled with candy known as the Creatures of the Night.
It all happens on October 25, when the Oregon Coast Aquarium closes at 4 p.m. and reopens at 7 p.m. for this annual Halloween shindig aimed especially at kids - but with some special touches for just about all ages. It runs from 7 - 9 p.m.
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| Oregon Coast Aquarium is filled with Halloween frivolity and crowds during the Creatures of the Night event. |
Jack-o-lanterns light the way as you enter, giving way to a safe safe environment for a fun family celebration featuring activities for all age groups, including games, fun, treats, frights, delights and costume contests. Areas for the little kiddies will be marked with “happy faces,” while scary faces will mark the spots for the older, more fearless of the night’s zombie population. Young children will find interactive games and activities in the main indoor galleries. For older children there are spooky haunts lurking in the outdoor caves and creatures hiding in the shadows of the nature trail.
This year’s theme is "Very Scary Karaoke," which will feature performances of nightmarish karaoke in the front courtyard, while Burning Truth - a fire-dancing troupe - performs dazzling choreography with flames. The indoor galleries will showcase sea myths acted out, and the haunted caves will have ghouls and goblins roaming around. The nature trail will boast a fairy tale them – but with a dark side. The Passages of the Deep exhibit will boast Ghost Pirates for your fright night pleasure, and costume contest winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and awarded prizes.
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| A ghoul juggles eyeballs at the Aquarium entrance at last year’s Creatures of the Night, the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s annual family Halloween Party benefitting Lincoln County Food Share and Lincoln County Animal Shelter Photo Credit: Cindy Hanson, Oregon Coast Aquarium |
Andre’ Hagestedt, editor of BeachConnection.net and TravelParanormal.com, will tell coastal ghost tales from the upper half of Oregon’s coast in the Gleason Room. These will be told in 15-minute blocks, featuring subjects like haunted lighthouses, the haunted bars of Cannon Beach, UFO sightings, weird and scary coastal science, spirit spots of the Nehalem Bay area, the many spooky places of Lincoln City and Astoria, and much more.
Activities:
- 7–9 pm Andre’ Hagestedt, Editor of BeachConnection.net and TravelParanormal.com, tells “Ghosts of the Coast” stories in the Gleason Room
- Games and activities throughout the evening Eric Nepom with the Pirate Improv Theatre Show will perform in the Theatre
- 7 - 9 p.m. Candy distribution as visitors leave
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| TravelParanormal.com and BeachConnection.net editor Andre' Hagestedt will tell spooky tales of the coast. |
- 8 - 8:30 pm costume contest with a variety of categories and age groups
Admission is free with donation of a new, unwrapped toy or two items of non-perishable food items for Lincoln County Food Share or pet food for Lincoln County Animal Shelter enter free. Without donation adults pay $2 and kids $1. Creatures of the Night is sponsored in part by Dennis P. McManus, CPA, Gastroenterology Specialists of Oregon, Western Partitions, Inc. and Oceana Natural Foods Cooperative.
Oregon Coast Aquarium. 2820 SE Ferry Slip Rd. Newport, Oregon. 541.867.3474 x 5224. www.aquarium.org
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