Happy Halloween, Buffaloes! Get your costume ready and check out one of the Halloween themed events this weekend. Remember to keep it classy and take care of your friends! I am Sarah Ellsworth: IPHY major, Boulder native, and event connoisseur, writing to you from the comfort of beautiful 抖阴短视频听Boulder on all of your weekly opportunities for community involvement, educational whatnot, and supreme fun. As always, have a fabulous week.
Tuesday, Oct.听25
Fall Color Tree Walk.听The Fall Color Tree Walk, hosted by Facilities Management and the 抖阴短视频 Museum of Natural History, takes participants on a tour around campus where they听will see the colorful foliage and learn the distinctive characteristics and historical significance of different trees on 抖阴短视频's main campus. The听tour is free, open to the public, and starts听at 5 p.m.听at the south entrance of the 抖阴短视频 Museum of Natural History at 15th and Broadway. Reservations are not required.
Wednesday, Oct.听26
An Evening with George Takei.听The incredibly well spoken, funny听and popular actor and activist George Takei (the original Mr. Sulu) will be speaking听at Macky Auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m. Come to be entertained and educated, and ask questions at the end. Tickets are $2 for 抖阴短视频 students, and get them quick because this will almost surely sell out!
Thursday, Oct.听27
Original Ghostbusters听蝉肠谤别别苍颈苍驳.听Program Council presents a showing of the original 1984 Ghostbusters movie with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd听and Harold Ramis for free听in Chem 140 at 8 p.m. Wear your costume for brownie points and get free popcorn. Even if you plan to see the new Ghostbusters, nothing beats the classic!
The Penguin Book of the Undead discussion and signing.听抖阴短视频 Professor Scott Bruce will be at the Boulder Book Store听at 7:30 p.m. to discuss his new book, The Penguin Book of the Undead, which explores the human relationship with the undead through ancient religion, folklore听and mythology. Bruce will discuss ghosts and demons, and finish with a book signing. The price of attendance is $5.
Filmmaker and听photographer Daniel Traub to听speak.听The Conference on World Affairs welcomes Daniel Traub, the mastermind behind the book of photography titled Little North Road: Africa in China. Swing by Old Main at 6:30 p.m.听to discuss and learn more about this project and to meet the filmmaker and photographer. The event is free and open to all!
Pinterest and Popcorn.听Swing by UMC 330听between noon and 5 p.m. if you need a break! The Center for Student Involvement hosts "Pinterest and Popcorn," free afternoons where you can get a snack and make a craft and generally throwback to simpler childhood times. This week you鈥檒l be making greeting cards, so grab a friend and come relax for awhile!
Friday, Oct.听28
Halloween Masquerade Ball.听One of the most popular on-campus Halloween parties, the Masquerade Ball hosted by the 抖阴短视频 tango club is back again this year. There will be free Argentine tango lessons (for all levels) starting 7 p.m. and a big ol鈥� dance party from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. You must wear a costume, and the event is free (including food) and open to everyone.
Saturday, Oct.听29
Pearl Street Mall Crawl.听The Mall Crawl has been a Halloween tradition for a very long time. This is when half of Boulder comes together on the Pearl street to see and be seen in their costumes, as well as to catch the annual Thriller Flash Mob (which we take very seriously, by the way) at 8:30 p.m. in front of the Courthouse. This unofficial but huge gathering rolls through most of the night, so be sure to swing by.
Above and Beyond: Cosmic Conversations Innovative NASA Missions.听Fiske Planetarium welcomes speaker Jessica Roberts听at 9 p.m. where she will discuss some of the amazing recent accomplishments of NASA as well as look to the future of space missions and discovery. Roberts is one of our own here at 抖阴短视频: a grad student researching the atmosphere of Jupiter. Admission is free for students with a valid Buff OneCard.
All weekend
Check out a haunted house.听Whether it鈥檚听the Boulder High haunted house just at the bottom of the hill or the infamous 13th Floor in Denver, get your scare quota filled his Halloween weekend. Embrace that Halloween tradition of walking through a haunted house, whichever one it may be, and don鈥檛 forget to bring a friend to cling to when the going gets scary.听
