At Bass Performance Hall “The Music of the Night” will take center stage when Brad Little, Craig Schulman, and Mark Jacoby offer a star-studded performance from some of the greatest musicals ever written. (Source: sundancesquare.com).

 

Entitled “Three Phantoms in Concert,” the event takes place in Fort Worth, Texas Oct. 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. and is presented by the local symphony.

 

The address is 525 Commerce Street downtown.

 

For ticket information, visit fwsymphony.org online.

 

In unrelated event news, the Second Annual Live Draw fundraiser presented by D Magazine and created by Delia Cabral benefiting Arts Fighting Cancer and the Cancer Relief Fund returns to Dallas Oct. 16. Formerly called the Goth Ball, the event is world-famous, bringing with it “Nudes with a View” this year courtesy of the Orion Ballroom, according to their website, artsfightingcancer.com.  As one of the biggest Halloween celebrations in Texas, the event has contributed financially to the Cancer Relief Fund.

The location is 400 S. Zang Boulevard, the old Top O’ The Cliff.

 

For more information, see the website listed above.

 

Dragon’s Halloween Ball will be held Oct. 25 in Dallas with proceeds going to a local children’s hospital. Additional information including location and talents will be posted on dragonshalloweenball.com soon.

 

According to Marjorie Marcellus, an interior design instructor at The Ar

t Institute of California-San Francisco, Halloween is about change, not fear.

 

According to ARA Content, to create a Halloween feel around her home even before the doorbell rings, Marcellus buys or makes costumes early and then hangs them over kitchen chairs like slipcovers.

 

“Some of the best decorations come from your own backyard,” the article states. 

 

To find festive recipes from White Chocolate Truffle Eyeballs to Jello Brains, look up http://www.clubhaunt.net/090805_fun.html.

 

Or if you’re dieting, you’ll enjoy these Weight Watchers Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes at http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeId=95261.

 

If you’re throwing a party, take note that the infamous Jamie Lee Curtis movie “Halloween” is celebrating its 30th birthday this year so pop it in the DVD player to commemorate the holiday. You can also buy the boxed set which includes footage not shown in the movie at amazon.com.

 

It’s also the 18th birthday of “It,” the 20th anniversary of “Beetle Juice,” the 25th of Stephen King’s “Christine,” “The Exorcist” celebrates 35 years,  and “Rosemary’s Baby” number 40.

 

“Psycho” was rated number one on the American Film Institute’s “100 Most Thrilling Movies” list published in 2005.