Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 24, 2015

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SIERRA MADRE HALLOWEEN

 Mountain Views News Saturday, October 24, 2015 


SIERRA MADRE HALLOWEEN 
FESTIVITIES TO INCLUDE 

TIME MACHINE RIDES AND SHOWS

GET IN THE SPIRIT WITH HALLOWEEN 
HAPPENINGS

Calling all goblins and ghouls! The City of Sierra Madre will host its annual Halloween Happenings 
on Friday, October 30, 2015. The event kicks off with the Chamber of Commerce’s annual downtown 
business trick-or-treating, followed by costume parade and contest. All three activities are free to 
participants. 

Downtown Trick-Or-Treating (3:30PM – 5:00PM): The first of the Halloween Happenings activities 
starts in downtown Sierra Madre where participating businesses will hand out candy. Keep a look out 
for shops featuring a “Halloween Candy” sign on their doors and windows. During this time, those 
wishing to participate in the Costume Contest must register in Kersting Court with the Kiwanis Club. 

Costume Parade (5:00PM): Everyone is invited to join in the costume parade immediately following 
trick-or-treating activities. Beginning in Kersting Court, the Sierra Madre Fire Department will lead 
participants west along Sierra Madre Blvd. and arrive at Memorial Park. 

 Costume Contest (5:30PM): The evening’s best dressed will gather at the Memorial Park Bandshell for 
judging and prizes. Prizes will be awarded for best costume in the following categories:

Ages 2 and under

Ages 3-4

Ages 5-7

Ages 8-12

Group/Family/Pairing

Registration and completed waiver are required for all costume contestants. Forms will be available in 
Kersting Court from 4:00-5:00PM. 

 The event is hosted and supported by the City of Sierra Madre Community Services Department, the 
Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club. An information table will be 
located in Kersting Court the day of the event. For more information about Halloween Happenings 
please visit: www.cityofsierramadre.com or email tshepard@cityofsierramadre.com.

 Don’t forget to share your best photos from the night on Instagram using #SMHalloweenHappenings 
@cityofsierramadre! 

In conjunction with the City’s Halloween 
festivities which occur on Friday the 30th the 
Zombie Players Association will have a TIME 
MACHINE at the Sierra Madre Playhouse from 
2 pm until 5 pm for kids to view; with rides 
available on Saturday (Halloween). The Time 
Machine is part of the theme of the old time radio 
presentation on Saturday afternoon and evening. 
The show is a takeoff of an early 40’s radio show 
featuring Abbott and Costello. In keeping with 
Halloween, the show is: “Abbott & Consuelo meet 
the Zombies”. The TIME MACHINE will also 
be available for the trick or treat kids to ride on 
Saturday.

THE TIME MACHINE – It is a full size replica of 
the time machine featured in the 1960 movie, The 
Time Machine. The movie is based on the famous 
H.G. Wells book of the same name, starring 
Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux. It differs from 
the original in having fun lights and sounds. 
Kids riding the machine get to feel in control by 
operating switches and buttons. It is a great photo 
opportunity. 

The TIME MACHINE will be viewable from 2 
pm to 5pm on Friday the 30th as part of the city 
festivities. It will also be ready to ride on Saturday 
the 31st (Halloween) from noon to 10 pm. This 
timing coincides with the Playhouse presentations.

THE PLAYHOUSE HALLOWEEN 
PRESENTATIONS –

A Vanity Production from the Zombie Players 
Association, “Abbott and Consuelo Meet the 
Zombies” will be presented at 1 and 2 pm, as well 
as having 20 minute shows every half hour from 
6:30 to 9:30 pm. The show is free of charge and no 
tickets are required. It is great family fun. Adding 
to the “Time” theme will be a Time Tunnel for the 
audience as they enter the playhouse. Kids and 
those wishing to return to their younger years can 
ride the Time Machine before or after the shows. 

KFI AM 640 LIVE BROADCASTS – As part of 
the Saturday TIME MACHINE rides and the 
“Abbott and Consuelo Meet the Zombies” show 
will be two live broadcasts featuring KFI Radio 
Personalities. From 2pm to 5pm the Fork Report 
Show, with Neil Saavedra, will broadcast live 
from a booth outside the Playhouse. Neil will be 
interviewing various Sierra Madre Restaurant 
owners and chefs; as well as interfacing with 
time machine riders. From 6pm to 8pm, Mo 
Kelly from the Mo Kelly Show will also do a live 
broadcast. His program will feature a unique 
look at the Halloween celebration and how it 
has affected television shows, movies and in 
particular its relationship with the world of 
Zombies. His broadcast hours will allow chats 
with folks going to the Playhouse shows and 
Time Machine adventurers. 

ABOUT THE ZOMBIE PLAYERS 
ASSOCIATION – this somewhat deranged group 
of individuals creates an annual event at the Sierra 
Madre Playhouse during Halloween. The whole 
purpose is to provide free fun entertainment, 
primarily for kids. 

SOME GHOSTS JUST 
COULDN’T WAIT!

 
Thanks to the Sierra Madre Historical 
Preservation Society, some long gone souls had 
the chance to be seen before the maddening Sierra 
Madre Halloween crowds on October 30 and 31st!

 Last Saturday more than 100 visitors had the 
chance to get up close and personal with almost 
a dozen civic leaders from days gone by who now 
spend most their time ‘underground’ in Pioneer 
Cemetary!

 To your left you see founding father Nathaniel 
Carter reminding visitors that if it wasn’t for 
him, there wouldn’t even be a Sierra Madre. And, 
although the guy sounded very convincing, there 
was something about him that just reminded you 
of DANE LENTON.

 On your right one of the town’s leading female 
entrepreneurs, Miss Fanny Hawks confessed to 
owning almost everything between Grandview 
and Highland, Baldwin and Merrill. Funny 
thing, some would swear that the former owner 
of Hotel Shirley had channeled herself through 
JUDY WEBB-MARTIN. Very interesting, 
especially since Webb-Martin owns the Hotel 
Shirley today!

 Next week, we will let you in on a few others 
that rose to the occasion! 

Photos courtesy Maggie Ellis

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