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Featured Image:\u00a02017 Zombie Ball – by Lisa Boehm<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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BETHLEHEM, PA\u2014Eat, drink and be scary! Join ArtsQuest as it celebrates Halloween with terrifyingly fun events highlighted by the 2nd Annual SteelStacks Zombie Ball Oct. 26, 8 p.m.<\/span>, in the ArtsQuest Center\u2019s Musikfest Caf\u00e9 presented by Yuengling. Tickets for the Zombie Ball are available now at www.steelstacks.org<\/a> and 610-332-3378; they\u2019re $13 and limited to the first 666 zombies, ages 18 and older.<\/p>\n

The Zombie Ball features live music from local party band favorites Flowers for Taco as well as an eerie aerial performance by Aerial Minds. Get in the spirit with zombie-style dancing, sink your teeth into mouth-watering food and drink specials, have infectious fun in the haunted bounce house and strike an undead pose in the selfie area. Guests are encouraged to don their most inventive Halloween costume or favorite formal wear with creepy zombie makeup; prizes will be award for Best Dressed Zombie Man, Woman and Couple. Not sure how to look like a zombie? Artists will be on hand to create bloodcurdling looks at the free face painting station!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking to trick or treat yourself with more Halloween fun? Check out the full list of events coming to SteelStacks & The Banana Factory<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Devil\u2019s Backbone – Part of the International Film Series<\/strong>
\nOct. 1, 7:15 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\n101 Founders Way, Bethlehem<\/a><\/em>
\n<\/u> One of the most personal films by Guillermo del Toro, The Devil\u2019s Backbone is also among his most frightening and emotionally layered. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, it tells the tale of a twelve-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets.<\/p>\n

Hot Glass Experience at Oktoberfest<\/strong>
\nOct. 5\u20137 & 12-14
\nPNC Plaza at SteelStacks
\n711 East First Street, Bethlehem<\/a><\/em>
\n<\/u> What\u2019s better than carving a pumpkin? Making one with fire! Start your glass-making adventure with the ArtsQuest Glass Studio by signing up for a Hot Glass Experience at Oktoberfest! Each session takes 20 minutes. Ages 6 and up are welcome, and no experience is necessary.<\/p>\n

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage – Part of the First Saturday<\/span> Horror Series<\/strong>
\nOct. 6, 9:45 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\nIn 1970, young debut director Dario Argento indelibly redefined the \u201cgiallo\u201d genre of murder-mystery thrillers with the first installment of his \u201cAnimal Trilogy,\u201d catapulting him to international stardom.<\/p>\n

The Cat o’ Nine Tails – Part of the First Saturday<\/span> Horror Series<\/strong>
\nOct. 13, 9:45 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\nThis second entry in Dario Argento\u2019s \u201cAnimal Trilogy\u201d found the young talent further refining his distinctive style and cementing his reputation as master of the giallo. Featuring another nerve-jangling score by the great Ennio Morricone, this film remains one of Argento\u2019s most suspenseful and underrated.
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\n<\/u>Frankenstein <\/strong>\u2013 Free Event<\/em>
\nOct. 17, 7:30 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\nPresented in partnership with the Health, Medicine and Society Program at Lehigh University<\/em>
\nAn unforgettable masterpiece, the original Frankenstein stars Boris Karloff as the screen’s most tragic and iconic monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made.<\/p>\n

Four Flies on Grey Velvet – Part of the First Saturday<\/span> Horror Series & Cult Saturdays<\/strong>
\nOct. 20, 9:45 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\nThis homicidal frenzy completed Dario Argento’s revered \u201cAnimal Trilogy\u201d that dubbed him “The Italian Hitchcock,” leading to Suspiria and his worldwide “Master of Horror” reputation.<\/p>\n

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror<\/strong>
\nOct. 24, 7:30 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\nFeaturing a live accompaniment by award winning composer Bryson Kemp, Nosferatu remains to many viewers the most unsettling vampire film ever made, and its bald, spidery vampire, personified by the diabolical Max Schreck, continues to spawn imitations in the realm of contemporary cinema.<\/p>\n

Felted Pumpkin Workshop<\/strong>
\nOct. 25, 6:30 p.m.<\/span>
\nThe Banana Factory Arts Center
\n25 West Third Street, Bethlehem<\/a><\/em>
\n<\/u> Make a cute keepsake pumpkin out of wool to decorate your home or give as a gift! Students will learn wool felting techniques, and all materials are included.<\/p>\n

Halloween: 40th Anniversary Screening<\/strong>
\nOct. 27, 9:15 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\nThis horror classic was released on Oct. 25 1978. Forty years later, the film has earned the distinguished honor of being the most successful independent horror movie of all time. John Carpenter\u2019s Halloween<\/em> is a seminal film, not only for the genre, but for the industry as well. Halloween<\/em> is truly one of the first blockbuster independent films and has inspired and driven countless other films in this genre.<\/p>\n

Witch’s Hat Basket<\/strong>
\nOct. 27, 1 p.m.<\/span>
\nThe Banana Factory Arts Center
\nThis fun woven basket is woven from the bottom to the top with a black woven base, and black reed. Basic stitching is done with continuous weaving and shaping is the major skill that participants will learn.<\/p>\n

Splintered Sunlight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 31, 8 p.m.<\/span>
\nArtsQuest Center\u2019s Musikfest Caf\u00e9 presented by Yuengling
\nCelebrate Halloween as Splintered Sunlight presents a spooky evening of psychedelic tunes. Formed in 1992, Splintered Sunlight quickly became the most popular Grateful Dead tribute band in the Philadelphia region, gaining praise from Dead Heads and others alike. Following a series of successful shows at SteelStacks, the group was honored as the Musikfest Caf\u00e9\u2019s first-ever Artist in Residence in 2016.<\/p>\n

Ghostbusters<\/strong>
\nOct. 31, 7:30 p.m.<\/span>
\nFrank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center
\nSuit up for classic comedy! When kooky, spooky college profs Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Akroyd) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) lose their university jobs, they decide to go freelance, de-haunting houses in a new ghost removal service. As soon as they open the doors, their first order of business becomes saving beautiful cellist Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and nerdy Louis Tully (Rick Moranis), who’ve inadvertently opened the gates of hell… right in their own apartment building!<\/p>\n

For tickets and more information on all of these events, visit www.steelstacks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information and image provided to TVL by:
\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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