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Family Activities

Oct. 20 . Halloween Spooktacular with Raggedy Ann

5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda. Call 693-1885 or visit www.carrouselmuseum.org for more information.

Oct. 20-21 . Howl-O-Ween Hayrides

5:30-8:30 p.m. each night, Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo. Activities include hayrides throughout the zoo, treat stations, apple cider and donuts, crafts and games. Tickets required. Call 837-3900 or visit www.buffalozoo.org for more information.

Oct. 21 . Halloween Spooktacular

5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Tonawanda. Non-scary children's party with games, crafts, prizes, theme auction. Call 693-1885 or visit www.carrouselmuseum.org for more information.

Oct. 21 . Parents Night Out

6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, Northeast YMCA, 4433 Main St., Amherst. Parents enjoy a night out while your child has a great time at the YMCA.

Oct. 21-22 . Halloween Trick- or- Treat

6-9 p.m. Friday, and 2-9 p.m. Saturday, Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst. Children will trick-or-treat at their historic buildings at this gently spooky event. Reservations required. Call 689-1440 or visit www.amherstmuseum.org for more information.

Oct. 22 . Halloween Parade

Noon-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, Union Road, West Seneca. Parade begins at West Seneca Town Hall, 1250 Union Road and ends at Southgate Plaza, 950 Union Road. Costumed marchers, free apple cider and donuts. Call 674-5050.

Festivals

Oct. 28 . Haunted Harbor

Gateway Harbor, North Tonawanda. The ghosts will return to this haunted walk bridge. The rest of the Harbor in Tonawanda and North Tonawanda is decorated, not haunted, and kid-friendly. Call 695-1800 for more information.

Oct. 29 . Chestnut Festival

5480 Rt. 89, Romulus. Enjoy fresh-roasted chestnuts and other chestnut delicacies while sampling unique wines. Fun, food, music and wine. Noon-5 p.m. Saturday. (315) 549-8326, h/c access

Nov. 2-5 . Christmas in the Country, Hamburg

The area's largest craft show featuring more than 250 of the best crafters from all over the country. 648-9733 CONCERTS thurs. 19 .Drive-by Truckers Athens' cowpunks with special guest The Drams, 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at The Town Ballroom in Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. fri. 20 .Former Poison frontman Bret Michaels with special guests ToyBox Heroes and Metalworks starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 at Club Infinity in Williamsville. Call 565-0110 or visit www.clubinfinitylive.com for more information. mon. 23 .Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweezil Zappa plays his father, Frank Zappa's music with Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio and Napoleon Murphy Brock, starting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 at UB Center for the Arts' Mainstage Theatre in Amherst. Call 645-2787 or visit www.ubcfa.org for more information. .The alternative hip-hop man Del Tha Funkee Homosapien with special guests Mike Relm, Psalm One, Bukue One and A-Plus show starts at 8 p.m. at Buffalo Icon in Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. fri. and sat., 27 & 28 .Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and Ratdog, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28 at The Town Ballroom in Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information.

fri. 27 .American blues guitarist and singer

Johnny Winter, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at Seneca Niagara Casino's Bear's Den in Niagara Falls. Call 278-4944 or visit www.senecaniagaracasino.com for more information. sat. 28 .Violinist and singer Petra Haden and the Sell Outs play a 9 p.m. show Saturday, Oct. 28 at Soundlab in Buffalo. Call 440-5907 or visit www.bigorbitgallery.com for more information. sat. 28 .Indie rockers The Fiery Furnaces with special guest Deerhoof, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Showplace Theater in Buffalo. Call 852-5000 or visit www.esievents.com for more information. DANCE

Oct. 21 & 22 .Dracula, Buffalo City Ballet presents "Dracula" at Buffalo State College's Rockwell Hall in Buffalo on Saturday and Sunday. Call 833-1243 or visit www.buffalocityballet.com for more information. Oct. 28 .Baba Yaga Neglia Ballet Artists' present their tale of the child-eating, cauldron-flying witch starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at UB's Center for the Arts in Amherst. Call 447-0401 or visit www.negliaballet.org for more information. ART

now-Oct. 20 Beau Fleuve, the Heart of North America - Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry St., North Tonawanda. Works by Canadian Charmaine Wheatley. 694-4400, www.carnegiear tcenter.org now-Oct. 20

Virginia Weiss Invitational - Empire State College, Market Arcade, 617 Main St., Buffalo. Work by female artists over the age of 60. 856-7520 now-Oct. 21 Watercolor and Giclee Prints of Rita Argen Auerbach - Sunset Imaging Gallery, 7166 Transit Road, Williamsville. 912-4415