Find chills and thrills at haunted houses

0 Comments | Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), Oct 13, 2000

It's still a couple of weeks before you can go trick-or-treating, but don't let that stop you from getting into the Halloween spirit. Perhaps one of these haunted houses in the Denver area would do the trick:

Nightmare at Spider Mansion, Heritage Square, 18301 Colfax Ave., Golden. Open Friday through Sunday, 6-11 p.m., Monday through Thursday 6-10 through Oct. 31; $9, or $1 off with a donation of a nonperishable food item (benefits 9 Cares Colorado Shares). Also, Saturday and Sunday matinees are 1-4 p.m. for $5 (except Oct. 28 and 29, when the charge is $9). Call (303) 279-4646 for more information.

Frightmare presents Harvest of Souls, 108th and Old Wadsworth, through Oct. 31. Gates open at 7 p.m.; $11 or $18 VIP, call (303) 439- 7391.

Haunted Mansion, Denver's oldest haunted attraction at 5663 S. Prince St., Littleton, through Oct. 31. Open 6 p.m. to midnight Fridays, 3 to midnight Saturdays, 3 to 10 Sundays, and 6 to 10 Monday through Thursday; $9, call (303) 795-5006.

The Asylum, Rat Trap and Black Hole, Southwest Plaza, Wadsworth and Bowles. Open Fridays and Saturdays 6:30 p.m. to midnight and Sundays through Thursdays 6:30 to 10; $9.95 Asylum/$4.95 Rat Trap/ $2.95 Black Hole/$14.95 combo, call (303) 753-9791.

Alien Terror and the Labyrinth, a haunted 3-D maze, Buckingham Square, Havana and Mississippi, through Oct. 31. Open Fridays 6:30 to midnight, Saturdays 3 to midnight, Mondays through Thursdays 6:30 to 9:30; $8.95 Alien Terror, $3.95 The Labyrinth, call (303) 757-5850.

Nightmare at Thornton Town Center, 10001 Grant (102nd and Grant), through Oct. 31. Open Fridays 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturdays 4 to midnight, Sundays 5 to 10 and Mondays through Thursdays 7 to 10; $11, call (303) 453-0359.

Primitive Fear, 5155 E. 64th Ave. at the Mile High Events Center, Commerce City, through Oct. 31. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.; $13, call (303) 287-0643.

Looking for something a little less scary for the little ones? Ghosts in the Gardens, a family Halloween event, will be Oct. 27-29 at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Show times are 5-8 p.m. and will include storytelling, hayrides, fortune-telling, magic, displays and music. Adults $9/kids $7.

Openings

"Landmark," opens at the William Havu Gallery today with a reception 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibit features Colorado painters Tracy Felix (of Manitou Springs), Jeremy Hillhouse and Greg Navratil. All three provide a variety of approaches to landscape painting. The exhibit promises to include something for the photo-realist, "modernized" impression or stylized enthusiast. The abstract, figurative work of Michael Gadlin also will be on display. Felix will hold a talk at 5 p.m. today at the gallery, 1040 Cherokee St. For more info, call (303) 893-2360 or log on to www. oneoverone.com. It will be up through Nov. 25.

Indigos Gallery plays host to the Naropa University Faculty exhibit with an artists' reception today 6 to 9 p.m. The gallery is at 215 W. 13th Ave. For more information, call (303) 825-3072 or log on to www.indigos.com.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science opened a new exhibit last week, "Huupukwanum-Tupaat: Treasures of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Chiefs." It will be on display through Jan. 15. The museum is at 2001 Colorado Blvd. For information, call (303) 322-7009.

In concert

The end of summer usually marks the end of the big concert season. But this week presents a lot of options if you're into live music:

Marshall Crenshaw, 9:30 p.m. today, Soiled Dove, 1949 Market St., $20, 520-9090.

Rickie Lee Jones, 8 p.m. Saturday, Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., $37.50, (800) 965-4827.

311, 8 p.m. Saturday, Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson, $25, 520-9090.

matchbox twenty, 7:30 p.m. Monday, 2201 E. Asbury Ave., $30-$33, 520-9090.

Barenaked Ladies with Guster, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Pepsi Center, $27-42, 520- 9090.

Tom Tom Club, 9 p.m., Thursday, Fox Theatre, Boulder, $12.75- $14.75, 520-9090.

Ticket alert

Big Head Todd and the Monsters will continue a New Year's Eve tradition this year with a Dec. 31 performance at the Fillmore Auditorium. Tickets ($42) for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster locations, 520-9090.

Fatboy Slim will play the Fillmore Auditorium with Scanty Sandwich Nov. 7. Tickets ($27.50) go on sale Saturday at Ticketmaster locations.

Sammy Hagar brings his Cabo Wabo Cantina to the Fillmore Auditorium Nov. 24. Tickets ($27) go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster locations.