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The Weekend Ahead: A Halloween Fall Festival at the Children's Garden, Rocky Horror at the Ritz and Run the Bridge
A free Camden County Police fall festival at the Children's Garden, Rocky Horror with a live shadow cast in Oaklyn, the last weekend of Adventure Aquarium's Pumpkin Glow and the Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Sunday.
Good morning, Camden County. It's Halloween weekend. Camden County Police host a free fall festival at the Children's Garden on Halloween afternoon, the Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn brings back The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live shadow cast Friday and Saturday nights, and Adventure Aquarium's Fintastic Pumpkin Glow has its final weekend. On Sunday, the Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge sends runners and walkers over the Ben Franklin Bridge. One more thing: clocks fall back an hour early Sunday morning. Here's the weekend.
Friday
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ritz Theatre, 915 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, 8 p.m. (and again Saturday). The Ritz Theatre Company screens the cult classic with a live shadow cast acting it out in front of the screen. Details
- No, No, Nanette, Walter K. Gordon Theater, Blackwood, 7:30 p.m. Symphony in C and Rutgers University-Camden's musical theater program stage the 1920s musical comedy with a full orchestra. It's the final weekend, with more shows Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Details
- Candy Scavenger Hunt, Ferry Avenue branch library, 852 Ferry Ave., Camden, 3 to 4:30 p.m. A Halloween candy hunt for kids. Details
- Film Series: Stromboli (1950), Haddonfield Public Library, 60 N. Haddon Ave., 1:30 p.m. Ralph Secinaro screens Roberto Rossellini's drama starring Ingrid Bergman. Registration is required. Register
Saturday
- CCPD Fall Festival, Children's Garden, 3 Riverside Drive, Camden, 3 to 6 p.m. Metro officers host a free, family-friendly Halloween festival with games, food and music. Parking is free. Details
- Halloween Party and Parade, Bellmawr branch library, 35 E. Browning Road, 10:30 to 11 a.m. For ages 5 and under: come in costume for spooky stories, snacks and trick-or-treating around the library. Register the children only. Details
- Art in the Commons public art tour, Camden FireWorks, 1813 Broadway, Camden, 1 p.m. A guided walk of about 30 minutes through Waterfront South to see eight newly installed public artworks. Maps are provided. Details
- Diggerfest Fall Festival, Diggerland USA, 100 Pinedge Drive, West Berlin. Fire truck rides, hay rides and pumpkin decorating, plus the park's machines, all included with regular admission. Details
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ritz Theatre, Oaklyn, 8 p.m. A Halloween-night showing with the live shadow cast. Details
Sunday
- Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge, Ben Franklin Bridge, 401 N. Delaware Ave., Camden, starting at 8 a.m. The 10K starts at the base of the bridge on the New Jersey side, crosses it, doubles back through the waterfront and finishes at the Camden Athletic Complex. A two-mile bridge walk follows the start of the run. Expect closures on and around the bridge Sunday morning. Details
- Author talk: Rachel Greenfield on Rose Knox, Camden County Historical Society, 1900 Park Blvd., Camden, 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Historical Society and Camden Lutheran Housing host Greenfield, author of a biography of Rose Knox, who ran the Knox Gelatine company. Details
- No, No, Nanette, Walter K. Gordon Theater, Blackwood, 2 p.m. The last performance. Details
All weekend
Fintastic Pumpkin Glow wraps up its run at Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden, on Sunday, Nov. 1, with glowing pumpkins of every shape set among the tanks. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, so set your clocks back an hour Saturday night. See the full calendar.
Around the county
- Election Day is Tuesday. Polls are open Nov. 3 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Camden County voters will also weigh a ballot question on a tax increase to pay for a $400 million water infrastructure overhaul. More in Politics
- Collingswood's water tower housing plan. The borough previewed plans for its $30 million to $40 million Water Tower housing project. More in Politics
- Stay out of Clementon Park. Camden County police are warning people not to trespass at the closed Clementon Park & Splash World. More in Politics
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