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Nightlife @ CA Academy of Science
Fri, Oct 30, 12:45 AMMost Thursday nights California Academy of Science hosts ["NIghtlife"](https://www.calacademy.org/nightlife) for 21+ crowd. They usually feature a theme and of course, Fall it's Halloween yo and things are about to get spooky. October 29th it's "Fright NIght". Food trucks are available, alcohol is on prem, and there's a DJ, and dancing-so I guess it's a party...I have never been to nightlife and would love to experience it! There will be a line for entry. We'll probably use groupchat on WhatsApp for easy private communication and to find one another. I'll DM you so please make sure to check your messages and respond! Looking forward to some scary fun! **Museum Ticket purchase is required**. Highly recommend purchasing in advance as some themes tend to sell out You'll find tickets **[HERE](https://www.calacademy.org/nightlife/fright-nightlife)**. Please select ticket specifically for **October 29th**. There are two tiers: Standard $26 (Does not include planetarium-add on if you want that) ; Plus $75 (includes skip line for some exhibits, 2 drinks, + snack). RSVP to this event does not mean you have entry, please purchase a ticket for 10-29 Fright ["NIghtlife"](https://www.calacademy.org/nightlife). (From Website) Courtesy of Calacademy.org: Something wickedly fierce is roaming the museum. Join our annual Halloween haunt with [Peaches Christ](https://peacheschrist.com/), roaming scares, a costume contest, and more thrills throughout the night. *Costumes highly encouraged. **Stay tuned for more programming info!*** **Please note: Any weapons and full-face Halloween masks will not be permitted.** **Transportation:** California Academy of Science Museum is located in Golden Gate Park. Neighborhood street parking may be limited, please read signs. Muni From: Fulton #5 or 5R stop @ 8th Ave-walk through park. Lincoln: 7 Ocean Beach or 44 California stop at Lincoln & 9th Ave, also about 10 minute walk through the park to museum.
Profs & Pints Alameda: Faith and Frights
Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM[Profs and Pints Alameda](https://www.profsandpints.com/sfbayarea) presents: **“Faith and Frights,”** a Jesuit priest’s take on religious themes in notoriously terrifying movies, with the Rev. Dennis Recio, S.J., lecturer in English and teacher of a seminar on horror films at the University of San Francisco. [Tickets available only online, at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/alameda-faith-and-frights](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/alameda-faith-and-frights) .] Many have been left praying for salvation from darkness based not on what they had heard in church, but what they had watched in a movie theater. Forget depictions of fictional vampires, werewolves, and zombies. Nothing unsettles quite like a religiously themed horror movie featuring evil forces and evil beings that we might truly believe exist. Spend an evening confronting the power of religiously themed horror with Father Dennis Recio, a scholar of horror films on the same team as those priests you’ve seen warning of the antichrist, performing exorcisms, or getting hurled by demons out windows and down stairs. He’ll talk about what Hollywood gets right in its depictions of religion in horror films, as well as where it stumbles. He’ll explore why religiously themed horror often generates so much buzz and why it has so much appeal. He’ll start by describing how horror films are rooted in Gothic literature of the eighteenth century and derived from such literature a focus on the depiction of anxiety during periods of social and religious unrest. From there we’ll examine horror films with religious themes that attracted huge audiences and sometimes caused big stirs in the 1960’s and 1970’s, as the Catholic Church endured upheaval and change as a result of Vatican II. We’ll look at movies that drew attention with religious themes that suggest the possibility of the Devil entering the world through hapless or unsuspecting victims, including Roman Polanski’s *Rosemary’s Baby*, William Friedkin’s *The Exorcist*, and Richard Donner’s *The Omen.* We’ll consider films like *Alice Sweet Alice*, *Carrie*, and *The Amityville Horror* that ascribed to insular religious communities a peculiar violence related to their maintenance of religious practices. We’ll chart the rise of films like *The Conjuring* with narratives focused on lay persons as demonologists out to vanquish demonic forces. Father Recio will make clear that religious horror is not relegated to a focus on institutional religion. We’ll look at how it lurks in folk horror films such as *The Wicker Man*, *The Blair Witch Project*, and *The Witch* and their stories of fear and dread. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image: From a stained glass window from about 1170 depicting the Devil tempting Jesus. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London / Creative Commons.)
Oct Social: Halloween
Sat, Oct 31, 9:00 PMOct social & Halloween
Funky Halloween with FRO!
Sat, Oct 31, 2:45 AMLooking for a haunting fun time?!? Want to show off your costumes and dance moves at the same damn time?!? Then come thru and get ready to get funky with **The Funk Revival Orchestra (FRO)** on the eve of Halloween! We're headed to the other side of the island to watch my band play a funky costume dance party unlike any other at Rhythmix Cultural Works! Buy your tickets at https://www.rhythmix.org/events/fro/ **Costumes are encouraged. Dancing is inevitable. The funk is guaranteed.**
"Thriller" Dance All Levels Workshop
Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 AMThis Halloween join us for this exciting and come learn the iconic choreography to Michael Jackson’s classic hit! You’ll learn the iconic choreography to Michael Jackson’s classic hit, led by hip-hop amazing instructor Max! **This fun, spooky workshop is open to all skill levels. Zombie costumes are encouraged but not required!** **OPTIONAL MINI-SHOWCASE** Want to perform at the end? We’ll open the floor for those who want to share the combo all together or in small groups—cheered on by a supportive room. **WHEN: Saturday\, October 25th \| 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM** **LOCATION: Motion Arts Center, 217 S Claremont St, San Mateo, CA** **TICKETS:** **$70 Early Bird Discount (Until 10/16/2025)** $80 General Admission **\*Workshop is for teens ages 12+ and adults.** **Sign up is required to attend. (Limited Spaces Available).** Don’t miss out on this exciting workshop! Spaces are limited. Sign up today online and reserve your spot today! For more info visit us at: [https://motionartscenter.com/thriller-dance-workshop/](https://motionartscenter.com/thriller-dance-workshop/)
Halloween Gala at Mazza Castle: Ritual and Celebration in Pacifica
Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 AM*This is a public event.* **Happy Halloween!** Psychic medium and forensic counselor **June Ahern** is featured at this Halloween gala. I guarantee you’ve never seen a place like Sam Mazza’s Castle in Pacifica! June Ahern is recommended by a fellow BAGH member. Costumes welcome. Refreshments & wine will be served. Adults only. *The castle is on a steep hill. See travel instructions below.* Buy tickets here ($65.00): https://www.sammazzafoundation.org/news-and-events/special-events/halloween-gala-ritual-celebration-saturday-october-31-2026/ SCHEDULE 6:00 p.m -7:00 p.m. * Enjoy the historic Mazza Castle’s happy ghost guests with wine & refreshments— and feel free to dress in your Hallowe’en finery 7:15 p.m. * Ritual Celebration & Meditation **Please Note:** * This event is for adults only. * No tickets sold at the door. * No entry after 7pm. * No outside food or drink, spiked heels, or pets are permitted. * The Castle is not wheelchair accessible and tours require walking up and down some stairs. * The Castle is a non-smoking property. ARRIVING TO THE CASTLE 900 Mirador Terrace in Pacifica’s Sharp Park GPS navigation typically routes visitors up a very steep hill with poor traction. **To avoid the hill on your approach to the Castle, follow these directions.** Highway 1 coming from the North: EXIT Paloma Avenue. Make a LEFT on Paloma Make a RIGHT on Mirador Terrace. To avoid the steep hill, take an IMMEDIATE LEFT on Carmel Ave. Make a RIGHT on Vallejo Terrace and veer right onto San Pablo Terrace. Limited parking is available on the street and in the parking lot on the right as you approach the Castle on San Pablo Terrace. Highway 1 coming from the South: EXIT Clarendon Road/Oceana Boulevard. Make a RIGHT at Paloma. Make a RIGHT on Mirador Terrace. To avoid the steep hill, take an IMMEDIATE LEFT on Carmel Ave. Make a RIGHT on Vallejo Terrace and veer RIGHT onto San Pablo Terrace. Limited parking is available on the street and in the parking lot on the right as you approach the Castle on San Pablo Terrace.
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