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SPECIAL EVENTS LISTINGS 10 28 03 Respond to this Story family Tuesday 28 SHERIFF FOTI'S HAUNTED HOUSE. City Park at Marconi Drive, 821-4778. The annual haunted house includes the "Twilight Zone Maze," a haunted hayride, ghost train and the "unhaunted" house for children. Admission to house $10, ghost train and hayride $5. Dusk to midnight nightly through Oct. 31. Wednesday 29 HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST. Fine Arts Center, 1733 Constantinople St., 269-3922. Second annual costume contest featuring celebrity judges, candy, prizes, music and more. Porta-Puppet Players' "Uncle" Wayne Daigrepont emcees. Admission $10. Doors open 6 p.m., show 7 p.m., over by 8 p.m. Friday 31 BOO AT THE ZOO. Audubon Zoo, 896-9373. Benefit with Halloween theme featuring trick-or-treat houses, the Mombasa Ghost Train, Sheriff Foti's Haunted Hall, games, children's entertainers and more. For children ages 12 and under. Free with regular zoo admission; $15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., $10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. special events Tuesday 28 CORK-TOBER FEST. Cork & Bottle, American Can Building, 3700 Orleans Ave., 934-1386. Educational tasting of German beers featuring guest speaker Paul Calecas of the Bayou Beverage Group. Tickets $15. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. FIGURE DRAWING. The A.R.K., 511 Marigny St. Open figure-drawing sessions. Fee $5, bring your own supplies. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday 29 SINN FEIN LECTURE. Tulane University Uptown Campus, University Center, Kendall Cram Room, 865-5190. Gerry Adams, president of the Irish Republican Party, presents "The Irish Peace Process and the Reunification of Ireland." Free admission. 5 p.m. PRESERVATION LECTURE. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, The Playhouse, 488-5488. Charles A. Birnbaum, landscape architect, presents "Proving a National Context for Longue Vue and Ellen Shipman." Free admission. 7 p.m. LPO HALLOWEEN. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 523-6530. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra presents "Halloween" program as part of Casual Classic series. Tickets $14-$25, student and senior discounts available. 7:30 p.m. POETRY WORKSHOP. Residence, 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472. The New Orleans Poetry Forum hosts weekly poetry workshop. Free admission. 8 p.m. FILM SCREENING. Gold Mine Saloon, 701 Dauphine St., 586-0745. Novelist, poet and NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu presents a screening of his documentary, Road Scholar. Discussion follows. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday 30 MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., 582-3000. The tour for the trading-card game features competition for $200,000 in cash prizes. Entry fees $5-$25. Visit www.wizards.com/protour/neworleans03/facts. 5 p.m., through Sunday. DESIGN LECTURE. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Speaker Miriam "Mia" Guttfreund Lehrer presents "A Woman's Place: A Woman's Perspective in the Making of Multicultural Public Places." Reception follows. Free admission. 6 p.m. 17 POETS. Gold Mine Saloon, 701 Dauphine St., 586-0745. Weekly series has open mic format with emcees Dave Brinks and Meghan Burns. Free admission. 8 p.m. Friday 31 MAYAN CULTURE SERIES. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium, 865-5328. Weekend series begins with a lecture by retired National Geographic Society archeologist George E. Stuart. Also features lectures and hands-on workshops. Registration fees $40 students, $75 educators, $150 general. Contact Brian Knighten at crcrts@tulane.edu or visit http://stonecenter.tulane.edu/ for more info. Through Sunday. EMILY KIEFER. Dashka Roth Jewelry, 332 Chartres St., 523-0803. Meet the designer and see her new collection of handmade pieces. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. COVENANT HOUSE BENEFIT. Six Flags New Orleans, I-10 at I-510, 253-9011. Proceeds from tickets benefit the Covenant House, the shelter for youths ages 16-21. Includes regular attractions as well as a haunted house and trick-or-treat bags. Tickets $15. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. RIVERTOWN HALLOWEEN. Rivertown, Williams Boulevard at river, Kenner, 468-7231. Rivertown museums gives out free treats to kids, and Heritage Park will feature games and special appearances. Tickets $3. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. STORYLAND HALLOWEEN. City Park, Storyland, 482-4888. The 17th annual Non-Scary Halloween features costumed actors and local personalities distributing candy. Also, entertainment by Old King Cole's fiddlers and the Storyland Players at the Puppet Castle. Admission $4, free for children 2 and under. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. SINGLES SOIREE. Pontchartrain Hotel, 2031 St. Charles Ave., 891-2887. Dark Shadows party includes open bar, hors d'ouvres, live DJ and costume contest. Open to singles and couples. Advance tickets $50, $59 at door. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. CONDOMNATION!. The Country Club, 634 Louisa St., 945-0742. Party for gay/lesbian community features drink specials, raffles, a costume contest, live entertainment and a midnight mass. Free admission. Donation to NO/AIDS Task Force or Belle Reve requested. 7:30 p.m. LESBIAN POETRY READING. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon St., 948-3222. Open mic for original poetry, short essays, stories, songs and more. Costumes encouraged. Free admission. 7:30 p.m. COSTUME PARTY. Copacabana, 4609 Airline Drive, Metairie, 780-1212. Party features DJ Nasty and a cash prize for best costume. Advance tickets $10, $12 at door. 10 p.m. COSTUME CONTEST. Whiskey Blue (W Hotel), 333 Poydras St., 207-5016. Awards for best overall, sexiest, scariest and funniest. Cover $10. 10 p.m. DEJA VOODOO. TwiRoPa Mills, 1544 Tchoupitoulas St., 587-3721. Stuff magazine and the Voodoo Music Experience host the Halloween party featuring dancing and a light show. Cover $10. 10 p.m. Saturday 1 AUDITION WORKSHOP. NOCCA/Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787. Workshop for prospective students and their parents to meet with instructors and department heads. Students will also attend a seminar in their chosen subject area. To download application, visit www.nocca.com. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. GREEN PROJECT PARTY. The Green Project, 2831 Marais St., 945-0240. Housewarming celebration includes food and live music by GNOME. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CHORAL WORKSHOP. Delgado Community College, Student Life Center, second floor, 365-3056. The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans presents conductor Jon Washburn, artistic director of Vancouver Chamber Choir, in session to help area choral groups and individuals improve technique and performance. Registration $12 advance, $15 at door, $10 for educators. Registration 9:15 a.m., workshop 10 a.m. ALGIERS POINT TOUR. Algiers Point, Various locations, 367-9263 or 263-2578. Tour of historic homes, a Homeowners/Renovators Exposition, an art festival and more. Advance tickets $10, $12 day of event. See www.algierspoint.org for listings and schedule. Through Sunday. MEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA. Virgin Megastore, 620 Decatur St., 914-4322. Authors will read from French Quarter Fiction: The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia, ten18 films will present visual clips, and The White Bitch theater group will perform music. Also features a fashion show, belly dancing and a DJ. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. MUSIC AT THE MINT. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (800) 568-6968. The Louisiana State Museum presents pianist Tom McDermott and clarinetist Evan Christopher as part of its annual concert series. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. JAZZ FUNERAL. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 1716 N. Claiborne Ave., 522-4806. The Backstreet Cultural Museum celebrates All Saints' Day with a jazz funeral for all those who died in the past year. Free admission. 3 p.m. FUNDRAISING AUCTION. St. Mark's Community Center, 1130 N. Rampart St., 376-2500. Laini Kuumba Ngoma Troupe hosts the auction of African baskets, artifacts and more to raise money to sponsor at-risk youth. Free admission. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. BRITISH PUB NIGHT. Hellenic Cultural Center, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., 367-4116. Night of British food and drink. Also auctions, raffles, map game and a Shakespeare quiz. Advance tickets $15, $20 at door. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. Marriott Hotel, 614 Canal St., 862-3236. The Amistad Achievement Committee of the Amistad Research Center presents its 18th annual gala dinner and dance for the year's honorees. Includes reception and silent auction. Tickets $100. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. BELLE REVE BENEFIT. The Vault, 210 Baronne St., 393-9669. Fundraiser features silent auction, live entertainment, food from area restaurants, open bar and a guest appearance by Rue McClanahan. Tickets $50. 7 p.m. DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION. The Island of Salvation Botanica, 1007 Piety St., 949-2037. Twenty-third annual Day of the Dead event featuring potluck supper and procession to feed the dead. Participants asked to wear purple or black and purple headscarf and to bring dish and offering. Preferred: peppers, rum, Creole foods and cigars or something a departed loved one enjoyed during life. 7 p.m. AFTER PARTY. The Buddha Belly, 4437 Magazine St., 891-6105. Voodoo Fest after-party features live performances, special guests and a "live slave auction." Free admission. Midnight. Sunday 2 RUN THROUGH HISTORY. Metairie Cemetery, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., 482-6682. The New Orleans Track Club holds annual Run Through History to raise money for Save Our Cemeteries Inc. Registration $10-$20. Call the Track Club or visit www.runNOTC.org for more info. 8 a.m. POLO CLASSIC. John Melton's Folsom Equestrian Center, 16191 Hwy. 40, Folsom, (985) 845-3403. The Junior League of Greater Covington holds the 2003 Harvest Cup Polo Classic. Includes polo match, silent auction, live auction, fashion show, food from Northshore and south shore restaurants and more. Tickets $75 per person, sponsor levels available. Noon to 4 p.m. DRUM WORKSHOP SERIES. Armstrong Park, Congo Square, 495-0463. Weekly "Drumming for Life" workshop series. This week: Kenyatta Simon. Bring drums and percussion instruments. Free admission. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. FLEA MARKET. Mermaid Lounge, 1100 Constance St., 524-4747. Mermaid Flea Market/Barracuda Fish Fry features Day of the Dead mementos, raffle for a '68 Barracuda, the fish fry and live music that evening. Free admission. Noon-until. SYMPHONY CONCERT. UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 280-6317. The New Orleans Civic Symphony performs with Charles Taylor as conductor and Trevor Hale as featured soloist. Free admission. 4 p.m. TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. Trinity Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., 525-4847. Weekly concert series. This week: Indra Ozola and Albinas Prizgintas present "A Baltic Connection." Free admission. 5 p.m. AVISHAI COHEN QUARTET. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800. Israeli-born bassist, pianist, composer and arranger performs with his quartet as part of the CAC's continuing Jazz America series. Tickets $40 general admission, $20 CAC members/students. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. UBERKILL. Club 735, 735 Bourbon St, 581-6740. Benefit/release party for Writhe and Shine features numerous DJs, art raffle and vendors. Cover $10. 10 p.m. Other Stories This Week in Arts & Entertainment: A&E Feature In the Zone Art Review State of Mind Theater Review Crowded House Arts Listings