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Page 12 iri?t ^orttani» (Observer O ctober 19, 2011 [MtLIAISHtM Exploring the Body and Brain All-new Body Worlds exhibition at OMSI OMSI w/7/ host the exhibit, Body Worlds and The Brain, opening Thursday, Oct. 20 The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry an nounces its newest featured exhibition, Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS and Hie Brain, opening to the public on Thursday, Oct. 20 for a limited engagement. The show deciphers the mystery and complexity of the human body and brain with more than 200 authen tic human specimens— including entire bodies, indi vidual organs, and transparent body slices— preserved through Plastination, Dr. von Hagens' revolutionary preservation method. The exhibition highlights the neuroscience research on brain development, performance, disease, and dis orders. OMSI hosted the Pacific Northwest debut of Body Worlds in 2007. The exhibition made history at the museum with a total of nearly 400,000 visitors during its four-month run. Special prices for advance purchase tickets through Oct. 19 are $ 12 for children, $ 16 for students & seniors and $ 19 for adults. PCC Cascade Campus Senator Margaret Carter Dedication and 50th Anniversary Kickoff Delta Center Costume Party - The June Key Delta Community Center, 5940 N. Albina Ave., hosts an adult Halloween costume party, Friday, Oct. 28,7 p.m. to midnight. $ 10 ages 21 +. Costume prizes and cash bar. FrightTown -- Three most horrifying haunted houses return to Memorial Coliseum for some Halloween horror this weekend. FrightTown plays Wednesday, Oct. 12 through Sunday, Oct. 16, Oct. 19-23 and Oct. 25 through Halloween on Oct. 31. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door. Halloween Bash - Hie Star Theater, downtown, hosts a Halloween paro on Monday, Oct. 31 with electric rock, hip- hop and rap. Musical guest: are Water and Bodies, Mosely Wotta, Violet Isle and Wax Fingers. 8 p.m to 12 a.m. Tickets are $ 10 at the door or $8 with costume. Haunted Corn Maze - The Pumpkin Patch farm on Sauvie Island cel ebrates Halloween with a haunted com maze. Located at 16511 N.W GillihanRd. Friday, October 21 at 2:00 p.m. Cascade Campus Moriarty Auditorium 705 N. Killingsworth Street, Portland You are invited! Please join us for light refreshments as we dedicate the Senator Margaret Carter Technology Education Building, celebrate our 50th anniversary, and thank the community for a half-century of support. For more information, call 971-722-5227 5® Portland Community College Haunted House - The North Portland Eagles, 7611 N. Exeter Ave., hosi “The House of Shadows," a community fundraiser haunted house with 20 percent of the proceeds going to the Make a Wish Foundation. Opens Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29 from 7p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday and Monday, Oct. 30 and 31, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Halloween Monster Mash — Break out the costumes and bring your family for a free night of fun at the Peninsula Park Community Center, 700 N. Rosa Parks Way, on Friday, Oct. 28 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Halloween Walk -- Downtown St. Johns hosts a family-friendly Hallow een Walk, Saturday, Oct. 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Costumes for kids and pets encouraged. Trick- or-Treat Adventure - Portland Saturday Market, downtown, hosts a trick-or-treat adventure on Sunday, Oct 30, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Kids and parents alike can join in the fun. Artist Janet Julian will help craft a variety of different trick or treat bags for the little ones. A costume parade will kick off the trick-or-treat adventure with over 100 vendors participating. Spooktacular C oncert--The University ol Portland Wind Symphony and Orchestra will perform a “Halloween Spooktacular" at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 at Buckley Center Auditorium, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The concert is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to dress up in costume and bring the family for Halloween surprises.
