The Legend of Woolly

Trick or treat. Perhaps a little bit from column A and a little bit from column B. Since we won’t be treated to a full moon this beggars’ night, I thought I’d whip one up for you. Take one shot of an old graveyard and sprinkle it with a touch of fog and mist. Drop in an extra large moon and garnish with some cloud cover.

Technical information: 1. moon: 1/500/sec., ISO 100, f/5.6 and 200mm; 2. cemetery 1/60 sec., ISO 1600, f/32 and 70mm; 3. fog 1/1000 sec., ISO 400, f/ 2.8 and 200mm; all with a Canon EOS 20D.

DM Stanfi eld is Toledo Free Press photo editor. He may be contacted at dmstanfi eld@toledofreepress.com.

Come in costume and experience some eerie sights and sounds of Halloween, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 29 at Wildwood Preserve Metropark’s Manor House. Children ages 4 to 12 will gobble up spooky refreshments, create ghoulish crafts and participate in ghastly activities. Tickets $5 children, $2.50 adults. 1

Bring your little ghosts and goblins to COSI for a howling good time, Oct. 29 and 30. Visitors can participate in several hands-on activities including Monster Slime, Mask Making and Fake Wounds. Don’t miss Dr. Frankenstein’s Lab, featuring a bed of nails, a glowing pickle and glow stick dissection. Kids in costume will receive a special gift. Times and admission vary; (419) 244-2674. 2

Think your costume comes in heads and tails above the rest this Halloween season? Then strut your stuff for Paws and Whiskers “Cool Cat Strut” Halloween party, 7 to 11:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Gladieux Meadows. Contests will take place for best couple, scariest, funniest and most unique costumes. Attendees have the chance to dig through an enormous pan of clean kitty litter to see if they can recover a real diamond for only $10. Money from ticket sales will benefi t Paws and Whiskers, a Toledo area no-kill cat shelter. Tickets are $25 advance, $30 at the door; (419) 536-1914. 3

BEGGARS’ NIGHT HOURS FOR MONDAY, OCT. 31 Toledo: 6 to 8 p.m. Bowling Green: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Maumee: 6 to 8 p.m. Monclova Township : 6 to 8 p.m. Northwood: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oregon: 6 to 8 p.m. Ottawa: 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27. Ottawa Hills: 6 to 8 p.m. Perrysburg: 6 to 8 p.m. Perrysburg Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Springfi eld Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Swanton: 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by party at the fi re hall on Church Street. Sylvania Township: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sylvania: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Waterville: 6 to 8 p.m. Waterville Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Walbridge: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Whitehouse: 6 to 8 p.m. Woodvill e: 5 to 7 p.m.

After a three-year hiatus the Jewel Heart Benefi t is back. In the early 1990s, Jewel Heart members Philip Glass and the late Allen Ginsberg began a tradition of gathering musicians and poets for Jewel Heart benefi ts in Ann Arbor. Past artists who have donated their time to the benefi ts included Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole and Ziggy Marley. The tradition continues this year with yet another eclectic blend of musicians, including Shawn Colvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Daniel Roumain, Califone, and The Paybacks. The benefi t will begin at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor. Tickets are $15 to $50, available through www.ticketmaster.com.

GREAT BBQ, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE! Huge salads, 1/2 pound burgers, Jumbo chicken wings,

FRI OCT 28 Agora Theatre, Cleveland Henry Rollins The Ark, Ann Arbor Eric Bogle Blind Pig, Ann Arbor Junior Varsity, Piebald, Hot Rod Circuit Club Bijou Mushroomhead, Living Dead Fat Fish Blue, Cleveland Kelly Richey Grog Shop, Cleveland Lotus Harpo’s, Detroit Aborted, Cryptopsy, Despised Icon, Suffocation Headliners Hip-Hop Showcase featuring MC Habitat Band, Luckey Nite, Wicked Lung and the Wookalar, Ta-Ball, Dan the Saltine, King James, Knightmare, 2nd Shift House of Blues, Cleveland Buddy Guy, Ronnie Baker Brooks Howard’s Club H, Bowling Green Canada’s Electric Tiger Machine, The Casionauts Magic Stick, Detroit Gore Gore Girls Majestic Theatre, Detroit Switchfoot, Eisley, Reeve Oliver Louis G’s Nicole & Greg

Mickey Finn’s Pub The Rollers Murphy’s Place Roosevelt Hatcher with The Murphys Peabody’s Down Under, Cleveland Death Before Dishonor, Integrity The Shelter, Detroit The Letters Organize, Vaux Toledo Museum of Art Club Friday Dan & Don Peristyle “Bolero!” Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Georg Klaas, clarinet The Underground Twistin’ Tarantulas, Scotty Karate The Winchester, Cleveland Sophie B. Hawkins

SAT OCT 29 The Ark, Ann Arbor Lou and Peter Berryman Bowling Green State University Kobacker Hall Bowling Green Philharmonia and Wind Ensemble The Bronze Boar Big Blues Bob & The Thin Ice Band Cleveland State University Wolstein Center Kanye West, Fantasia Barrino, Keyshia Cole Club Bijou Stohlen, Falls of Grace, Falling back

Fox Theatre, Detroit Paramore, Plain White Ts, Simple Plan, Straylight Run Grog Shop, Cleveland Junior Varsity, Piebald, Hot Rod Circuit Harpo’s, Detroit GWAR, Devildriver, A Dozen Furies, Mensrea Headliners Intentions of Nothing, Vengeance Day, Highland, In Memory of... House of Blues, Cleveland Switchfoot, Eisley, Reeve Oliver Lourdes College Franciscan Center, Sylvania The Amazing Kreskin Magic Stick, Detroit Catfi sh Haven, Dios Malos Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor Stephen Lynch Murphy’s Place Glenda Biddlestone with The Murphys Nate & Wally’s Fishbowl, Bowling Green Hamell on Trial The Odeon, Cleveland Avenged Sevenfold, Death by Stereo, Opiate for the Masses, Saosin Palace of Auburn Hills Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas

Waterville Playshop will hold auditions for Charlotte’s Web, The Musical beginning Oct. 30 at Zion Lutheran Church, 22 N. Second St. The cast will consist of both adults and children. Show dates for Charlotte’s Web will be Feb. 2-5 at Anthony Wayne High School. For more information, visit www.watervilleplayshop.org.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Andy Kim, Ron Dante, Terry Sylvester St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit Spoon, Mary Timony Shawn’s Irish Tavern Jeff Tucker & On the Beach Tango’s Desi Serna Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle “Bolero!” Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Georg Klaas, clarinet Univ. of Michigan Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor The King’s Singers University of Toledo Doermann Theater High School Honors Concert Village Idiot, Maumee Smokestack The Winchester, Cleveland Jesse Colin Young

SUN OCT 30 The Ark, Ann Arbor The Acoustic Strawbs Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland Hamell on Trial Grog Shop, Cleveland Catfi sh Haven, Dios Malos Louis G’s Lori Lefevre Peabody’s Down Under, Cleveland Bloodsimple, Incite, Soulfl y, Throwdown

MON OCT 31 Alvin’s, Detroit Bear vs. Shark, Fall of Troy, Fear Before the March of Flames, Since by Man The Ark, Ann Arbor Vienna Teng Grog Shop, Cleveland Calla, Celebration House of Blues, Cleveland Gatsby’s American Dream, Lovedrug, Matchbook Romance Murphy’s Place The Murphys State Theatre, Detroit Insane Clown Posse University of Toledo Doermann Theater University Bands Halloween Concert Village Idiot, Maumee Rootstand

TUE NOV 1 The Ark, Ann Arbor Vienna Teng, David Berkeley Blind Pig, Ann Arbor State Radio Bowling Green State University Bryan Recital Hall Jazz Guitar Ensemble House of Blues, Cleveland Bob Weir & Ratdog Howard’s Club H, Bowling Green The Detachment Kit Magic Stick, Detroit Calla, Celebration Peabody’s Down Under, Cleveland Bear vs. Shark, Fall of Troy, Fear Before the March of Flames, Since by Man Wildwood Metropark Preserve Manor House Bowling Green State University Voice Students

WED NOV 2 Bowling Green State University Bryan Recital Hall Bryan Chamber Series Brew House, Holland Jeff Tucker Club Bijou Black Label Society Mafi a, Zakk Wylde House of Blues, Cleveland The Early November, Saves the Day, Say Anything, Senses Fail Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor Guster, Matt Pond PA The Odeon, Cleveland Buckethead Peabody’s Down Under, Cleveland Veruca Salt, The Lovemakers, Porselain, Dig Jelly St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit Gatsby’s American Dream, Lovedrug, Matchbook Romance COMPILED BY VICKI L. KROLL

BENEFITS Lunch with the Goblins: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 29 at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Reynolds Road. Benefi ts The Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio. The event will include a story-telling witch, music, dancing, costume contest, prizes, haunted hallway and lunch. $7 per person; (419) 867-5950. Artworks for the Cure: 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 4 at Seagate Convention Centre. This event will benefi t the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation of NW Ohio; www.artworkstoledo.com.

ON THE TOWN Boo Bash: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Lucas County Rec Center. Live music from Bandera and The SellOut Kings, beer, food and a costume contest with more than $2,200 in cash prizes. Ages 18 and over with valid ID, admission $5; (419) 213-2230. Halloween Hip Hop Showcase: with MC Habitat vs. the Wax Odyssey, Luckey Nite, Wicked Lung and the Wookalar, and special guests Ta-Ball, Dan tha Saltine, King James, Knightmare, 2nd Shift, Oct. 28 at Headliner’s, 4500 N. Detroit Ave; www.headliners.com. Bolero!: Toledo Symphony Classics Series II, 8 p.m. October 28-29 at Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle Theatre. Tickets: $19 to $46; (419) 246-8000. Wine Tasting: Halloween party at The Vineyard, Westgate Village Shopping Center. $10 minimum; (419) 535-7301.

FAMILY Pumpkin Path: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 and 30 at Toledo Zoo. Admission varies; (419) 385-5721.

Tearing my hair out I cut my hair last week.

Thanks to my hatred for photos, you’ve been seeing a three-year-old picture of me every week in this space. Meanwhile, I’d grown my hair well past my shoulders. I was forced to start wearing a ponytail, which made me feel like some 1980s ex-preppie, or let hair fall in my face, get in my food and obscure my vision.

Practicality won out over my rock ‘n’ roll scruples, and it’s gone now. I look a lot more like this photo now, which hopefully means I can avoid having another one taken until my next grand follicular experiment. If the males in my family are any indication, I’ll keep the hair I didn’t chop until I’m old, but I can look forward to it graying any day now.

Especially if I keep getting e-mails from people who read an entire column and pick out only the pieces they agree with to actually digest. Several fellow palefaces seemed to think that when I said “those few destructive rioting people, many of whom happened to be black, suck” last week, I meant “all black people are awful, brick-throwing ne’er-do-wells.”

If you got that impression yourself, there are some wonderful remedial reading courses at our local community colleges. You might wanna try one.

It’s America — you’re free to hate if you want to. But don’t assume I want anything to do with the sad little bucket of bile you call your life, just because we more-or-less match when we’re naked.

Thanks to the people who e-mailed or stopped me on the street who did get it. You guys give me hope that this might all work out someday.

Let’s talk about some rock, shall we? Friday night, the Underground hosts the Twistin’ Tarantulas, a band whose jumpblues rockabilly gumbo has had them touring full time for something like a decade, stopping only to record three albums of original material and place some songs in movies and MTV shows. The world is sorely lacking bands who can, and will, cover Tom Waits and Motorhead in the same night. Get out and support this one.

Saturday, head to Mickey Finn’s at 5 p.m. for their Halloween party/art and music expo. There are a buttload of bands and prizes for the best costume. If you don’t stay there for the duration, head back to the Underground for Koufax — for once, they’re not playing in Bowling Green, and we can soak up their throughbeing-cool early ’80s pop angst without leaving the county.

Bonus points if you attend this show dressed as a) someone from “Pretty In Pink,” b) a Goonie or c) Elvis Costello.