PROMO: Colorado ACTS presents Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

The Tomb  of Hatshepsut

It’s 1937, and you’re invited to an evening filled with mummies and  murder. The Bradford Museum of Antiquities has just opened a new wing, and several high-profile guests will be in attendance: a famed archaeologist, a wealthy investor, a murderer. You’ll enjoy a delicious dinner in the new wing amid displays of rare Egyptian artifacts while interacting with the guests of honor, and if the evening should take a fatal turn, you may be called on to help solve a murder! No one is who they seem, and clues are hidden in plain sight at this interactive murder mystery dinner.

 

All Performances @ 7pm

Friday Oct. 22nd, Saturday Oct. 23rd, Friday Oct. 29th & Saturday Oct. 30th

 

$10 Ticket Price for Dinner and the Show  

Reservations Required, call 303-456-6772

 

In ACTS New Location at H.O.P.E.
9483 W. 58th Avenue
Arvada, CO. 80002
Near Ralston Road and Garrison Street

Marianne Henning
Colorado ACTS

coloradoacts@yahoo.com

REVIEW: Night of the Living Dead

Photo Credit: Duane Brown

Sometimes you just can't keep a good zombie down.

The Bug Theatre and Papercat Films have dug up most of the original cast, and added some fresh blood to their third annual production of the live stage version of the cult film classic "Night of the Living Dead."

Three years ago I predicted that NOTLD would become a recurring Halloween holiday treat, the autumnal equivalent of "It's a Wonderful Life." Except that everybody's either dead or in danger of becoming so, in a most gruesome fashion.

Based on the 1968 George Romero film that started it all (but wasn't properly copyrighted), the stage adaptation mixes recreated and projected scenes on a screen, along with live/undead onstage action. And there's LOTS of action.

Scientists and military leaders are at a loss as to why rotting corpses are climbing out of their graves to slake their hunger for human flesh. A rag tag group of not terribly well equipped survivors take precarious refuge in a farm house, but soon find themselves under siege by a voracious horde of reanimated, cannibalistic cadavers.

Sanity is strained to the breaking point, families are torn apart (literally) and the only cure for the collapse of civilization is a shot to the head. So why is NOTLD such a "feel good" show, attracting crowds of college kids and nostalgic boomers, many of whom arrive in ragged costumes and gory makeup? And why is it that 40 years after the deadly earnest and disturbing horror film was released, a nearly-verbatim stage version provokes non-stop, campy laughter, and cheers when each victim succumbs?

Food for thought. I'd stop to think about it, but a zombie might catch up to me and eat my brain. Just consider NOTLD a raucous antidote to the hedonistic, brooding, sex-obsessed and thankfully declining trend of vampire books and movies. This kind of show has real meat on its bones...but not for long.

"Night of the Living Dead" is produced by Alex Weimer, Kris Hipps, Duane Brown and Donna Morrison. It's a real labor of love with great special effects and a tongue in cheek sensibility. The show runs (but cannot hide) Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m., through Oct. 30, with a special Halloween performance on Oct. 31. Tickets are $12 for students and anyone in zombie makeup and costume, and $15 for potential victims. Call 303-477-9984 or visit www.bugtheatre.info for more information.

Prayer/Fitness Walk after Sunday Service 10/10/2010

Here's a great way to celebrate 10/10/10:

COTA's Fitness Pastor Jennifer Hardman will be leading an inaugural prayer walk/run through Elk Meadow after Sunday's service. Feel free to wear athletic clothes, and/or good walking shoes to church. A hat might be a good idea, too. 

 

 Jennifer says, "For those of you who feel like fitness is not your cup of tea, or it just seems too hard, here's some advice: Start small.  Remember even getting your heart rate up a little each day for a few minutes has benefits.  You don't have to be overwhelmed and work out for over an hour the first time you get back into a fitness routine.  Just go for a simple walk around the neighborhood or local park, and as that starts to feel easy, go a little further. Even a little goes a long way!"

Blessing of the Beasties

Cedric Diggory and Claire Dorn listen attentively while Fr. Patrick proclaims God's love for all his creatures at the "Blessing of the Beasties" event in Bergen Park October 2.

On October 2, Church of the Apostles hosted a "Blessing of the Beasties" animal blessing event in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis. The blessing ceremony was held in the parking lot of Chow Down Pet Supplies in Bergen Park, and was a benefit for the Evergreen Animal Protective League. More than 30 dogs and four cats, along with their owners, received blessings. The event raised $133 in cash donations for the EAPL, and was tied in with an dog-adoption day. Perhaps two or more homeless pooches were adopted as a result. Church of the Apostles is committed to serving the community of Evergreen, and recognizes that all God's creatures, great and small, deserve to be loved and cared for, and that all creation praises the Creator.

More photos of the "Blessing of the Beasties 2010" event are available at the COTA Facebook page. Click HERE.