Children learn history at spooky guided museum tour
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Scary houses and events round out Halloween celebrations:
FridayScary Tales on the Trail from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hiller House. Event is free.
The Victoria College's annual Halloween Carnival from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the VC ...
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Scary houses and events round out Halloween celebrations:
FridayScary Tales on the Trail from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hiller House. Event is free.
The Victoria College's annual Halloween Carnival from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the VC Quad. Admission is free.
Monster Bash Costume Party from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Club Westerner. Event is open to the public. Presale tickets are $10 and $20 at the door.
Friday-SaturdayHaunted Zoo at the Texas Zoo from 7 p.m. to midnight both nights at the Texas Zoo. Admission is $5.
SaturdayMall-O-Ween from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Victoria Mall.
Winners for the Day of the Dead Contest:
Individual winnerAltar on Ureste, Gonzales, Samora, Leal, Mora, De Leon
Kathy Garcia Donson won a yearlong membership for the museum.
Group winner
Memorial High School Urban Arts Club
for their Patrick Swayze altar
Doug Arnold, Noe Botello, Robert Kocian, James Bernal, Bo Walding, Travis Charles, Ryan Rodriguez, won 10 tickets each to the museum.
Michelle Tharp, sponsoring teacher, won a yearlong membership.
A clown, a fairy and a Ninja might not always be found at the Museum of Costal Bend, but they did turn out for the Spooky Guided Flashlight tour.
The Spooky Flashlight guided tour took visitors Thursday night throughout the museum on a scavenger hunt for items such as a missing cannon.
"It's really cool," said Andy Heger, freshman at Victoria College, "I've never been here."
Many of the children and parents were also first-time visitors to the museum.
"It's a great introduction to the museum," said Lisa Brimberry, education coordinator for the Museum of the Coastal Bend.
Michelle Moreno saw the tour as an educational and fun experience for her niece, nephew and daughter.
"This is a great opportunity," said Joann Henkel, sophomore at Victoria College, who dressed up as an Indian and became a part of the exhibits.
Henkel braided her hair and wore a costume she had worn in a play. As she stood perfectly still, the children watched her remain motionless and listened as Brimberry spoke about the items in the exhibits.
Moreno said it was interesting and will take her family to the museum again.
The tour came to a close with cookies and a surprise - Henkel revealing to the children that she was actually a real person.
"I knew she was real," said Damain Cano, 8.
He'd been answering a lot of the questions, said Moreno, his aunt.
Brimberry hopes for the event to be annual.
The event also brought to a close the Day of the Dead altar contest.
