It just isn’t Halloween unless you have watched the movie “Hocus Pocus” at least a dozen times!  It’s a classic Disney movie that the whole family loves watching. After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani and their new friend, Allison.  After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches, the Sanderson sisters, (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

It’s time again to move with the beat at Tapology’s 2019 Concert at The Whiting! On Sunday, October 27, the highly-anticipated, fall festival will honor the women of tap with a unique and electric performance. While putting on their best show, this year Tapology will be raising funds for Flint’s Children of Challenge.

It’s the time all the kids have been waiting for in Greater Flint! For the kids Halloween parties, trick or trunk and spooky events abound starting on Thursday, October 24 through the rest of month. Get the costumes ready and empty those pillow cases, it’s time for some holiday treats!

Spend your weekend at For-Mar, Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad! Starting Friday at 5pm, Crossroads Village hosts Halloween Ghosts & Goodies. This yearly event celebrates all things Halloween and is great for children. Visit the enchanted forest, laugh at musical comedy at the Colwell Opera House, get lost in the straw maze and be overloaded with treats, treats, treats! Don’t you dare leave without a ride on the Huckleberry Ghost Train Express.  Halloween Ghosts and Goodies will take place all weekend at Crossroads so bundle up and join the fun.

Are ghosts for real? You can find out on Sunday at the Historic Holly Hotel. You and a team of professional ghost hunters armed with several types of sensors, detectors, cameras, thermal scanners, will together explore the dimly lit and admittedly haunted Holly Hotel.

Sara Shanning, is the author of the Chosen Angels series. Seal One releases October 1 (ebook), and print is available now on Amazon and at Faith Christian Store in Flint.

This weekend, running Friday and Saturday is Michigan’s Big Country Fest in Frankenmuth!  Take a quick trip to that lovely Bavarian Village and enjoy the old west in a big way. The festival will be held in Harvey Kern Community Pavilion on Weiss Street and will take place rain or shine.

Enjoy this annual quilt festival featuring traditional, historical, contemporary and fiber art at a variety of unique locations in Flint’s downtown entertainment district.

Something wicked this way comes tomorrow in Fenton. Witches Night Out will take place downtown from 5-9pm. Dress as your favorite spellcaster as you wind your way through the streets of Fenton, visiting the merchants for great sales, prizes and treats. Support the Fenton Firefighter Charities by “stuffing the boot” before you end your night.