The annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo opens Thursday and runs through October 31st. Once again, visitors will be walking through the display. This year’s spectacular takes you from Joplin to Jay-Z, as we celebrate the greatest music from the last 150 years. Stroll, or dance your way, past thousands of intricately carved …
This year enjoy the carved pumpkins from the comfort of your own car. The event starts Thursday, October 1, and is drive-through only this year. The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular website has several helpful Frequently Asked Questions: Can I bring my pets? Are there restrooms available? There are motor vehicle rules as well: Limit of 7 people …
The Roger Williams Park Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular starts Thursday and runs through November 3. (Facebook event.) I assume that RIPBS will keep running “Oh My Gourd! The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular Story” throughout the month. It’s fascinating. These artists are so talented and driven to carve. The jack-o-lanterns are constantly being fixed up and swapped out, so …
The annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo opens tonight and runs through November 4th. This year’s show includes more than 5,000 intricately carved pumpkins featuring scenes of wizards, fairytales, and the luminaries of great myths and legends, alongside superheroes, and historical figures who changed our world. New this year: Special event themed nights …
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The annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Park Zoo runs now through November 5. This year we will travel through time and visit with dinosaurs, explore the ice age, and peek into the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Rome. Wander the Feinstein Junior Scholar Wetlands Trail and delight in the history of the Middle …
(10.22) Bill Barry brings his “world famous” Pumpkin Carving Party to the E&O Tap, Saturday starting at 1pm. Lighting at night. Mike Kelly says, “Trust me, it’s the Cadillac of pumpkin parties….or was that a Lincoln?” (Also, Sunday at the E&O is Oktöberfest.) Pumpkin Carving Party, 1pm, Saturday, October 22, E&O Tap, 289 Knight Street, …
The annual Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular is up at the Roger Williams Park Zoo. The 2014 presentation, titled “Jack-O-Lanterns from A to Z,” will delight new and repeat visitors alike. Scenes filled with intricate pumpkin art will be arrayed in alphabetical order, with highlights from history and popular culture. For example, D is for dinosaur, F is …
(11.2) Kudos to ecoRI News. They invite you to bring your sagging pumpkins to Whole Foods between 3pm and 6pm today, Wednesday, and they will be put to good use. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes are welcome. Donors should just be sure to remove any candle holders and wax before dropping off their squash. …
Using a poster for an image always creates formatting problems for us. We love poster art but they are generally vertical and often include tiny little text all over the place so we tend to crop them. But then along comes something fabulous like this and what are you gonna do? The 6th Annual Steel …
The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Park Zoo runs through October 31. What’s new this year? The theme of this year’s show will be “A Journey Around the World.” It will include scenes from the Seven Wonders of the World (Taj Mahal, the pyramids and Sphinx, Mayan ruins, the Great Wall of China, and …
Head over to the Roger Williams Park Zoo and see hundreds of intricately carved and illuminated pumpkins depicting people, places and things. Starts today and runs through the end of the month. Open nightly 6pm to 10pm (trail closes at 11pm) rain or shine. This year features a BBQ buffet at the Jambo Junction Serengeti …
The Roger Williams Park Zoo Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular ends tonight. $12 and less, 6pm to 11pm (last entry at 10pm), Sunday, 1000 Elmwood Avenue (directions)
Too many things to do, but make time for this unique event. And hooray for the bleachers! Last year people were climbing on top of wobbly old ladders and hanging from rafters making it difficult to hold onto your beer. I mean cider. It just looks really cool like something out of those cheesy Kalevala …
The super duper jack-o-lantern display at Roger Williams Park Zoo starts tonight, Thursday. Feast your eyes on thousands of carved and illuminated pumpkins, with hundreds of them depicting people, places and scenes from popular culture to old-time favorites and everything in between – all with painstaking detail and amazing intricacy! Don’t miss this unique, family …
Let’s be honest, the Republicans probably give out better Halloween candy. An Obama household might be trafficking in those tiny bags of g.o.r.p. or free-range organic fruit leather. I hope we see some of this creative carving around here. This one is from Texas of all places — how long did it last on the …