What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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OCTOBER 25-31, 2020 WHAT'S UP! 7 Pumpkin Fest The Shepherd's Pumpkin Fest at Shepherd of the Hills in Bran- son includes a hayride, pumpkin painting, a corn pit, a petting zoo, "build your own scarecrow," a hay bale maze, pumpkin bowling, bounce houses and more. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 30-31, and admission starts at $8.95 for ages 4 and older. INFO — theshepherdofthehills. com Victory Films Live theater is off through the end of the year at Arkan- sas Public Theatre in Rogers, so the historic venue is going back to its roots. The Victory Theater opened as a film house in 1927 — and the sound system was installed in 1929 when the "talkies" came along. Now the beloved community gathering space is offering a safe cinematic experience to movie lovers with "something for everyone" in the Victory Film Series. "In our beautiful historic theater, there's nothing like seeing something at the Victory," enthuses Joseph Farmer, executive director at APT. "It's more of an event and experience than it is just going to see a movie." Each film chosen for the series is tied to a significant date or reason for the show- ing. For instance, this past weekend's films were selected in recognition of director Sam Rami's birthday ("Drag Me to Hell") and to celebrate the original Oct. 25, 1978, release date of the classic "Hallow- een." For the weekend of the spookiest holiday, APT will show the 1953 version of the alien epic "War of the Worlds" on Oct. 30 and the 1984 cult favorite "Beetlejuice" on Halloween night. WHEN — 7 o'clock both nights WHERE — 116 S. Second St. in Rogers COST — $10 INFO — 631-8988, arkansaspublic theatre.org A Nightmare on Block Street In lieu of the 14th annual Beat Bachs Halloween Dance Party, Pinpoint bar in Fayette- ville has nixed the dancing and instead turned the under- ground bar into a Halloween pop-up bar through the end of October. Themed areas and booths, chilling pinball machines, a spooked out menu and specials for all you ghouls in costume, A Nightmare on Block Street goes all out for the Beat Bachs tradition. Very limited seating, no reser- vations taken during the pop-up, no groups larger than 10. No cover charge, no tickets, 21 and up. Hours are 5 p.m.-midnight Sundays, Wednesdays and Thurs- days; 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Oct. 31. INFO — beatbachshalloween. com Exeter Corn Maze A fun, family experience in southwest Missouri, the Exeter Corn Maze is 35 miles from Bella Vista. Entry fees begin at $5 for adults and $10 for children, which includes all barnyard activities. The Corn Maze armband includes the barnyard activities and the corn maze and costs $12 for adults and $15 for children. There are additional activities offered. Barnyard activities include swings, ziplines, corn pit, climb- ing wall and net, petting zoo and more. The 8-acre kid friendly corn maze offers fun for all ages. A 60-acre pumpkin patch offers pumpkins ranging from $2 to $5. In addition to the pumpkin patch and corn maze, attrac- tions include the haunted barn, zombie paintball, hayrides, haunted corn maze, pumpkin jump, cow train, corn cannons, pumpkin cannon, paintball shootout shack, movie room, photo-ops, archery tag and go karts. The Exeter Corn Maze will be open until Nov. 8. There is food available on site and a general store. WHEN — Hours vary by attrac- tion, with the maze opening at noon Friday-Sunday WHERE — State Highway MM in Exeter, Mo. COST — $5-$20 INFO — 877-846-3959 or exeter cornmaze.com This roundup was compiled by Becca Martin-Brown and Jocelyn Murphy. This year, Warehouse of Fear, located at 17023 Chamber Springs Road in Siloam Springs, is themed around fears and phobias. Hours are 7-11 p.m. Oct. 30-31 with a special "blackout night" 7-10 p.m. Oct. 29. Admission is $15-$25, and covid-19 face coverings are man- datory. riverside-entertainment. com. (Courtesy Photo) COVER STORY Carpenter's Mortuary Spook House, presented annually inside the Carpenter Building on Main Street in Gentry, will close early for the season. Just before presstime for What's Up!, proprietor Charlie Bookout said he was worried the Oct. 30-31 performances would be too crowded, and based on covid-19 concerns, Oct. 24 would be the last date for 2020. (Courtesy Image) From cult classic to Halloween tradition, the iconic 1975 avant-garde film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" returns to the Walton Arts Center for a Halloween screening at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 as part of the venue's Saturday Cinema series. Costumes and props are encouraged for the interactive event; prop bags are available to purchase for $10 at waltonartscenter.org. (Courtesy Photo)