Whoopierific Ways to Enjoy Halloween in DC and beyond

I'm all about sharing ways to whoop it up and have more joy in life, and with a holiday approaching, there are lots of opportunities!  Create something fun every day to whoop POW life with joy.  Whether you’re celebrating at home, going out on a date, or wanting to enjoy all the Halloween fun DC has to offer, I’ve got ya covered…

* Enjoy the build up to the holiday.  Decorate your home.  Cut out bats with construction paper and tape them to your windows for a spooktacular glow at night when you're lights illuminate the silhouettes. We make mummy sausages and other creepy food to get into the spirit of things.

                                    

  

*Take part in some great family events.  There’s always Boo at the Zoo and wonderful pumpkin patch visits.  Here are a few unique outings for the family.  

Halloween Whodunit at The Kennedy Center.  www.kennedy-center.org  Date: Oct. 26, 2014  The National Symphony Orchestra musicians dress up in costume as they create a Halloween mystery that the audience will help solve. Throughout the concert, you will use the clues to figure out who stole Stephen Dumaine’s tuba. Along with the fantastic musical mystery, kids can trick-or-treat before the show and visit the instrument “petting zoo.” 

Fall Harvest Family Days  Mount Vernon www.mountvernon.org  Date: Oct. 25-26, 2014  Mount Vernon is one of the many tourist attractions in the DC area for a number of reasons, including that it was George Washington’s estate and it has a beautiful landscape and design. The historic estate and gardens is a look back at a simpler time, without the internet and smart phones. With the cost of your admission into the site, you will have a special day of fun. Fall Harvest Family Days includes fun fall things like apple-roasting, a straw bale maze, wagon rides, games, music and more. Spend Halloween with a simple day of family fun.

* Get wicked in Washington

Nightmare on M Street  October 25, 2014, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets sold in advance (sometimes sell out). Costume bar crawl to 30 of Washington, DC's hottest bars in Dupont Circle to Gallery Place.  Use the coupon code "whoopie" for a special discount. 

DC Drag Queen Race  October 28, 2014. A crowd gathers in Dupont Circle for an informal street parade and race of costumed drag queens. This is one of the most popular DC Halloween events. 

Here's to makin' whoopie and a happy Halloween all month long!

These boots were made for walking on Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

I'm all about sharing ways to whoop it up so that people can have more joy in life.  With a holiday, there are lots of opportunities. Here is what I've cooked up so far -- Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Fluff.  If you want the recipe, leave a note in the comments section.

The witch boots are from this template. 
http://amusestudio.typepad.com/files/witchboottemplate.pdf

Thank you a•muse studio!  Print on black paper and cut them out.  Cut two slits in straws and insert your boots through the slits.  I cut my boot heels a bit wider than the template so they would stay in the straw slits a bit better.

Enjoy, every day!
Mwah!

Wicked Washington Halloween

Wicked Washington...not just for the politicians tonight.  Whoop it up and make some mischief in the DMV on All Hallow's Eve with the Whoopie Queen picks:
 

COSTUME PARTIES:

MASQUERADE Party AT SAX, "NIGHT OF MASKS" OCTOBER 31 http://www.saxwdc.com/ 734 Eleventh St. NW, 10p  Grand costumed performances in our glass enclosed stage begin at 6:30pm and continue all night!  Expect Electrifying performances such as Big Spender, Booty Swing and Chamber Mates that will dazzle you throughout the evening. The professional cast of acrobats, burlesque, and contemporary dancers will wow you and suck you into the magic that is Sax. Be prepared to be awestruck.  Enjoy bewitching bottle service specials, enchanting performances, delectable Halloween tricks and treats, and other SAXual surprises beginning at 10pm.

Halloween Social at the W Hotel
October 31, 2013, 8 p. m. P.O.V Rooftop, W Hotel, 515 15th Street NW, Washington DC. The Halloween party will fEeature craft cocktails plus dancing and DJ Ghost and DJ Philipz spinning all night, with special guest performers, a best costume contest, and more. The winner of the night’s best costume contest will receive an overnight stay, champagne, and breakfast in bed. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit the Washington Humane Society.

The Mansion on O
October 31, 2013, 8:00 p.m. 2020 O Street NW. Washington DC. Costume Party.  Online Reservations Required, $30 per person, no tickets at the door. Party includes: DJ, costume contest with prizes, chocolate fountain, special Halloween treasure hunt, cash bar. Tour the 100 room mansion and search for secret doors when you visit. https://www.omansion.com/events/reservation.shtml?Event=Halloween%20Party

Best HAUNTS:

NIGHTLY SPIRITS WHITE HOUSE HAUNTED PUB TOUR $32.95, 8:30pm Occidental Grill http://www.nightlyspirits.com/ 2.5 hour walking tour past of some of the most historic and haunted pubs and buildings in Washington DC.. 3-4 different locations incl a former funeral home that is now a haunted bar. 

National Building Museum Ghost Tours
Take a spooky lantern-light ghost tour led by costumed Civil War veterans. Infamous as one of the most haunted buildings in DC, find out why ghosts call the National Building Museum their home. Hear tales of an irritable rider on horseback and look for mysterious faces in the 75-foot Corinthian columns and much more! 2013 Dates: September 29, October 23, 20, and 31. Registration is required. Call (202) 272-2448.

The Most Haunted Houses  7:30 $20, 2 hours http://www.washingtonwalks.com/tours/haunted-houses.shtml  Violent quarrels, vicious attacks, murder, suicide -- why is it such turbulent events in Washington history seem concentrated around the seven acres of Lafayette Park? grim reaper stalked more than Abraham Lincoln.  begin this walk at the house considered the most haunted home in the city: The Octagon. October 31 when a special edition of the walk will be offered that brings you inside the Octagon House.  Reservations are required

EXPERIENCE THE HORRIFIC

NIGHTMARE MANOR http://nightmare-manor.com/schedule.html Thurs 7p $25  actors, haunted 200 year old house, surrounding areas and corn field, URBANA up 270, corn field, maze of buildings, house with cellar, ghosts!!!

Crime Museum: Fright @ the Museum "DEAD MEN WALKING" The museum is a hunting ground for the criminally insane.  7pm, tours ½ hour, $20 7^th Street NW http://tickets.crimemuseum.org/capacity/titles/Fright_at_the_Museum.aspx 

 

GET YOUR NAUGHTY ON THE DANCEFLOOR

 

HALLOWEEN CIRCUS @ BLACKCAT:  3 dif rooms with heavy metal in one place and rockabilly Johnny Grave & The Tombstones, burlesque dancers, sideshow acts. http://www.blackcatdc.com/shows/mardi-gras.html    10 Adv/ $12 DOS Mainstage / Doors at 8:00, 1811 14th St. NW

Strathmore - Funk Legend Bootsy Collins and the Funk Unity Band Playing with a Full Symphony  A concert benefiting BeethovenFound/Tribute to Wounded Warriors and the Bootsy Collins Foundation, giving musical instruments to children in underserved communities, and The Art and Drama Therapy Institute.  http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=9798

ALL HALLOWS LIVE Who's Bad?  October 31, 2013. Maryland Live Casino, Arundel Mills, MD. Customers will enjoy Trick or Treat Prize Drawings for Live! Rewards Players Club members, a Halloween Candy handout, and a special live performance from Who's Bad, a tribute to Michael Jackson, at Rams Head Center Stage, followed by a Costume Contest with a top prize of $1,500 Free Slot Play. Concert begins at 8 p.m. Contest at 11:00 p.m. 

Have a ghordeous Halloween!