City of Redwood City October 2016
Issue No. 7
In This Issue
 
Upcoming Downtown Events
Magic Lantern 3D Show

Oct. 4, 11, 27 - 7:30 p.m.
Courthouse Square 

Zoppé Family Circus

Oct. 7 - 23, Various Times
Red Morton Park


Oct. 27 - 5 - 8 p.m.
Courthouse Square





 

 




 







 

 



 

 


The City of Redwood City's Economic Development Department is pleased to present the latest updates on businesses and programs that make our community a great place to live and work! This month the newsletter features some of the great activities, events, and businesses celebrating Halloween.

Do you have information on new, updated or interesting restaurants, shops or fun activities that could be featured in the next newsletter? Contact Catherine Ralston, Economic Development Manager at [email protected] or 650-780-7204.

Shop Downtown Redwood City
The House of Humor



Founded in 1969, the House of Humor is open year-round, supplying the San Francisco Bay Area with fun costumes and novelties. Shoppers can find everything they need for their next event, party, festival, school project, theater performance and more. They also boast a wide variety of accessories, from wigs, masks and hats, to mustaches, glasses, gloves, makeup and more.
Dining Out
Angelicas - Murder Mystery Dinner Series - Murder in the Old  West
 
Sunday Oct. 30 - 7:30 p.m.
Angelicas

Put your detective skills to the test at this special Halloween edition of the Murder Mystery Dinner Series at Angelicas in downtown Redwood City. Guests are invited to help solve a fictitious "Murder in the Old West" circa 1875.

For tickets and more information, visit their website here.

Entertainment

Scare on the Square 

Oct. 27, 5 - 8 p.m. 
Courthouse Square

Mwah-ah-ah!  Get in the Halloween spirit for Scare on the Square in downtown Redwood City!


Enjoy a variety of "hauntastic" activities and entertainment, including a concert by Andy Z and the Andyland Band, face painters, balloon twisters, a pumpkin art contest (bring carved/decorated), a haunted walking maze, a 3D light show and classic trick-or-treating downtown. This event is suitable for all ages, so bring the family for an evening of fun. Dress to impress for a special costume parade.This free  event is sponsored by   Facebook , and brought to you by   Redwood City Events ,  the  Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation , and  the  Redwood City Improvement Association (RCIA).

Click here for more details.

"The Shining" at Cinemark

Oct. 23 and Oct. 26, various times
Cinemark Theaters, downtown Redwood City 

In his signature role, Jack Nicholson ("Heeeere's Johnny!") plays Jack Torrance, who has come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as an off-season caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd). Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.

Come to the Cinemark Theaters for a special two-night engagement. For show times and more information, click here.

Around the Town
Halloween Spooktacular

Oct. 22, Noon - 3 p.m.
Red Morton Community Center

Kids can enjoy lots of Halloween fun, from  carnival games and a costume parade to a monster maze, fall crafts, Transylvania treats and a chance to win prizes! 

Redwood City's Halloween Spooktakular is suitable for kids up to age ten. Admission is just $5 per child.  

Click here for more details.