Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be provided. The city will present its Boo Bash, a Halloween carnival for families and people of all ages on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 7 p.m. at University Community Park. The carnival will feature game, activity and craft booths, as well as a costume contest with prizes for all entrants. Booths are one ticket and haunted house tours are four tickets per child with adults free. Family nature workshops Oct. 27 is the registration deadline for family nature workshops to be held Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary.
Admission is free but reservations are required.
Early reservations are recommended. Starr Ranch, near Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza, is a 4,000-acre sanctuary normally closed to the public to protect plants and wildlife and provide scientists a place to conduct research. Heavy-soled shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing are recommended along with sunscreen and sunglasses. Cameras, binoculars and wildlife identification guides are encouraged. No one will be accommodated without a reservation.