HALLOWEEN: 2011 Event Roundup, Part 2

Soup Nazi Look-Alike Contest | Jack the Ripper Conference | Day of the Dead Festival | Hoodoo Blues Halloween Party

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HALLOWEEN: 2011 Event Roundup, Part 2

POSTED: Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 2:00 PM

Filed Under: Events

Check this space all week for our picks of the Philly-Halloween-event litter.

✚ Soup Nazi Look-Alike Contest by Massimo Pulcini
It’s time for all you Seinfeld addicts to shift into soup mode for this Doc's Gourmet Cafe and Soup Bar-sponsored “Soup Nazi” look-alike contest. If your getup impresses the panel of soon-to-be-announced celebrity judges, then you may be the one who wins the $100 cash prize. If your costume is uninspiring, however, then “you're through, Soup Nazi. Pack it up. No more soup for you. Next!" Fri., Oct. 28, 5 p.m., free, Doc’s Gourmet Cafe and Soup Bar, 169 W. Girard Avenue, 215-423-5350.

✚ Jack the Ripper Conference by Meg Augustin
One of the most infamous cold cases is being reopened. Drexel will be hosting an expert-filled investigation into Jack the Ripper and his famous gruesome murders. The conference will bring together Dr. Jean Hartman, who will talk about serial killing; Dr. Craig Monk, who will speak on “optograms;” and former Philadelphia chief inspector John Maxwell will explore some of Philadelphia’s own serial killers and unsolved mysteries. Fri-Sat, Oct 28-29, $250, Drexel University, Bossone Research Enterprise Center, 3140 Market St., 215-895-2000, drexel.edu.

✚ Day of the Dead Festival by Chris Brown
The Mütter Museum may be the type of place rock and rollers visit when they think they've seen it all, but it’s not so suitable for families There's some strange shit within those walls. However, the fourth annual Day of the Dead festival should prove to be a bit more all encompassing. In the spirit of traditional Day of the Dead celebrations, there will be food and drink and sugar skull decorating. Officially known as calaveras de azucar, the skulls are offered up in hopes that the spirits of the deceased will return to celebrate. They're edible, too. Seeped in an old-school tradition and streamlined for your enjoyment, you can gather and remember the long gone or just hang out. It’s up to you. Sat., Oct. 29, 10 a.m., $14, Mütter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St., 215-563-3737, collphyphil.org.

✚ Hoodoo Blues Halloween Party by Meg Augustin
While we Yankees get spooky with witches and goblins, the South invites voodoo and devilish delights. Celebrating All Hallows’ Eve the way they do down South, The Twisted Tail is hosting a Hoodoo Blues Halloween Party. The Gas House Gorillas will play the hypnotic sounds of rhythm and blues while fire breathers and costumed performers keep it hellishly hot. At 11 p.m., the party’s Witching Hour will begin, offering up $2 drink specials every 15 minutes. Flowing all night, the bar will be brewing up Witch’s Milk, a cocktail made of spiced rum, pumpkin puree and corn whisky. Just leave your pin dolls at home. Sat, Oct 29, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $10, free for those in costume, The Twisted Tale, 509 S. Second St, 215-558-2471, thetwistedtail.com.

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