Halloween Activities For Kids And Adults On Friday

The Ashtabula Arts Center at 2928 West 13th Street in Ashtabula, will once again hold their annual Halloween Kids Day Out on Friday, October 13 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. This day of stories, crafts and halloween fun for students in grades 1-6, is offered on NEOTA day—a day that area children have off from school. Parents need to drop their child off by 9 a.m. with a packed lunch. Cost per child is $30.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can be made by calling the Arts Center at (440) 964-3396.

As a part of this activity day, Cleveland Opera on Tour, the educational and outreach wing of Cleveland Opera, will present a 50 minute children’s opera, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at 1:00 p.m. Children attending Halloween Kids Day Out will receive a ticket to this show.

The public is also invited to attend the production. It is not necessary to have a child enrolled in Kids Day Out. Tickets to just the performance of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are $7 for adults and $5 for children. They can be purchased at the Arts Center or by calling (440) 964-3396.

Based on the famous Washington Irving story, this Halloween classic tale is brimming with special effects. Three eerie trees revolve to become a farmhouse, Ichabod’s classroom, and Katrina’s parlor. When Ichabod tries to return home through Sleepy Hollow, the set grows dark and the Headless Horseman appears from nowhere!

The opera has been scored for accompaniment by and travels with a Kurzweil electronic keyboard which can produce orchestral sounds. The result is a rich musical experience, much fuller than possible with piano alone.