C: Is for Celebrations

Happy Halloween!
Being in New York Halloween is a week long celebration. The most famous celebration is of course the village parade. here's some others to tempt your spirit out to carouse.

Haunted house anyone? Blood Manor Haunted House is a 5,000 square feet of terror. This bloodcurdling labyrinth takes you through twenty themed rooms of horror including The Horridor (where 9 foot monsters welcome you), a dungeon complete with electric chair with "live" execution, the Cannibal's Kitchen, the Slithering Snake Pit, and the bloody new Heart Chamber Room. Blood Manor is meant to be intense and scary and is not recommended for kids under 14 years of age. Where: 542 West 27th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, 212-290-2825 Cost: $30 at the door (cash only).

For the Edger Allen Poe in all of us check out 52 Prince St at 6:00 p.m. (212) 274-1160 *Literary Halloween Party event with readings; refreshments – FREE *Silent projections from horror comic anthology Nightmare Factory (HarperCollins/Fox Atomic) and signings by artist Colleen Doran and writer Stuart Moore.

A little theatre? Every year, the Theatre for the New City transforms their 30,000 square foot, multilevel space into a Halloween extravaganza for more than 1,400 masqueraders. Step inside this theatrical experience featuring sculpture, art, and live performances from more than 450 artists. This year's dance music will be provided by the Great Paprika Band, a Brazilian jazz pop orchestra, and Hot Lavender Swing Band, an all-Gay and Lesbian 18-piece orchestra. 155 First Avenue at East 10th Street and cost is $20


Halloween Club-Hopping
Celebrate Halloween at Manhattan's hottest clubs.

JoonBug Halloween Masquerade Ball at Capitale with Esquire Magazine, and celebrity guests. Bold-faced names like Usher, Jay Z, and Diddy have been known to turn up at the Capitale bash. Tickets for the 2007 party are $20 for general admission and $45 for VIP admission. Costumes are mandatory, so get a little creative for a change.

Webster Hall throws the official Village Halloween Parade after-party. Compete with the rest of New York's freaks for a $500 costume prize and dance the night away. Doors open at 8PM and the party goes all night. Admission starts at $35 per person and goes up to $225 for VIP table service.

I will be spending the night at a penthouse with my own bash. My group "Women of Substance" and our guests will party the night away on a wrap around terrace. Sometimes it's good to be a New Yorker and that is a F.A.C.T.