A Haunted House, a Ha-Ha-Halloween Showcase and Haunted Hotels

 You can feel Halloween in the air around town on Friday.

There is a haunted house at Huntington High School, a Ha-Ha Halloween Showcase at Meehan's, a singles Halloween costume party at Bel Posto and Haunted Hotels at the Huntington Public Library.  

1. There is Safe Halloween for Huntington School District children, pre K through 6th grade, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Huntington High School. The event provides games, candy, dancing, cup cake decorating, a haunted house and other great activities for the kids. All Huntington district students of age will be admitted with an adult or older sibling.

  2. Meehan's presents the Long Island Comedy Festival's Happy Halloween Comedy Showcase at 8:30 p.m. Four comedians will be showcased through the night. Wear your best costume and impress the comedian judges for a chance to win a prize. Tickets are $20 in advance at LIComedy.com or $25 at the door. All previous shows have been sold out, so get there early if you plan to buy tickets there. Make the night complete and join Meehan's for dinner before the show!   

3. Are you single, want to have fun and meet someone? Dress up and head to Bel Posto for a singles Halloween Costume Party from 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.! To be on the guest list, go to www.mydatedoctors.com and click on the Halloween Party icon and follow the instructions. Registration is $25.    

4. If you're not interested in Friday's Halloween festivities, go to the Huntington Library at 7 p.m. and learn about the Haunted Hotels of the Catskills. The grand hotels of yesteryear hold a certain fascination for many. Perched high atop the cliffs, overlooking the river and glacial lakes, some had as many as 800 rooms. Preservationist, author and photographer Monica Randall will show a slide presentation about the rich, the middle class, the gangsters and bootleggers who stayed there.

  5. Oh no! Haunted Hotels don't fascinate you? Book Revue is the place for you! Eight time Winter Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno will speak about and sign his new book, Zero Regrets, at 7 p.m. Letters for the signing portion of this event will be handed out beginning at 5 p.m. For more information, please call 631-271-1442. If you miss this author to go to the Ha-Ha Halloween Showcase or the Halloween Costume party, have no regrets, Ohno will forgive you!  

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