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Halloween Isn't Just For Kids and Legis. Cooper Offers Halloween Safety Tips

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People never seem to outgrow Halloween, which is probably why there are as many parties and celebrations for adults as there are for kids. The fact that the holiday falls on Sunday this year means a weekend full of creepy fun starting on Friday night. Over 18 is OK for a few of these events, but the little kids need to stay home for them all.

On Friday, Oct. 29, Long Island Comedy returns to Meehan's for a special Ha-Ha-Happy Halloween Comedy Showcase. 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. Friday night's lineup includes, Paul Anthony, Daren Dillon and Frankie Pace, plus special guest, Chris Davis. Long Island Comedy and J. Murphy Creative Marketing have been promoting a monthly comedy show at Meehan's since early spring, and every one has been sold out. The fun begins at 8:30 p.m., but if you get there early for dinner, you can guarantee yourself a good table for this general admission show. Enjoy an evening of hilarious, non-stop laughter and fun to get your weekend started.

If you're looking for some ghouls of the opposite sex, Date Doctors is hosting a costume party just for singles at Bel Posto Restaurant from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m. on Friday. This new restaurant is located at 15 New Street, the former address of Mangiamo. Dress up and dance the night away. A costume is not required, but contest winner will receive a free one-month intro membership to Date Doctors and a gift certificate valued at $250. Other prizes, including a wine basket and gift certificates, will be raffled off. Registration is required at www.mydatedoctors.com or call (631) 412-2876 for more information.

Then on Saturday, the Vanderbilt Museum presents a night of frightful festivities for ages 18 and up at the Vanderbite Ball from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The evening includes a buffet dinner, soft drinks, music by classic-rock band Blind Squirrels, and prizes for best costumes. Tickets are $30 per person. To make reservations, call (631) 854-5579. Tickets also may be purchased on the museum's website.

Carol Ghiorsi Hart, executive director of the museum, said, "What better place to celebrate this holiday than the Vanderbilt? The bewitching estate is a time machine on a wind-swept bluff above Northport Harbor, appropriately scary at night – the perfect atmosphere for a Halloween party."

LEGIS. COOPER OFFERS HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS
  
Suffolk County Legislative Majority Leader Jon Cooper, D-Lloyd Harbor, released a Halloween Safety Tips for Kids List, courtesy of Halloween-Safety.com, to help remind parents that while Halloween is a great time to share in fun-filled activities with their children, it's also a time to make sure the kids are safe.

Cooper said, "Have a Happy Halloween and please remember to take precautions and be safe!"

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The list is as follows:

  • Help your child pick out or make a costume that will be safe. In addition to making it fireproof, the eye holes should be large enough for good peripheral vision.
  • If you set jack-o-lanterns on your porch with candles in them, make sure they are far enough out of the way so that kids' costumes won't accidentally be set on fire. Safer still, use battery-powered tea lights to make pumpkins glow. They look just like a flickering candle flame!
  • Make sure that if your child is carrying a prop, such as a scythe, butcher knife or pitchfork, that the tips are smooth and flexible enough to not cause injury if fallen on.
  • Kids always want to help with the pumpkin carving, but small children shouldn't be allowed to use a sharp knife to cut the top or the face. There are many carving kits available that come with tiny saws which work better than knives and are safer, although you can be cut by them as well. It's best to let the kids clean out the pumpkin and draw a face on it, which you can carve for them.
  • Treating your kids to a spooky Halloween dinner will make them less likely to eat the candy they collect before you have a chance to check it for them.
  • Teaching your kids basic everyday safety, such as not getting into cars or talking to strangers, looking both ways before crossing streets and crossing when the lights tell you to, will help make them safer when they are out trick or treating.

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