Today I am supposed to be at the Carnagie Historical Library working on an article for Boulder County on the works done by the Civilian Conservation Corp, but I have found I am too excited to concentrate on that. 

This afternoon we are going to the Denver Zombie Crawl. If you are in the area and want to check it out, go to www.eyeheartbrains.com. Here is the schedule:

• 11:00 am – Organ Trail
• 12:00 – Makeup and costume help
• 2:00 pm – Kickoff!
• 3:00 pm – Widows Bane
• 3:55 pm – Thriller!
• 4:00 pm – Zombie Crawl Parade down 16th St.
• 5:30 pm – Costume Contests @ Skyline Park
• 8:00 pm – Zombie Crawl after party at Casselman’s

There are professional makeup artists and people to help “zombify” you. There are a ton of kids and people of all ages that participate throughout the day. They are also collecting donations for the food bank. There is live music and then they always do the Thriller dance:

Here are some pics I found from previous events.

If you want to participate without being a zombie, you can always wear an X on your back. That lets the zombies know you are food. The horde comes on scene up Pearl Street mall around dark, and you are either a zombie, a mark, or watching from the street cafes enjoying the show. 

We are going to leave after the parade and go to a hotel in Denver where we are attending a large Halloween costume party with our friends. Everyone is getting a room so there is no fear of drinking and driving. I didn’t have time to get excited and shop for costumes this year, so I am lucky that Corey is involved in theater! He has our costumes all ready with no effort from me, and I can’t wait.

When the fun settles down, I will finish my article on the CCC in Boulder. But honestly, zombies are so much more fun.. 

For those of you going out tonight for Halloween parties, be safe, don’t drive, and if you can’t outrun the horde, embrace them!