Concerts, contests and ribbons — get ready for the state fair

Despite the persistent heat, it feels like we've made a subtle shift toward fall. Tailgating, crockpot meals, pumpkin lattes and Halloween costumes aren't far away, and neither is the state fair.

• Posted: September 15
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Spooky attractions of the East Valley

Arizona’s Original Scream Park

• Posted: September 23
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Tempe taking booth applications for Halloween carnival

Local nonprofits are invited to host food or game booths at Tempe’s 34th annual Family Halloween Carnival.

• Posted: October 05
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Gilbert Fall Music and Halloween Festival tickets on sale

Advanced tickets go on sale Monday for the Oct. 29 Gilbert Fall Music and Halloween Festival.

• Posted: October 05
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Autumn in Arizona: Fall fun not far from home

Cooler weather has brought pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted houses to the Valley, but you can find fall color and seasonal frights farther afield. Get your autumn on with a day or weekend trip to these destinations not (too) far from home.

• Posted: October 09
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Halloween, mini putt, and a cause

Put on your Halloween costume and play 100 holes of mini putt for $20 Oct. 20 at Mesa's Golfland Sunsplash, 155 W. Hampton Ave. When you do, you'll be helping raise money for youth with physical and mental disabilities to take part in the Arizona Magic of Music and Dance camp.

• Posted: September 22
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Finding your great pumpkin in the Valley

Gather the kids and a camera: the season of autumn-themed backdrops is here. Pumpkin patches open across the Valley on Saturday. From basic, get-your-pumpkin-and-get-out places to festivals with farm animals and fireworks, here’s your guide to a month full of fall fun.

• Posted: September 27
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3 to Try: The flavors of fall

Nothing says autumn like the smell and taste of pumpkin. Here’s where to get your fall fix.

• Posted: September 30
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The Nest, Doomtown open at Rawhide

Three different mazes, a graveyard, a freak show and an axe murderer's home await visitors to The Nest Haunted House at Rawhide, opening Friday night.

• Posted: September 23
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October brings Chandler Recreation fall break camps, special events

Now that October is upon us and football season is well under way, it is time for Chandler Recreation school intersession camps to begin next week followed by a variety of all-ages community special events later in the month. From the annual Day of Play event to Rhythm Fest to Halloween festivities, October offers a lot of outdoor fun opportunities and the promise of cooler temperatures to help us forget about the long summer.

• Posted: October 03
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Happy Howl-a-ween!

You may love it when little goblins ring your doorbell and shout "Trick or treat!" but what about your dog? The scary sights and sounds of Halloween can spook dogs, so the Arizona Animal Welfare League and Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering workshops to help dogs and their owners have a happier holiday.

• Posted: September 18
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Frights from Cooper, Roth fill Universal Studios backlot

Universal City, Calif. - With his legs propped up on a teacher's desk, shock rocker Alice Cooper looks right at home inside a demented science classroom filled with phony spiders and snakes. The eerie enclave is just one of the stops in a haunted maze attraction inspired by the "School's Out" headmaster at Universal Studios Hollywood's annual Halloween Horror Nights event.

• Posted: September 25
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Think about your budget as holiday countdown begins

Yes, it's only October, and I'm as disturbed as you to see Santa Claus next to the Halloween candy on store shelves (lay off the Reese's Pieces, St. Nick). But the holiday season is just two months away. I'm sorry to bring it up, but it's time to figure out your holiday gift-giving and merriment budget.

• Posted: October 10
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Kids will love mixing it up with these new hybrid books

Hybrid novels are all the rage with young readers, who love the mix of pictures and text in a chapter book.

• Posted: September 22
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TCH Monster Mash set

The Centers for Habilitation (TCH), a local nonprofit that provides an array of services and support to Arizona's special needs community, will host its second TCH Monster Mash on Saturday, Oct. 22. This "Spirit of Giving" gala, for guests 21 and over, will feature live entertainment, food, beverages, costume contest, silent auction, an elaborate haunted house display, and more.

• Posted: October 08
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