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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2003 Contact its Religion Movies at a gtance dallyherald.com Around town Didier Farms Pumpkin Festival: 10 a.m. to dusk today and Sunday: 6678 W. Aptakisic Road, Prairie View. Pick your own pumpkins, horse-drawn and tractor hayrides to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, animal petting zoo, pony rides, educational farming displays and more. (847) 634-3291.

"The Elves and the 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. today; Northbrook Theatre, 3323 Walters Northbrook The Brothers Grimm tale about a down-on-his-luck shoemaker who finds success with the help of a pair of talented elves gets a musical treatment. $8 at the door. (847) 291-2367.

"Show 8:30 p.m. toady; 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday; Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire: Hammerstein and Kern's Mississippi musical follows Captain Andy's showboat troupe through 40 years of Americana, from the birth of the blues to ragtime, jazz and gospel. (847) 634-0200. 4 and 8 p.m.

today; 3 p.m. Sunday; Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St, Arlington Heights. Kander and Ebb's Tony-winning musical about a cabaret performer's romance with an American writer in pre-World War II Germany. (847) 577-2121.

Arlington Artists on Display: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday; Historical Museum Heritage Gallery, 112 W. Fremont Arlington Heights. Showcases 60 original 2-D and 3-D works in a wide range of media by 33 local artists. Free, $2 donation recommended.

(847) 255-1225. Neighbor SECflON 5 Today's guide to events and entertainment Page 8 C4L4 Halloween thrills and chills Six Hags Great America presents Fright Fest the 13th 1 BY ABBY SCALF Daily Herald Staff Writer Thirteen may be the lucky number at Six Flags Great America as the Gurnee theme park kicks off Fright Fest the 13th today. Aiming to play off the 13th anniversary of Fright Fest and Halloween, park spokeswoman Susan Storey said Fright Fest may be the biggest and best ever. A new attraction this year is the Scooby-Doo Mystery Train. If you go What Fright Fest the 13th When: Today through Nov.

2. Time: From 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.

to 8 p.m. Sundays; also, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Where: Six Flags Great America, 542 N.

Milwaukee Gumee General admission: Admission is $39.99 for adults, $29.99 for children under 54 inches and $29.99 for ages 60 and older. The is no charge for children under age 3. Haunted house admission: Admission is $5 each or $8 to visit both houses For information: Call (847) 2494636 or visit the Web site at www.sixflags.com The train will take visitors around the park as they help Scooby-Doo solve the "Mystery of the Mayor's Cane." Storey said the revived Fright Fest Boo-line Express train ride will appeal to all ages. Scooby-Doo is known and loved by adults who remember the cartoon and kids who are being introduced to Scooby-Doo by live action movies and reruns. "He is lighthearted and not super scary," she said.

For those wanting a bit more fright, visitors can walk through the Mausoleum of Terror Haunted House and the new Sleepy Hollow 3-D Haunted House. The Headless Horseman and other ghosts will haunt visitors through the house in the Southwest Territory. While the Sleepy Hollow house is not as scary as the mausoleum, people will enjoy an extrasensory experience. There will be 3-D images on 95 artwork panels to capture attention as dozens of creepy characters roam. In Necropolis, the Haunted City of the Dead, zombies and other creatures lurk through the city.

Members of the P.T. Scarum's Freak Show will perform sideshows. The Manny B. Monster Show will feature Halloween medleys like "The Monster Mash." VINCENT HERALD. OCTOBER 2002 Mummies of all shapes and sizes were on display to thrill Halloween lovers at last year's Six Flags Great America's Fright Fest.

"Love at First Fright" is a funny musical about a couple's date in a cemetery. Performances also will include Susan Rosen, mistress of mesmerism, and Dead Elvis and the Tombtones. Six Flags hires 200 additional staff members to create the Fright Fest atmosphere, Storey said. They include creatures, ghouls and zombies, as well as jugglers and pumpkin carvers who will roam through the theme park. Scare-free zones are designed so younger children can enjoy Fright Fest.

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