Halloween

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EXCELLENT FILM The IFC Center previews Tuesday’s Halloween celebrations with screenings of Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn.” Tomorrow and Saturday, 11:45 p.m., IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave., between 3rd Street and Washington Square South, 212-924-7771, $10.75.

CITY FRIGHTS NYC Discovery Tours prepares for Halloween with a Gotham City Ghost Tour, exploring the macabre history of Greenwich Village. Sites include the St. Mark’s cemetery, a 19th-century execution site, and the home of Edgar Allan Poe. Saturday, 2 and 4:30 p.m., Sunday, 12:30 and 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, 6 p.m., meeting point disclosed at reservation, 212-465-3331, $14.

CHILDREN’S SPOOKS The American Museum of Natural History presents its annual Spooktacular Halloween celebration, featuring children’s literary characters like Clifford the Big Red Dog and Miss Frizzle. Attractions include dangerous dinosaurs and eerie elephants. Tuesday, 4–7 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-769-5200, $9 general, $8 members.

SAD MUSIC Rohan Kriwaczek speaks about his book “The Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin” (Overlook), which details the life of the Guild of Funerary Violinists. Mr. Kriwaczek performs funerary music as part of the reading. Tuesday, 5 p.m., McNally Robinson Booksellers, 50 Prince St., between Lafayette and Mulberry streets, 212-274-1160, free.

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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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