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• This is Halloween!
• National Pill Take Back
• Maynard Water Tank
• Cultural Connection
• Connect Cary
• Cary It Green
• Game On!
• BUD Bits

This is Halloween!

Join us for hauntings, pumpkins, thrills and chills at this year’s Howlin’ Good Halloween events October 26 & 27. Unless otherwise noted, activities are free and open to the public. For more information, search “Howlin’ Good Halloween” at www.townofcary.org

Pumpkin Flotilla
Oct. 26 | 4-7 p.m.
Bond Park Boathouse
Bring your carved pumpkin from 4-5:30 p.m. and watch the pumpkins set sail across Bond Lake at twilight (6:30 p.m.). There will also be food trucks, live music and face painting!

Herbert’s Haunted House
Oct. 26 | 7:30-9:30 p.m. 
Oct. 27 | 7-9 p.m.
Herb Young Community Center
The Cary Teen Council will take you on a spooky walk through their house of horrors. All ages welcome but parental discretion is advised. $3 

Rocky Horror Show—Live On Stage!
Oct. 26 & 27 | 8 p.m
Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. No picnics allowed. $22.50-$35

Costume Dance Party
Oct. 27 | 1-2:30 p.m.
Cary Arts Center
Age 3-10 with Caregiver
Includes costume awards, dancing, light refreshments and an art activity. $1

Cary’s Great Pumpkin Carve
Oct. 27 | 2-8 p.m.
Downtown Park 
Pick out the perfect pumpkin to carve (or bring your own). Pumpkins are for sale at a low cost; Other activities are free. 

Halloween Mall Crawl 
Oct. 27 | 4-5:30 p.m.  
Cary Towne Center Join us for an afternoon of trick-or-treating, storytelling and a magic show. 

Downtown Ghost Walk
Oct. 27 | 7 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 8 p.m.
Page Walker Arts & History Center
Age 10 & up
Spooky stories and ghostly legends sure to send chills up your spine are dramatized by Cary Players. Tickets available at www.eTix.com. $15

National Pill Take Back

Unused prescription drugs, too often, find their way into the wrong hands. That’s dangerous and often tragic. To help keep your home safe and clean, the Town of Cary will be accepting unused or expired medications at five locations on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Those locations are as follows:

Cary Police Department - 120 Wilkinson Ave.
Christ the King Lutheran Church - 600 Walnut St.
Walgreens - 1210 Kildaire Farm Road
CVS - 2994 Kildaire Farm Road
Walgreens - 10210 Green Level Church Road 

“Pill Take Back” at www.townofcary.org

Maynard Water Tank 

Starting this fall, the Maynard Water Tank will be refurbished with a coat of paint, as well as some upgrades. 
The tank will be covered with a shroud throughout the project but, in keeping with tradition, the senior class will continue to be saluted with a Class of 2019 banner. 

“Maynard Tank” at www.townofcary.org

Cultural Connection

Cary Town Band presents “You Asked For It” 
Oct. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Free Cary Arts Center  
www.carytownband.org

Marvelous Music Family Series: ArtsPower’s Production of “Nugget & Fang” 
Cary Arts Center
Nov. 3 | 3 p.m. 
“Marvelous Music” at www.townofcary.org

Philharmonic Association presents Triangle Youth Jazz Fall Concert Cary Arts Center
Nov. 4 | 4 p.m.
“Philharmonic” at www.townofcary.org

Marvelous Music Mainstage Series presents Huu Bac Quintet 
Cary Arts Center
Nov. 9 | 7:30 p.m. 
“Marvelous Music” at www.townofcary.org

Philharmonic Association presents Triangle Youth String Orchestra Cary Arts Center
Nov. 17 | 4 p.m. 
“Philharmonic” at www.townofcary.org

Connect Cary

The Town is launching a feasibility study for a new Downtown Cary Multi-Modal Transit Center to connect Cary regionally and enrich Downtown, the heart of Cary. Join us as we introduce the project and hear your feedback on potential sites for the new Center. 

“GoCary” at www.townofcary.org

Cary It Green

Holiday Collection Changes
The week of Nov. 12, garbage, recycling and yard waste collection for all customers will move one day later for Veterans Day. The week of Nov. 19, collection for Thursday customers will move to Friday for Thanksgiving. The Citizen’s Convenience Center is closed Nov. 22. 
“Holiday Schedule” at www.townofcary.org

America Recycles Day Shred
Celebrate America Recycles Day by participating in our free paper shred Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring up to three boxes of paper to 400 James Jackson Ave. No commercial interests, please. Proof of Cary residency is required.
“America Recycles Day” at www.townofcary.org

Creepy Contaminants
Candy bags and wrappers are all creepy contaminants in our recycling stream. Only recycle accepted items. Refer to the list on your recycling calendar mailed in October.   
“Recycling” at www.townofcary.org

Loose Leaves
Starting Nov. 5, we’ll collect loose leaves from your street twice before Christmas at no charge according to the schedule mailed in October. Place leaves along the curb by 7 a.m. the the first day of each collection period for your area. Keep piles out of the street, away from mailboxes and fire hydrants, and off storm drains.
“Loose Leaf Collection” at www.townofcary.org

Game On!

WWTA Harvest Adult Tennis Tournament
Oct. 26-28
This USTA-sanctioned adult tournament provides singles, doubles and mixed play opportunities. 
“Cary Tennis Park” at www.townofcary.org

ACC  Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships
Women’s | Nov. 2 & 4 Men’s | Nov. 11
“WakeMed Soccer Park” at www.townofcary.org

Mother & Son Sports Spectacular
Nov. 3 | 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Bond Park Community Center
Boys ages 4-9 and their moms will enjoy a day full of sports-related games and activities. Register early! 
“Spectacular” at www.townofcary.org

Annual Downtown Urban Open Disc Golf Tournament
Nov. 24 & 25
Town Hall Campus Holes play in, through, and off a parking deck, as well as around the Herb Young Community Center and police station. We also host a youth exhibition to teach the fundamentals of disc golf.
“Disc Golf Tournament” at www.townofcary.org

BUD Bits

Annual Veterans Luncheon
Nov. 9 |  11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Herb Young Community Center
“Veterans” at www.townofcary.org

Veterans Day Observance
Nov. 11 |  3 p.m.
Veterans Freedom Park
“Veterans” at www.townofcary.org

Annual Craft Fair
Nov. 17 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cary Senior Center
Arts and crafts lovers will enjoy a lovely shopping experience for unique and one-of-a-kind  holiday gifts made exclusively by creative friends ages 50 and up!
“Annual Craft Fair” at www.townofcary.org