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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Wednesday, 25 October 2006 |
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Exotica ball ditches theme to attract different crowd
By Rebecca LaPole
For NEXTnc
 A change is in the air. Not just the color of the leaves and the smell of the season.
It’s happening at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) on Friday.
A 15-year tradition, the Exotica Erotica Ball, ends in favor of a dynamic multi-dimensional event. “The Ball”, presented by The Collection, is a revitalized BMoCA Halloween costume party produced in the spirit of fun and artistic expression,” according to organizers.
 BMoCA decided to change direction to support their auxiliary organization, The Collection, and to bring the party back to the museum and reconnect with their clientele.
“The erotica party had different themes like water, air, and other natural elements, but always the same energy,” Collection director Keleigh Asbury says. It was held in the Boulder Theater, which holds 900 people, was outsourced and expensive. It also attracted the same crowd year after year.
The switch encourages people who are excited about “The Ball” and supporting the 350-person capacity museum to attend.
For an even more intimate option, the Blackbox Theater holds a VIP lounge limited to 80 people, boasting the only open bar, hors d’oeuvres, performance and video art and live DJ music by Ivy (black bridge) and Royale (doperecordings.com).
Although it is no longer erotica-themed, Asbury says, “It will still be hot.” She adds that it will be more inviting for people in general.
A live band, dancing, body painting, photo booths with professional photographer Darrin Frisby, and the elixir lounge by Tonic Oxygen Bar — serving unique and interesting non-alcoholic cocktails and bursts of enlightening gas — will create an atmosphere everyone can enjoy.
Asbury expects eclectic, creative and elaborate costumes from those within the arts community.
There will be haunted costumes and exotic ones as well; no one should feel out of place.
“Don’t be afraid to dress erotic — we won’t be bobbing for apples or going on hay-rides or anything like that.”
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Old Town Terror Tours investigate spooky places in Fort Collins
There once was a lynching in Fort Collins, and old tunnels that wound underground through Old Town.
These and many more spooky legends will be revealed at the 6th annual Fort Collins Museum Terror Tours.
Museum staff members have unraveled mysteries and cases of the paranormal in Fort Collins.
The errie walking tours leave from the museum, 200 Mathews St., every 15 minutes starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, with the last tour at 10 p.m.
Reservations are not required and a $3 donation is recommended. Costumes are encouraged and the tour is recommended for ages 14 and up.
For details, call 221.6738.
Erin Frustaci
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Put the ‘howl’ in Halloween
 Our four-legged friends are not to be forgotten in the holiday rush.
The Larimer Humane Society’s Top Cat & Tails Gala is 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. It features live and silent auctions, an adoptable pet parade and dinner.
Reservations are $75 or $600 for a table for eight. Call 226.3647 or go to www.larimerhumane.org.
Also on the calendar is the first Howl’oween Dog Costume Contest and Pet Expo from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 28 at Camp Bow Wow, 4103 S. Mason, Fort Collins. For details, call 266.WAGS.
The expo offers a myriad of information to help pamper your pooch.
NEXTnc staff reports
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