Raising Missoula's Spirits Distillery Walking Tour

Missoula has a love affair with Halloween. The community embraces the holiday with enthusiasm, including the Festival of the Dead, and the Library is no exception. That’s why this year we’re offering activities under the theme “Raising Missoula’s Spirits” and we’re taking a broad view of what that means. Take a look at more great events for "Raising Missoula's Spirits:"

Friday, Oct. 23, 4 pm: Distillery Walking Tour-Dewey Decimal Punch, anyone? Register for a ticket to MPL’s tour of Missoula Distilleries at http://tinyurl.com/raisemslaspirits. We’ll stroll from the Library and visit two distilleries, with a tour of the plant at Montgomery. Tickets are free– drinks are on you.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2-4 pm: Pumpkin Carving- a drop-in family event of pumpkin painting and carving. We’ll have the tools and paint. Bring your own pumpkin or gourd(some will be on hand).

Monday, Oct. 26 6:30 pm: Tortured Souls Investigations– Visit us when this Missoula Paranormal Society shows a film of their investigations and answers questions.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2 pm: Skull Earrings Workshop-perfect for your march with The Festival of the Dead –tools and supplies provided for crafters. Register at http://tinyurl.com/mplskulls.

Freaky Films – Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2 pm: Classic horror film from 1963, based on Shirley Jackson’s creepy novel, The Haunting of Hill House.

Friday, Oct. 30 2 pm: A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house.

Monday, Nov. 2, 5:30 pm: Missoula Festival of the Dead Parade – Library-lovers are invited to join the Diebrarians Book Cart Drill Team in Missoula’s annual celebration. Meet by the XXXX’s on North Higgins under the Diebrarian Banner.

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2-4 pm: Humanities Montana Speaker Ellen Baumler “How We Miss Them” “Historian, storyteller, and award-winning author Baumler weaves a ghostly web in a thought-provoking journey to Montana's most ‘spirited places.’”

Monday, Nov. 9, 6:30 pm: Historic Underground Missoula is the name of Nikki Manning’s book—she presents with slides, artifacts and stories of what was found in Missoula’s underground vaults and tunnels.