This Halloween means countless children dressed as ghouls, ghosts and goblins will be out and about knocking on doors for candy. But it can also result in accidents. According to the nonprofit SafeKids, children are twice as likely to be hit by a car on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Maureen Bender is with Chevrolet Communications.
“Often kids will be in unique costumes. They’re walking around in suits and they have masks, and they’re excited to go door to door, so just be extra diligent whether you’re tracking your own children and trick-or-treaters or you’re just driving through subdivisions on your way home. And then lastly, buckle up, always buckle up.”
For more tips visit safekids.org.
There’s still time for Athenians to take part in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The UGA community joined others around the world in a series of Frankenreads. Professor Roxanne Eberle has more on the day’s festivities.
“It’s the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. At 6:00, we’ll close down shop in the library and then head over to Cine where we’ll be hosting a reception with the last 30 pages of the novel read people in costume and that will be followed by a free screening of James Whale’s 1939 Bride of Frankenstein.”
The movie screening is part of Cine’s Shocktober Fest.