Grateful Upstate Toodeloo will perform on Oct. 30 at Earlville Opera House. Festivities include a costume contest and raffle in addition to the concert. (Submitted photo)

EARLVILLE - Join Earlville Opera House for ‘nothing but a good time’ on Halloween night, Friday, October 30 at 7 p.m. and shake your bones to the music of the legendary Grateful Dead. Performed by some of the finest musicians from across Central New York and beyond, Grateful Upstate Toodeloo will have you dancing in no time at this fourth annual Halloween event. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and tickets to the show are $25 general admission.

This show is a fundraiser for the Earlville Opera House, appropriately scheduled for Halloween when the Dead rise again. Proceeds will support the ongoing programs and services of the EOH whose mission is “to enrich the CNY community through the visual and performing arts while preserving its historic building for future generations.” EOH is located at 18 East Main Street in the Village of Earlville, NY.

Get ready for Ghoulish fun:

Come in costume:

Enter our Costume Contest to show off your Halloween spirit. The top three win prizes. Pay just $5 cash at door, to participate as you parade across the front of the stage at intermission to be judged by the band.

Trick or Treat Raffle:

Buy tickets for just $1 each. Will you get a gem or a dud as a prize (you could win a psychic reading, or… a fortune cookie)?

Food and drinks:

Our Arts Cafe will be open for beverages, seasonal snacks, and adult specialty drinks.

Thank you to our current sponsors for this event: Ross Park Zoo, Black Cat Antiques and Gifts, Judy Lynn Psychic Medium, Mystic Mountain Designs, & Old Home Distillers.

The best part will be grooving the night away dancing to Grateful Dead tunes played live on the spooky 1892 Main Stage.

For those unfamiliar, the meaning of Grateful Dead, according to folktales of many cultures, is rooted in the story of the spirit of a deceased person who bestows benefits on the one responsible for his burial. In the prototypical story, the protagonist is a traveler who encounters the corpse of a debtor, to whom the honor of proper burial has been denied. Carrying the benefits of good fortune forward, the music of the Grateful Dead follows this tale and brings people together to celebrate joy and kindness.

EOH was founded in 1972 as a non-profit community service organization promoting the arts in rural Central New York by offering programs of cultural, educational and historical significance. This is achieved while striving to preserve the architectural and historic integrity of the EOH, a unique second-story theater constructed in 1892. Key EOH programs include a wide range of culturally diverse visual and performing arts programs represented through rotating gallery exhibitions; three live performance series; arts workshops; classes and arts education opportunities for all populations; and grant making into Broome, Chenango and Otsego counties. EOH was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

At EOH we believe accessibility and inclusion are critical to everything we do. Our historic Opera House has been upgraded to ensure accessibility throughout the building, including a hearing loop system in our 1892 theater provided by Hamilton Hearing LLC.

EOH events are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, and through the generosity of EOH members.

— Information from EOH