Happy BOO-Centennial! Celebrate by being in a parade! Be part of history: Bring the kids and show off your costumes to thousands of adoring fans! Registration is open. You can register yourself or a whole group to participate in the BR Halloween Parade.  More information: http://www.brhalloweenparade.com Krewes * Floats * Vehicles * Walking Groups * Dance Groups * Individual Walkers * Troupes * Advertising Options * Nonprofit Options   The parade

In honor of National Talk Like a Pirate Day… Ahoy, matey! Calling all pirates, wenches, swashbucklers and buccaneers! Step to and gather ye mates for a Red Stick treasure hunt! Register your crew of 4 or less by sending your team and captain name to Info@1031Consortium.com. We’ll put you on a team if you don’t have one. Don’t be a scallywag, come dressed ready for life at sea or ye shall walk the plank. (Wear pirate stuff, there’s a contest

The undead will be hoarding in search of brains and beer throughout the downtown Baton Rouge area after the Of Moving Colors Zombie Bash 5k. Must be 21 $5 participation fee gets you access to all the drink specials. Bring a non-perishable food donation and/or children's costume to be entered in the door prize drawing. We'll meet at 7 p.m. at the Bald Eagle Pub for registration and then we'll hoard to a different downtown bar every hour. Prizes will

After8 and the LSU Jazz Ensemble will be playing at Live After Five Baton Rouge on October 10. After8 has graciously offered our Board of Directors some mic time to plug the parade so please come out and show your support. We want as many members there as possible cheering on the parade and helping us talk it up to those who are still unaware of how awesome we are. Wearing 10/31 Consortium or past parade t-shirts would be great if you can. We'll

The Ghostly Gala is 10/31 Consortium’s corresponding masquerade ball to the Baton Rouge Halloween Parade. The event is primarily for 10/31 Consortium members and parading krewes, however the general public is also welcome to purchase non-member tickets. Guests will enjoy music, dancing, costume contest, table decorating contest, food catered by Ruffino’s, an open bar, and much more! Tickets are sold individually on Event Brite. Members should

Join 10/31 Consortium at the premieres of Requiems! This is the first showing of Episodes 1-3 in this 6 episode web series and all proceeds from the night will benefit 10/31 Consortium! $5 Admission fee This film is intended for mature audiences. Please bring non-perishable food donations for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. The six-episode series is inspired by Louisiana folktales and centers on a young artist who awakens inside a hospital that

It's time for our annual spring fundraiser - The Peanut Butter Cup Mini Golf Tournament! Register your team of 4 or less by emailing your team name and names of all team members to info@1031Consortium.com. Please also indicate any players age 12 and under. $31 for 10/31 Consortium Members $35 for non-members $15 for children 12 and under $200 to sponsor a hole – Hole sponsorships include a complimentary team of 4 Ticket prices include 18 holes

It's time for our annual Halloween kick-off event and summer fundraiser, the Black and Orange Bash! In addition to food, drinks, dancing and a killer silent auction, we'll also announce all the juicy details for the 2014 Halloween Parade! Join us at The Woman's Club on July 26 at 7:30 p.m.! See pics from last year HERE. 2014 Halloween Parade theme announcement Grand Marshal announcement Royal coronation Ghostly Gala details 10/31 Special Awards 2015

Join 10/31 Consortium at the premieres of Requiems! This is the first showing of Episodes 4-6 in this 6 episode web series and all proceeds from the night will benefit 10/31 Consortium! $5 Admission fee This film is intended for mature audiences. Please bring non-perishable food donations for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. The six-episode series is inspired by Louisiana folktales and centers on a young artist who awakens inside a hospital that

It's the beginning of a new year and for 10/31 Consortium, that means the 2012 membership dues are due. In the coming weeks, please be on the lookout for your membership dues invoice. Invoices will be sent to the mailing address and email address listed on your membership application. If this has changed since you became a member, please update your contact information by emailing Kareem Griffen (kareem.griffen@yahoo.com) or Jennifer Taylor Chick

The scarecrow is one of the most iconic harvest images. Just thinking of the word "harvest" brings to mind images of fields of corn, farm houses, barns, and yes, scarecrows. His purpose is to, well, scare the crows away. Crows... those flying thieves of crops our farmers work so hard to produce. Living in the city, we don't get to see these images too often, however we do have our fair share of "scarecrows" and "crows."   The word "harvest"

In exactly 4 weeks, it will be time for the first ever Baton Rouge Halloween Parade.  Words truly cannot express the gratitude I have for all of the people who have helped make this dream of mine into a reality. As I sit here thinking about this blog post, the last of which I will write before the parade, only 2 words come to mind.   THANK YOU.   by Kelley Criscoe Stein

Last year at about this time, I got a birthday card in the mail from a very good friend of mine. The card had a Thoreau quote written on it:   “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.”   As birthday cards often are, the card was very appropriately timed. However, this one was more timely than usual.   When I received the card, I was a week shy of the first 10/31 Consortium meeting and, honestly,