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KRLD To Do List: October 8-11

October 8, 2015 / 6:07 AM CDT / CBS Texas

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Tonight's Dallas Arboretum Cool Thursdays features Satisfaction…an International Rolling Stones Tribute Thursday October 8. The arboretum is also offering discounts for the Red River Shoot Out Week. Today and tomorrow, (8-9) wear Texas or OU gear and receive $5 off general admission.

Autumn at the Arboretum and the Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden has a ton of fun stuff to do like fall-themed, hands-on activities and labs for the kids…activities in addition to the festival's nationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village and surrounding displays throughout the 66-acre garden. Monarch Madness Weeks celebrates the monarch butterfly's annual 3,000 mile journey to Mexico via Texas during the first weeks of October. Specially planted salvia, butterfly bush, lantana and Gregg's mist flower attract them to the Arboretum. There is also the Colorful Canopy Lab, The Dallas Opera's Bastien and Bastienne…the Halloween Monster Molecule Mist Lab…and Sticker Treating (A twist on trick-or-treating, children are invited to discover the spooky side of nature by wearing their costumes to the Children's Adventure Garden to receive stickers. ) For a complete list of Children's Adventure Garden activities and times, visit the activities page.

Billy Idol is rocking the House of Blues Thursday October 8.

Love, Love, Love Paul McCartney ...be sure to check out "Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to Paul McCartney" at Bass Hall Friday October 9- 11.

Country superstar Tanya Tucker is playing Arlington Music Hall Friday October 9.

Joe Jackson is playing The Majestic Saturday October 10.

Jimmie Vaughn will be at The Kessler Theater- Saturday October 10.

The Counting Crows are playing the Allen Event Center Saturday October 10.

Another great weekend at the State Fair of Texas! Check out the Texas OU game Saturday October 10…and the Beach Boys on Sunday October 11! The 110th edition of this classic football clash will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park. 11 a.m. kick-off

Have some great Moroccan food while helping a great cause with the Moonlight in Morocco event this Saturday night at the Empire Room on Riverfront Blvd in Dallas. There will be an auction, casino, fashion show and belly dancing… with funds benefitting Our Hearts Day Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster and Lewisville.

Ride for Kids rolls into Fort Worth this weekend Sunday October 11. Motorcyclists are revving up for the Dallas-Fort Worth Ride for Kids this weekend to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation at Texas Motor Speedway.

The 2015 Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses at Lone Star Park is now through November 13.

There are a SLEW of haunted houses to check out in north Texas this Halloween season. Please delight yourself in the vast list below. :)

Screams Halloween Theme Park in Waxahachie will reveals the all new Castle of the Doomed to kick off its 20th season! This new addition features a post-apocalyptic world with dehumanized inhabitants. If that doesn't freak you out, Screams has 3 Haunted Houses and other Haunted Attractions like the Ghoulish Graveyard and the CarnEvil Clown Maze that are sure to scare you. Screams will be open every Friday & Saturday Night throughout the month of October culminating on Halloween night, Saturday October 31, 2015.

Creekside Manor Haunted House in Midlothian runs through October 31

Fright Fest 2015 at Six Flags Over Texas runs through November 1

Cutting Edge Haunted House 2015 in Fort Worth runs through November .Cutting Edge is located just south of 1-30 in Ft Worth across the interstate from downtown… located in an abandoned meat packing plant built in 1908.

Dark Hour Haunted House 2015 in Plano runs through October 31. Carefully crafted in 47,000 square feet which once housed a major sporting goods retailer, Dark Hour provides over 30,000 sq. feet of terror to be explored by willing guests.

Fearaphobia in Bridgeport is open through October 31.

The Boneyard Haunted House in Arlington runs through November 1…located in the heart of the Metro-plex at 360 and Division across from Six Flags.

Hangman's Haunted House in Fort Worth runs through October 31 celebrating its 27th Anniversary as the top charity-benefiting haunted house in the WORLD!

Moxley Manor Haunted House 2015 in Bedford runs through October 31.

The Parker House Haunted Attraction 2015 in Denton runs through October 31.

Dan's Haunted House gives you a chance to take a journey into Japanese Culture and Folklore.

Reindeer Manor Halloween 2015 runs through November 7 in Red Oak.

Slaughter House 2015 on Elm Street in Dallas runs through November 1. They promise you 16 thousand square feet of terror.

The Dark Path Haunt Goatmans Bridge haunted event in Denton runs through October 31. They say this deal is located in the REAL haunted woods adjacent to the legendary "Goatman's Bridge" in Denton, TX.

Thrillvania 2015 runs through October 31 at Thrillvania Thrill Park. According to legend, Verdun Manor was the home of a werewolf, Baron Michael Verdun, and his vampire wife, Lady Cassandra. Herein lies the dark and twisted tale that led to the haunting of Verdun Manor and the nearly 50 acres surrounding it.

Nightmare at the Wax Museum 2015 at Madame Tussaud's Palace of Wax and Ripley's Believe it or Not runs now through October 31

Cult Classic Movie Night on the Flying Saucer patio in Fort Worth is Thursday October 8. Tonight's film is Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

Hitchcocktober- The Angelica Theater Dallas is tonight Thursday October 8 featuring the classic "Shadow of a Doubt".

Midnight Madness Inwood Theater tomorrow night is The Bride of Frankenstein- Friday October 9 (weird science...she's alive)

The Turtle Creek Chorale Heartland show is Friday October 9 and Saturday October 10 at Dallas Performance Hall. Hear the music of Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Peter, Paul & Mary and many more.

You can attend the Doze with the Dinasaurs Sleepover at the Perot Museum Friday October 9.Go behind the scenes at the Perot Museum with after-hours access to intriguing exhibits, exclusive demonstrations and hands-on discovery — with a late-night snack, 3D movie and light breakfast to round out the experience!

Then…check out all the Columbus Day Weekend stuff happening at the Perot! Celebrate discovery with extended hours Saturday and Sunday, a Claws-and-Tails-themed Discovery Days, plus 3D films featuring dinosaurs, wild weather and mysterious worlds. Plus enjoy extra hours of discovery on Saturday and Sunday when the Perot Museum stays open until 7 p.m.

I Know What You Did Last Summer is playing at The Granada- Friday October 9.

Texas/OU Watch Party at the Granada Saturday October 10

Junior Brown Saturday at the Granada October 10

Cowboys vs Patriots Watch Party also at the Granada, Sunday October 11

Check out Brahms's Symphony #1 at The Meyerson Thursday October 8 -11

Get that yard ready for spring with the Fall Plant Sale at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Friday and Saturday October 9-10.

50 Years of Fashion at Northpark Center is happening Friday and Saturday October 9-10. Dallas' biggest fashion and shopping event of the year will take place over two days at NorthPark Center in celebration of their golden anniversary. Fashion takes center stage with back-to-back runway shows under the iconic Ad Astra Sculpture featuring the latest in contemporary and ready-to-wear fashions from Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Mulberry, Elie Tahari, Salvatore Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, and more.

If you love watching high school bands, you gotta check out the 2015 Bands of America Championship Saturday October 10 Maverick's Stadium at UTA. This is a regional marching band championship.

National Fossil Day at the Dallas Zoo is Saturday October 10. They'll have special exhibits, games and activities.

DFW 19^th Annual Pug-o-Ween is Sunday October 11 at the Grapevine Convention Center. Puggie ghosts, goblins and zombies will be wandering the halls of the Grapevine Convention Center.

Free Screening- When Dallas Rocked-Texas Theater Sunday October 11

Bonnie and Clyde Days Pilot Point Town Square is Saturday October 10. Pilot Point, Texas, was the location of the filming of the famous "bank robbery scene" in the 1968 movie "Bonnie and Clyde" starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. Pilot Point (and neighboring towns and counties) was actually the stomping-grounds of Bonnie and Clyde.