THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGIAN Bach, beers and the pg5 C S U f a l l D r a g pg2FoCo Symphony Show pg3 CALENDAR Cat exercise French Nest Open Air Mar- ket Outlets at Loveland charity event Foam night at Wash Bar Fort Collins haunted land fi ll Mountain Standard Time at Hodi’s Half Note ILLUSTRATION BY ERIC GILL Caution: Zombies ahead Old Town be ballin’ while zombies be crawlin’ By Bailey Constas zombies, not so much the fresh zom- cation breaks down into speci c subcat- ese former Nazi German sol- OLD TOWN ZOMBIE FEST e Rocky Mountain Collegian bies but the decomposed and falling egories, some of which include: diers were infected with Element 115 apart ones,” Scott said. Romero Zombies: (that refers to the “Call of Duty: Black Our worst nightmare has been re- According to Derek Brannon, a ju- George A. Romero — or Saint Ops” game). ese zombies can grow When: Saturday, Oct. 20 alized, and those of us who have pre- nior religious studies major and zombie Romero as zombie enthusiasts might stronger and can even infect dogs. Time: 5 - 9:34 p.m. pared will be the only ones who might enthusiast, there is heated debate about call him — is the father of all zombies. When they are shot, they explode into Where: Old Town Square possibly survive. e Zombie Crawl is zombies and their ability to swim. His lms include the entire Living a cloud of toxic Nova 6 according to Cost: $15, with proceeds bene t- coming to Fort Collins, and it might be “Zombies can absolutely not swim, Dead franchise, and his zombies are zombiepedia. ting Turning Point Fort Collins the beginning of the dreaded zombie in ‘28 Weeks Later’ the zombies drown,” reanimated corpses. e cause of their Voodoo Zombies: apocalypse. Brannon said. zombi cation is never revealed. If you A witch doctor or anyone who has Zombies of legal drinking age A celebration of zombie culture, “According to ‘Land of the Dead,’ are bitten by one of these zombies, you the means to reanimate bodies is to are invited to the Zombie Ball tak- dance, music and costumes will take zombies can swim,” Scott said. “George will die a violent and painful death in blame for these lively lifeless corpses. ing place at the Aggie eatre. Mama place in Old Town Fort Collins Satur- Romero said zombies can in fact swim. three days. “ ey are very slow and is is seen in the movie “Weekend at Lenny and the Remedy and Fierce Bad day, Oct. 20. According to Nathan Scott, ey are not all necessarily slow — very stupid. ey want brains.” Bran- Bernies” which has inspired the song Rabbit will be providing jams of the Head Zombie in Charge (or HZIC), that’s a myth.” non said. and dance “Move it Like Bernie.” undead while thousands of giveaways 2,000 zombies attended the festivities e debate rages on, but the impor- Resident Evil/28 Days Later Zom- Events in Old Town: will be handed out. last year and came from as far away as tant thing this weekend is to make sure bies: e Zombie Crawl will be from 5 Crankenstein and Washington’s Texas to get a taste of the thrill. you’re ready for the beginning of the ese walking, rotting esh undead to 9:34 p.m. It is $15 for those who Sports Bar will be providing other ac- “I was trying to go for Zombie Willy zombie invasion, and the best place to are caused by a virus that kills and then wish to crawl into local vendors and tivities after the Crawl and e Pickle Wonka, but I just don’t think that will start is to educate yourself on what to reanimates the body. Ultimately the vi- snatch away free prizes such as t- Barrel will be serving drinks that look work out,” said Scott, who will be at- look for. rus give zombies an insatiable thirst to shirts, ice cream and jewelry. ere like human brains. tending as Zombie Uncle Sam. ere are two main archetypes to kill indiscriminately. ese zombies are will be scream contests, giveaways, the Entertainment and diversity beat re- e Head Zombie in Chief’s fa- the zombie, according to Brannon: slow very quick and violent, can climb, jump rst ever zombie humpty dance and a porter Bailey Constas (@BaileyLiza) can vorite type of zombie are the Walking and stupid or really smart and nasty. and scream. performance of zombie “Rocky Horror be reached at entertainment@collegian. Dead. “I like the decayed and decrepit Beyond that, though, zombie identi - Nazi Zombies: Picture Show.” com. WEEKEND EXCURSION Pull a sword from King Arthur’s Rock By Kevin Bartz there are plenty of other options. spot to see some wildlife. Last time e Rocky Mountain Collegian The trail starts off winding I did this hike I saw a huge family of through the bottom of a ravine full mule deer — let’s just hope for no black Since it is the season for midterms, of bushes and small trees. Perhaps bears. I am going to suggest a slightly shorter some of them will have some fall e trail continues west through hike for you all. is way you can still color. If you can’t tell from reading some dense forest and then pitches dedicate some of your day to studying… my other articles, I am a sucker for upward again along a southern face. right? is week I recommend a hike up fall color. It then pitches upward ere’s hardly any tree cover so you’ll Arthur’s Rock. It is not far and won’t along the southern face of the ravine. have a constant vista of the meadow take much time at all. There are a few switchbacks, but it’s and a valley behind you. Everyone always talks about climb- not too steep. Once that face is behind you, it’s ing Horsetooth and the amazing view Then the trail flattens out a bit just a little further till the home stretch. of FoCo at the top. Not going to lie, the and heads westward. You’ll come e trail curves around to the back- view of FoCo from Arthur’s Rock is sec- across a meadow with a stunning side of the rock, and from there it is a ond to none. It is wide, sweeping and view of Arthur’s Rock straight ahead, straight shot. positively unobstructed. scraping the sky. Its jagged form juts e last bit of the hike is a short is hike is up in Lory State Park, out of the rounded foothill like a which is really just a stone’s throw away. bone. Also, if this hike doesn’t t your fancy, is meadow may be the perfect See EXCURSION on Page 2 PHOTO COURTOUSY OF KEVIN BARTZ 2 Friday, October 19, 2012 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian weekender entertainment Brewing up some classical tunes By Emily Smith THE EVENT e Rocky Mountain Collegian What: Listen to live Bach Two things you’d never music while drinking New think to combine — classi- Belgium beers cal music and drinking — will Where: New Belgium merge harmoniously at New Brewery, 500 Linden St. Belgium Brewery Friday night at When: Friday, Oct. 19, their “Bach and Beer” event. 6-8 p.m. at’s right, legally-aged Tickets: $20 per person, students — you can get drunk www.fcsymphony.org whilst enjoying the musical art- istry of Johann Sebastian Bach. You’ll never feel classier. renowned organ player, will be New Belgium is hosting the playing the harpsichord at “Bach event as a fundraiser for the Fort and Beer” because the organ is Collins Symphony Orchestra. too heavy for transporting to “We have our loyal and reg- the venue. ular following at the Fort Collins “He’s going to play small Symphony because it’s been in snippets [of Bach music],” Boun- the Northern Colorado area for pane said. “It’ll be a little bit, around 50 years now,” said Sal- take a break, get another beer, ly Buonpane, event coordinator then he’ll play a little bit more. for the FCS. It’ll really be low key and fun.” “But we were hoping that Wes Kenney, music director this year we could branch out for the FCS, will also be present and try to connect with people at the event to visit with guests. that haven’t been interested or Tickets for “Bach and Beer” involved with the symphony in cost $20 and are available on- the past,” Buonpane said. line. At press time, about half of “Bach and Beer” is the sec- the approximately 100 available tickets for the event had been HUNTER THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN ond event in a series of “Out of the Box” events the FCS is host- sold. All proceeds from ticket A penguin costume-doned cat gets some love from a handler at the Fort Collins Cat Rescue & Spay/Neuter Clinic on Mulberry. ing this year. “Out of the Box” sales will go directly to the FCS. Tonight at Avogadro’s Number the Cat Rescue is hosting Meow-loween, a Halloween party for cats and their owners alike. events are all symphony-related, According to Bryan Simpson, but do not take place at their media relations director for New usual venue, the Lincoln Center, Belgium Brewing Co., the price according to Buonpane. of a ticket gets you two beers and “is is the rst year we’ve appetizers such as pretzel sticks tried to do these ‘Out of the Box’ and other small snacks.