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The Orpheum Theater will have a busy Halloween weekend. It all kicks off Friday night as they wrap up their Fright Film Fest with the original "Friday the 13th". The fun and thrills continue Saturday morning with the showing of the original "Psycho" at 11, with an art talk prior to the screening. Don your best costume Saturday night for the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and a costume contest. Orpheum executive director Erin Glasnovich joined Tom Meredith and Tyler Gumm on "Galesburg's Morning News" to talk about the weekend movies and more.

The Knoxville Blue Bullets football team wrapped up their regular season with an 8-1 record. That led to them hosting a first round Class 2A playoff game against Kankakee Bishop McNamara this Saturday afternoon. Bullets head coach Ryan Hebard joined Tom Meredith and Tyler Gumm on "Galesburg's Morning News" to talk about the season and their upcoming playoff game. You'll be able to hear the game on 94.9 FM WAAG with Brad Bennewitz and Jake Miller.

There are lots of events happening in Galesburg this week. Starting Thursday night, the Prairie Players Civic Theater presents "Little Shop of Horrors". The show was originally scheduled for July of 2020 but the timing couldn't have been better for it to moved to Halloween weekend. Show director Samuel Carrington joined Tom Meredith and Tyler Gumm on "Galesburg's Morning News" to talk about the presentation. Here is a link to purchase tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=129948&fbclid=IwAR0rMbjrNbm8Tt2ps74aWAGCTS1ZcScuDQCZS1VOnkwMPXj5Yti0sxBPE2...

Bethel Baptist Church is hosting their annual "Trunk or Treat" event this Sunday. This is an opportunity for kids to safely collect candy and even a hot dog to top it off. This year's theme is Disney. Church member will be dressed up as Disney characters and there will even be a special castle where you can take pictures. Rick Stufflebeam and Kristine Trone joined Tom Meredith and Tyler Gumm on "Galesburg's Morning News" to talk about the event.

Joe Paradis was born and raised in the area. He spent time in several area communities but grew up in Avon. He now make his home in North Carolina after a career working for the federal government in Washington DC. Joe wrote a book about his experiences growing up. The book is entitled "Looking For Cornbread: Coming of Age Small Town in America Circa 1950-60s". Joe joined Tom Meredith on "Galesburg's Morning News" to talk about the book and his experiences.