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WSIU to Host Free Children's Halloween Event in Salem, Ill.

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For Immediate Release

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Contact: Beth Spezia, WSIU Educational Outreach Coordinator, (618) 453-5595, beth.spezia@wsiu.org

Free Children's Halloween Event Coming to Salem Library

WSIU to Host Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest on Friday, October 25

Carbondale, Ill. -- Jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts, and goblins aren't the only spooky things heading your way this fall. WSIU is bringing the PBS KIDS television special Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest to the Bryan-Bennett Public Library, located at 315 South Maple in Salem, Illinois, on Friday, October 25 from 10:30-11:30am.

WSIU will host a free screening of the video and also will provide families with PBS KIDS activities and books.

In the program, Curious George is enjoying his first Halloween in the country, where Bill tells him and Allie about the Legend of No Noggin -- a spooky tale about a hat-kicking scarecrow who haunts the countryside on Halloween. But is the legend really real? George and Allie are determined to find out by taking a picture of No Noggin in hat-kicking action. But first George needs to figure out what he's going to be for Halloween so he can win the costume contest at the town Boo Festival. Will George's quest for the perfect costume interfere with his quest for the truth? Only the curious will find out!

Watch Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest, premiering on PBS KIDS and WSIU Public Television on Monday, October 28 at 7am and 3pm, with a repeat broadcast on Thursday, October 31, also at 7am and 3pm.

About WSIU Public Broadcasting

WSIU Public Broadcasting is licensed to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University and is an integral part of the College of Mass Communication & Media Arts on the Carbondale campus. The WSIU stations reach more than three million people across five states and beyond through three digital public television channels, three public radio stations, a radio information service, a website, and an education and community outreach department.

WSIU's mission is to improve the quality of life of the people they serve. The WSIU stations partner with other community organizations to promote positive change and to support the academic and public service missions of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Learn more and get the latest station news online at wsiu.org and on WSIU's Facebook and Twitter pages.

WSIU's programs and services are partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

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