Zombies will walk in Russellville again
Halloween is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to “Feed Your Brain,” according to the Russellville Public Library. RPL will be hosting its fifth annual Zombie Walk Oct. 21.
This all-day event will be free of charge. It starts at 10 a.m. with the zombie makeup clinic and ends at 6 p.m. with an all-ages dance party.
There will be a spooky story time starting at 11 a.m., followed by a fun tutorial on how to walk like a zombie. Participants of all ages are welcome to participate in the zombie karaoke, zombie trivia, brain eating contest and costume contest spread throughout the day.
At 5 p.m. participants will begin to line up for the walk at 5:30 p.m., which library director Ashley Cummins said will start at the library, advance to Jackson Street and continue to the courthouse before turning around and heading back. There will also be food available for purchase during the day.
“This started as a way to get people in the door and get kids in the library, but it quickly turned into one of our biggest events of the year,” Cummins said.
Zombie makeup will be done by Brittany Smith, a makeup artist with Arx Mortis, which Cummins said is one of the sponsors of the library’s zombie walk.
For the karaoke rockstars, the music selection will be wide and not limited to Halloween-themed tunes, although Cummins said those are more than welcome.
Prizes will be given out to the winners of the costume contest and brain-eating contest – but don’t worry, Cummins said the brains are just Jell-O.
“There’s an adult size and a kid size, but the trick is you have to eat it with your hands tied behind your back,” she explained.
Keep an eye out on the library’s social media pages because Cummins said they are doing their door prizes a little different this year. In the days leading up to the Zombie Walk, RPL will be using its social media pages to give out certain door prizes in addition to the ones on the day of the walk.
If any members of the National Honors Society need to get volunteer hours in, Cummins said they are more than welcome to volunteer at the walk, and it will count toward their hours.
“The first year we had almost 400 participants the day of the walk, and we really want to keep that going and show the city what we have to offer,” Cummins said.
