Wausau band The Vox Ultima will release its full-length album, Fathoms + Atoms, with a Halloween-themed masquerade party on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Coral Lanes Bowling Center.
The album draws on grunge, alternative and late-1990s pop-punk influences, with hard-driving guitar throughout. The release show starts at 7 p.m., admission is $5, and guests can bring a mask or buy one at the door. The Space Between Breaths and Lunar Moth share the bill.
Also on Friday, Oct. 23, Boos & Booze returns to the Rothschild Pavilion from 6 to 9 p.m., with more than 40 craft beverages, food, a costume contest and a glow-in-the-dark mug for attendees. The event is for ages 21 and older.
The Wisconsin Jigsaw Puzzle Championship runs Friday and Saturday at the Holiday Inn & Suites Wausau-Rothschild, with a team relay Friday night and solo, pairs and team rounds on Saturday. A free puzzle swap and casual puzzling area is open to non-competitors as well.
The Wausau Paranormal Research Society leads its final downtown ghost tours of the season Friday and Saturday, starting at 6, 7 and 8 p.m., for $15. Other weekend music includes Rugg at The Intermission Bar on Friday night and pAt mAcdonald at Westsider Lounge on Saturday.
Saturday also brings candlelit Halloween Classics concerts by the Listeso String Quartet at the Wausau Club, at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m., featuring music from Thriller, Halloween, Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice.
