Parliament's Halloween night party

Parliament, 324 W. Chicago, serves up lofty fun Halloween night starting at 9 p.m. The "grand hall" of  entertainment transform into a ghoulish Westminister palace with music madness and plenty of spooktacular libations.

Eleventh Hour Haunted House

The Eleventh Hour attraction, which has been voted  the #1 haunted house four out the last five years running, has a new location, 1940 George, Melrose Park.The 30,000 square foot venue features 20-ft. tall scenes and theme park quality sets for a Halloween fright-night adventure like none other. Must be 18 or older. http://www.eleventhhour.info

Bar On Buena Halloween Happening

Fright night at the BoB includes scary movies, mood music and monstrous malts during Bar On Buena's, 910 W. Buena, Halloween event  beginning  7 p.m. Oct. 31. Guest wearing costumes get $1 off discount on drafts. http://www.baronbuena.com

The Parthenon

Chicago Gourmets hosts a dinner honoring Chicago food writer Camille Stagg, author of The Parthenon: Great Mediterranean Recipes from the Heart of Chicago's Greektown
cookbook, at 6 p.m. October 16 at The Parthenon, 314 S. Halsted. Tickets are $59.  Books will be available for purchase.

Epic's Pumpkin Burger

Chef Matthew Pollock of Epic, 112 W. Hubbard, is featuring a pumpkin burger (burger topped with fried pumpkin, caramelized apple slice and Swiss cheese served with hand-cut fries) and pumpkin lager pairing through Oct. 31; $15. http://www.epicrestaurantchicago.com