Fall colors are green and gold, as we usher in a whole new era for Packer Country, with the Rebirth of a Legend. We have a new world-class stadium to show off, ethnic festivals, headline acts, and giant pumpkin patches. It awaits you in Packer Country!

Lake Michigan Color Splash Tour: Highway 42

October

We always knew Packers fans were “out there,” now see why at Packer Fans from Outer Space invade the Meyer Theater. When a Door County fruit farmer is called to help Packer aliens save their planet, his Bear-loving wife fears for his sanity. Weidner Center’s incredible Fall shows include Lily Tomlin, Melissa Manchester & Paul Williams, Blast and a Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz and many more. www.uwgb.edu/weidner.

TJ Maxx 2003 Tour of Gymnastics Champions visit the Resch Center Oct. 10 at 7 pm. The TJ Maxx 2003 Tour of Gymnastics Champions features members of the 2003 World Championships Team and will make a nine-city swing through portions of the US in October. The team is preparing for the 2004 Olympic Games. For tickets go to www.pmiwi.com.

Families in search of the great pumpkin just might find it—aboard a train at the National Railroad Museum’s Great Pumpkin Train event Oct. 11-12. Call 920-437-7623. Plus, you have not been scared until you visit this annual one-of-a-kind Halloween spookfest. Go to www.nationalrrmuseum.org for these events plus special Steam Engine Weekends in Sept. and Oct.

Delicious! Bite into Applefest at Central Memorial Park, Two Rivers, Oct. 11, Call 920-794-8203.

No family Halloween would be complete without the wild and wacky Zoo Boo,
Oct. 17,18, 24, 25. Trick or Treat in the Zoo & see spooky antics! www.co.brown.wi.us/parks/newzoo.

The Eagles Farewell I Tour, live in concert, Resch Center, Oct. 18. www.pmiwi.com.

November

Now that’s hilarious! Guys on Ice, Frank's Dinner Theatre at the SC Grand, An American Folklore Theater Production about ice fishing tales in Northeast Wisconsin, Nov. 6-9, 11-16, 19-22. Call 920-330-9901, or go to www.franksdinnertheater.com.

Green Bay Symphony Orchestra plays Symphonic Passion at the Weidner Center, Nov.15 7:30 p.m., Bridget-Michaele Reischl, Conductor. 920-465-2217, www.greenbaysymphony.com. It’s the Symphony’s 90th season!

Alabama’s American Farewell Tour 2003 takes place at the Resch Center, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. Charge by phone at 920-494-3401 or toll free 800-895-0071. www.ticketstaronline.com.

New exhibits at the Neville Public Museum are a fantastic way to catch the holiday spirit. The “59th Art Annual” runs Nov. 15 – Jan. 11. “Playtime: Toys from the Neville Collections” appears Nov. 15 – Mar. 28. Call 920-448-4460, www.co.brown.wi.us/Museum/index/index.html.

The holiday season officially begins with Santa and the Time Warner Green Bay Holiday Parade Downtown Green Bay, Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m. Twelve area school bands, floats, giant helium-filled balloons, clowns and walking characters. Call 920-437-5972, or go to www.downtowngreenbay.com.