Fast Times dudes up for Halloween, Pre-Turkey Day dance parties at Canyon Santa Clarita

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Rock ā€™nā€™ roll ghosts. goblins and free spirits 21 and older are in for tricks and treats Saturday night, Oct. 27, when the Fast Times ā€™80s crew will headline a Halloween Dance Party and costume contest at the Canyon Santa Clarita.

ā€œOur Halloween Partyā€™s a chance for some adult cosplay and musical mayhem without the kids,ā€ said Johnny Ventura, party-hearty front man of the popular dance band billed as ā€œThe Ultimate ā€™80s Tribute.ā€

He and the Fast Times revue have actually been in costume on stages all over Southern California for the last 15-plus years, and they rule Thursday nights at the Canyon Santa Clarita.

Ventura plays ā€™80s icon Jeff Spicoli (the surfer-stoner played by Sean Penn in director Cameron Croweā€™s ā€œFast Times at Ridgemont High,ā€ on rhythm guitar), abetted by bandmates Diego Russo as Slash (Guns Nā€™ Roses, lead guitar), Eddie Ayala as Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue, bass) and Kyle Cunningham as Devo (as in ā€œAre We Not Men?ā€ on drums).

Fast Timesā€™ Halloween Dance Party will start at 6 p.m. when doors open for dinner. Stranger Things will open the musical entertainment at 8 p.m. with a set of original music, followed by hard-rocking AC/DC tribute band TNT at 9 p.m.

Fast Times will wreak havoc from 10:15 p.m. to midnight with totally rad ā€™80s classics like Guns Nā€™ Rosesā€™ “Welcome to the Jungle,” Devoā€™s “Whip It,” Violent Femmesā€™ “Blister in the Sun,” Soft Cellā€™s “Tainted Love” and many more. Thereā€™s also going to be a costume contest with cash prizes.

ā€œHalloween parties are great, because everyone really lets loose when theyā€™re dressed up,ā€ he said. ā€œAnd who doesnā€™t love ā€™80s music?ā€

Pre-Turkey Day Dance Party

Fast Times will also headline the all-ages Pre-Turkey Day Dance Party at the Canyon Santa Clarita on Wednesday night, Nov. 21, for families that like to rock.

ā€œItā€™ll be a blitz party,ā€ according to ā€œSpicoli,ā€ where everyone can have fun celebrating the short school and work week and kick off their four-day Thanksgiving weekend. ā€œItā€™ll be the perfect place for outta-town school buds to reunite when theyā€™re home for the holiday.ā€

Doors are set to open for a Pre-Turkey Day dinner at 6 p.m. and following two special guest opening acts, Fast Times is slated to hit the stage at 9:30 p.m.

The Canyon Santa Clarita is on the ground floor of the Westfield Valencia Town Center. Tickets are available for purchase at the box office 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday, by phone at 888-645-5006, or via TicketMaster.com. For more info, visit WheremusicmeetstheSoul.com.

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