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Koka Booth Amphitheatre Cary Diwali returned to Booth Amphitheatre on October 15 to the delight of 15,000 fans. This was a record-breaking attendance for the event. Approximately 900 patrons visited the Holiday Open House (a 30 percent increase over last year.) The combination of carriage rides, Victorian carolers, kids' crafts, folk music and refreshments continues to please the crowds. New Year's Eve included a fireworks presentation over Symphony Lake. Approximately 5,000 people joined that evening in conjunction with the Chinese Lantern Festival. Page-Walker Arts & History Center The second SALON event was held in November, with a theme of "The Jazz Age." This program, which was designed specifically for the Page-Walker main gallery, works well in providing an evening filled with music, art, spoken word and dance of the 1920s. The Friends of Page-Walker brough back Antiques Roadshow's own Ken Farmer and his team for a weekend of antique appraisals. Hundreds of eager citizens turned up to find out how much their "treasures" were worth. The Cary Theater The Theater launched a new, signature event, Zombiepalooza. This event centered on a "Make Your Own Zombie Film" competition, resulting in 13 films from the local community with two downtown merchants as event sponsors. The event also partnered with the Green Hope High School art club to create "zombies" that were placed on the marquee. This marked the first time that The Cary went mobile as the screenings for the short films were outside on Chatham Street. Attendance for this event was approximately 300. The Cary Area Disc League's Downtown Urban Open raised $1,800 for the Town's Relief for Recreation scholarship fund.