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Extra police officers will be working drunken driving enforcement for the Halloween weekend in Juneau, according to Juneau Police Department news release.

Leeann Thomas is project manager for the Safe Ride Home program, which will offer free cab rides from participating venues on Saturday from 9 p.m. until bar close.

“If you go to those locations, when you’re all said and done for the night, you have your bartender or server call a special number and a free cab will come and pick you up,” said Thomas, who owns the Triangle Club.

The local branch of CHARR, the Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailers Association, is sponsoring the program. Participating cabs will have signs and green, flashing light. They’ll go to listed establishments first.

“We have 25 of them (cabs) towards the end of the night, so if there’s a cab that is not actively being used we are happy to make sure everybody gets home safely,” she said.

Whichever transportation you choose, Juneau Police Department says residents should be careful this weekend during Halloween celebrations. JPD urges drivers to not drink, make sure seat belts are on and avoid distractions.

Juneau police spokeswoman Erann Kalwara says over Halloween weekend last year, there was one DUI arrest.

The Juneau Police Department is urging residents to be careful this weekend during Halloween celebrations. Extra officers will be working DUI enforcement this weekend, according to a news release.

To drivers: Don’t drink, make sure seat belts are on and avoid distractions.

To pedestrians: Watch for motorists and cross roadways at designated crosswalks. Wear bright clothing, walk in groups, carry a light and if appropriate have adult supervision.

To trick-or-treaters: Don’t go into strangers homes or take rides without parents’ permission.

To parents: Inspect your kids’ treats, and only let them eat unopened, store-bought treats.

A lot of festive events are going on this weekend. One is sure to leave you shivering in antici — pation.

Juneau’s art house theater is hosting a weekend of shadowcasted shenanigans in front of the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

That’s right folks, it’s time to do the “Time Warp” again. The unconventional, 1975 gender-bending cult film stars Tim Curry.

“It is an opportunity for normal human beings to just fly their freak flag safely for a night and go a little bit bananas and have it be OK,” said Gold Town owner Collette Costa.

Film fans and so-called virgins – or first-time Rocky Horror viewers — will be able to shout and interact at the screen.

Participants are encouraged to dress up, but Costa plans to provide props and costumes.

“So you don’t have to bring anything. In fact we prefer that you don’t bring anything. I don’t need hotdogs flying around the theater,” she said. “We have everything people need. … They can just show up, get a ticket, fill their own bag, go in and have a good time.”

Live performers also dress as film characters and will perform in shadowcast in front of the screen.

But which character is Costa’s favorite?

She rattles off names like Riff-Raff, Brad and Columbia, before she stops herself.

“But you know what? Scratch all that. Eddie. Love it,” she said. “Meatloaf, he’s got the best song, he drives a motorcycle, he gets the sax solo. And he’s a great dinner partner,” she said with a hearty laugh while slapping her knee.

Costa is alluding to a scene in which one character meets an untimely demise.

“ I think a lot of people who have never seen it, who aren’t aware of it, are a little bit afraid of the show. I think it maybe has a reputation of being burlesquey and risqué,” she said. “It’s really not. … It’s really mostly just a lot of goofy fun. And it gives you an excuse to wear all that eye paint you’ve been saving up.”

Juneau Makerspace members and pumpkin carvers practiced cutting October gourds Monday night into Halloween jack-o’-lanterns and other festive scenes.

Grace Amundsen was elbow-deep, scraping gourd guts out from her own personal pumpkin.

The group’s events coordinator was one of seven people using the Lemon Creek workshop dedicated to inventing, making and crafting.

Some people were drawing with permanent marker.

Others cut into their would-be jack-o’-lanterns with knives.

Sam Bornstein drew a flaming skull on paper and cut out the pieces as he chatted with the other participants.

“I just go for the biggest pumpkin I can find,” he said, sitting in front of a 12-pound-plus pumpkin.

Pumpkins covered the table — large orange ones, pale ones, even a small green and yellow gourd.

A bucket was brimming with pumpkin guts in easy reach of the carvers.

Bornstein, the Makerspace president, pinned the paper to the outer layer of a pale white pumpkin, creating a stencil for carving.

“If you need to use a tool or want to have a little bit of access, limited access to the tools, you can come in and we usually have some sort of event starting at 6:30.”

Juneau Makerspace opens its studio to the public on Monday nights except for holidays.

Members have access to the many hand tools and power tools hang from racks on the wall.

The group of engineers and recreational crafters use them — markers, pens, knives — even a power drill.

Amy Karpstein used the drill to cut coin-sized holes into her pumpkin, creating a series of spots for the light to shine out.

Bornstein said the venue is an opportunity for people to learn a variety of skills and crafts.

“I’ve been teaching others how to use a 3-D printer, so, you know, you get people here with all sorts of different skills and all teaching each other new things,” he said.

The Makerspace’s newest cool gadget is a pumpkin guts-free laser cutter.

See an upcoming events calendar at juneaumakerspace.org. Family memberships are $50 a month. Members get 24-hour access.

After a one-vehicle incident in downtown Juneau, police say the driver blew a blood-alcohol content three times the legal limit early Monday and was arrested.

Tautar Pearce, 37, was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

Pearce was driving a 2015 Chrysler outbound in the 400 block of Egan Drive when he struck the sidewalk on the right side of the road, according to a Juneau Police Department bulletin.

Juneau police Public Safety Manager Erann Kalwara said the incident occurred in the area of Gold Creek Bridge, behind Foodland IGA.

The car went over the sidewalk and struck the guard rail, she said.

A driver-side tire was broken off “at the axle” in the incident, Kalwara said.

The vehicle sustained about $4,900 in damage, according to bulletin. Kalwara said it did not appear that any other property was damaged.

The vehicle was impounded.

Pearce was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Police are soliciting the public’s help investigating an apparent shooting last month in Juneau.

According to a police news release, someone fired several shotgun rounds into a residence in the Auke Bay area the morning of Sept. 24. Two people were inside at the time. No one was injured.

Police officers found several 12-gauge shotgun rounds that were shot into a residence in the 13000 block of Glacier Highway.

A witness told police a person in a red car that sped away had shot at the home.

Report tips to Juneau police at 586-0600 or at juneaucrimeline.com. You may be eligible for a reward.