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Organ Recital — The first program of the Martha Claire Kennedy Fitzner Concert Series at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is an organ recital by Jeremy Adcock at 4 p.m. The church is located at 318 College St., Columbus. Free to the public.
Walk for Diabetes — Mississippi’s Walk for Diabetes Golden Triangle begins at the Columbus Riverwalk at 2 p.m. (Registration 1 p.m.) For more information, visit msdiabetes.org or call 601-957-7878.
Monday, Oct. 19
“Sweet Tea & Robotics” — The Hazard Lecture Series presents “Sweet Tea & Robotics: The Modern South” with Dr. Mariah Morgan at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Elementary School Auditorium, 623 Willowbrook Road, Columbus. Morgan, of the MSU Extension Service, created the statewide 4H robotics program. This is the first of two free Hazard Lecture programs; the second is Oct. 26. For more information, contact Beth Lucas, 662-327-5272.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
“Dracula” — The MSU Lyceum Series hosts L.A. Theatre Works’ production of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium on the MSU campus. For tickets or information, go to lyceum.msstate.edu or call 662-325-2930.
Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22-24
Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium — Mississippi University for Women presents the 27th annual Symposium featuring noted writers, including keynote speaker Moira Crone, Sefi Atta, Ravi Howard, Kiese Laymon, Michael Kardos, Lisa Howorth, Steve Yates, Miki Pfeffer, T.R. Hummer, T.J. Jarrett, Randolph Thomas and Melissa Ginsburg. Free. The ticketed Welty Gala Oct. 23 presents P.J. O’Rourke, best-selling author and leading political satirist. For information, visit muw.edu/welty or contact MUW’s Office of Development and Alumni, 662-329-7148.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Sundays at the Center — The West Point/Clay County Arts Council hosts the Columbus Girlchoir at 2 p.m. at the Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, 235 Commerce St. in downtown West Point. The performance is free to the public. For more information, visit wpccac.org or call 662-494-5678.
Monday, Oct. 26
“Look to the Stars” — The Hazard Lecture Series presents “Look to the Stars: Robotics Today” with Dr. Cindy L. Bethel of MSU at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Elementary School Auditorium, 623 Willowbrook Road, Columbus. Bethel directs the Social, Therapeutic and Robotic Systems (STaRS) lab at MSU. Free to the public. For more information, contact Beth Lucas, 662-327-5272.
Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 28-31
“Casseroles and Ghosts” — Columbus Community Theatre presents the final zany chapter of the four-part “Casserole” series of plays. Shows are 7 p.m. nightly, plus a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee, at the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St. Friday and Saturday nights are dinner theater (6:30 p.m.) For tickets or more information, call 662-328-2787.
Friday, Oct. 30
Haunted Library — Dress for Halloween and visit the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 Seventh St. N., from 4-6 p.m. for Spooky Storytime with Mother Goose, the Ooey Gooey Buffet, games and activities. Families, children, teens welcome. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.) For information, contact the library, 662-329-5300.
Haunted Hollow Glow Run — The Columbus Police Department and Columbus Fire and Rescue host this run at the Columbus Soccer Complex at 8 p.m. $25 entry. Wear glow items. Registration at 7 p.m. at Trotter Convention Center. Proceeds benefit medical fund for Sgt. Michael Griffin and Officer Benny Bush Jr., and Firefighters Scholarship and Disability Fund.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31
Haunted House — The Columbus Police Department and Columbus Fire and Rescue host a Haunted House at 6 p.m. at Trotter Convention Center. Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for children. Proceeds benefit medical fund for Sgt. Michael Griffin and Officer Benny Bush Jr., and the Firefighter’s Scholarship and Disability Fund. For more information, contact Rhonda Sanders, 662-251-7355 or Johnny Peters, 662-251-9947.
Saturday, Oct. 31
CAFB Zombie Run — Columbus Air Force Base hosts its third annual Zombie Run at 10 a.m. (check-in 9 a.m.) at the Graveyard on Independence Avenue on the base. Call 662-434-2772 for more information.
Aliceville Fall Street Fair — Aliceville, Alabama, hosts this fall fair from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with costume contests for children and pets, trunk-or-treating, crafts and food vendors and entertainment by Taylor Martin at 1 p.m. For information, contact the Aliceville Chamber of Commerce, 205-373-2820.
Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 5-7
Decorative Arts and Preservation Forum, Antiques Show and Sale — Events at Trotter Convention Center and the Rosenzweig Arts Center in Columbus include presentations by P. Allen Smith, Sharon McGukin, Phyllis Miller and Will Riehm, a preview party and luncheons, plus the antiques show and sale. For information or tickets, contact the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation, 800-327-2686 or 662-329-1911.
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