“Drinking Habits,” presented by the Grand Island Little Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, College Park (continues Oct. 18-20). Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for students 12 and younger; student tickets must be purchased through the box office. Season tickets and group discounts are available; box office: 308-382-2586 or githeatre.org.
Hargis House third annual craft show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,1109 W. Second St.; Sherry Moore, 308-379-7377.
“Live with Purpose,” Wreaths Across America Car and Bike Show, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., United Veterans Club, 1914 W. Capital, west parking lot. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. (entry fee $10). Prizes awarded; LaVonne Catron at 308-382-2663.
Flag retirement ceremony, hosted by Boy Scout Troop 119 and Betsey Hager Chapter NSDAR, 3:30 p.m., United Veterans Club, 1914 W. Capital Ave. (ball field 3).
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“Enchanted Masquerade,” seventh annual GRACE Gala, hosted by the GRACE Cancer Foundation, 7:30 p.m., Boulder Flats; doors open at 5:30. Event includes dance competition, auction, signature cocktails, dinner and more. Tickets are $125 per person; call 308-675-0889 or check online at gracefoundationgi.org
All Hallows Eve, 6 to 9 p.m., Stuhr Museum. Event includes old-fashioned Halloween fun in Railroad Town, the Haunted Field (opens at 7 p.m., appropriate for all ages), ghost stories, Treat Trail in the Hornady Family Arbor, games, spooky adventures and more. Costumes encouraged; admission is $10 for anyone 3 and older; 308-385-5316 or www.stuhrmuseum.org
Stolley Park Railroad Haunted Halloween Express, 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $4 for anyone age 3 and older; children age 2 and younger ride for free with a paying adult. Come enjoy the lights and sounds of Halloween! Costumes encouraged! Concessions and face painting will be available; 308-389-0298 or online at www.giparks.com
Bygone Book Club: “Our Show Houses: the History of Movie Theaters in Grand Island,” by John Sorensen, 11:30 a.m., Grand Island Public Library, 1124 W. Second St. Mac Martin will lead the discussion. Hosted by GIPL and the Hall County Historical Society; note the new start time; 308-385-5333
Acts of Kindness Week, through Sunday. Originally initiated by the Acts of Kindness (AOK) Ladies, this is the 25th year Grand Island, known as the City of Kindness, has designated a week for the sole purpose of spreading kindness in our community.
Holy Smoke Cook-off, sixth annual event hosted by Sts. Peter & Paul church, 5:30 p.m., Parish Life Center, 713 Elm St., St. Paul. Rib meal and wings with sides, college football on the big screen. Interested in entering? Call or text Kerry Townsend at 308-216-0466; entry fee is $50 per team.
National Australian Shepherd Dog Show, featuring more than 1,000 dogs competing in a variety of events, through Oct. 19, Fonner Park. Hosted by the Australian Shepherd Club of America’s Australian Shepherd Club of America; asca.org
Support Nebraska Business Event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hy-Vee. 115 Wilmar Ave. Event includes small businesses, local vendors, food trucks, tailgate-themed demos, and spirit demos. Check out the booths inside the store and businesses set up in the parking lot; free.
“A Fox on the Fairway,” UNK theater performance, 2 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Miriam Drake Theater, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 55 and older and youth 5-18 and free for UNK students with ID, group discounts available; box office: 308-865-8417.
The Talbott Brothers, in concert, 7:30 p.m., the Golden Husk, 129 S. 16th St., Ord. Band presents “a blend of influences from rock, folk, pop and blues.” Social hour starts at 6:30. Tickets are $25 per person, $45 per couple and are available at the Golden Husk, the Ord Area Chamber office or online at goldenhuskart.org; 308-730-8133.
Drive-thru mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Loaves & Fishes ministry of Trinity United Methodist Church, 9:30 a.m., College Park, 3180 Highway 34, Grand Island; do not arrive before 7:30 a.m. (best time is between 9 and 11 a.m.); enter on Tech Drive. No income or ID requirements, but some information will be requested (number in household, ages, etc.). Boxes are from Food Bank for the Heartland in Omaha, an equal opportunity provider; FoodBankHeartand.org; Trinity UMC, 308-382-1952.
Grand Island Area Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1607 S. Locust (behind Starbucks; south side of the parking lot); www.farmersmarketgi.com
Nebraska Functional Medicine Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, 606 N. Diers Ave; 308-390-2663.
Kearney Area Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hilltop Mall parking long, 5011 Second Ave., Kearney. Market runs through October.
“CAAP and the 1967 Flood,” a Voices of the Past program presented by the Hall County Historical Society, 2 p.m., Burlington Station, Sixth and Plum streets. Hall County ordnance plant historian Howard Uhrich returns to share how the historic 1967 flood impacted production during the Vietnam period of operation at the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant, previously located on the west side of Grand Island. Admission is $5; HCHS members admitted free; Michelle Setlik, HCHS vice president, 308-380-4480
Gospel Concert, 2 p.m., Faith Lutheran at St. Peder’s, Nysted. Desserts served after the concert.
Aurora Volunteer Fire Department annual pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 906 13th St., in Aurora. Freewill donations will be accepted; 402-694-3855 or cityofaurora.org/fire-department
Dannebrog Sentinels 18U pancake feed fundraiser and raffle, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fire Hall, 114 Oak St., Dannebrog. Pancake feed is freewill donation; raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20; Kyle, 308-379-2212.
Bingo, 2 p.m., United Veterans Club, 1914 W. Capital, Grand Island. Doors open at 1; open to the public; 308-381-1555.
Bingo, hosted by Knights of Columbus, Council No. 1159, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral Square, 112 S. Cedar.
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“A Candle in the Window,” auditions for the Grand Island Little Theatre Christmas show,7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, College Park; use the backstage double door (#3) on the southwest corner of the auditorium. Cast includes five men and four women ages 20 to 60-plus. Three boys and four girls, fourth grade to high school are also needed. Folks auditioning will be asked to read from a script that will be provided. Backstage help is also needed. Production dates are Dec. 11-15; Lori Moss, 308-383-4413, Coree Sattley, crrsttly@gmail.com, Steven Gobel. 308-380-1390, or Jeannee Fossberg, 308-379-2015.
“If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister’s Story of Love, Murder and Liberation,” presented by author Janine Latus, in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 6 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 1710 N. North Road. Hosted by Willow Rising; 308-382-8250 or bgauthier@willowrising.org.
Wave of Light, to observe Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, 6 p.m., Clarke Park, 2818 18th Ave., Central City. (In case of inclement weather, event moved to Central City Middle School). Candles and luminary bags available; short program begins at 6:30 p.m., with the walk to follow at 7; https://babyloss-awareness.org/wave-of-light/.
“An All-American Homecoming,” presented by the Kearney Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, Fine Arts Recital Hall, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Tickets are $13 for adults, $5 for youth 10-18, free for UNK students with ID; box office: 308-865-8417.
Nebraska National Guard, City of Grand Island Community Partnership, to support service members, veterans and the community; wreath-laying ceremony, 8:30 a.m., Veterans Park, 1914 W. Capital; signing ceremony, with Mayor Roger Steele and Maj. Gen. Craig Strong, 12:20 p.m., Grand Island City Hall, 100 E. First St.
“Rhapsody and the Blues,” featuring a 13-piece orchestra with Jens Lindemann on piccolo trumpet and a special guest pianist. 7:30 p.m., Grand Island Senior High auditorium. Presented by the Grand Island Concert Association, season subscriptions for this and four other performances are $75 and will be available at the door. Single performance tickets are $20; Vincent Boudreau, 308-379-7612.
“A Perk and a Prayer,” free drive-thru coffee, 7 to 9 a.m., First-Faith United Methodist Church parking lot, 4190 W. Capital Ave., Grand Island (weather permitting); 308-384-5620.
Bingo, 1 p.m., Grand Generation Center, 304 E. Third St., Grand Island; 308-385-5308.
Kearney Area Farmers Market, 3 to 6 p.m., Hilltop Mall parking long, 5011 Second Ave., Kearney. Market runs through October.
Trunk or Treat, 5 to 8 p.m., Bickford of Grand Island, 3285 Woodridge Blvd. For all ages, free; 308-384-3800 or grandislandhc@bickfordseniorliving.com
“Coco,” a Beyond the Lens series movie hosted the Museum of Nebraska Art and the World Theatre, 7 p.m., 2318 Central Ave., Kearney. Free event also includes make-and-take activities celebration the Day of the Dead, 6 p.m.; United in Dance from UNK, 6:45 p.m.; 308-865-8559.
UNK Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m., University of Nebraska at Kearney Fine Arts Recital Hall. No admission charge; 308-865-8618.
“How to Care for a Human Girl” and “Happy Like This,” presented by author Ashley Wurzbacher, 7 p.m., Discovery Hall atrium, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Presented by UNK’s Reynolds Visiting Writers Series.
Tabitha’s Closet, free clothing giveaway, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stolley Park Church of Christ, 2822 W. Stolley Park Road, Grand Island. Clothing donations accepted; no housewares; 308-384-2613.
Coloring with Friends, 2 p.m., the Chocolate Bar, 116 W. Third St., Grand Island. Adult coloring get-together led by Trinity United Methodist Church most Thursday afternoons; 308-382-1952. (NOTE: Gathering changed from Fridays to Thursdays.)
Bingo, 7 p.m., United Veterans Club, 1914 W. Capital, Grand Island. Doors open at 6; open to the public; 308-381-1555.
Haunted Fairgrounds, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Hamilton County Fairgrounds, Aurora (continues Oct. 25-27). Event includes special events for younger kids, a “haunted experience” ghostly adventures for older kids and adults, treats and more. Cost for the Haunted Experience is $12 per person or $10 with a food pantry donation. Kids Zone (kid-friendly activities) admission is $5; hosted by the Hamilton County Ag Society.
Halloween Hoopla, fifth annual hosted by Imagination City Children’s Museum,4 to 8 p.m., Hall County Park, 2447 W. Schimmer Drive. Food available from NaMaw’s smokehouse, Los Forasteros Cajun. Los Forasteros Snacks and Holy Grounds Coffee; parade starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by an In-The-Dark hunt on the trail for goodies. Costumes encouraged but not required!; $20 for nonmembers (includes the whole household) and $15 for members (whole household); 308-385-8377 or check the museum’s page on Facebook.
Calvary Lutheran Church annual chicken and noodles dinner, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1304 N. Custer. Menu includes chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, vegetables, salads and desserts; $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12, free for children 5 and younger; take-out available; 308-382-5446.
“Greatest Things,” fall craft fair and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Destiny Church, 4306 U.S. Highway 30. Two meals will be provided for dine-in or take-out (sloppy joes, chips, dessert and water, $8; carne asada with rice, beans, tortillas and a drink, $15). Photos with Bluey, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 308-675-1380.
Fall Festival, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Active Chiropractic 2441 N. Diers Ave. First 100 kids will receive a FREE pumpkin, and the event will feature spacewalk inflatables, representatives from the Grand Island Fire Department and the G.I. Public Library, a mini goat petting zoo, pumpkin painting and more.
Halloween Adventure Night, 10th annual, 4 to 8 p.m., Bader Memorial Park, 898 Bader Park Road (off of Highway 30 south of Chapman). Includes trick-or-treating through the decorated campgrounds, painting pumpkins (provided), face paintings, games, teddy bear mobile, rides on a miniature train, outdoor games, costume contest and more. Food available for purchase; $5 per person; children 5 and younger admitted free; 308-986-2522 or baderpark73@yahoo.com
“Scare the Square,” annual event hosted by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, downtown Aurora. Event includes treats, entertainment, costume contests and more; 402-694-6911 or email Hello@auroranebraska.com
Grand Island Area Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1607 S. Locust (behind Starbucks; south side of the parking lot); www.farmersmarketgi.com
Kearney Area Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hilltop Mall parking long, 5011 Second Ave., Kearney. Market runs through October.
Fall Festival, annual event hosted by Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jubilee Center, 518 W. State St. Event includes dinner (served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., fried chicken, pulled pork, potatoes and gravy, salads, rolls, dessert and drinks; $15 for adults, $7 for children, free for kids 2 and younger); kids games, face painting, candy walk, raffle drawings, silent basket auction, country store and more; 308-384-0532.
Grace United Methodist Church annual Fall Harvest Lunch, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Boelus Civic Center. Menu includes turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry fluff salad, a roll and desserts from Whitefoot catering; takeout available. Freewill offering; those attending are asked to bring a food pantry item to support the Howard County food pantry.
Lincoln Barbershop Choruses, featuring the Lincoln Continentals and the Lincolnaires, 2 p.m., Central City Performing Arts Center, Edwin and Ber-nice Lock Theatre, Central City. Presented by the Merrick Arts Council, tickets are $15 for adults; season memberships are still available; 308-940-0274 or macatthepac@gmail.com
Bingo, 2 p.m., United Veterans Club, 1914 W. Capital, Grand Island. Doors open at 1; open to the public; 308-381-1555.
Community Art Show, through Oct. 29, Grand Island Public Library, 1124 W. Second St. Library hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; 308-385-5333 or www.gilibrary.org
Hastings College Faculty Exhibition, featuring works by Dr. Brian Corr, Patrick McGuan, Shabnam Jannesari, Jerome Dubas and Turner McGehee, through Nov. 6, Jackson Dinsdale Art Gallery, Hastings College, 700 E. 12th St., Hastings. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; no admission charge. Note: The gallery will be closed during Hastings College fall break, Oct. 10-16.
“Braided Water: Interlacing Routes in Deep Time and Space,” an art installation by Susan Knight, through Nov. 17, Stuhr Museum. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday (hours change Nov. 1). Admission for nonmembers is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors and $12 for children 6-12; 308-385-5316 or www.stuhrmuseum.org
“Nebraska Roots,” celebrating the state’s history and the “joys of rural life,” through Nov. 8, Plainsman Museum, 210 16th St., Aurora. Museum hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday. Admission: $7 for adults, $5 for seniors age 60 and older, $4 for students 5-17, free for children 4 and younger; 402-694-6531 or plainsmanmuseum.org
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