EVENTS
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Neighborhood Empowerment Summit at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. Summit offers free education in community building, leadership development and civic empowerment. Free program includes lunch and door prizes. Visit www.cityofdenton.com .
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Denton Community Market, a local artist and farmers market, at Mulberry Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit http://dentonmarket.org
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Robson Ranch Craft Bazaar at the community clubhouse. To reach the sale, take I-35E to Exit 79, Robson Ranch Road. Go west 11/2 miles, enter the gates to Robson Ranch, and follow posted signs to the bazaar.
10 a.m. — Spooky Story Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Best for ages 1-5. Children can wear costumes to hear not-too-scary stories, then go on a Halloween trick-or-treating parade. Free. Call 940-349-8752.
10 a.m. — Math tutoring for children in kindergarten through 12th grade at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. For more information, email Dr. Gil Lee at gilsiklee@intellichoice.org. Registration is required; call 940-349-8752.
10 a.m. to noon — Halloween Carnival at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Free family event includes games, goody bags, face painting, a bounce house and more. Costume contest starts at 10:30 a.m. Visit www.dentonparks.com .
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Autumn bazaar featuring handcrafted items Asbury United Methodist Church, 117 Hercules Lane. Call 940-387-6487.
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. — Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival includes a street fair, carnival games and crafts for kids in the pumpkin patch on Industrial Street, coffin races down Oak Street, music all day and the Twilight Lantern Light parade through downtown. Costumes are encouraged. Free. Visit www.dentondayofthedeadfestival.com .
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — Empty Bowls luncheon at Our Daily Bread soup kitchen, located at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St. Proceeds support Our Daily Bread and the Denton Community Food Center. The $20 cost includes soup, bread and a handmade bowl of choice. Visit http://ctsdenton.org/ministries/empty-bowls.html . For advance tickets, visit the website or call 940-387-1984.
Noon to 4 p.m. — Car show benefiting Operation Kindness at 803 S. Locust St. Sponsors include Super Dents and Details, Denton Vape Shoppe and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Event includes live music by Hares on the Mountain, hot dogs and demonstrations.
12:30 to 5:30 p.m. — South Branch Library Role-Playing Games Society meets at the library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Open to fans and beginners. Free. Call 940-349-8726 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com .
1 to 4 p.m. — Fall festival at Corinth Rehabilitation Suites, 3511 Corinth Parkway. Event includes a costume contest for children, a pumpkin patch, a bounce house, games, a silent auction and more. Call 940-270-3400.
2 p.m. and 7 p.m. — Denton High School presents The 39 Steps in the school auditorium, 1007 Fulton St. Tickets cost $8 for adults, $5 for students. Visit www.dentonisd.org/Domain/368 .
4:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. — “Cirque du Horror,” a homegrown Halloween musical, at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $7 for seniors 65 and older and children, free for children younger than 3. Visit www.cirqueduhorror.com .
6 to 9 p.m. — Zombie Haunted House at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. For teens and adults; not appropriate for young children or those disturbed by macabre images. Admission is $3 for first trip through the haunted house, $2 for subsequent trips. Visit www.dentonparks.com .
7:30 p.m. — Music Theatre of Denton presents Les Miserables at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Sold out. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.musictheatreofdenton.com.
CLUB MEETINGS
Acoustic Lawn Jam for all levels of musicians, from 10 a.m. to noon on the lawn of the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Visit www.dentonmainstreet.org.
American Legion Post 550 presents a live band on the last Saturday of the month at the post, 905 Foundation St. in Pilot Point. Free. Call 940-686-9901.
To tell us about your event or meeting, visit DentonRC.com and click on “Let Us Know” for our online forms; email to drc@dentonrc.com; fax to 940-566-6888; or mail to Page 2 Calendar, Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201.
