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Nikkia Corley and her daughter Johnnique Davis, 3, rode the Super Slide at the Western Carolina Fair. "I'm done with rides," said Ms. Corley, "I'm screaming more than the baby."

The National Barrel Horse Association World Championships continue through Saturday at James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St. Doors open at 9 a.m. today, 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and 6:30 p.m. for the Saturday finals. Tickets cost $8. Go to csratix.com.

MAGICAL MUSICAL

Storyland Theatre wraps its run of the hip-hobbity musical Bilbo and the Magic Ring with a public performance at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St. Admission is $5, but there's no charge to active-duty military and their families. See knology.net/storyland or call (706) 736-3455.

SEASONAL FUN

TRICK OR TROT: National Barrel Horse Association horses and riders dressed in Halloween costumes; other entertainment; door prizes; any child accompanied by an adult can trick-or-treat with NBHA World Championships show vendors; 6:30 tonight, James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St., $5 donation benefits cancer foundation.

PLANTATION BLOOD: 8 p.m. today-Sunday and Nov. 5-8; 1110 Dodge Lane, Grovetown; $18; $15 with three or more canned goods per person; military discounts available; no smoking, eating or drinking; plantationblood.com

THE FRIGHT FACTORY: 7-11 p.m. through Saturday; 4304 Sudan Road, Martinez; $10; fright factoryofgeorgia.com

GREATER NORTH AUGUSTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPOOKY TO BE HUNGRY CAMPAIGN: Drop off nonperishable food items 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Friday at the chamber, 406 West Ave., North Augusta; (803) 279-2323

GRAYSTONE RANCH FALL FEST: 7:30-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Graystone Ranch, 1017 McManus Road, Hephzibah; animals, trails, pumpkin patch, food, hay maze; haunted forest opens at dark; $10 adults, $5 children; graystoneranch.com

HALLOWEEN DROP-IN: 3-5 p.m. Friday, Aiken County Sheriff's Office, 420 Hampton Ave. N.E., Aiken; sheriff's office employees will give children candy; (803) 642-1770

DESSERT WITH A GHOST: 7-8 p.m., 9-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Nov. 6-7, 13-14; The Historic Doris Building, 930 Broad St.; fright pass ($10 ages 3-9, $15 adult) includes show and dessert bar; reservations required; (706) 925-2784, www.dessertwithaghost.com/show

TRICK-OR-TREAT ON NEWBERRY STREET: 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Newberry Street Festival Center, downtown Aiken; free; for ages 12 and younger; games, inflatables, food, drinks, candy; (803) 642-7631

JACK-O'-LANTERN JUBILEE: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Boeckh Park, Hammond's Ferry, North Augusta; games, rides, food, crafts, live entertainment, children's costume contest; hammondsferry.com

BARK-TOBER FEST: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Pendleton King Park, Bark Park, 1600 Troupe St.; contests for dogs; prizes from Fetch in Surrey Center; 10 a.m. registration for contests; free admission

AFTERNOON FUNFEST: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Diamond Lakes Community Center, 103 Diamond Lakes Way, Hephzibah; indoor carnival with games and prizes; sponsored by Friends of Hephzibah; free; (706) 560-9990

GA-LINA CHRISTIAN SINGLES HALLOWEEN DANCE PARTY: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, The Social Inc., 3157 Washington Road; costume contest, prizes, refreshments; no smoking, no alcohol; $8 members, $10 others; www.ga-linasingles.com

CORNFIELD MAZE: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, 1-6 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 8; Kackleberry Farm, 1025 Verdree Road, Louisville, Ga.; 7-acre maze; bring flashlight at night; $11 ages 3-64, $8 seniors, $9 military, law enforcement, medical personnel; $9 groups of 15 or more; ages 2 and younger free; (478) 625-7552

FESTIVALS AND FAIRS

COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR: Nov. 5-14; 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday; Columbia County Fairgrounds, 5462 Columbia Road, Grovetown; free parking, nightly ride specials and entertainment; columbiacountyfair.net

FALL FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7, old school grounds, Independence Street, Tignall, Ga.; crafts, food, cake walk, live entertainment, hay rides, kid's fashion show, bingo and prizes; (706) 285-2736

FUNDRAISERS

OYSTERS ON TELFAIR: 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St.; silent auction of original art, raw and steamed oyster bars, a bayou feast, bluegrass music by the Crosstie Walkers, full bar, raffle tickets sold for antiques, silver, art; $65; $50 for ages 35 and younger; proceeds benefit the institute; (706) 722-5495

AUGUSTA-AIKEN AUDUBON AUCTION FOR EDUCATION: 6-9 p.m. Nov. 6, North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Ave., North Augusta; auction items include golf packages, artwork, canoe trips, home and garden accessories, bird feeders, massages, books and more; free; proceeds benefit environmental programs in local schools; (803) 471-0291

MEMORY WALK: Registration 8, 3K walk/run 9 a.m. Nov. 7, Augusta Common, 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; lunch, live entertainment by Electric Voodoo; www.alz.org/georgia

ONSTAGE

BAT BOY THE MUSICAL : 8 p.m. today-Friday; show 7 p.m., Black Cat Ball 9:30 p.m., Saturday; Le Chat Noir, 304 Eighth St.; $30; (706) 722-3322, lcnaugusta.com

BILBO AND THE MAGIC RING : 3 p.m. Saturday; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; a musical loosely based on The Hobbit; $12 for season, $5 per show; no reservations required; free for active-duty military and their families; presented by Storyland Theatre; school shows 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. today-Friday, ; $11 season, $4.50 each for students on weekdays; (706) 736-3455; knology.net/storyland

NIGHT WATCH : 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Nov. 6-7; 3 p.m. Sunday: Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St.; $17 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students, $6 ages 11 and younger; aikencommunity playhouse.com

BROADWAY IN AUGUSTA: Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5; Jim Brickman, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8; Wizard of Oz, 8 p.m. Jan. 8; Cabaret, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4; Garrison Keillor, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8; Hairspray, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15; Bill Cosby, 2 and 5 p.m. March 28; Beauty and the Beast, April 24; www.broadwayinaugustaga.com

THE CLEAN UP WOMAN : 8 p.m. Nov. 6, Bell Auditorium; $27.50-$34.50; augusta entertainmentcomplex.com, (877) 428-4849

RUMPLESTILTSKIN : Nov. 11, Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; $3; presented by the Patchwork Players; (706) 733-7043

Boeing-Boeing : Nov. 13-14, 20-21; Dec. 3-5: Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Building 32100, Third Avenue; $37 civilians; $35 ages 65 and older, Department of the Army civilians and active-duty E7 and above; $28 active-duty E6 and below; and $22 for show only; some adult humor; rated PG; (706) 793-8552, www.fortgordon.com

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING : 7 p.m. Nov. 14, 19-21; 3 p.m. Nov. 15; Bechtel Experimental Theater, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St. Aiken; performed by the Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing; adaptation of Shakespeare's play by Trish Black Melehan; $8 adults, $5 children 18 and younger; (803) 648-1438

CIRCUE DU SOLEIL'S ALEGRIA: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25-26, 3:30, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27-28, 1, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 29; James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; $32-$97; www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com

SHEN YUN: 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19, Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $39-$89; www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com

MUSIC

JUST DESSERTS CONCERT: 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; $10; with the Augusta Children's Chorale; (706) 826-4718

COLUMBIA COUNTY MUSIC SERIES: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Jabez S. Hardin Performing Arts Center, Evans; with Milton Masciadri (double bass); Ana Flavia Frazäo (piano); presented by Symphony Orchestra Augusta; $20; full-time students and military with ID may purchase $7 tickets beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the center; augustasymphony.org

TUESDAY'S MUSIC LIVE: Noon Nov. 10, The Savannah River Brassworks, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St., Riverwalk Augusta; free concert; lunch $10, catered by Crums on Central; (706) 722-3463

STEWART GOODYEAR, PIANO: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; presented by Symphony Orchestra Augusta; featuring music by Aaron Jay Kernis, Shostakovich, Beethoven; augustasymphony.org

THE AUGUSTA CHILDREN'S CHORALE, THE BIRMINGHAM BOYS CHOIR: Thanksgiving concert, 3 p.m. Nov. 22, St. John Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; part of Concert with a Cause series; benefits Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries; stjohnaugusta.org

FILM

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY FALL FILM SERIES: 7 p.m. Monday, University Hall, Room 170, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; Let The Right One In, rated R; free, open to public; (706) 729-2416

AMERICAN VIOLET (PG-13): 6:30 p.m. Monday, Augusta Public Library, 902 Greene St.; free; (706) 821-2600

COMMUNITY

PUMPKINS WITH A PURPOSE: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, through Saturday; Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 N. Belair Road, Evans; pumpkins, mums, pansies available for purchase; benefits villagers in Honduras and Navajo reservation in Farmington, N.M.; children's pumpkin festival 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; (706) 869-0888

NORTH AUGUSTA CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT: 1 p.m. shotgun start Monday, The River Golf Club, 307 Riverside Blvd., North Augusta; (803) 510-0011

FIRST THURSDAY AT MIDTOWN MARKET: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 5, Midtown Market, 2113 Kings Way; music by Eryn Eubanks and the Family Fold; adult beverages and snacks; art by local and regional artists; CSRA Humane Society offering information on pet adoptions, accepting food donations and offering raffle tickets for a $250 shopping spree at Midtown Market; (706) 922-5000

CHEERLEADING EXHIBITION: 6-7 p.m. Nov. 5, Riverview Park Activities Center, 100 Riverview Park Drive, North Augusta; (803) 441-4308

ABUTSU JUNIORS AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY: First Saturday Celebration, 11 a.m. Nov. 7, courthouse grounds, Warrenton, Ga.; storytelling and music; (706) 210-8033

CRAFT SHOW, BAKE SALE: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 7, Marvin United Methodist Church, Martinez; crafts, vendors, bake sale; (706) 863-1970

FALL COIN SHOW: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 13-14, Belair Conference Center, 4083 Singh Lane; public invited; free admission and free parking; www.augustacoinclub.org

TOYS FOR TOTS MOTORCYCLE RIDE: Registration 9 a.m., ceremony starts 10 a.m., Nov. 14, Augusta Harley Davidson, 4200 Belair Frontage Road; 60 mile ride; (706) 651-8278

PEACEFUL HEART QUILTING GUILD EXHIBIT: Through Nov. 21; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta, 100 Georgia Ave., North Augusta; $3 adults, $1 students; free for 5 and younger; (803) 441-4380, artsandheritagecenter.com

DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SOLDIER: 6 p.m. Nov. 5, Maxwell Branch Library, 1927 Lumpkin Road; Iraq war veteran discusses day on the battlefield in Iraq; free; (706) 821-2600

CODE CAMP: 7:30 a.m. Nov. 7, University Hall and Jaguar Student Activity Center, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; with software development sessions; augustacodecamp.org/agenda.aspx

SINGLES DANCE: 7 p.m. Saturdays, The Ballroom Dance Center, Evans; $6 members, $8 others; lessons 7-8 p.m. and refreshments; held by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults; christiandances.org

ATTRACTIONS

AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER: 1450 Greene St., Enterprise Mill, Suite 400; 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. Sunday; (706) 823-0440

AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: 560 Reynolds St.; exhibits The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown; From Ty to Cal: A Century of Baseball; Stories and Legends: A Community That Heals; Into the Interior: A History of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company; Brown Bag History Series: A Review of Early Cultures in the CSRA, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, with Guy Robbins, museum members free, $3 others; $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 ages 6-18, free 5 and younger; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays; augustamuseum.org; (706) 722-8454

EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: 1840 Broad St.; 1797 house, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday by appointment; group tours by appointment, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturdays; $2 adults, $1 children; 5 and younger free; (706) 737-2820

MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: 1 10th St.; $5 adults, $3 seniors, students and military; free for members and ages 5 and younger, free Sundays; Emil Holzhauer: The Georgia Years, through Nov. 29; William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005: through Nov. 8; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; (706) 724-7501, themorris.org.