CALENDAR

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 KABBALAH CLASSES AND STUDY GROUPS: From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Leave a message for Steve Russell at 505-570-7144 or srussell083@gmail.com.

TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly group meets at 10:15 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 1701 Arroyo Chamiso Road. Call 505-428-8920. All are welcome. NEW ORLEANS DURING CIVIL WAR:

From 1 to 3 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Pecos Trail, Jake Green considers the social and political impacts of the Civil War with a focus on the martial law administered by Union Gen. Benjamin Butler in 1862, in a talk titled “New Orleans During the Civil War.” $15. Visit www.renesan.org or call 505-982-9274. HALLOWEEN-COSTUME WORKSHOP: David Loughridge Learning Center, Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369. Led by seamstress Karen Billard; 5 to 8 p.m.; bring your sewing machines and project materials; $20, meowwolf.com; 15+. SUFI CEREMONY WITH SHAIKA FARIHA FATIMA: At 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe, 107 W. Barcelona Road. Free. HOUSE OF HALLOWEEN: Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369. New art installations, parties, costume workshops and contests; 4 to 7 p.m. Visit meowwolf.com, MICHAEL MCGARRITY: Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226. The author reads from Residue: A Kevin Kerney Novel; 6:30 p.m. GRIEF GROUP: The Jewish Care Program in Santa Fe offers a grief and loss support group to anyone over 18. This free group is held from 1 to 2 p.m. Call Ya’el Chaikind to preregister at 505-303-3552. BOOK CLUB FOR GROWN-UPS: Bee Hive Books, 328 Montezuma Ave., 505-780-8051. For discussion: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation ,by Michael Pollan; 7 p.m. For Friday’s more edition, events, or see view Pasatiempo the community in calendar on our website, www. santafenewmexican.com. To submit an events listing, send an email to service @sfnewmexican.com.