THE WEEKEND
A quick guide to fun in the North
Friday HALLOWEEN EVENTS
Haunted Desert
Desert Academy, 7300 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-992-8284
A campfire and treats hunt for ages 10 and under; 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; $5 includes s’mores kit and warm beverage; desertacademy. org.
MUSIC
“Air and Hammers”
First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave., 505-982-8544, ext. 16 Baritone Edmund Connolly and organist/pianist Maxine Thevenot; music of McIntyre, LeClerc and Connolly; 5:30 p.m.; donations accepted.
New York Polyphony
Great Hall, St. John’s College, 1160 Camino de Cruz Blanca, 505-984-6000
Countertenor Geoffrey Williams, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, baritone Christopher Dylan Herbert and bass Craig Phillips; music of Brahms, Schubert and Saint-Saëns; 7:30 p.m.; $20 at the door.
THE ARTS
“A Piece of My Heart” Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta
New Mexico School for the Arts student production of Shirley Lauro’s drama set during the Vietnam War; 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; $5 and $10.
Just for Fun
Fred Harvey History Weekend New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave., 505-476-5200
Free discussions about the entrepreneur’s legacy; 12:30 to 5 p.m. Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday; speakers include journalist Stephen Fried, Mary Colter biographer Arnold Berke, great-grandson Julian Harvey and Caroline Fernald of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology; for reservations, email fredharveybook@gmail.com.
Saturday JUST FOR FUN
NecroNomicCon
Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, 20 Buffalo Thunder Trail, 877-8486337
Including actor Alex Vincent (Child’s Play), author Ken Hudnall, medium Dakota Lawrence and paranormal investigator Britt Griffith; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; $10 to $20 in advance at www.necro nomiccon.com, kids discounts available, tickets $5 extra at the door; continues Sunday.
HALLOWEEN
Spirits of New Mexico’s Past
El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, 505-471-2261 Celebrate Halloween with ghost stories, cider and s’mores; 5 to 9 p.m.; $8, discounts available, kids 12 and under no charge. Halloween carnival
Carlos Gilbert Elementary School, 300 Griffin St.
Haunted house, costume contest, raffles, games, magicians and jugglers; noon to 5 p.m.; free admission, games and food tickets 10 for $10, cash-raffle tickets 6 for $10, all-day wristbands $25.
THE ARTS
Opera lecture series Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226
Lecturer Mark Tiarks discusses Massenet’s Manon; 9:30 a.m.; held in conjunction with The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD season; $5 at the door.
Screening and discussion with Sylvia Johnson
SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199
The New Mexico-based filmmaker’s documentary films Refuge(e), Luz’s Story, Mermaids Against Plastic and Roaming Wild; 3 p.m.; held in conjunction with her exhibit SITElab 13: Seeking Refuge; sitesantafe.org/events; no charge.
Sunday HALLOWEEN
Day of the Dead events, Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1200
Decorate sugar skulls, sample traditional treats, watch dance troupe Los Niños perform and view the community altar; 1 to 4 p.m.; internationalfolkart.org; no charge. Pumpkin-carving contest Iconik Coffee Roasters, 1600 Lena St., 505-428-0996
Prizes awarded in adult and children’s categories; 2 to 5 p.m. no charge.
Española Humane Fido Costume Contest
La Terraza Room, La Fonda,
100 E. San Francisco St.
Prizes awarded for most creative entries in this fundraiser featuring a red-carpet pet parade; 2 p.m.; pet preregistration $15; on-site registration $25 (beginning at 1:30 p.m.); admission $15 in advance, $20 at the door; 505-2317234, www.espanolahumane.org/ fido-costume-contest.