The dead, the undead & The Grateful Dead: Halloween
The 1970 feature film House of Dark Shadows was shot on location at Lyndhurst mansion making it the perfect venue for a Halloween fright night. Read about this and 18 Halloween celebrations from Boscobel (the dead) to Historic Hudson Valley (the undead) to the Capitol Theatre (The Grateful Dead.) Plus, Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua recreation department events for tots and teens. 18 Halloween events here

NOT SOLD OUT YET: Phil Lesh & Friends at the Capitol
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh brings his American Jubilee collective to the Capitol Theatre for four consecutive nights beginning on Halloween! Thurs-Sun, 10/31-11/3: 7pm. The Black Crowes take the stage in Port Chester for 8 shows on 4 nights including 3 acoustic concerts. With folkie John Fulbright on Fri-Sat: 10/18-19: 5 & 8pm; and Americana Award winner Justin Townes Earle on Mon-Tues, 10/21-22: 5 & 8pm. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester;  www.thecapitoltheatre.com) 

Il Giardino d'Amore in Bedford
Bedford Chamber Concerts' new season opens with the European chamber orchestra Il Giardino d'Amore who will perform works of Bach, Vivaldi and Corelli on original instruments of the Baroque period. This is the ensemble's first US tour and only NY appearance. Wed, 10/16: 8pm. (St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 382 Cantitoe St., Bedford; www.bedfordchamberconcerts.org)

An Evening in Good Taste To End Childhood Hunger
Sample gourmet delights and specialty cocktails prepared by Westchester's top chefs at The Food Bank for Westchester's An Evening in Good Taste. The proceeds support the Food Bank's child hunger programs. Thurs, 10/17: 6-9pm. (1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains) For more on this and other October benefits including the Making a Difference Dinner for the Pace Women's Justice Center, An Evening in India Soiree at Caramoor, and The Community Center of Northern Westchester's Annual Cocktail Party see our Fall Benefits Northern Westchester.)

The Rest of Your Life at the Axial Theatre
This dark comedy by Megan Mostyn-Brown about a struggling dancer forced to take a baby-sitting job with an over-privileged nine year old genius is directed by Drama Desk Award winner Josh Hecht. The play received a staged reading at the Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC and the Lincoln Center Theater Lab in 2007. 10/18-11/3, Thurs-Sat: 8pm; Sun: 4pm. (St. John's Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville) See our guide to local  Theater, Dance & Comedy here.

Rodgers & ... at The Emelin Theatre
Richard Rodgers' collaborator, Martin Charnin hosts an evening with 4 Broadway stars who perform songs from South Pacific, The King and I, Oklahoma, Carousel, Pal Joey and more. Two pianos accompany Shelly Burch (Stop the World I Want To Get Off,)  Alton White (The Lion King,) John Treacy Egan (The Producers, Bye Bye Birdie, Cats,) and Brian Charles Rooney (West Side Story.) Fri-Sat, 10/18-19: 8pm. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org

A Stand-Up weekend for comedy
Mel Brooks called him "the Franz Kafka of modern day comedy." Richard Lewis plays the Ridgefield Playhouse on Fri, 10/18: 8pm. Ralphie May (Prime Cut and Girth of a Nation) has performed on Jimmy Kimmel 11 times and recently received the first standing "O" on The Tonight Show in ten years. See him at the Tarrytown Music Hall on Sat, 10/19: 8pm. And former regular on The Howard Stern Show, current host of The Artie Lang Show on Fox News Radio, and author of the NYTs best seller Too Fat To Fish, Artie Lang takes his stand-up routines to the Stamford Center for the Arts on Sat, 10/19: 8pm.  More on this and more Fall Stand-Up

Martha Graham Dance at PAC
Martha Graham's influence on dance has been compared to Picasso's influence on art, Stravinsky's on music and Frank Lloyd Wright's on arch-
itecture. The dance company she founded continues to foster her spirit of ingenuity more than twenty years after her death.The company's repertory includes Graham masterpieces and continues to innovate bringing contemporary perspectives to dance through ongoing commissions. "My dancers never fall to simply fall, they fall to rise. Sat, 10/19: 8pm. (Performing Arts Center, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org

The Event of the Season under the Grand Tent

Pound Ridge Harvest Festival
The 80's power pop group The Smithereens ("A Girl Like You") headlines the Pound Ridge Harvest Festival. (Pound Ridge Rocks!) The group's 2007 album Meet The Smithereens covers the entire Meet The Beatles album and is still a fave play on WFUV. No sound alike tribute album, The Smithereens made the fab four their own and their versions of "Thank You Girl," "This Boy," and "You Can't Do That" hold prominent spots on WTD's 60's Covers playlist. (No joke.) With kids contests & games, bbq, beer garden, root beer garden and The Fox Lane Rock Ensemble (are you there Jonathan?) Sat, 10/19: 2-6pm. (Westchester Ave., at Scotts Corners; www.poundridgeharvestfestival.com)

Garden Conservancy Open Days
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days program comes to Mt. Kisco this weekend. Rocky Hills, the private garden of William and Henriette Suhr will be open to the public. The garden features 50 years of plantings among the stone walls including mature specimens of black walnut and ash, weeping beech, dawn redwood, stewartia, dogwood, and a collection of magnolia and conifers. Sat, 10/19: 12-4pm. (Old Roaring Brook Rd, Rocky Hills #95, Mt. Kisco; www.gardenconservancy.org)

Taconic Opera presents Bellini's Norma
Taconic Opera opens its 16th season with Bellini's masterpiece Norma. Musicalcriticism.com has compared soprano Francesca Mondanaro's, (who will sing the title role) "unforgettable voice" to the great Maria Callas. Sun, 10/20: 2pm. (Yorktown Stage, 1974 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights) & Sat, 10/26; 7:30pm. (Archbishop Stepinac H.S., 950 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains;  www.taconicopera.org)

Live At The Fillmore at Paramount Hudson Valley 

This week: Pearl Jam, The Black Crowes & more music
Pearl Jam plays the Barclay Center on Fri-Sat.
The Black Crowes are at the Capitol Theatre for four nights beginning on Fri. Christine Pedi & Johnny Rogers bring their cabaret stylings to Stamford Center for the Arts on Fri. And Music From Copland House plays Copland's chamber music at Merestead in Mt. Kisco on Sunday. All this and 109 musical what to do's in our Fall Music Guide on whattododigital.com

College Prep: What To Do (and don'ts)
How to get through the college application process without going crazy. Local experts offer tips on finding the right fit school, making the most of campus visits, writing the college essay and how to keep calm and carry on. Plus,  What To Read (and not!) to prepare you for the paper chase. Read more

Sesame Street Live at the County Center
Elmo, Abby Cadabby and their friends welcome Chamki, Grover's new friend from India to Sesame Street. Together they sing, dance, share cookies and celebrate diversity. Get a Sunny Street package for a pre-show photo-op with 2 Sesame Street characters. Fri-Sun, 10/18-20. Check times. (Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz

Enchanted Forest Festival at Westmoreland Sanctuary
BYOF (bring your own flashlight) for a spooky flashlight tour along Enchanted Trail and cemetery, haunted stories, entertainment and a marshmallow roast. Fri, 10/18: 6-9pm. On Saturday there are guided tours of Enchantment Trail, entertainment, games, animals, food & fun for the whole family. Sun, 10/19: 1-4pm. (Westmoreland Sanctuary, 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mt. Kisco: www.westmorelandsanctuary.org

Lasdon Park Halloween Train Show
Lasdon Park's Halloween Train Show fundraiser presents a Lionel train display snaking around Hogwarts Castle and a Forbidden Forest tribute to Harry Potter. Plus a haystack maze and  pumpkins, gourds and snacks for sale. Sat-Sun, 19-20, 26-27: 10am-3:30pm (Lasdon Park, 2648 Alawalk Rd., Rt. 35, Katonah; www.lasdonpark.org

Chappaqua Halloween Carnival & Ragamuffin Parade
With Bounce Castle, Kiddiepillar, obstacle course, go carts, crafts, Korth & Shannahan paint table, cotton candy, DJ Paul Vito, Chris Fox & Mojo Monde band, Friendly Witches Den, Pirates Cove & the Great Pumpkin. Parade attractions include 3 marching bands and the Chappaqua Fire Department & Ambulance Corps. Complimentary munchkins from Chappaqua Dunkin' Donuts. Carnival begins at 12pm and continues till 5pm. The Ragamuffin Parade starts at 3:30pm. Sun, 10/20. (Chappaqua Train Station; www.mynewcastle.org)

Muscoot's Autumn Celebration, Run the Farm, Boo Walk
There's blacksmith demos, hayrides, origami, pumpkin decorating, farm games, antique cars, bands and a farmer's market at Muscoot Farm's Autumn Celebration on Sun, 10/20. Also on 10/20: 8:30am: Run The Farm, with two kids' races and a 5 miler through farm, fields, and forests. On Sun, 10/27 scavenger for treats at their annual Boo Walk. Muscoot Farm, Rt. 100, Somers; www.muscootfarm.org) Pre-register for Run the Farm here.

Music for Kids (and adults) in Stamford
The Wall Street Journal said Laurie Berkner's "music is distinctive  because it speaks to kids without talking down to them, charming youngsters without boring grownups." Her new single "One Seed" is available on iTunes. She also created an animated TV show, Sing It Laurie, airing on Sprout. Sun, 10/20: 3pm. (Stamford Center for the Arts, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford; www.stamfordcenterforthearts.org)

A luscious Cabernet from Napa Valley
This week's Wine of the Week from Wine Geeks Armonk's sommelier Derek Todd is the Clos Julien Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 from California's Napa Valley. This luscious wine shows plush notes of black currant, plum and raspberry accented with hints of dusty cocoa, cherry skins, pencil lead and cedar. Normally $19.99 a bottle, with this week's discount it is only $16.99 a bottle. Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount. Through Sun, 10/20. (Wine Geeks Armonk, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463)  www.winegeeksarmonk.com

Spa Week at Cherylyn Salon: $50 treatments
As part of National Spa week Cherylyn Salon in Armonk will offer three popular 60 minute treatments for only $50. The treatments include: Signature Massage with Hot Stone Application, Cleanse & Hydrate Facial with Vitamin Infused Skin Treatment, and a Spa Package with mini Facial and Reflexology Session. Tues-Sat, 10/15-20. (Cherlyn Salon, 430 Bedford Rd., Armonk; www.cherylynsalon.com)

The Harvey School Open House
The Harvey School will hold an open house on Sat, 10?26: 9am. The Harvey School is a co-ed college preparatory school for students grades 6-12 located on a 125 acre campus in Katonah. The school offers a diverse community where the whole student thrives in an environment that fosters integrity, curiosity and learning. www.harveyschool.org

Savion Glover's STepZ at PAC
The Performing Arts Center presents STepZ, the newest work by tap dancing and choreographing genius Savion Glover. In this new show, Mr. Glover and his ensemble tap to the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charley Parker, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Shostakovich and the theme song to "Mission Impossible." There's even a nod to tap great Bill Robinson when Mr. Glover and Marshall Davis Jr. tap on twin staircase pyramids. The New Yorker called the show "electrifying: when it premiered at Manhattan's Joyce Theatre in June. Sat, 10/26: 8pm. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

KMA's 1st Look Opening Night Party: Eye to I
Dress to have your portrait taken at the Katonah Museum of Art's opening night party for their new exhibit Eye to I ... 3000 Years of Portraits. View 60 portraits from a carved Egyptian bust of Amenhotep III from 1500 BC and a marble sculpture of a Roman priest (AD 125) to the works of contemporary artists such as Diane Arbus, Pablo Picasso, Gordon Parks, Auguste Rodin, Edouard Vuilllard, Andy Warhol and Chuck Close (Emmy pictured here.) Sat, 10/26: 7pm. (134 Jay St., Katonah;  www.katonahmuseum.org)

Miro Quartet at Caramoor
The internationally renowned Miro Quartet performs an all Schubert program at Caramoor. The New York Times said Miro possesses "explosive vigor and technical finesse." Caramoor's 2001 Ernst Stiefel Quartet in Residence, Miro, is the Quartet in Residence at the University of Texas. Sun, 10/27: 4pm. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Imani Winds at PAC
The Imani Winds deliver a fresh take on the chamber music ensemble. The players, all of African and Latin ancestry, enrich the classical music repertoire with jazz, Afro-Caribbean, and Central and South American sounds. America's leading wind ensemble features flute, oboe, clarinet, french horn and a bassoon. Sun, 10/27: 3pm. (Performing Arts Center, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd in Tarrytown
Next week it's a battle of the cover bands as Pink Floyd plays the Tarrytown Music Hall on Sat, 10/26. The Fab Faux put on their Sergeant Pepper suits at The Beacon Theatre, also on Sat, 10/26. Drake raps the house at the Prudential Center on Sun, 10/27 with Miguel Future. And Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform his celebration of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Abbyssinia 200: A Celebration on Sat. 10/26 at Lincoln Center. All this plus 109 Fall music events from the Chappaqua Orchestra to Elton John here

45th Chappaqua Antiques Show
The New Castle Historical Society's Chappaqua Antiques Show is one of the most highly anticipated Fall events in the Northeast. Over 50 dealers showcase silver, fine jewelry, decorative posters, quilts, folk art, mid-century furnishings, rare maps,  and unique collectibles. Their Gold in Your Attic booth offers treasures from Westchester's finest attics. This event, chaired by Buffy Haas and Nancy Ruffner, raises funds to support the Horace Greeley House Museum. Sat-Sun, 11/2-3: 10am-5pm. (Westorchard Elementary School, 25 Granite Rd., Chappaqua;  www.newcastlehs.org

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