WTD's Where To Celebrate: Halloween lists 25 ways to make sure your October is a total boo-fest. There's boo in the woods, boo at the farm, boo at the zoo, and boo on the Long Island Sound. We've got ragamuffin parades, dinner dances, haunted pumpkin gardens, train shows, the headless horseman and Ichabod Crane, Dr. Frank-n-Furter and Brad and Janet ... and a touch of The Grateful Dead. Read more ... if you dare!

The Mount Kisco partners in Prevention presents two guest speakers from the Mid-Hudson Prevention Resource Center addressing the misuse of prescription drug medications. Some of the issues they will discuss include: Why do teens use them? What drug types are commonly misused? What are the risk factors and what impact it has on the family? Wed, 10/8: 7pm. (Town Hall, 104 Main St., Mt. Kisco.)

The God Game from The Hudson Stage Company, North Castle Library's newest Artist-In-Residence opens this week. This new play from Suzanne Bradbeer taps into the spirit of the political season when the game of politics becomes a "God game" for a vice-presidential candidate. The play will run for eight performances. For more about The Hudson Stage Company's big move to Armonk click here. For more on The God Game and our full Theatre, Dance & Comedy Fall listings click here.

Join PAC for an afternoon of auto-biographical humor with David Sedaris this Sunday. The NPR humorist, New Yorker contributor and best-selling author of Naked, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls will discuss his Greek heritage, growing up in Raleigh, NC, drug use and obsessive behaviors (his not yours.) Bring your books. He will be signing them after the show. More on this and more stuff at PAC in Purchase here.

The chrysanthemum, kiku in Japanese, is the most celebrated of all Japanese fall-flowering plants. Hundreds of meticulously trained kiku will be on display in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory through 10/26. More on this and The Great Outdoors.

Some big names in comedy come to our area this month beginning with Whoopi Goldberg at the intimate Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday and David Sedaris at PAC on Sunday. Next week Amy Schumer, Comedy Central's fastest rising star performs stand up at the Capitol Theatre and Kathleen Madigan is in Ridgefield on Oct. 18. Complete Fall Comedy listings here.

Fall music kicks in this week with Pat Benatar at The Capitol Theatre, Michael Feinstein at Stamford's Palace Theatre and Clint Black at The Paramount Hudson Valley. Fleetwood Mac is at MSG and The Prudential Center. More local music includes Billy Ocean at The Palace, The Cab Calloway Orchestra in Ridgefield and Habana Sax at The Paramount. Mucho mas musica here!

Susan Lawrence Gourmet Foods' Farm Table Chef's Dinners prepared by Chef Mark Kramer are like a pop-up restaurant experience right in the confines of their own storefront in Chappaqua. On October 18 he will serve a five-course farm table dinner and sommelier wine tasting featuring signature dishes, seasonal inspirations and the local bounty of the Hudson Valley. Full menu here.

It's pumpkin picking weekend at Muscoot Farm. Take a hayride, visit the farm animals, the farmer's market and the historic buildings or take a hike on their 7 miles of trails. Read more in Country Fairs & Fall Festivals. Or trek up to Boscobel on Sunday with your blankets and chairs for Bonfire Night on the Hudson. Boscobel provides the marshmallows, roasting sticks, and entertainment. There's bratwurst, burgers, and glow sticks  for sale. More on this in our Mixed Bag section of Fall Events.

The annual An Evening in Good Taste To End Childhood Hunger benefit supports the Food Bank for Westchester. Sample gourmet delights and specialty cocktails from Westchester's finest chefs. This year's participating restaurants include Moderne Barn, Beascakes, Cafe of Love, Crabtree's Kittle House, Mt. Kisco Seafood and Sam's of Gedney Way.  Last year the Food Bank raised over $200,000 to help fight hunger in Westchester. This event will benefit their Kids Café and Backpack programs. Thurs, 10/16: 6-9pm. (1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains)  More on this and more Fall Benefits.

This one's under the big tent on Bedford Green and the festivities include craft beers, wine and scotch tastings, live music, hearty food, and the impeccable charm and grace that is Bedford Village. More on this and more Country Fairs & Fall Festivals.

The Pound Ridge Harvest Festival ROCKS with the Spin Doctors, contests, games, BBQ, a craft beer tent for adults and a root beer tent for kids. More on this and more Fall Festivals here.