WCC's A Taste of Westchester cooking classes are coming fast and furious. On Thursday, The Beehive in Armonk kicks off Oktoberfest weekend with some inside tips on making sauerbraten, knodel, and rotkohl. Next Tuesday, Jean Georges protege Chef Beck Bolender of 121 Restaurant in North Salem prepares slow baked salmon with potato planks and pumpkin cheesecake. On Thursday, 11/6, Chris DeCicco pairs craft beers with vegetable risotto, pan seared scallops and a stuffed portobello mushroom at DeCiccos in Armonk. Get the full tasting menu and info on more upcoming classes here.

It's the event of the season. Join Caramoor for an evening of dinner, and dancing at the historic Rosen House. Masks are encouraged and, of course, black and white dress. Proceeds will benefit Caramoor, the Rosen House, and the Young Artists Mentoring and Arts-in-Education Programs. The event honors Michael and Nina Stanton. Sat, 11/1: 7pm. Read more.

This benefit for the Performing Arts Center is produced by ArtRider Productions, creators of Crafts at Lyndhurst, and The Rhinebeck Arts Festival. This fine craft show features craft artists from all over the country selling one-of-a-kind work. Including jewelry, photography, prints, glass, clay, wood, metal, wearable fabrics, and mixed media. Sat, 11/1: 10am-6pm & Sun, 11/2: 10am-5pm. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase) Big Arts, Crafts, Antiques Week.

Artistic Director Mark Kramer (viola da gamba) of Susan Lawrence Gourmet Foods presents Vermeer: Music, Life & Illusion in the Dutch Golden Age, an evening of Baroque music & desserts from Susan Lawrence Gourmet Foods. With guests Ilana Davidson (soprano), Krista Feeney, Rachel Evans (baroque violin), and Michael Sponseller (harp-sichord). Sat, 11/1: 8pm. (Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 191 S. Greeley Ave. Chappaqua. Read more.

In Illuminated Manuscript, Antics Dance re-interprets the ancient Mesopotamian poem The Epic of Gilgmesh with ten dancers, street dance choreography and art-video projections "Reclaiming hip hop by expanding the idiom's creative horizons, this performance appeals to dance warriors and cultural explorers." - Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times) Sat, 11/1: 8pm. (Academic Arts Theatre, Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla) Read more. 

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week begins on Monday, Nov. 3 and runs for 14 days (I think that's like a metric week or something) through Sunday November 16. Our HVRW Guide lists all the participating restaurant in & around our towns - including those annoying blackout dates. Plus, out pick for seven more that are worth the trip. There's even four top restaurants with no blackout dates. (Love you Peter Kelly.) Foodies! On your mark. Set. Read more.

Club LIFE Teen Nights are awesome because we've got the best in-house DJ's in the Tri-State area. PLUS Special Guest DJs who create the ultimate dance experience. Using the latest state-of-the-art sound equipment and high-tech intelligent lighting, teens are transported into the nightclub scene - without ever leaving LIFE. Fri, 10/31: 8pm-12am. (2 Lawrence St., Ardsley, 914.591.4400)  Halloween.

There's plenty of boo for little ones and teens this week in & around town. There's Boo at the Zoo, Boo on The Sound, Boo at The Haunt at Rocky Ledge in North White Plains. It's the last weekend for the Area 51 Halloween Train Show at Lasdon Park and there's plenty of Boo at Philipsburg Manor and Van Cortland Manor. Plus the Haunted Pumpkin Garden at the New York Botanical Garden (shown here.) More Boo for all -  right here!

Halloween portraits, crafts, music, tattoos, pizza, cookies and goody bags at BHPA's Halloween Ball, No RSVP necessary. Tues, 10/28: 4-6pm. Little Sparrow's Nursery School, 448 Bedford Rd., Armonk) More Halloween. 

It wouldn't be Halloween without The Grateful Dead. Or at least Phil Lesh & Friends at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre. The Capitol was one of the Dead's favorite theaters and their February 23, 1971 concert there is considered "historic" by Dead Heads. The set list that night included three of their most famous jams, "China Cat/Rider,"  "Truckin'/The Other One" and "Not Fade Away/Goin' Down The Road." His Halloween concert is the first of 8 in November at The Capitol. Full Phil Lesh Schedule here.

November is hot for local music: Diana Krall is at The Capitol Theatre. Arlo Guthrie and Buddy Guy are in Ridgefield. Plus, Justin Hayward, David Bromberg, Bruce Hornsby, Ray La Montagne, The Outlaws, Todd Rundgren, Roger Hodgson, The Association, Suzanne Vega, lots of great classical music and tributes to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Band. More music.

Add these 44 local events to your November Bucket List. We've got everything from Anton Chekhov to Mo Rocca, Sigmund Freud to Zero Mostel, Chief Joe Arpaio to Miss Piggy, the Harlem Wizards to Hava Nagila. There's bingo, karaoke and pancakes (of course) and film festivals at NCPL, the Chappaqua Library and Jacob Burns. We've got Mike Lupica and NY''s toughest 5K! Did we mention multiple foodie alerts! When the boo-fests end, the party doesn't stop at What To Do because WE ROCK and SO DO YOU! Your November Bucket Lists Starts Here!

30th annual craft fair featuring over 85 vendors presenting handcrafted clothing, designer clothing, handbags and accessories, original artwork, tableware and furniture, bath and beauty products, floral designs, gourmet foods and more. Plus raffles, kids creations and donation alley. This event produced by the Bell Middle School PTA benefits the Bell Middle School. Sat, 11/8: 10am-4pm. (Robert E. Bell Middle School, 50 Senter St., Chappaqua. Read more.