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Music

MCHS Chamber Players Fall Concert, 4 p.m., Helen Black Miller Memorial Chapel, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, Pa.; (724) 662-3490.

Piano Department Recital, 8 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall, Wick Avenue, Youngstown State University; (330) 941-3105.

Dances

Del Sinchak Band, 3-7 p.m., Bessemer Croatian Club, 601 E. Poland Ave., Bessemer, Pa.; (724) 667-8997.

Nightlife

Teen Night Halloween Party (lessons 5-6), 5-9 p.m., Dusty Armadillo, 3147 state Route 44, Rootstown; (330) 325-0647.

FAIRS, FESTIVALS

Fall Festival, 2-4:30, Briarfield at the Ridge. Band, DJ, clowns, face painting, petting zoo, pumpkin patch.

Onstage

“A Streetcar Named Desire,” 2 p.m., Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon; (330) 424-5093.

“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” 2 p.m., New Castle Playhouse, 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; (724) 654-3437.

“The Last Night of Ballyhoo,” 2:30 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; (330) 836-2626.

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat,” 2 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; (330) 746-5455.

Pop, Rock & Jazz

Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall (Pittsburgh), Pa.; (412) 462-3444.

Special Events

A Whack on the Side of the Head with Gail Trunick, 2-5 p.m., Trumbull Art Gallery, 198 E. Market St., Warren; (330) 395-4876.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Zing Zang Zoom, 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland; (216) 420-2000.

Halloween parade, noon, downtown Warren.

Wine Tasting Fundraiser by Stambaugh Chorus, 3-6 p.m., Rosetta Stone, 110 W. Federal St., Youngstown; (330) 757-8091 or (330) 759-1819.

Witch Walk (enter door 8), 7-9 p.m., Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; (330) 758-7511.

Haunted Forest, dusk to 11 p.m., 3105 Regis Ave. off Jacobs Road, Youngstown. If you don’t flinch or run, you’ll get your money back. For more information, call (330) 550-7148.

All Weekend

Amazing Acres, 10,000 Columbiana-Canfield Road (state Route 46 and West Calla Road, 2.5 miles south of Canfield Fairgrounds), Canfield. Includes Nightmare Acres and Lost Acres. Nightmare Acres is a maze that is open only after night falls. Cost, $10 per person. Free for military personnel with valid military I.D. 7 to midnight Fri. and Sat., 7-11 Sun. Lost Acres (for kids) is six acres of outdoor adventure. Cost $5 per person. Free for military. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and noon-5 Sun., through Nov. 1. (330) 774-2416 or www.amazingacres.net.

Canfield Haunted House and Hayride, Canfield Scaregrounds, Canfield. Hours: 7 to midnight Friday and Saturday; 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, through Nov. 1. Admission: Haunted house, $10 adults, $7 ages 6-10, and free for age 5 and younger. Hayride: $8.50 adults; $6.50 ages 6-10; free for 5 and younger. Combo: $17 adults; $12 age 6-10. With the purchase of your haunted-house or hayride ticket, you get the Haunted Corn Maze and all new spectacular “Mist” for free. (330) 799-3111 or www.canfieldscaregrounds.net.

Coolspring Corn Maze and Farm Market, U.S. Route 62, 3.5 miles north of Mercer, Pa. Hayride, schoolhouse, pedal-tractor racetrack, live DJ with karaoke and guitar, hero contest and refreshments. Hours: 5-11 Fri.; 1-11 Sat.; 1-6 Sun., through Nov. 1. Cost: $7.95. (724) 699-3221.

Detwiler Farm, 4520 Renkenberger Road, Columbiana. Hayrides last 15 minutes plus whatever time you roam the fields to pick your own pumpkins. Activities include petting zoo, cornfield maze and straw maze. Noon to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun, through Oct. 31. (330) 482-2276.

Fear Forest, state Route 45 (behind Dairy Queen), Lordstown. Take a ride through 86 scarifying acres of sheer horror and the scariest haunted house Insane-a-tarium. Come face to face with Freddie Krueger, Jason, Michael Myers, Leatherface and The Creeper. The Vortex Tunnel Witch will leave you squeamish. Not recommended for children under 12. Tickets are $8 for hayride; $14 for combination hayride and Insane-a-tarium. 7-midnight Fri. and Sat., 7-10 Sun., through Oct. 31. (330) 392-6527.

Ghost Lake, The 8 Levels of Fear Haunted Amusement Park, Conneaut Lake, Pa. Hours: 7 to midnight Fri. and Sat. and 7-11 Sun., through Nov. 1; also 7-11 p.m. Oct. 29. Admission: adults, $15.50; under 12, $10.50. www.ghostlake.net.

Haunted Hayrides, Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. Includes hayrides, Jocko the Clown, balloon art, bounce-around, storytellers, sing-along and marshmallow roast. Food concessions will be available. Hours: dusk to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31. Cost: $5 for adults, $3 for children; $12 resident family (2 adults and up to 4 children); $15 nonresident. $1 discount for Boardman residents. (330) 726-8107.

Ridgeview Farm, state Route 87, (7.5 miles west of state Route 45 or 3.5 miles east of Middlefield). Fall Fun Weekends: Enjoy hayrides, corn maze, pick your own pumpkin, petting zoo, Amish lunch/bake stand and other fall activities. Cost: $4 for hayride or corn maze, $7 for both. Noon to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun., through Oct. 31.

Roosevelt Park After Dark, 800 Struthers Liberty Road, Campbell. Samhain Asylum. Today through Sunday, “Buckle Up for Becker,” $1 from each ticket donated to Ellen Becker’s medical expenses. Hours: 7-10 Thu. and Sun., 7-11 Fri. through Sun., Oct. 29-31. Tickets are: $8 for adults; $5 ages 11 and younger, $22 for family package, 2 adults and 2 children. (330) 774-6289 or www.nocturnalterror.com.

Springfield Haunted Hayride, 1151 Springfield Road, Springfield. Haunted hayrides, Xbox tournaments, bonfire, refreshments, horror films, bands every Saturday. Hours: dusk until 10 p.m. Fri. and Sat. and dusk to 9 p.m. Sun., through Oct. 31. Donations will be given to Springfield Township Historical Society. Refreshments are available. For more information, see the Web site at www.springfieldhauntedhayride.com or call (330) 921-1383.

Storeyland Christmas Tree Farm, 5148 state Route 7, Burghill. The Original Haunted Hayride sponsored by Hartford Optimist Club, cook hot dogs over bonfire; refreshments available. Hours: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Oct. 30-31. Nonhaunted hayrides, 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: $6 for haunted, $2 for nonhaunted. (330) 772-8733 or www.storeyland.com.