Today’s entertainment picks:

October 16, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

v Great Pumpkin Carve-Out, noon to 6 p.m.: Get creative at Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman; 330-726-8105.

v Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, noon to 5 p.m.: Pick your own pumpkin at Detwiler Farm, 4520 Renkenberger Road, Columbiana; 330-482-2276.

v Witch Walk, 7 to 9 p.m.: Spooky scenes at Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave. (enter Door B); 330-758-7511.

v Pumpkin Walk at Twilight, 5:30 to 8 p.m.: Jack-o-Lanterns will be gleaming on the grounds of Fellows Riverside Gardens; 330-702-3000.

v “Born Yesterday,” 2:30 p.m.: Drama at Beeghly Theater on the campus of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa.; 724-946-6238.

“THE WALKING DEAD” (9 p.m., AMC): They’re baaaaaack. Those creepy zombies who made such a big impression on prime time last fall return to terrorize humanity once again. The 90-minute opener picks up where we left off, with stoic sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) leading his band of survivors down a highway out of Atlanta toward Fort Benning. Of course, they don’t get far before trouble arises in the form of a massive armada of flesh-eating ghouls. Soon thereafter, a member of the gang goes missing and everybody basically freaks out.

“desperate housewives” (9 p.m., abc): Gaby (Eva Longoria) is ticked off about something. Again. This time, the target of her wrath is an official at Juanita’s school who banished her to a far-away parking lot for breaking the student drop-off rules.

“Masterpiece mystery!” (9 p.m., pbs): The show introduces us to another intriguing sleuth in “Case Histories,” a series based on the novels by Kate Atkinson. He’s Jackson Brodie (Jason Isaacs), a Scottish detective who finds himself looking into a 30-year-old missing person’s case.

“csi miami” (10 p.m., cbs): You may want to avert your eyes tonight, and for good reason. Horatio (David Caruso) and his team are hunting a serial killer who removes his victims’ eyes as part of a sick ritual.

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Dress up your dog for Halloween event

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Safe at Last Dog Rescue will host Bow-Wow-Ween from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Broadview Acres, 419 Salt Springs Road. Children and dogs (leashed and vaccinated) can enter a costume contest. Registration is $5, and prizes will be awarded.

For info about the event or vendor opportunities, email safeatlast_toni@aol.com.