Events schedule for Oct. 4 and 5

Saturday

Twin Cities

- "Discover Spring-Blooming Bulbs This Fall"; 10 a.m., Green View Nursery, 1813 Industrial Park Road, Normal. Reservations: (309) 452-9402.

- Harvest Festival '08; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Interstate Center and Mini-Expo Building, 2301 W. Market St., Bloomington. Pumpkin patch, hay rack rides, straw maze, music, arts and crafts, pumpkin chuckin' demonstration, climbing wall, food. Sponsored by The Pantagraph and Interstate Center. Free admission; fee for some activities.

- Evergreen Cemetery Discovery Walk; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington. Tickets available at McLean County Museum of History, Garlic Press and cemetery office; cost: $14 for the general public, $12 for museum members, $4 for students. Call (309) 827-0428. Also Sunday.

- Men of Distinction black tie auction; 2 p.m., Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 3202 E. Empire St., Bloomington; 4:30 p.m. dinner date for winning bidders and bachelors; 7 p.m., distinction dance. Sponsors: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Beta Iota Zeta Chapter of Bloomington-Normal.

- Humane Society of Central Illinois Alumni Day; 2 to 3 p.m., Maxwell Park, Normal.

Elsewhere

- Turkey dinner and fall bazaar, Epworth United Methodist Church, 627 Gentleman Road, Ottawa; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Adults, $8.50; children, $4. Baked goods, crafts, gifts. Call (815) 434-4416.

- Benefit for Joni Vedder; bake sale, noon to 3 p.m.; barbecue pork sandwich dinner, 4 to 7 p.m., $8, carry-out available; live auction, 6 p.m.; all at Walton Centre, 100 W. Locust St., Fairbury. Live music, entertainment.

- Tony Winterland benefit; 3 to 11 p.m., DaT Bar, Lexington. Meals, $6 donation; live music, auction, raffles, contests, bake sale. Cash donations may be made to Tony Winterland benefit account at Commerce Bank, Lexington branch. Call (309) 365-3620.

- Barn Keepers' Barn Dance; 7 to 9 p.m.; Sandy McGhee Yanzy and Ken Yanzy barn loft, 9326 Old Peoria Road, west of Bloomington. Donation: $3 per person, $5 per couple.

For kids

- Submissions due, Bloomington Public Library's Banned Books Week Essay Contest. Open to area teens. Visit www.BloomingtonLibrary.org and click "Banned Books Week Essay Contest."

Sunday

Twin Cities

- 2008 Life Chain, silent protest against abortion; 2 p.m., starts at David Anderson Park entrance, Normal.

- Humane Society of Central Illinois Singles Day; 2 to 3 p.m., Maxwell Park dog park, Normal.

Elsewhere

- Breakfast; 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., Towanda American Legion. Cost: $7. Carry-outs available.

- Chicken dinner and country store; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. James Catholic Church, South Williams Street, Forrest. Cost: $6 for quarter chicken, $7 for half chicken. Carry-outs; free delivery to seniors available. Call (309) 258-6249.

- Community wiener roast and potluck; 4:30 p.m., J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum, 301 SW Second St., Atlanta.