Oct. 9-12

Today

Twin Cities

- Reservations taken, Home & Community Education reversible flannel quilt-as-you-go workshop; 5 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15, McLean County Extension Office, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Call (309) 379-3141.

- Pre-paid reservations due, "All Hallows Eve by Gaslight" Victorian tea party; 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, David Davis Mansion state historic site, 1000 E. Monroe St., Bloomington. Cost: $18. Call (309) 827-2200.

- Afternoon movies; 2 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room.

- Share Food of Central Illinois sign-up day; 2 to 4 p.m., Salvation Army, 611 W. Washington St., Bloomington. Pick-up is 7:30 to 9 a.m. Oct. 25, Salvation Army. Cost: $17 for box of meat, fruit and vegetables; $10 for fruit and vegetables only. Monthly specials available.

Elsewhere

- Woodford County Historical Society; 7 p.m., South Pointe Park, El Paso. Speaker: Ron Ropp, member of Barnkeepers in McLean County

For kids

- Registration open, Toddler Time; 10 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20 and consecutive Mondays, Chenoa United Methodist Church, 204 S. Division St. For ages 1 to 3 and their caregivers. Call (815) 945-7155 or email chenoaumc@verizon.net.

- Toddler Time; 10 a.m., Bloomington Public Library Story Room. For parents or grandparents and toddlers age 19 to 35 months.

Friday

Twin Cities

- Illinois State University adult enrichment program, Mornings with the Professors; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal. Topic: Traveling Back Through Time: The Back Roads of McLean County. Cost: $45 for all five sessions or $15 for individual sessions; may be paid at the door. Call (309) 438-2160.

- The Rocking for Mick Schaub Benefit; 6 p.m., New Lafayette Club, 1602 S. Main St., Bloomington. Adults, $20; age 20 and under, $10. Concert, silent auction. Visit www.RockingForMickSchaub.com.

Elsewhere

- Going, Giving and Getting the Extra Mile early child development conference; 8:35 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Pontiac Bible Church, 1611 W. Reynolds St. Keynote speaker: Patricia Hruby-Powell, Champaign.

- Tazewell County GED testing; 5 p.m., Tazewell Building, 414 Court St., Suite 100, Pekin. Prior registration required: (309) 477-2290. Also 8 a.m. Saturday.

- Ribeye steak dinner; 5:30-7:30 p.m., Towanda American Legion Post. Cost: $10. Carry-outs available.

- Clinton Christian Academy's chili supper and concert; 6 p.m., Clinton Assembly of God, 801 S. Mulberry St., Clinton. Features Royal City. Tickets: $6, adults; $4, children ages 4 to 12. Call (217) 935-9414.

- Drive One 4 UR School; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Anderson Ford, Clinton. Ford will donate $20 for each test drive. Car wash, Saturday. Sponsored by Clinton Athletic Boosters and Anderson Ford. Also 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

- Lincoln Jaycees haunted house; 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1726 Tremont St. Admission: $5. Also Oct. 16-18, 23-25, and Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Also 7-10 p.m. Thursdays.

Saturday

Twin Cities

- Hunter Oaks Horse Trials; 8 a.m. Saturday, Bloomington Interstate Center; 8 a.m. Sunday, Hunter Oaks Equestrian Center, Carlock, 236 MacAllen Lake Road, four miles west of Carlock off Route 150.

- Old House Tour; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., houses in Bloomington's Franklin Park neighborhood. Starts at Burr House, 210 E. Chestnut, Bloomington. Tickets: $8, OHS members; $10, non-members. Tickets at Casey's Garden Shop, The Garlic Press, Old House Society warehouse; also at OHS booth at Burr House day of tour. Call (309) 820-0548.

- Pumpkin patch; Morningstar United Methodist Church, 3714 Fort Jesse Road, Normal. Hours: 10 a.m. to dusk Monday-Saturday, noon to dusk Sunday. Call (309) 452-6255. Through Oct. 31.

- Bloomington Public Library open house; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Children's Services Department.

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

Sunday

- San Jose Lions Club card party; 2 p.m., Community Center.

- Fall Festival hosted by Bloomington Parks and Recreation; 2 to 5 p.m., Miller Park, Bloomington. Miniature golf, hayrack rides, demonstrations, more.

- Benefit for Paul and Nancy Crutcher; 2 to 10 p.m., Tri-Lakes, Bloomington Food, 2 to 6 p.m. Cost: $10, adults; $6.50, children 12 and under. Silent auction, raffles, entertainment.

Elsewhere

- Harvest Celebration to close Food Resource Bank's Forrest Growing Project; 10:30 a.m., one mile east of Forrest on Route 24, then ½ mile south, follow signs. Rain date: Oct. 19. Worship service; lunch; combine, hayrack and horse rides; kiddie tractor pull. Sponsored by Forrest's St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Plainfield's United Church of Christ and River Forest's Grace Lutheran Church.

For kids

- Teen Read Week, Books with Bite at Your Library; Mount Hope-Funks Grove Library, McLean. Teens will receive a candy bar for checking out a book. Limit one per teen. Through Oct. 18.