Area Calendar for the week of Oct. 22, 2009:

Thursday

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

-- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary's annual fall volunteer luncheon; 11 a.m., The Maple Club, Lincoln; Howard A. Peters III, senior vice president of advocacy and government relations for the Illinois Hospital Association, will discuss health care reform; call 217-732-2161, Ext. 75185.

-- Author Louise Erdrich; questions and answers, 3 p.m., Illinois State University's Milner Library, and lecture, 7:30 p.m., Illinois Wesleyan University's Presser Hall; both free.

-- Teleconference of government energy conservation; 3 to 5 p.m., University of Illinois Woodford County Extension office, 117 W. Center, Eureka; $5; (309) 467-3789.

-- Baile na Scolairi, weapons and armor demonstration, Teen Read Week event; 4 p.m., Mount Hope-Funks Grove Township Public Library, McLean.

-- Knitting Club; 6:30 p.m., Mount Hope-Funks Grove Township Public Library, McLean.

-- Chasing4Live; 6:30 p.m., Dominy Memorial Library, Fairbury; program: how tornadoes grow; sponsor: Friends of Dominy Library

-- Annual Halloween "Hauntcert"; 7 p.m., at both Normal Community and Normal Community West high schools; theme: "A Night of Scary Music"; free.

-- Peoria Area Accordion Club Concert; 7 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room.

-- "Violence as it Actually Happens: Myths and Realities of Violence in a Micro-Sociological Perspective" Bone Lecture; 7 p.m., Room 116 Illinois State University's Alumni Center, Normal; free; speaker: Randall Collins.

Friday

-- Mornings with the Professors; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Illinois State University Alumni Center, Normal; topic: The Life and Times of Will Shakespeare by Professor Emeritus, John W. Kirk; $15.

-- Terror on Washington Street Haunted House; 7 to 11 p.m., also Saturday, 513 E. Washington St., Clinton; www.clintonhauntedhouse.com.

Saturday

-- First Board Break-A-Thon; 1 to 3 p.m., Coffrin's ATA Martial Arts, 503 N. Prospect Road, Bloomington; benefits H.U. Lee Memorial Foundation; www.kickwithus.com.

-- TCAA Astronomy Classroom; 1:30 to 3 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room; theme: What is the Fate of the Universe?

-- Ghostly Tales Under the Stars; 2 p.m., Illinois State University Planetarium; $4 adults, $3 children ages 5-12 and seniors, $2 for children ages 3-4.

-- Ebenezer Ladies Aid fall auction; 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Park District gymnasium, McLean; dinner, entertainment, silent auction, bake sale, accessory corner; proceeds to charity.

Sunday

-- Halloween at the Zoo; 1 to 3 p.m., Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington; free with zoo admission; wear costumes, face painting by Zoo Lady and costume parade 2:30 p.m.; 309-434-2250.

-- Open house honoring Korean War veterans; 1 to 5 p.m., Simpkins War Museum, 605 E. Cole St., Heyworth; (309) 473-3989.

-- Dedication, Olympia North Elementary School; 2 to 4 p.m., 205 N. State St., Danvers.