NO MORE PAINTING MISTAKES

Learn how to prevent the most common mistakes that amateur painters make. Jodi Schavone, a professional decorating coach, will teach you how to paint your rooms yourself and give you valuable tips and tricks. The class will be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Apex Community Center, 53 Hunter St., Apex. Cost is $15 for residents and $21 for non-residents. Visit apexnc.org or call 919-249-3402 for information.

TEEN WRITER'S WORKSHOP

Author David Gill will meet with writers in grades 6 through 12 from 2 until 3:30 p.m. at the Eva Perry Library. Learn how to improve your writing and get published. Register at the Youth Services Desk or call 919-387-2100. PHI SENIOR OLYMPICS

The PHI Senior Olympics will start at 10 a.m. at the Glenaire Retirement Community. Sue Walsh, Director of Endowment and Stewardship at UNC, and Tony Gilliam, CEO and marketing director of Tony Gilliam Enterprise, will emcee the event. Mark Roberts, former WRAL anchor, will host the Quiz Bowl. Residents can choose to participate in events such as chair volleyball, 50-yard swim, table tennis, ballroom dancing and a quiz bowl. For information, contact Wendy Heinzmann, director of wellness at Glenaire Retirement Community, at 919-447-4498 or by e-mail at wheinzmann@glenaire.org.

Thursday

COFFEE WITH THE DIVAS

Meet the Deadly Divas — mystery authors Laura Bradford, Sara Rosett, Denise Swanson, Marcia Talley and Heather Webber. Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Holly Springs Library, Friday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Cary Public Library, Friday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. at Eva Perry Regional Library Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m., West Regional Library. More details are available wakegov.com/libraries/events/deadlydivas.htm.

SILENT AUCTION

Pretty In Pink and Nirvelli Day Spa are holding a silent auction at 6 p.m. at Nirvelli Day Spa, 1003 High House Road, Suite 104, Cary. All proceeds go to women in Wake, Durham and Orange Counties with breast cancer. Pretty In Pink provides money for treatment to women without adequate health insurance. To RSVP, please call 919-238-5040 and ask for Brooke, or email heathernirvelli@gmail.com. The auction is being catered by Whole Foods Market and wine is being donated by Daniels Restaurent and Habitat for Humanity. FALL FILM SERIES

The Fall Film Series of the North Carolina Museum of Art is temporarily relocating to 770 Cary Towne Blvd., Cary. Films are every other Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and will be introduced by film curator Laura Boyes. Film notes are available at moviediva.com. MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB

The club will meet on from 4:30 until 5 p.m. at Eva Perry Library, 2100 Shepherds Vineyard Drive in Apex, to discuss "Laika" by Nick Abadzis.

Friday

VENTURE CREW SEEKS MEMBERS

Venture Crew provides outdoor activities such as water skiing and hiking for students 14 and older. The crew will be at the Venturing Recruitment Fair Friday at 7 p.m. at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, 7300 Sunset Road, Fuquay-Varina. For information, contact Matt Price at admyank@gmail.com or 919-614-6288. ART HOUSE ANIMATION FILM SERIES

This new series, for ages 17 and up, is suspenseful, strange, surreal and showing at Halle Cultural Arts Center, 237 N. Salem St., Apex. Tickets are $2 and are available at the box office or via etix.com. "Labyrinth of Darkness," films by Jiri Barta, will show Friday at 8 p.m. The series continues with "Phantom Museums," short films by the Quay Brothers on Thursday, Oct. 29. See apexnc.org/depts/parks/artsCenter.com for information. FREE DIXIELAND CONCERT

A Touch of Dixie, a local seven-piece Dixieland band, will present a free evening of early 20th-century jazz from 7 to 9 p.m. at It's a Grind coffee shop on High House Road at Davis Drive, 2000 Boulderstone Way, Cary.

Saturday

CHURCH ALIVE HOLIDAY SHOP

Local vendors will be offering unique gifts and crafts from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Church Alive, 5309 Umstead Road, Fuquay-Varina. HALLOWEEN AT WEST REGIONAL

Do you believe in ghosts? Curt House of Triangle Paranormal Investigation will take you on a journey of local hauntings from 2 to 3 p.m. Learn how a real ghost hunter works - then you decide. This event is for ages 13 and up and advance registration is required. Or you can chat with the Deadly Divas from 2 to 4 p.m. These perpetrators of hard-drive homicide will meet with mystery fans to discuss the hows and whys of writing whodunits. Authors Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Sara Rosett, Denise Swanson, Marcia Talley and Heather Webber will attend. Call 919-463-8500 to register. West Regional Library is at 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. MAGIC AT HALLE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

Experience the MAGIC of Michael Creech and Geoff Lloyd at two Saturday shows at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at the box office or via etix.com. For information see apexnc.org/depts/parks/artsCenter.com or visit the arts center at 237 N. Salem St., Apex.

Sunday

TRUNK OR TREAT

Fall Festival at Woodhaven Baptist Church, 4000 Kildaire Farm Road Sunday from 5 until 7 p.m. Inflatables, sweets and food will be provided for all ages. For information call 919-362-0127. JIMMY V RIDE

The V Foundation for Cancer Research and The Town of Cary present the 4th annual Jimmy V Ride for Research and Cary Cycling Celebration Sunday at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. Proceeds from this year's event will go to local cancer research projects. There will be bike tours of 25, 50, 75, or 100 miles as well as a bicycle safety rodeo and self-guided tours around Symphony Lake. As an extra fundraising incentive, participating riders who raise $500 or more for The V Foundation will have the opportunity to receive a commemorative Louis Garneau jersey. For more information or to register for the 2009 Jimmy V Ride for Research, visit firstgiving.com/jimmyv.

Monday

REEL-LY SCARY MOVIES

Starting Monday, horror movie enthusiasts are invited to the Booth Amphitheatre for this reel-ly scary event. For $3 (kids under 12 are free) patrons can bring a blanket or chair as the lawn is transformed into an outdoor movie theater. For rating information and movie night details, visit boothamphitheatre.com. The reel-ly Scary Cary Movies will be: Monday, "Psycho"; Tuesday, "The Shining"; Oct. 28, "Night of the Living Dead" in 3-D; Oct. 29, "Casper"; and on Oct. 30, "Frankenstein" and "Dracula."