FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING: A course on how to profit in real estate. Registration required. 7 p.m. Wed. $7. Falcon Ridge Middle School, 12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd., Apple Valley. 651-423-7920. SOLVE THE MYSTERIES OF CREDIT: Learn how to maintain a good credit rating. Registration required. 7 p.m. Mon. $19. Falcon Ridge Middle School, 12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd., Apple Valley. 651-423-7920. FOOD AND WINE BALANCED FOODS FOR BALANCED MOODS: Registration required. 7 p.m. Tue. $29. Burnsville High School, 600 E. Hwy. 13, Burnsville. 952-707-4110. DELECTABLE TRUFFLES: Create treats in a classy candy box. Registration required. 6 p.m. Wed. $39. Falcon Ridge Middle School, 12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd., Apple Valley. 651-423-7920. GLUTEN-FREE COOKING: Registration required. 6 p.m. Mon. $39. Burnsville High School, 600 E. Hwy. 13, Burnsville. 952-707-4110. NOWEGIAN SUPPER AND BAKE SALE: Lutefisk, lefse, meatballs and gravy, cookies and julekaka. 4 p.m. Sat. $7-$15. Christiania Lutheran Church, 26691 Pillsbury Av., Lakeville. 952-461-2283. HEALTH AND FITNESS THE ART OF SKIN CARE: Learn how to avoid or delay plastic surgery. Registration required. 6:30 p.m. Wed. $19. Burnsville High School, 600 E. Hwy. 13, Burnsville. 952-707-4110. HOME AND HOBBIES PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR IN YOUR INTERIOR: Learn the principles of using color in your home. Registration required. 7 p.m. Wed. $29. Falcon Ridge Middle School, 12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd., Apple Valley. 651-423-7920. RAINBOW RESCUE: Noon-3 p.m. Sat. Pet Supplies Plus, 1800 W. County Rd. 42, Burnsville. 952-440-3824. SPECIAL EVENTS FRIGHTMARES AT BUCK HILL: Four haunting attractions: The Orchard Manor Dead and Breakfast, the Fright Factory, the Bellharm-Lovejoy Asylum and Haunted Hallow. A bonfire and live entertainment every night. 7-10 p.m. today, next Sun.; 7 p.m.-midnight Thu.-Sat. $16-$18. Buck Hill Ski Chalet, 15400 Buck Hill Rd., Burnsville. HALLZOOWEEN: A day of music, crafts, treats and a fun, safe place to go trick-or-treating. With zoo admission. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.-next Sun. $10-$16. Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. 952-431-9500. SCARECROW ALLEY: Design a unique, animal-themed scarecrow to be on display through Halloween. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. With paid zoo admission. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. $10-$16. Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. 952-431-9500. SEVER'S CORN MAZE: Giant corn maze with a Minnesota Vikings theme. Magic, juggling, comedy and wildlife shows and more. Some individual activities require separate fee. Age 3 and under free. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. today, Sat.-next Sun. $11. Sever's Corn Maze, 1100 Canterbury Rd., Shakopee. TRAIL OF TERROR: Ghoul-infested Haunted Hayride, Horror Corn Maze, bonfire with hot apple cider and ghost stories, comedic hypnotist, Club Scream party tent with dance floor, music and snack bar, Terror Tavern and more. Phantom's Feast: five-course secluded banquet. 7-11 p.m. today, Thu.-next Sun. $12.95-$18.95. Minnesota Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12364 Chestnut Blvd., Shakopee. 952-445-7361. MUSIC CBO: 9:30 p.m. Sat. Bogart's Place, 14917 Garrett Av., Apple Valley. 952-432-1515. "GIRL SINGERS OF THE HIT PARADE": A musical trip down memory lane. 2 p.m. next Sun. $16-$19. Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Av. S., Burnsville. 952-895-4685. GOOD FOR GARY: 9:30 p.m. Fri. Bogart's Place, 14917 Garrett Av., Apple Valley. 952-432-1515. MINNESOTA SYMPHONIC WINDS: "Spooky Music," includes Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor," Holst's "Dance of the Spirits of Fire. 7 p.m. Sat. $25. Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Av. S., Burnsville. 952-294-9810. ST. OLAF COLLEGE HANDBELL CHOIRS: 2:30 p.m. next Sun. Bethel Lutheran Church, 1321 North Av., Northfield. 1-507-786-3180. ST. OLAF COLLEGE ORCHESTRA: 7:30 p.m. Thu. Skoglund Center Auditorium at St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Av., Northfield. 1-507-786-3180. TEN CENT PISTOL: 9 p.m. Wed. Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Av. S., Burnsville. 952-435-6111. UNCLE CHUNK: 9 p.m. Fri. Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Av. S., Burnsville. 952-435-6111. THEATER SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL: Restoration period classic by Richard Brinsley Sheridan that delves into gossip, slander and scandal among the wealthy and privileged. 2 p.m. today. $13-$15. Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Av. S., Burnsville. 1-800-982-2787. ART SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA STUDIO ART TOUR: Self-guided tour of 14 studios with 29 artists in Northfield, Faribault and Morristown and the surrounding countryside. A tour map and online gallery is available at www.southcentralartour.com/. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today. THIS HERE NOW -- NATURE AND HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS: Works by various artists and prints from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Ends Sun. Flaten Art Museum, 1520 St. Olaf Av., Northfield.
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