Today
Apple Store at Conner Prairie – The Apple Store is the place for all things apple. Shop tasty treats including hand-dipped caramel apples, cider slushies, apple donuts, pies, seasonal gift items and bag-your-own local apples. – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday – 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers – Free admission – www.connerprairie.org
Persian Carpet and Art of M Farshcian on Persian Rug – Art on a global scale came to Carmel. View works of art by M Farshcian, an artist with a museum based in Tehran, Iran. – Soori Gallery, 33 East Main Street #100 and 200, Carmel – 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment Tuesday through Thursday – 843-2787
Wednesday
Pumpkin Harvest Festival – Stonycreek Farms is celebrating its 40th annual Pumpkin Harvest Festival this year. Events include hayrides to the pumpkin patch, a zip line, haunted house, gourd sling shot, corn cob cannon, Kiddiepillar (inflatable), candle making, farm animals and much more – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily – 11366 Ind. 38 East, Noblesville – 773-3344 – Parking is $5 on the weekends
Wine Wednesday – Looking for a little pick me up at the midweek point? Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub offers up Wine Wednesday. The venue that often hosts music and dishes out coffee and craft beer, puts its House Red and House White wines on sale at $4 per glass. – Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub – 8235 E. 116th St., Fishers
Thursday
Natalie Cole – The nine-time Grammy winner and songwriter performs this week at the Palladium. The R&B musician also grabbed a #1 single in 1975 with “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love),”garnering Grammy awards in the Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance categories. – 7:30 p.m. – The Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel – Starting at $65 – 834-3800
“Critters” – Come and view the latest exhibit by the Hamilton County Artists’ Association. – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – The Birdie Gallery, 195 S. Fifth St., Noblesville – Free admission – 776-2278
Headless Horseman – The legendary Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow rides again in Fishers. Take the family out to Conner Prairie Interactive History Park for haunted hayrides, spooky stories, science experiments, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow puppet show and much more. – Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers – Thursday and Sunday: $9 presale at select Marsh, O’Malia’s and MainStreet locations or $11 at the gate, Friday and Saturday: $13 presale or $15 at the gate – 776-6006
Friday
“Good Help is so Hard to Murder” – Pat Cook’s hilarious comedy is about two southern belle sisters who live in the old family home along with their maid of many years and their pet parrot Socrates. Convinced that the maid “knows too much” about her family’s shady past, Delilah conspires with her absent-minded younger sister to kill her – 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sunday at 2:30 – Westfield Playhouse, 1836 W. Ind. 32, Westfield – $12 for adults
Saturday
Savion Glover – Glover returns to the Center for the Performing Arts to perform SoLe Sanctuary – a form of dancing meditation that “pays homage to his teachers and mentors through the craft,” according to the Center’s listing. 8 p.m. – The Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel – Starting at $18 – 834-3800
Pumpkin Train – It’s time to start carving jack-o-lanterns, and there’s a great way to get your pumpkins. Board the Pumpkin Train at the Indiana Transportation Museum at Forest Park in Noblesville and ride to a pumpkin patch. FFA students sell pumpkins and provide games for kids. Reserve your seat by Wednesday to guarantee a spot on the train. Cash is the only payment option at the pumpkin patch. – Indiana Transportation Museum, Forest Park, Noblesville – $12 round-trip for ages 13 and up, $8 for ages 2 to 12 and free for children age of 2 riding on the lap of a paying passenger – 773-6000
Sunday
Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas – The Church Basement Ladies are back with their next installment of coffee cake, gossip and shepherd’s costumes made of old bathrobes, just in time for Christmas – Tuesday to Saturday – 8 p.m., Wednesday – 1 p.m., Sunday – 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. – Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis – $37 to $60, includes dinner buffet – 872-9664