Save the Date: Halloween fun; Loowit, Drink This! raise your spirits

Pumpkins are waiting to become jack-o’-lanterns this weekend at Joe’s Place Farms, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Check out the farm’s 35 pumpkin varieties and cornstalk teepee while enjoying hayrides, a fort maze, decorations, farm treats and corn maze at the local farm, 701 N.E. 112th Ave., Vancouver. Admission is free, pumpkin prices vary, $2 for fort maze, $2 for hayride. 360-892-3974 or joesplacefarms.com

Loowit Brewing will celebrate its Fourth Anniversary Party from 4 to 10 tonight, with an evening of special beer releases, rare beer tappings, live music by Three for Silver and food by Pimento Cheese Kitchen at the taproom, 507 Columbia St., Vancouver. Admission is free for 21 and older. www.loowitbrewing.com. And while you’re downtown, check out some of the locations during Drink This! Vancouver, which runs 4 to 9 p.m. A map to the self-guided tour can be found at participating locations, including the new Doomsday Safe House, 1919 Main St., and Tap Union Freehouse, 1300 Washington St. It’s a fee event; some venues are for those 21 and older, and tasting fees may apply. www.drinkthisvancouver.com

The Hazel Dell Towne Center will host “No Tricks, Only Treats,” a Halloween event where attendees can throw on costumes for some trick-or-treating around the shopping center, plus other activities and food trucks on site from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Hazel Dell Towne Center, 8801 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave., Vancouver. Admission is free. 847-574-3345 or www.facebook.com/HazelDellTowneCenter.

Halloween Masquerade Ball will offer an evening of costumes, dancing and spooktacular games for adults, all set to the music by 5 Guys Named Moe, starting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at WareHouse ’23 Ballroom, 100 Columbia St., Vancouver. Tickets are $10 to $12 for those 21 and older. 503-616-1548 or www.tickettomato.com/event/4121/masquerade-ball

Magenta Theater’s storytellers will present their “Edge of Night” tales on stage, featuring true-to-life stories inspired by the haunting weekend. Part of Magenta Theater’s The Edge series, the stories run 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $8 to $10. 360-635-4358 or www.magentatheater.com

Latte Da Coffeehouse’s annual Kids Halloween Party will feature sugar cookie decorating, crafting monster hands, a witches hat ring toss, pumpkin bowling and a selfie table from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 at the neighborhood coffeehouse, 205 E. 39th St., Vancouver. Admission is free. 360-448-7651 or www.facebook.com/LatteDaCoffehouseandWineBar

The La Center Lions and the La Center Farms are teaming up for Frightland, a ghoulish attraction designed for ages 8 and older, complete with a Rigor Mortis Funeral Home and the Donner Party Cafe. Visitors can explore the 5-acre Haunted Woods, and try to escape the ghosts and goblins that lurk on the trail from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29 at La Center Farms, 31215 N.E. 40th Ave., La Center. Admission is $6, $4 for ages 12 and younger, $18 for family of four. 360-573-8965 or www.lacenterfarms.com

Why Racing Events will host its Scary Run, a costume-encouraged fun run with 5K and 10K courses, but watch out for some scary surprises lurking along the course. The race begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 30 from Reflection Plaza, 1703 Main St., Washougal. Registration is $40 to $60 and $25 to $35 for ages 16 and younger. 360-574-7292 or http://whyracingevents.com

Washington State University Vancouver Spanish Club will honor the traditions of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with a night of celebration. There will be food, Spanish dancers, contests, activities and more. Attendees are encouraged to bring a photo of a deceased love one to place on the traditional altar. The free celebration will run 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Firstenburg Student Commons, WSU Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver. 360-546-9578 or http://events.vancouver.wsu.edu

North Bank Artists Gallery will celebrate the Day of the Dead with an art show, “Embrace life! Day of the Dead.” The celebration will include performances by llet Folklorico Olincalli and the Tepeyac Pre-Hispanic Dance Group as well as an altar display, Mexican hot chocolate and sweet bread, while sharing knowledge about this Mexican holiday from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 3 at the gallery, 1005 Main St., Vancouver. The art show will be on display Nov. 4 through Nov. 26, along with a group show by North Bank Studio Artists. 360-693-1840 or www.northbankartistsgallery.com

Clark College Theatre presents the award-winning “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” which follows middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia and their movie star sister Masha, who is threatening to sell the family house. The production begins at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-12 and 17-19 at Decker Theatre, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Ticket are $13, $11 for seniors, $9 for students and alumni. 360-992-2815 or www.clark.edu/cc/theatre