TODAY

Halloscream

Night of the zombies. Bring a can of food to get $2 off the ticket price to benefit Lexington Food Pantry. 7 to 10 p.m. Natural Bridge, Lexington. 464-2253.

"Picnic"

A single mother in a small Kansas town at the Labor Day picnic. 2 p.m. Whitman Auditorium, Virginia Western Community College. 765-7574.

MONDAY

Author Talk

Kelly Corrigan, author of the New York Times bestseller "The Middle Place," will speak at the American Cancer Society's 12th annual Pink Ribbon Gathering. Luncheon, shopping spree and runway fashion show. 10:30 a.m. Hotel Roanoke. 774-2716.