What's Happening in Troy

Troy Historic Village's Trick-or-Treat: Under the Sea runs Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, and the City of Troy's 10th annual Frightful 5K starts at the Community Center Sunday, Oct. 25. City Council meets Monday, Oct. 26, and the Planning Commission Tuesday, Oct. 27. The week's news and school sports run in separate editions.

What's Happening in Troy

Troy's high school games, and last week's results, run in the separate Troy High School Sports edition.

Friday, October 23

Troy Historic Village's Trick-or-Treat: Under the Sea runs 5 to 8 p.m., and again Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Advance registration closed at noon Thursday, Oct. 22; at the door, tickets are $10, $7 for members, and children under 2 are free, the listing says.

At the library, the Japanese Language Club and Talk Time meet at 10 a.m., and Baby Play is at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 24

The Troy Nature Society's inaugural Jack-O-Lanterns Among the Trees runs 4 to 6 p.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. on the Stage Nature Center's Sugar Maple loop. Registration is required at troynaturesociety.org: $18 for teens and adults, $16 for members, $8 for ages 4 to 12, and free under 4. Children 17 and under must come with a registered adult, the listing says.

The Troy School District's Fitness Run for 5th graders is at 1:30 p.m. The library holds Drop-in 3D Collage at 10:30 a.m. and Junk Journal Fright Night at 3 p.m.

Sunday, October 25

The City of Troy's 10th annual Frightful 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois, with Pumpkin 1K heats from 9:30 a.m. The listing says no late starts are permitted because of a scheduled road closure. Registration runs $45 for the 5K and $15 for the 1K through Saturday, Oct. 24, and $55 and $25 on race day.

Monday, October 26

City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. at Troy City Hall, 500 W. Big Beaver Road. The library hosts a TAEB meeting at 5 p.m. and the Screen Gabbers Film Discussion Club at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 27

The Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The library holds Grown-Up Game Night and the Tween Book Club at 6 p.m. and Competitive Jigsaw Puzzling at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 28

The library's Halloween Storybook Trail Adventures starts at 4:30 p.m., and its Creative Writing Workshop with Heather Labay is at 6 p.m. The Animal Control Appeal Board meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

Thursday, October 29

The first quarter ends in the Troy School District. The library offers Meet With An Immigration Attorney at noon, What About Me: A Guided Conversation at 6:30 p.m. and Saving Your Memories with the TPL Memory Lab at 7 p.m.

Friday, October 30

Troy schools hold no classes, pre-K through 12th grade, for staff professional development. The library's Bookmobile stops at the Somerset Apartments Trunk or Treat at 4 p.m.; Baby Play is at 10:30 a.m. and Talk Time at 10 a.m.

Saturday, October 31

Talk Time meets at 10 a.m. at the library. It is the Troy School District's last day to buy annual iPad insurance.

Around Metro Detroit

Friday, Oct. 23 — the Detroit Black Film Festival is on the Detroit RiverWalk. Saturday, Oct. 24 — the Michigan Brewers Guild's 17th annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival runs 1 to 6 p.m. at Eastern Market, and Michigan football hosts Indiana at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Sunday, Oct. 25 — the Lions host the Green Bay Packers at 4:25 p.m. at Ford Field, a kickoff subject to NFL flex scheduling, the listing says.

Wednesday, Oct. 28 — the Pistons host the Charlotte Hornets at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. Saturday, Oct. 31 — the Red Wings host the St. Louis Blues at 1 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena.

Event details and times can change. Confirm with each venue before heading out.