With only one week to go till Halloween, isn’t it time to get your spook on? Bennett’s Curse is back, with Bennett’s annual House of Vampires and the Sanctuary of Insanity self-guided haunted houses. Have a ghoulish time, but take note: Parental consent is necessary for children under 10. Through November 1. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and Sunday; 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday October 29 ; $20. Arundal Mills parking lot at Arundal Mills Circle, Annapolis; bennettscurse.com
WHO’S IN TOWN
NOFX, Los Angeles’ favorite political punks of the 1990s, roars into town with speedy, hookly songs. Dilinger Four, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Flatliners and Paper Tragedy open. 7 p.m. $22. Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place, Baltimore. Ramsheadlive.com
MUSIC
Resident favorites Higher Hands, the Grilled Lincolns, Ms. Sara and the Help rock out tonight. 8 p.m. $10. The 8×10, 10 E. Cross St., Baltimore. 410-625-2000; the8x10.com
Get nostalgic! East Coast ’80s tribute band The Reagan Years comes to Columbia. 8 p.m. Nottingham’s, 8850 Stanford Lane, Columbia.410-290-0077; Nottinghams.net
Vocalist, composer and educator Jay Clayton leads the Peabody Jazz Voice Concert. 7:30 p.m. $5 to $15. Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1 E. Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore. 410-659-8100
Latte Rain Cafe hosts an open mic and live local Christian music. 7 p.m. Free. Latte Rain Cafe, 3930 Fleet Street, Baltimore. Myspace.com/latteraincafe
ART
Put on your most monstrous ensemble and head out to Baltimonster! Tonight’s art show, live music, and costume contest highlights music by The Survivors of Camp Crystal Lake, We Are the Seahorses, and Mr. Moccasin. Featured artists are Brian Ralph, Kevin Sherry/Squidfire, Alex Fine and many more. 8 p.m. Free. The Echo, 14 W. North Ave., Baltimore. Myspace.com/fourthwall08
Stories from the Woods, a collection of sculptures, narrative paintings and whimsical installation pieces from regional artists, explores contemporary reinterpretation of nature. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday to Sunday; Current Gallery, 30 South Calvert Street, Baltimore; currentspace.com
LECTURE
At today’s discussion, Fabergé’s Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces that Outlived an Empire, British author Toby Faber (no pun intended!) discusses his new book, which traces the compelling history and journey of 50 jeweled Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs. A book signing follows. DETAILS: 6 p.m. Friday; Graham Auditorium, The Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore; $10 nonmembers; members free. 410-547-9000; TheWalters.org
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COOKING CLASS
Celebrate Maryland’s gem in the seafood crown and at tonight’s Crab Fest. Solo or with your sweetie at your side, you’ll create five sea-worthy courses — all containing the guest of honor. Wash it all down with wonderful Chesapeake wines from Maryland and Northern Virginia. 7 to 9:30 p.m. $95 per person; $175 per couple. For the Love of Food, 20 Clarks Lane, Reisterstown. 443-865-0630; ForTheLoveofFood.com
EVENTS
The 1840s Ballroom’s Beaux Arts Ball is followed by the followed by the 2008 AIABaltimore Excellence in Design. 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. $20 to $45.1840s Ballroom, 29 S. Front St., Baltimore. 410-752-1624; 1840sballroom.com
Creative Alliance hosts the Great Halloween Lantern Parade Lantini Party. Make a gorgeous bamboo and paper lantern to carry in The Parade on Saturday. DJ Woman (Paige Shuttleworth) spins rockin soul, as master mixologist Indigo Mazelin serves yummy “Lantinis” at the bar. Lantern Kit included. 7 p.m. $18 to $20. Creative Alliance at the Patterson, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore. Creativealliance.org
SATURDAY PREVIEW
The Great Halloween Lantern Parade, a fabulous Baltimore spectacle with more than 1,000 candlelit, paper and bamboo lanterns carried through Patterson Park by the folks who made them, lights up Saturday night. 7:30 p.m. At Pulaski Monument, Linwood & Eastern Ave., Baltimore. www.lanternparade.org
