Events calendar.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
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ANCHORAGE

2 Harvest of Wines

Sample wines from around the world while listening to the tunes of Tom Bargelski and Friends: wine, hors d'oeuvres, silent auction, and a VIP experience in The Vault. Anchorage Marriott Downtown, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. alaskapublic.org/special-events

2-4 Make It Alaskan Festival

Each year thousands of attendees, wholesale buyers, and vendors share an inside look at what's made locally in Alaska. Sullivan Arena, Friday Noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. makeitalaskanfestival.com

7 Paul Nicklen; Polar Obsession

Paul's stories have taken him from swimming with leopard seals in Antarctica to living alone for three months on the high Arctic tundra with bears and wolves. Nat Geo Live launches an exciting new speaker series in partnership with the Anchorage Museum and the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts this fall. See the world through the eyes of extreme explorers, filmmakers, and photographers during these popular and entertaining multimedia presentations. Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. anchoragemuseum.org

16-17 Extra Life 2015

Anchorage's first twenty-four-hour Gaming Marathon event will raise money for kids suffering from disease and illness in Anchorage. Alaska Airlines Center, 5 p.m. to 5 p.m. 907gamers.com/extra-life

10/22-11/15 Other Desert Cities

In this drama, Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, her brother, and her aunt. Brooke announces that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family's history--a wound they don't want reopened. In effect, she draws a line in the sand and dares them all to cross it. Cyrano's, Thursday through Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. cyranos.org

31 Skinny Raven Frightening 4K

Back for the third year, this fun out-and-back course is an opportunity to see all the awesome costumes. There will be a team and individual costume contest with great prizes after the run. All activities are based on the 4th Avenue side of the Hotel Captain Cook. After running, hit businesses downtown with the kids for Trick or Treat Street starting at 12:00 p.m. Hotel Captain Cook, 11 a.m. skinnyraven.com

31 Zoo Boo

Put on a costume and visit the Alaska Zoo to celebrate Halloween. There will be spooky trail decorations, event staff in costumes, and trick-or-treat stations throughout zoo grounds. The fun gets underway at 5 p.m. and runs until 8...