Good Gourd! is the theme at the Memphis Farmers Market this Saturday. Come shop pumpkins, winter squash and edible gourds as the Market celebrates this whimsical member of the cucumber family. This is Tennessee Craft week, and Tennessee Craft Southwest will be at the Market 10:00-12:30 to demonstrate fine craft. Everyone is invited to come watch, especially students, gallery owners, guilds, co-ops, schools, and appreciators. From 9 to 11:30 you can make a gourd photo frame ornament to hang on the tree for the upcoming holiday season. You can either insert a photo of your own when you get home, or you can have the Market volunteers take a photo of you and text it to you on the spot. Live music by Bailey and Wyly Bigger 8:30-10 and South Side Supper Club 11:00-12:30. The Market is at the corner of Front and GE Patterson every Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM under the pavilion.
With only six markets left in the season, you better believe I PLAN ON BEING THERE Saturday! 
Tandoori truck for lunch again? Or a Soul Burger across the street? Decisions, decisions!
The Halloran Centre has announced its class schedule for the next several months. On Saturday, October 29, students in grades 7-12 are invited to a musical theater dance class from 9 to 11:30 AM. Students will spend the morning learning dance technique and a combination from a Broadway musical.
On Saturday, December 3 (12-5 PM) and Sunday, December 4 (1:30-5 PM), high school students considering a theater major in college are invited to a two-day college prep workshop. Get guidance from professional actors and directors on best practices for a successful audition. Students can go through a mock audition and get feedback. They can also use the Center’s state-of-the-art recording studio to record video submissions, and a photographer will be there to take headshots at a discounted rate.
On Saturday, January 7 from 10 AM to 20 PM guests artists from New York City actor training program Open Jar Institute will be in town to conduct a master class on perfecting audition skills. Afterward, attendees will be invited to participate in an audition for Open Jar’s Summer Intensive in NYC for 2017.
Sache is hiring. They are looking for a part-time receptionist who is available weekends.
An all-vegetarian restaurant called Mama Gaia (“Mother Earth”) will open in Crosstown Concourse. It won’t be a place where you will be likely to run into me, but for the benefit of my vegetarian readers, I wanted to pass along the information.
Freewheel in Memphis has announced its next slow ride for Wednesday, October 19 at 6:00. This slow, all-are-welcomed bike ride will focus on Victorian Village. Explore the area and get to know your neighbors. Meet at 600 Monroe, and if you want, come early to pick up your reserved bike (for those that don’t own one) and enjoy a discounted pint next door at High Cotton.
The CA’s Michael Donahue has a video dining recommendation: The Sunday Sugo and risotto at Felicia Suzanne’s.
The DMC is considering paying buskers, street musicians who perform on the Main Street Mall for tips.
As a former math teacher, I can get into this: RealClearPolitics explains probabilities using real-world examples that can be understood by people who hate math. As of earlier today, the Trumpster had a 13.3% chance to win the presidential election. That’s less than the chance of throwing a six-sided die and rolling a 1. That’s less than the chance of randomly drawing a card from a deck and getting an Ace or a King. That’s just slightly more than the chance of flipping a coin three times and getting heads on all three flips.
The Flyer has an article about The Civil Pour, a civil discussion on controversial topics that are too often argued about on today’s society. The Civil Pour happens once a month at Loflin Yard.
That’ll do it for now, heading out to PBR time at Silly Goose. Back tomorrow.