Mark Your Calendars

The Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk will be held Oct. 11. Both races begin at 8 a.m. in front of the Health & Kinesiology Center on the campus of Sam Houston State University. The race is managed by Seven Hills Running Club. Entry fee through Sunday is $25 for the half marathon and $15 for the 5K. Cost on race day is $35 for the half marathon and $25 for the 5K. Proceeds will benefit the Good Shepherd Mission and the SAAFE House in Huntsville. Each participant will receive a T-shirt and refreshments. www.7hills.us or 936-295-4291.

Saturday

Walk to Stop the Violence -- 5K Run/3K Walk, 7:30 a.m. Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater. Hosted by the Brazos County Coalition Against Domestic Violence in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness month. $20. 361-4440.

The 2008 Bryan-College Station Arthritis Walk, 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. walk. Veterans Park and Athletic Complex. 324-5429.

Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Association household hazardous waste collection, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. University Services Building (formerly the Texas Instruments Building). Bring your unwanted chemicals, computers and more. Open to all residents of the Brazos Valley. For a list of accepted items, go to www.cstx.gov/bvswma. Free. 764-3806.

Navasota Noon Lions Club's Third Annual Navasota Classic Car Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., downtown Navasota. The show is open to pre-1974 cars and trucks. Dash plaques will be given to the first 50 registrants. There will be music and entertainment throughout the day. Attractions for children include a bubble jump and a playground. Trophies will be awarded. navasotanoonlions.org.

Brazos Valley Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter No. 937 will be selling tickets ($1 each) for its annual raffle, 9 a.m. Wal-Mart in Bryan. 775-4021 or 220-5202.

Fall Two-Day Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Second floor, Bryan Public Library, 201 E. 26th St. 846-2673 or 731-1610.

St. Francis Festival and Blessing of the Animals, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1101 Rock Prairie Road, College Station. 696-1491.

Walk to Defeat ALS -- Lou Gehrig's Disease, Central Park, 1000 Krenek Tap Road. Registration at 10 a.m., walk begins at 11. 1- to 3-mile route. www.alsa-houston.org or 281-705-2157.

Car & Vintage Tractor Show, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A&M Consolidated High School. Activities for all ages. Proceeds benefit AMC FFA. 777-4955.

God's Little Creatures Animal Rescue fundraiser, hosted by PETCO, 1901 Texas Ave., College Station. God's Little Creatures will sell and raffle items and accept donations to help the program. 778-6976 or 587-2667.

ENTERTAINMENT

Brazos Valley Safety Spark-tacular, 10 a.m. Post Oak Mall parking lot. Come celebrate public power, Fire Prevention Week and National Night Out kickoff.

Brazos Heartland, 8 p.m., Sons of Hermann in Bryan. $5 cover.

Scorpio Rising, 8 p.m., Stafford Main Street.

Plump with The Endangered Sea Lions, 10 p.m., Revolution Cafe & Bar.

Jalapeno Honey, 7 to 10 p.m. Contra dance at Unitarian Universalist Church, 305 Wellborn Road. http://bcscontra.org or http://pages.suddenlink.net/jalapenohoney.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

41st Annual Round Top Antiques Fair, 8 a.m. Round Top. More than 350 antique vendors across four sites. Barbecue and free parking. $10 admission covers all days. roundtoptexasantiques.com or 512-237-4747.

Wellborn Community Arts & Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wellborn Community Center, Greens Prairie Road. Handmade items will include jewelry, home decor, Christmas decorations, glass blocks, pet treats, quilts and totes. 690-8864 or mbjohnson48@yahoo.com.

Fair on the Square, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Downtown Huntsville. Arts and crafts booths, classic cars, food, beer garden, live entertainment. www.chamber.huntsville.tx.us or 936-295-8113.

35th Annual Cameron Arts & Crafts Fair, downtown Cameron Square. More than 90 vendors are expected. www.cameron-tx.com/tourism/festivalsandevents.html

Calvert's 8th Annual Victorian Festival, 10 a.m. Downtown Calvert. Street festival and Victorian Tea & Gala. www.calverttx.com

GARDEN & MARKETS

Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m., 1104 W. William Joel Bryan Parkway (Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot), Bryan. 589-2787.

Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 to 11 a.m. Texas Avenue and William J. Bryan Parkway in Bryan. WIC coupons accepted. 775-9500.

Fall Gardening Plant Sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Texas A&M University Horticulture Department, Olsen and Kimbrough in Lot 74. Proceeds benefit the Holistic Garden. 845-3915.

Fall gardening seminars, 9 a.m. to noon. Room 102, Horticulture Forest Science Building, Texas A&M West Campus. "Planting the Fall Vegetable and Herb Garden," "Growing Strawberries in Brazos County" and "Bedding Plants for Fall-Spring Color." $8 for entry to all three seminars. Proceeds will benefit Holistic Teaching Garden programs. 218-5658 or lcastillo@ag.tamu.edu.

Sunday

Buddy Walk, Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater. To promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Food, raffle, inflatable carnival and music by Granger Smith. www.downsyndromeofbcs.com or 778-7010.

God's Little Creatures Animal Rescue fundraiser, hosted by PETCO, 1901 Texas Ave., College Station. God's Little Creatures will sell and raffle items and accept donations to help the program. 778-6976 or 587-2667.

Texas Democratic Women of the Brazos Valley Bi-Annual Blue Denim Luncheon/Fundraiser, 1 p.m. Briarcrest Country Club, Bryan. 693-5768.

Fall Two-Day Book Sale, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Bryan Public Library, second floor, 201 E. 26th St. 846-2673 or 731-1610.

ENTERTAINMENT

Tubie and the Touchtones, 1 p.m., Yankee's Tavern, no cover.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Divorced Care support group, 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays, First Baptist Church in Bryan, 776-1400.

Grief Share support group, 5-7 p.m. Sundays, First Baptist Church in Bryan, 776-1400.

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