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Oct. 7

Amy Grant

8 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.mccoycenter.org

Enjoy a performance by Grammy-Award winning singer Amy Grant, widely known for putting contemporary Christian pop music on the map. Grant, the first contemporary Christian singer to have a platinum record, sings about faith, soul and family.

Oct. 13

Zombie Buffet 5K

8:30 a.m., Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus, www.zombiebuffet5k.com

A unique road race puts you right in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. “Zombie” runners will attempt to grab flags from “survivor” runners. Lose both flags and you become a zombie. The zombie who crosses the finish line with the most flags wins, as does the first runner to cross with a flag intact.

Oct. 13

NAAC Harvest the Arts Festival

11 a.m.-4 p.m., Doran’s Farm Market, 5462 Babbitt Rd., www.naarts.org

Celebrate autumn with live entertainment, delicious fall foods, a children’s area with games, activities and more.

Oct. 21

The Magic of Bill Blagg LIVE!

2-4 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.mccoycenter.org

Magician Bill Blagg performs his latest show, combining magical illusions with audience participation and comedy. Blagg’s latest show is filled with never-before-seen, mind-blowing illusions such as Walking Thru Steel and the world’s only Hoverboard.

Oct. 21

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Columbus Marathon

7:30 a.m., intersection of Broad and Third streets, www.columbusmarathon.com

This year’s race features half-and full marathon lengths. Full marathon runners will run through Ohio Stadium. Register to run the race or come support your neighbors and enjoy more than 100 live bands and radio stations throughout the course. Proceeds benefit Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Oct. 23-24

NAHS Marching Band Concert and Orchestra Concert

7-8:30 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.napls.us

The New Albany High School Marching Band performs Oct. 23, followed by the New Albany High School Orchestra Oct. 24.

Oct. 28

Fantastique!

3 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.mccoycenter.org

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra opens its fifth anniversary season with an electrifying program featuring Grammy Award-winning violin virtuoso Hilary Hahn. Hahn, named America’s Best Young Classical Musician by Time Magazine, performs an electrifying program that concludes with Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique!

Oct. 28

New Albany Arts Council 3rd Annual Night Moves Concert

7:30-9 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., www.naarts.com

The New Albany Chorus and Community Band present seasonal tunes.

Oct. 27

Fright Night 5K

8 p.m., Creekside Park and Plaza, 123 Mill St., Gahanna, www.ultrafit-usa.com

Enjoy this unusual night of ghoulish exercise as you run or walk past haunted graveyards leading to the ghostly cart trails and specially illuminated Gahanna Golf Course.

Oct. 31

Halloween

6-8 p.m., New Albany

Escort your children house-to-house during New Albany’s annual beggar’s night.

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By Garth Bishop