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“Today, in the October sun, it’s all gold — sky and tree and water. Everything just before it changes looks to be made of gold.”

– Eudora Welty, “The Wide Net”

CHECKS AND BALANCES

If your birthday falls between Oct. 1 and 22, you’re a Libra. Cooperative and social, you air signs enjoy sharing with others and being outside. Here’s how you can find your zodiac balance locally this month: You can volunteer in a number of City of Raleighowned green spaces all month along. Opportunities include: planting annuals at Mordecai Historic Park

Oct. 5, reorganizing the butterfly garden at Durant Nature Preserve Oct. 11, and weeding flower beds at Horseshoe Farm nature Preserve Oct. 21. All three take place 9 a.m. - 12 noon; learn more at raleighnc.gov/parks Libra is ruled by Venus, which means you likely appreciate beauty in art, music, and travel. The Mahler’s current exhibit, Places, features painter and UNC-Chapel Hill professor’s abstract landscapes and pencil drawings of travel scenes. Runs through Oct. 7. PLANT A PRETTY

October is a great time to plant hardy winter-flowering annuals. These types of plants have a life cycle of a year or less and hold their blooms for a while, which makes them fun chances to experiment in the garden. Pansies, violas, foxglove, larkspur, and ornamental cabbages planted now will flower in the winter and last until spring’s temperatures get too hot.

HISTORIC HALLOWEEN

Who says Halloween is just for trick-ortreating? First Lady Kristin Cooper will serve as grand marshal of a Halloween parade hosted by the N.C. Museum of History Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. She’ll lead the procession from the museum to the Executive Mansion. Costumes are encouraged. ncmuseumofhistory.org/halloween-parade

Why not...

Paint fall foliage in a watercolor class at western N.C.’s boutique mountain inn, The Swag, Oct. 15 - 22…Learn craft coffee brewing at Carrboro Coffee Roasters Oct. 7…Download the BikeRaleigh app and find a new route for your ride...Check out the art at Raleigh’s First Friday, Oct. 6…Go for a stroll in the winter garden at JC Raulston Arboretum…Carve a gourd… Lace up your sneaks for some speed dating at Noir Bar & Lounge Oct. 5… Skip the treats; play a trick...Ditch the seasonal latte and try a pumpkin beer instead...