HORROR AND MYSTERY AUTHORS TO SPEAK
Get in the Halloween spirit by talking with two novelists this week at the Laguna Niguel Public Library. Vanessa A. Ryan, author of a vampire trilogy and “A Palette for Murder,” and Deborah M. Pratt, author of “Age of Eve: Return of the Nephilim” and “The Tempting: Seducing the Nephilim,” will be at the library from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday. The library is at 30341 Crown Valley Parkway in Laguna Niguel.
Information: ocpl.org/libloc/ln
ST. JUDE ANNUAL GALA
The 13th annual St. Jude Orange County Gala, celebrating the life-saving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, takes place from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point. The event features a formal dinner, live and silent auctions and dancing. Perrey Reeves is the celebrity guest host. Tickets are $395.
Information: stjude.org/ocgala.
CLASSIC GUITAR PERFORMANCE
The Aliso Viejo Library is hosting a performance by New York-based classical guitarist Peter Fletcher, featuring guitar music from four centuries, at
2 p.m. Sunday at Laguna Woods City Hall, 26264 El Toro Road. Included will be selections from his recent CD, “Music for the Christmas Season.” RSVP to the Aliso Viejo Library at 949-360-1730.
