Decorations for less
Beauty doesn't have to be expensive, as floral designer Bill Graham will show in "Holiday Decorating on a Dime" on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. at First Church, 40 Monument Ave., Swampscott. Proceeds from this fall fundraiser of the Arrangers of Marblehead Garden Club will benefit service programs and garden club scholarships. Lunch will be served. Tickets are $10 from Nancy DiLisio at 781-593-3323. The First Church is handicapped-accessible.
Run, Dracula, run
Running in Halloween costume at the Alternative Spring Break "Fun Run" at Endicott College is a frightfully good way to raise money, which will send students to rebuild housing in New Orleans. Those who don't want their vampire makeup to run are welcome to walk. The event will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Post Center, 376 Hale St., Beverly. Registration is $20 general public and $10 for students with ID. More information is available from Lauri Rawls at 978-232-2241 or lrawls@endicott.edu.
Slavery today
In "The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today," author Ron Soodalter will describe those who must labor on others' behalf on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St., Salem. Soodalter is the winner of the Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice. Tickets are $15, $10 members, $5 students, at www.salemaward.org. Call 978-744-2540.
