In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s plenty of Halloween to be had, including a Peabody Museum “Day of the Dead” event and a Monster Mash on Somerville streets, as well as lots of readings, poetry, dance, music and art. We also learn how an “Emerald Tutu” can help keep us safe from climate change.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include Independent Film Festival Boston selections at The Brattle; worthy Halloween selections at the Harvard Art Museums, Somerville Theatre and Kendall Square Cinema; and reviews of “Decision to Leave” and “Black Adam.”

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, it’s time for the Head of the Charles regatta and the Diwali Festival of Lights in addition to all sorts of readings, concerts, theater, music and drag – and even some wrestling.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include film festival screenings, Halloween repertory fare such as “Return of the Living Dead” and new works such as “Slash/Back” with its kid-friendly scares, the brutal “Athena,” “Luckiest Girl Alive,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Stars at Noon,” “All Quiet on the Western Front” and more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s an anthology’s worth of poetry readings, as well as Halloween-season fun from Poe readings to pumpkin carving and cemetery tours, as well as screenings, dance, theater, shopping and music – including “Begin Here” at Longy, which combines visual and aural art.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include tributes to Ruby Dee, Jean-Luc Godard and Tsai Ming-liang, but also seasonal screamers from Hitchcock and Tony Scott. The GlobeDocs Film Festival is back at The Brattle with works such as “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” and redemption via ocelot in “Wildcat.”

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a weeklong Cambridge Science Festival, the Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands, 43rd Annual Oktoberfest, Grolier Poetry Book Shop 95th Anniversary Festival and much more.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include Wes Craven’s devilish and witty “Scream” the Landmark Kendall Square Cinema’s replay of “The Lost Boys” and the new “Smile.” Less scarily, there’s the gay rom-com “Bros” and Martha Coolidge’s romantic “I’ll Find You.”

Halloween is going to be different this year, with block parties and municipal holiday events canceled and trick-or-treating discouraged. Audrey Day-Williams, a parent from The Port, has co-created an alternative: The Play Trick-or-Treat board game.

Halloween’s in the air, but the coronavirus pandemic makes trick-or-treating a spooky prospect. Boo Bags from EHChocolatier are one glorious alternative to the traditional way of garnering a little one’s holiday sweets.