This fall, Harry Potter fans will get the chance to step inside the famous wizard's magical world through Harry Potter: The Exhibition, which opens at the Museum of Science, Boston on October 25, 2009, at 9 a.m. Visitors will be able to experience dramatic displays inspired by the Hogwarts film sets and see the amazing craftsmanship behind authentic costumes and props from the films. Harry Potter: The Exhibition will run in Boston through February 21, 2010.

The Pacific Arbour Tea & Trumpets series begins on the afternoon of Thursday, October 1st. Hosted by Christopher Gaze of Bard on the Beach fame, with most concerts conducted by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor Evan Mitchell, Tea & Trumpets is a 6-concert series of light and popular classics on Thursday afternoons at 2pm, at the Orpheum Theatre.

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem will run an exhibition named "The Emperor’s Private Paradise" on view from September 11, 2010 to January 9, 2011.

The McCallum Theatre will kick off the new season with their annual Bowling for Bucks fundraising tournament, scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd, at Fantasy Lanes Bowling Center in Indio. The theme of this year's event will be Mardi Gras, and the good times will roll with the Bowling Center transformed into Carnival.

Whales compose, bullfrogs chorus, songbirds greet the dawn, and people everywhere sing and dance. What do we all have in common? Visitors to the Museum of Science, Boston will find out when the Museum opens its newest temporary exhibit, Wild Music: Sounds and Songs of Life. Presented Sunday, October 4, 2009 through January 3, 2010, Wild Music is a hands-on exhibit that explores sound and music in nature and in life.

The Louisville Orchestra brings two bands to Whitney Hall on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Neither The Airborne Toxic Event nor Calexico have ever performed with a full orchestra, but both groups know how to fill a house.

The Natural History Museum, London will present a special display of Ida fossil cast on view from 27 May 2009 to 27 May 2020.

Emmy winner, "Saturday Night Live" alumnus and comedian Dana Carvey brings his many faces and musings to the McCallum Theatre, on Saturday, October 10, at 8:00pm. Dana performs an all-new routine filled with his signature off-kilter insights into society, as well as new and familiar impressions of well-known politicians and celebrities in a variety of improbable scenarios.

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem will run an exhibition named "Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea" on view March 27, 2010 to July 18, 2010.

National Museum Of Women In The Arts, Washington will run an exhibition "Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal Painting" on view from October 9, 2009 to January 10, 2010. In recent years, Australian Aboriginal art has captured the attention of the global art market.

FashioNext is an ongoing, ground-breaking fashion design competition featuring established Chicago designers asked to create a garment inspired by select pieces from the Costume Collection of the Chicago History Museum. In its second year, Chicago designers who have helped put this city on the fashion map will face a whole new challenge; they must create a wedding gown inspired by pieces from the Museum’s collection.

Opera Atelier, Toronto presents Gluck’s revolutionary opera Iphigenie en Tauride, playing on October 31, November 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7, 2009, at 7:30 P.M.