Saturday HARBOR HARVEST FESTIVAL: Celebrate the bounty of the season at Harbor East with music by the Crawdaddies, Mambo Combo and the Junkyard Saints and bone up on your Halloween decorating with pumpkin carving demonstrations. The event takes place 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday at West Shore Park at the Inner Harbor. Sunday's activities include a hay maze, pumpkin patch, a petting zoo and face-painting. Call 410-528-1523 or go to waterfrontpartnership.org.
21ST ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO TOUR: Witness the creative process at work as you visit more than 100 visual artists in their studios 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The opening reception for the members' group exhibition is at School 33 Art Center, 1427 Light St., 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday. In conjunction with the event, the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Open Studio Day takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 21 S. Eutaw St. For an online map of participating studios, go to school33.org.
HOME MOVIE DAY: This celebration of amateur films allows budding filmmakers the opportunity to share home movies with an audience at the Strand Theater Company, 1823 N. Charles St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. . The event is free. Call 443-874-4917 or go to strandtheatercompany.org.
BARCSTOBERFEST: Pack up your pooch for BARCS' biggest fundraiser of the year. The event features a silent auction, a pet costume contest and vendors at Patterson Park, Eastern and Linwood streets, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The walk starts at noon. Rain date is Sunday. Go to baltimoreanimalshelter.org.
VERY VERDI: The Annapolis Opera, conducted by Ronald J. Gretz, marks the 197th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth. The program takes place at 8 p.m. at the Maryland Hall for Creative Arts, 801 Chase St. in Annapolis. Tickets are $40-$48. Call 410-267-8135 or go to annapolisopera.org.
CAROLINE RHEA: Why are Canadians so funny? Rhea brings her adult-themed standup act to the Amoss Center at Harford Community College, 401 Thomas Run Road in Bel Air. The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22-$27. Call 443-412-2211.
PHILIP MONTALBAN: The Nicaraguan reggae star performs at Johns Hopkins University's Mattin Center, Charles and 33rd streets, at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $7-$15. Call 443-509-2726.
