Casper Events

* Learn to square dance with lessons provided by the Black Sheep Square Dance Club, 7 p.m. TODAY and SATURDAY and 8 p.m. SUNDAY at the Casper Senior Center, 1831 E. 4th St. Cost: $50 per couple. Call Mel or Carol Ford at 266-1421.

FREE * Piece by Piece Quilt Club annual show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. TODAY and SATURDAY at the Grace Lutheran Church, 315 CY Ave. Many lovely quilts and quilted articles will be displayed. Some will be for sale. 235-6454.

FREE * "Writing Wyoming," a book discussion program at Fort Caspar Museum continues at the museum this fall. Books include "Rising from the Plains" by John McPhee, "Windmill: Essays from Four Mile Ranch" by David Romtvedt, "What You See in Clear Water" by Geoff O'Gara and "Close Range" by Annie Proulx. Discussions will be led by Patrick Amelotte, an English instructor at Casper College. Series continues NOV. 17. To register and borrow books, call Erin Rose at 235-8462. www.fortcasparwyoming.com.

* "Thanksgiving Tea," 2 to 4 p.m. NOV. 20-23 at the Historic Bishop Home. Tickets: $25. All events include a $10 tax deductible donation to the Cadoma Foundation. 235-5277, info@cadomafoundation.org.

Casper Family

* Father-daughter dance is 6 to 10 p.m. TODAY at the VFW Post No. 1439, 1800 Bryan Stock Trail. Open to fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers and uncles. Tickets: $40 per couple, limit 75 couples. E-mail {M3ticker@tickersmusicmania.com for more information.

* Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. OCT. 25 and noon to 5 p.m. OCT. 26 at Natrona County Public Library. 235-0234.

* Monster Truck Winter Nationals, 7:30 p.m. NOV. 15 at the Casper Events Center. Don't miss Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, Martial Law, Public Disturbance, Miss Monster Moose and High Anxiety. Tickets: $16.50 and $27 for adults; $10 and $17 for children; or $48 for a four-pack general admission special. Prices may increase day of show. Call 307-577-3030 or 800-442-2256 or visit{M3www.caspereventscenter.com.

Halloween fun

* Haunted House, 'In Your Nightmares,' sponsored by YMCA and local businesses, 6 to 10 p.m. TODAY and SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 25 and 31; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. OCT. 25 at 136 S. Wolcott Street in the Oddfellows Building. Includes a haunted house for children 13 and older and a children's area for those under 13. Children under 13 will be admitted to regular haunted house with parental supervision. Cost: $8 for children 13 and over; $6 for children under 13. If people bring a perishable food donation, cost will be $3 less. Donations will benefit Joshua's Storehouse, Holy Cross Center and Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit agencies.

* Haunted Hollywood dress rehearsal, 5 to 10 p.m. THURSDAY in the Eastridge Mall parking lot. Cost is $1 and a can of food for Poverty Resistance.

* Haunted Hollywood, 5 to 10 p.m. OCT. 24-25 in the Eastridge Mall parking lot. Cost: $6. Little ones and faint of heart should come from 1 to 3 p.m. OCT. 25. Cost: $1 plus a can of food. On OCT. 31, the Haunt is open from 5 to 8 p.m. and there will be special prizes. Cost: 10. 232-8725.

* Enchanted Forest Evening, presented by the Audubon Center at Garden Creek, 6 to 8 p.m. OCT. 24 at the center. Costumed characters will lead you around the grounds of the Audubon Center at Garden Creek. Learn about the lives of bats, owls and other animals before coming in to enjoy some treats. Children are invited to wear their costumes, but dress warmly for the weather. Cost: 2 per person. Registration deadline is OCT. 22. (307) 473-1987 or {M3jryan@audubon.org.

FREE * Downtown trick-or-treating, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. OCT. 25.

Wyoming Events

* POWELL: "Bye, Baby Bunting: Children's Clothing 1900-1959," a new exhibit in the Homesteader Museum, opens with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. TODAY. The exhibit celebrates the early century of children's clothes. Shows through DEC. 19. (307) 754-9481.

* JACKSON: The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance hosts the Patagonia Wild & Scenic film Festival, featuring films on kayaking, skiing, clean energy, conservation and more. Festival starts at 7 p.m. TODAY at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts and runs about three hours. Tickets: $15 for all seats. www.jhcenterforthearts.org or info@jhalliance.org.

FREE * JACKSON: Kids Go Wild & Scenic: Patagonia Film Fest After-School Event will feature a short selection of outdoorsy films made by young filmmakers. A question-and-answer time will follow. 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. TODAY at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts. (307) 733-9417.

* GILLETTE: Twin Spruce Jr High fall musical is SATURDAY at the Cam-plex Heritage Center. Cost: $5. Call Marilyn Gillman, (307) 682-3144.

* LARAMIE: Ghost Tours of Laramie City, sponsored by the Wyoming Territorial Park Historic Association, 7 to 9:30 p.m. SATURDAY, THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 25, 29, 30 and 31. Transport back to 1868 for a hayride tour through downtown Laramie while getting to know the ghosts from the city's past. Tour ends with a candlelight walk through the historic Wyoming Territorial Prison built in 1872 and supposedly haunted by Julius Greenwald, one of only two prisoners to die at the prison. Tours are 30 minutes and begin every half hour. Cost: $10 per person. Reservations recommended by calling 307-745-6161, ext. 12.

* CHEYENNE: Author Ashley Rhodes-Courter will speak at 11 a.m. SATURDAY at the Laramie County Library and from 2 to 6 p.m. at Barnes & Noble. Rhodes-Courter is author of the memoir, "Three Little Words," about her life in the foster care system. She will sign books after both events which are sponsored by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Laramie County. Call CASA at 638-1151 or the Laramie County Library at 634-3561.

* Rock Springs: Rocky Mountain Rollergirls roller derby, 7 p.m. OCT. 25 at the Sweetwater Events Complex. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Rollergirls are ranked 12th in the national Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Tickets: $15 in advance or $20 at the door available at the Rock Springs and Green River Chambers of Commerce. Limited seating available. RockyMountainRollerGirls.com or call the Sweetwater Events Complex at (307) 352-6789, ext. 200.

* CHEYENNE: 2008 Bootification Ball, 6 p.m. OCT. 25 at the Holiday Inn. Includes dinner, silent auction, a costume contest and 70s music from Boogie Machine. Tickets: $50 each, available at the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce and at Party Dreams. Call (307) 633-8422 or e-mail kevin.morse@fib.com. Money raised will benefit the Children's Village at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens.

* BUFFALO: Monster March begins at 4 p.m. OCT. 31 at the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, 55 N. Main St.. Children can collect Halloween treats and favors from merchants along Main Street. 307-684-5544.

* SHERIDAN: Trail End State Historic Site Holiday Open House, 1 to 7 p.m. DEC. 5-7 at 400 Clarendon Ave. Cost: $1 per person, children free. Sheridan's popular historic house museum comes alive with the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas.

* CALLING ALL WRITERS: The postmark deadline for applications to the Neltje Blanchan and Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Writing Awards is OCT. 31. The $1,000 Blanchan Award is given to a writer whose work, in any literary genre, is inspired by nature. The $1,000 Doubleday Award is given to the best manuscript submitted by a woman author. To apply, you must be at least 18 years old and a Wyoming resident. Judge for the competition is prize-winning poet Laurel Blossom from South Carolina. Get a printable application and guidelines at the Wyoming Arts Council Web site, wyoarts.state.wy.us. Info: Michael Shay at (307) 777-5234 or {M3mshay@state.wy.us.