Explore traditional clay-sculpting techniques, including pinching, coiling, and slab building, while creating a festive lantern of your own! Local artist Alayna Erne, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art with a concentration in ceramics, will guide you through the process of shaping, decorating and glazing your clay creation. During this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to build a lantern using clay slabs and create unique cutout designs. Bring your own stencils or drawings to use as inspiration, or choose from designs provided in class! Pre-register at www.laporteparkandrec.com for only $62.

Members of the ACOA are invited for Halloween fun leading up to All Hallows Eve! Not a member? Join today! All events are held at the ACOA. October 21 - Treats & Games with Oakwood (10:45 a.m.) October 29 - Halloween with Pre-K Readers (10 a.m.) October 30 - Halloween BINGO (11 a.m.)

Come one, come all! Led by the Purdue Extension Homemaker's Club, Steady Stitchers, learn the basics of the sewing machine and create 3 drawstring gift bags - just in time for holiday gift-giving. Information and registration can be done online at www.laporteparkandrec.com. All ages and skill levels are welcomed and all supplies, including the machine are provided.

The SHARE Foundation is holding their annual Building His Dream Gala on Friday, November 6. Enjoy an open-bar, passed appetizers, a plated dinner & dessert, live auction, silent auction, wine pull, dancing, and more! It's sure to be a wonderful night of food, family, fun, friends, and fundraising all for a great cause.

The City of La Porte's Municipal Basketball League, runs from November through March, with a 12-game regular season followed by a division tournament. Offered is a Sunday and a Tuesday competitive league. Games are played at the Civic Auditorium, with some games played at LPCSC facilities. The deadline to enter the men's Sunday and Tuesday leagues for the 2026-2027 season is Friday, October 23, at 4 p.m. A mandatory manager's meeting for the Sunday and Tuesday league teams will be held in the Ken Moryl Conference room located at the La Porte Park and Recreation Administrative Offices, 250 Pine Lake Avenue on Monday, October 26 at 6 p.m. Games will begin in November. Email emiller@cityoflaportein.gov for more information.

This fun program offered through a grant from Health Foundation of La Porte, will teach basic gymnastics fundamentals while building confidence, independence, agility and coordination. Class will follow a circuit format, while learning skills such as forward rolls, handstands, cartwheels, strength and flexibility. Each class the child will practice bars, beams, floor & tumbling skills and other active fun! More info and registration can be found at www.laporteparkandrec.com.