CHESS CLUB will meet at 9 a.m. at Burlington Public Library. Play, learn, teach or watch.

DENMARK IOWA RENAISSANCE FAIRE is on Nov. 1 and 2 at 502 Academy Ave., Denmark. Busing is provided to and from the event, on land with a hill and stairs.

KIDSYMPHONY SOUTHEAST Iowa Symphony Orchestra concert is at 4:30 p.m. at The Capitol, 211 N. Third St., with selections from Superman, E.T., and Star Wars. Wear your costume, enjoy treats, meet the instruments and their musicians onstage. Kids admitted free; adults, $5.

MEDIAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL and Middle School Band Mattress Sale Fundraiser is from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Mediapolis High School.

NIGHT OF DREAMS GALA formal event is from 5:30-10 p.m. at Catfish Bend Convention and Event Center. Tickets are $150 at kindful.com

THAT’S YESTERDAY’S NEWS with Terry Abrisz will examine the idyllic postwar years into the emerging era of beatniks, hippies and flower power: Burlington in the 1960s, at 10 a.m. at Burlington Public Library. The program is free.

WAPELLO DOWNTOWN Walk the Block/Shelley Days is from 11 a.m.3 p.m. Louisa County Sheriff’s Trunk or Treat is 5-8 p.m. around the courthouse square.