Designed to help children develop their visual and verbal literacy skills, Artful Storytime is a partnership with the St. Joseph County Public Library. Each session includes stories, songs, artwork explorations, art-making, and more. This month, we’re focusing on the sights and sounds of the fall season. This program is best for families with children ages 4 to 6. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot immediately north of the Sculpture Park for a fee during the week (before 4:30 p.m.). Free two-hour parking is available in the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage or along Angela Blvd. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, parking is free and available in any non-gated campus lot. If traveling via South Bend Transpo, take the No.7 bus and use the Eddy St. Commons stop. Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.

The Met Opera Live in HD 195 minutes (one intermission) Encore Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, Verdi's La Traviata, and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences' hearts in Bellini's poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera's original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina's fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera's most ravishing works. GET TICKETS *Sponsored by the Jill A. Fischer Endowment for Excellence in Live Opera Broadcasts.

Fall break (Oct. 18–26)Review the academic year schedule. No classes in session.

Professor Pfinklepfunder's $1 Sunday Films Directed by Nicolas Roeg With Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen FisherRated PG, 91 minutes A Roald Dahl adaptation from Nicolas Roeg is a bit of a fascinating combination given Roeg's past films (e.g., directing the David Bowie vehicle The Man Who Fell to Earth or Mick Jagger in Performance or that kid in Don't Look Now). While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) kills time by snooping here and there. As luck would have it, Luke inadvertently stumbles upon a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Oscar-winner Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. As bad luck would have it, the witches realize that Luke has overheard their ruinous plot and test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and the hotel manager, Mr. Stringer (Rowan Atkinson), Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches and save kids worldwide from a murine fate. GET TICKETS *Sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.

Join us in being iRISH! This 45-minute Recovery is Spoken Here, recovery-informed training and certification program from the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being, is for students who want to build hope around recovery and a compassionate community. You'll learn to challenge stigma, practice inclusive language, and gain the confidence to have supportive conversations. Get certified and make a difference on campus. Sign up through the form on the McDonald Center ND Central page. Only 20 students per session, so sign up quickly to claim your spot! Register here. Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu.

Classics in the BrowningDirected by Fritz LangWith Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Oscar Beregi Sr.Not Rated, 121 minutes, Blu-rayIn German with English subtitlesLocked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Doctor Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, it's up to Berlin's star detective, Inspector Lohmann (Otto Wernicke, reprising his role from M) to connect the most fragmented, maddening clues in a case unlike any other. A sequel to his enormously successful silent film Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler, Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse reunites the director with the character that had effectively launched his career. Lang put slogans and ideas expounded by the Nazis into the mouth of a madman, warning his audience of an imminent menace, which was soon to become a reality. Nazi Minister of Information Joseph Goebbels saw the film as an instruction manual for terrorist action against the government and banned it for "endangering public order and security." A landmark of mystery and suspense for countless espionage and noir thrillers to come, this is the complete, uncut original director's version in a stunning new transfer. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, IUSB, and high school students.