• Community: 'Light The Night Walk'
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society holds a two-mile walk, intended as an inspirational event for local patients and families, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 10) at Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road. Live music and refreshments will be on hand. For more information or to register, call Nicole Stone at 408-490-3153 or go to www.lightthenight.org.

• Music: 'Heroes, Heartthrobs and High Adventure'
The California Pops Orchestra performs Saturday (Oct. 10) at 7:30 p.m., playing music from films including "Around the World in 80 Days," "High Noon," "The Lion King" and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." The show is at Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Tickets are $30 general, $25 for seniors, $20 for students and $10 for children. Call 650-856-8432 or go to www.californiapopsorchestra.com.

• Authors: Helen Thomas and Barbara Lee
A book-signing event with longtime White House journalist Helen Thomas and U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is set for Sunday (Oct. 11) at 2 p.m. at Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. The event is free. Thomas is the author of "Listen Up, Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do," while Lee wrote "Renegade for Peace and Justice." Call 650-324-4321 or go to www.keplers.com.