Art: Photographer Greg Crewdson gives an artist talk, 7 p.m., Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta. FREE.

Books: Comedian David Alan Grier discusses “Barack Like Me: The Chocolate Covered Truth,” 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble-Buckhead, Atlanta. FREE.

Books: President Jimmy Carter discusses and signs, “If I Had a Hammer,” 5 p.m., Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta. FREE.

POSTPONED-Film: “Rush Hour” shows for Movie Night at Woodruff Park, 5:30 p.m., Woodruff Park, Atlanta. Rescheduled for Oct. 29 due to weather.

For families: Stadium of Screams opens, 7 p.m., Gwinnett Braves Stadium, Lawrenceville.

Music: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performs Stravinksy’s “Nightingale,” Yo-Yo Ma debuts a new cello concerto, 8 p.m., Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta.

Stage: Steve Solomon performs “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy,” 8 p.m., Center Theatre of MJCCA, Dunwoody.

Stage: Atlanta Ballet opens its season with Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” 7:30 p.m., Cobb Energy and Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta. Read more.

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