Intown/Buckhead Notebook

The Capitol Steps: The comedy troupe takes a stab at anyone within reach of their verbal swords, especially those Washington insiders. Two shows at Ferst Center for the Arts on the Georgia Tech campus. Friday, Oct. 3 at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $32-$42. www.capsteps.com

Sweet Auburn Heritage Festival: The event will be Oct. 3-5 on Auburn Avenue from 5-10 p.m. on Friday; noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday; and 2-8 p.m. on Sunday. There will be food, entertainment, arts and much more.

Breath of Life Gala: The Georgia Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host the annual gala to help raise $225,000 for research and awareness of cystic fibrosis. Dan Dupree, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cousin Properties and former CFF board member, will be this year’s honoree for his long-time support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The even is Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead.The ball will include a patron reception to be held at 7:00 p.m. followed by dinner, dancing and an auction. www.cff.org.

Maxwell Memorial Golf Tournament: Heart of Hope Academy For Children With Special Needs will host the 5th Annual Benjamin P. Maxwell Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, Oct. 6, at the Capital City Club in Crabapple, Georgia. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Make Hope Happen Scholarship Partner Program.  The course opens at 10:30 a.m., followed by a Shotgun Start at 12:30 p.m. Activities include Hole-in-one, a Putting Contest, Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive. After the tournament guests are invited to the Awards Ceremony and Buffet. www.capitalcityclub.org

A Novel Affair:    Oct. 17, 7:00 – 10:30  p.m. at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, open bar, silent auction and meet five outstanding local authors. The DeKalb Library Foundation hosts this gala to benefit the DeKalb County Public Library.  Register at www.anovelaffair.kintera.org  

Target Free Family Day: The Woodruff Arts Center invites Atlanta to celebrate the arts family style on Oct. 19. Sponsored by Target, this day of nonstop action, performance and fun offers Atlanta families the chance to experience live music, dance, exhibitions, storytelling, hands-on activities, backstage tours, an instrument petting zoo and more from the Woodruff Arts Center divisions.  All activities are free and open to the public.www.woodruffcenter.org

High Point Elementary Fall Festival: Sponsored by the High Point PTA, this event is being held Saturday, Oct. 18  from 11-3 p.m. Participants will get to enjoy great homemade food, rides, games, arts and crafts, artist market with local artists and vendors, a rock climbing wall, inflatables, train, pumpkin patch, bake sale, book nook, and much more. For more information contact Amy Arno at (404) 255-8327.

The 22nd Annual Atlanta Dog Jog: The jog will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Piedmont Park. The event includes a 1 mile race beginning at 9 a.m. and 2 mile race beginning at 9:30 a.m. Registration is $21 in advance and $30 on the day of the race. The fee includes one short-sleeved t-shirt and a race bandana for your dog. The Greater Atlanta Veterinary Medical Society sponsors the event. All proceeds from the race benefit Canine Companions for Independence. www.rungeorgia.com/dogjog

Randy Russell reads from and signs his new book, Ghost Cats of the South on Friday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m  and Bernie Schein will read from If Holden Caufield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity and Intelligence in Middle School Kids on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Blue Elephant Book Shop. www.blueelephantbookshop.com  

Outwrite Books: Maureen McCormick, the actress who played Marcia Brady on the "Brady Bunch", comes to Outwrite with her moving memoir, Here’s the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, on Monday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. Gregory Maguire, the bestselling author of Wicked and Son of a Witch, returns to Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse with the third Oz adventure in the Wicked Years series. He will read from his new novel, A Lion Among Men, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. Outwrite Bookstore is located at the corner of Tenth St. and Piedmont Ave. in Midtown Atlanta, 404-607-0082. www.outwritebooks.com

Bound To Be Read Books: Doug Crandell, author of The Flawless Skin of Ugly People and Hairdos of the Mildly Depressed, will judge the "Most Depressed Hair" contest. Oct. 11 at  7:30 p.m. Leslie Grant, author of The Chicken Feed Primer: A Useful Companion for Modern Families. Grant has been featured on the Rachel Ray Show.  Event will be held on Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. Hollis Gillespie, author of Trailer Trashed: My Dubious Efforts toward Upward Mobility, will read and sign on Oct. 18 at  7 p.m. There will also be a Potluck Dinner. Bring a covered dish to serve six-to-eight Hollis Gillespie fans. The event is free to the public. www.boundtobereadbooks.com  

The Second Annual Atlanta Airline Collectibles Show & Sale is being hosted by The Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to tour the museum, including an exhibit housed in The Spirit of Delta, a Boeing 767-200 paid for and presented to the airline by its employees in 1982. A variety of vendors will be selling aviation-related items ranging from airplane seats to aircraft models and playing cards. The Museum Store, located in a fuselage of the prototype L-1011, will be open as well. Admission is $5.00 for adults; children 12 and under will be admitted free with paying adult. www.deltamuseum.org

Good Mews 20th Birthday. The event is on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 1 - 4 p.m. Good Mews is a local non-profit organization that shelters and adopts homeless, abused and abandoned cats. Refreshments, shelter tours, and door prizes will be available.  Volunteers will be on hand to discuss ways you can help this growing organization. www.goodmews.org