Five touring comedians play a single Montgomery Comedy Festival show at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre on Friday, October 23, with doors at 8 p.m. Headliner Sheryl Underwood, the longtime co-host of CBS's The Talk, shares the bill with Lavell Crawford, Don "DC" Curry, Tony Rock and Adele Givens.

Tickets run $59 to $99 plus fees through Ticketmaster, and the venue warns it only honors tickets bought directly there, not through resale sites. MPAC is a cashless venue at 201 Tallapoosa Street downtown, and doors typically open about an hour before showtime.

For a Montgomery audience, a five-comedian lineup under one ticket is an unusual draw this fall. Readers can buy tickets or check details through the official event page or call the box office at (334) 481-5100. Confirm accessibility needs or group seating directly with the venue before buying.

Montgomery gets a Saturday night built around street food on October 24, when the Fall Food Truck Festival sets up in the parking lot at Patterson Field, 1255 Madison Avenue. Event listings put the festival from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The evening is billed as family-friendly, with food trucks, non-food vendors and live music from a band and a DJ. One listing describes admission as free, with each vendor setting its own prices for food and goods. A vendor lineup had not been published in the listings available at press time. Because the festival is held outdoors in a parking lot, dress for an October evening.

The event appears on the City of Montgomery's events calendar and in the Experience Montgomery listing. Because the details come from listings rather than an organizer announcement, confirm the schedule, admission and parking before heading out, and double-check the Madison Avenue address.

A new emergency shelter for mothers and children is now open in Montgomery. Samaritan's Place, founded by LaDonna Brendle through Reality and Truth Ministries in partnership with Embrace Alabama Kids, offers nine private family rooms, with each family sharing a bathroom with the adjoining room.

The volunteer-run, faith-based program serves women and children, many of them leaving domestic violence, according to WSFA's report. Residents take classes in budgeting, parenting and emotional intelligence, work with a case manager from a partner organization, share chores, cook their own meals and volunteer. A curfew and quiet hours apply, and drugs and alcohol are banned.

No street address was published. Anyone seeking a referral, wanting to donate or hoping to volunteer should call 334-354-6142. People in immediate danger should call 911, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline offers around-the-clock support at 1-800-799-7233.