The top iPhone and iPad apps on the App Store for the week ending Oct. 17:

The top iPhone and iPad apps on the App Store for the week ending Oct. 17:

Top Paid iPhone Apps:

v Words with Friends (Newtoy inc.)

v angry Birds (Clickgamer.com)

v Where’s my Water? (Disney)

v Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick Studios)

v Camera+ (tap tap tap)

Halloween party for kids at Parto’s

Parto’s Golf Learning Center, 2231 Coitsville-Hubbard Road (state Route 616), will have its annual Halloween Party for Kids from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. Children are invited to wear costumes to this free event, which will feature games, prizes, pumpkins and refreshments. for more information, call 330-743-6718.

Group violin lessons for children will begin the first week in November at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St. Children age 7-10 will meet Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. Children age 4-6 will meet Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. for more information or to register, call Nikki Morris at 330-978-3434. Class fee is $7. Children unable to pay will not be refused.

Choral concert at St. Columba

Youngstown State University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts, the Dana Concert Series, and the Dana School of Music Choral Department will present a fall choral concert titled “Transcendence in Music” at 8 p.m. Monday at St. Columba Cathedral. Admission is free but donations are welcome.

The concert will feature the YSU Dana Chorale and University Chorus; accompanists Karen Lyn Fisher and Kathy Miller; guest instrumentalists; and several soloists, including Emily Alcorn, Chris Anderson, Victor S. Cardamone, Trevor Coleman, Lauren Corcoran, Bethany Lukes, Neil Meloro, Denny Monroe and Kayla Wilson.

The annual Pumpkinfest will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Old Glory Square in Bessemer. The centerpiece will be a 1,300-pound pumpkin grown by Bessemer resident and retired Mohawk Elementary School teacher Jerry Snyder.

There will be food and craft vendors and activities for children, including pumpkin games, rock-wall climbing, Sunshine the Clown and a tractor pull. There will also be hayrides, raffles and a scarecrow-making contest. The Mohawk High School Band, varsity dance line and cheerleaders will perform and continuous music will be provided by DJ Karma. Admission and parking are free.