Fall (which starts today, by the way) is way more than pretty leaves, crisp air and pumpkin-spice flavoring in every product known to man. It’s also the best season for the arts, when people’s thoughts turn to the warm indoors and events to enlighten and entertain. From music to theater to dance to visual art there’s plenty to choose from in the next three months. Read on for all the fun-filled facts in this copious if not exhaustive list….

7:30 p.m. Oct. 15, the Guy Mendilow Ensemble presents “Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom,” featuring Jewish Sephardi songs, for the University of Vermont Lane Series, UVM Recital Hall. $10-$30. 656-4455, www.uvm.edu/laneseries.