The Los Angeles Breakfast Club, a 99-year old nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, is brewing up a month of enchanting October breakfast events, filled with a mix of tasty treats, spooky surprises, magical moments and nostalgic delights – all with a local twist. The month of programming kicked off with a presentation from renowned Henson puppeteer and Disney imagineer Terri Hardin, “Monster Maker” on Oct. 2.

Hardin will reflect on a career spent crafting and puppeteering some favorite monsters from film and television, including “Ghostbusters” Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, “Men in Black,” “Mars Attacks!” and “Dinosaurs,” as well as beloved theme park attractions “Captain EO,” “Star Tours” and “Muppet Vision 3D.”

The programming continues with events every Wednesday ranging from heartwarming Disney nostalgia to spine-chilling spooky fun.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of classic Academy Award winner “The Lion King” with producer Don Hahn and The Los Angeles Breakfast Club on Oct. 9. Dive into the history of the film that broke box-office records all over the world to become the top-grossing traditionally animated film of all time and a long-running blockbuster Broadway musical.

Join the Breakfast Club on Oct. 16 for a World Food Day breakfast with food historian and chef George Geary, back with remarkable stories of the beloved restaurant chains that started in the Golden State. Enjoy breakfast as Geary’s newest journey into California’s culinary history, “Made in California Volume 2,” awakens your inner foodie.

On Oct. 23, Jennifer Cuevas, executive director of Self Help Graphics & Art, and artist/art curator Consuelo Flores share the history of the organization’s role as a cultural bearer of Día de los Muertos in Los Angeles since 1972. Learn how this grassroots organization, started in the garage of its founder, has become an internationally recognized organization advancing Chicano and Latino arts and their impact on Día de los Muertos in L.A. Self Help Graphics & Art is a proud L.A. Breakfast Club Foundation Grant Recipient.

On Oct. 30, magic lanternist Melissa Ferrari and historian Dr. Franziska Kohlt will transform Friendship Auditorium into an immersive horror theater full of fantastical and dreamlike imagery inspired by 19th-century spiritualism.

“We can’t wait to welcome you here at Breakfast Club this October,” club president Mickey Corcoran said. “Whether you’re up for a culinary deep dive or down for a little early-morning horror, you belong here on Wednesday morning.”

All programming will take place at Friendship Auditorium in Griffith Park, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, where the club has held weekly breakfast meetings since 1965. Friendship Auditorium, named as a nod to the club’s tagline “The Shrine of Friendship,” was dedicated in a ceremony on Nov. 3, 1965 after being built with club funds and donated to the city of Los Angeles.

Breakfast meetings are open to the public and begin at 7 a.m. Tickets are $28, include breakfast, and can be purchased at labreakfastclub.com/events.