The busiest stretch of Coral Springs Drive this week is the short walk between the Coral Springs Gymnasium and the Coral Springs Center for the Arts. Between Wednesday and Saturday, those two buildings host a free health fair for older residents, a Percy Jackson musical aimed at kids, a $5 Halloween village with limited space, and a Saturday night show from two of the biggest names Miami hip-hop ever produced.

Wednesday: a free health check for seniors

The city's Senior Health Fair runs Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to noon inside the Coral Springs Gymnasium at 2501 Coral Springs Drive. Admission is free. Healthcare vendors set up for screenings and wellness advice, and refreshments are served. The city opens it to seniors and also to the family members who help look after them, which is the more useful half of the invitation: an adult child can walk the tables with a parent, ask questions about care options in Broward County, and leave with names and phone numbers instead of a vague plan to look into it later.

The city page does not list which screenings will be offered or whether flu shots are part of it, so if that matters, call Parks and Recreation at 954-345-2209 before you go.

Wednesday and Friday: The Lightning Thief on stage

ACT 1 brings The Lightning Thief: Theatre for Young Audiences Edition to the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Drive, with performances at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, and at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. It is the musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's first Percy Jackson novel, with a book by Joe Tracz and songs by Rob Rokicki, trimmed into a version built for younger audiences.

The morning shows are part of the venue's school day series, so expect field trip crowds. For families, the Friday 7 p.m. performance is the one to circle. Any kid who has read the books, or watched the series, will recognize the story, and a shorter show at a reasonable hour is the easiest kind of first theater outing. Ticket prices are not posted on the event page; the box office is at 954-344-5990.

Saturday afternoon: Thrills and Chills

The city turns the gymnasium into a Halloween village for Thrills and Chills on Saturday, Oct. 17, in two sessions, noon to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Inside: games, crafts, a DJ, a glow-in-the-dark disco room, and candy bags handed out on the way out. Costumes are encouraged.

Two details make this worth booking. First, there is a sensory-friendly area, which is not a given at Halloween events and matters a great deal to families with kids who find crowds and noise overwhelming. Second, the price: $5 per ticket if you buy ahead through the city's recreation portal, $8 at the door only if spots remain. Space is limited and tickets cannot be moved from one session to the other, so pick your time slot and buy now rather than gambling on Saturday morning. A concession stand sells food and drinks.

Saturday night: Trick Daddy and Trina

Later the same evening, Slip-N-Slide: Trick-N-Trina Live! takes the stage at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

Trick Daddy and Trina are the two artists most associated with Slip-N-Slide Records, the Miami label that put South Florida rap on national radio around the turn of the century. For anyone who grew up in Broward or Miami-Dade in that era, this is the soundtrack of high school dances and car rides on I-95, now playing in a seated theater in Coral Springs instead of a club in Miami. It is also a rare booking for a suburban performing arts center, which usually leans toward tribute acts, comedy and touring family shows. Ticket prices are not listed on the event page, so check the venue's ticketing link or call the box office.

One change to note

If you had tickets for Sunday night's Mohammad Assaf concert at the Center, that show is off. The venue says his U.S. tour has been canceled and refunds are going back to the original payment method. The rest of the fall lineup, including a stunt dog show and a cirque holiday show in November, is on the Center's events page.

How to plan the week

The gymnasium and the Center for the Arts sit on the same stretch of Coral Springs Drive, close to the Coral Springs Museum of Art's Creative Studios and the main city campus, so Saturday can easily be a doubleheader: Halloween village with the kids in the afternoon, then a sitter and a Miami rap reunion at night. Wednesday works the same way for families with a grandparent at home: health fair in the morning, Percy Jackson before lunch for anyone not in school.

None of this requires leaving the city. That is the point of a week like this one: the things worth doing are all within a few blocks of each other, and two of the four cost $5 or less.