Boo! And happy October! There are many great events happening throughout the desert this month; here’s a preview. Acrisure Arena has music … and basketball! At 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, and 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6, enjoy some NBA Preseason action with a double-dose of Los Angeles Lakers basketball. The team will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday and the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Tickets start at $98.20. Guitar virtuoso and blues icon Eric Clapton will bring hits from Cream and his solo career to the desert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10. Tickets started at $195.57 as of this writing. At 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, 1990s rockers Weezer will celebrate their landmark album Weezer (aka the Blue Album) by performing it in its entirety alongside other hits. Tickets start at $53.40. At 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, Mexicana singer/songwriter Ivan Cornejo is set to perform. Tickets start at $144.55. Regional Mexican act Codiciado brings viral Spanish jams to the 760 at 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20. Tickets start at $32.20. Acrisure Arena, 75702 Varner Road, Palm Desert; 888-695-8778; www.acrisurearena.com.