See “Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings From the Biblioteca Reale in Turin” at the Birmingham (Ala.) Museum of Art. One of the most significant groups of drawings by the great draftsman, the works appear here for the first time in their entirety outside Italy (through Nov. 9; artsbma.org).

Hear “Rattlin’ Bones” by Australian husband-and-wife duo Shane Nicholson and Kasey Chambers. This raw country album has pitch-perfect harmonies, quick guitar and exuberant banjos, and will get any foot tapping. Song to wind down to: “Wildflower.”

Rent “Ken Russell at the BBC.” Early in his notorious career, Ken Russell reinvented the biopic on TV with these wild and marvelous dramatizations of artists’ lives. This collection features his feverish film on Isadora Duncan and the lyrical “A Song of Summer,” about Frederick Delius.

Pledge to brew your own coffee. In an effort to raise awareness about the environmental costs of our “takeout” coffee culture, Good Earth Coffee will donate $1 to the Trust for Public Land for every pledge received. Sign up at goodearthcoffee.com.

Eat Obama and McCain cupcakes and cookies from Mrs. Beasley’s. Choose a treat imprinted with the face or banner of your choice of presidential candidate (cookies: six for $21.95; cupcakes: six for $25.95; mrsbeasleys.com).