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rowspan spans the cell through 2 <tr>s.
And not as you are attempting: make 2 rows with the same <tr>
with

Code:

<tr>

<td rowspan="2">Nov 2</td>

<td>12.30p-1.30p </td>

<td>7.00p-8.00p</td>

<td rowspan="2">Sam Miller reads from <i>Lunchtime Chronicles</i> </td>

</tr>

the bottom half of the first and fourth <td> will be expanded to the third <tr>
and the <td>s defined in the third <tr> will then occupy the columns that are not already ocuppied by the expanded <td>s from the second <tr>.

The code is easyly fixed by moving the third cell to it's own <tr>

Code:

<table>

                        <thead>

                        <tr>

                                <th>Date</th>

                                <th>Time</th>

                                <th>Description</th>

                        </tr>

                        </thead>

                        

                        <tbody>

                        <tr>

                                <td>Oct 31</td>

                                <td>6:00pm-8.00pm</td>

                                <td>Spooky stories read aloud (for kids 2-12)</td>

                        </tr>

                        

                        <tr>

                                <td rowspan="2">Nov 2</td>

                                <td>12.30p-1.30p </td>

                                <td rowspan="2">Sam Miller reads from <i>Lunchtime Chronicles</i> </td>

                        </tr>

                        <tr>



                                <td>7.00p-8.00p</td>



                        </tr>

                        

                        <tr>

                                <td>Nov 3</td>

                                <td>5.30p-7.00p</td>

                                <td>Cookbook Reading Club monthly discussion</td>

                        </tr>

                        

                        <tr>

                                <td>Nov 4</td>

                                <td>5.30am-6.45am</td>

                                <td>"Fitness in the Stacks" Pilates class</td>

                        </tr>

                        

                </tbody>

                </table>

the first and column of this new <tr> is already occupied by the spanned <td>s from the row above, so in this <tr> you only have to define what should be in the second <td> / column.