Thursday (13th) – Community forum on future of Mattahunt Community Center in Mattapan, 5:30-7:30p.m., 100 Hebron St., Mattapan.

Friday (14th) – Elizabeth Seton Academy Autumn Auction starts at 6 p.m. at IBEW Freeport Hall, Dorchester. The buffer dinner event includes a slient auction, raffles, and live auction. Edward W. Forry, co-founder of the Dorchester Reporter, will receive the school’s Hazard Yet Forward award. Tickets $50 may be purchased by calling 617-296-1087 x20 or email rray@esaboston.com

Saturday (15th) – K-8 Showcase of Schools, 9 a.m.-1p.m. at all Boston Public early education, elementary, middle and K-8 schools. Take tours and meet faculty. A high school only showcase is planned for Dec. 4 at Madison Park High, 6-8 p.m. Go to discoverBPS.org or call 617-635-8015.

• Join neighbors on a family friendly walk along the future riverfront Neponset Greenway trail at 11 a.m. Meet at Ryan Playground by Basketball Courts
330 River Street, Mattapan. Free and open to all. Rain cancels. Presented by Boston Natural Areas Network and Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition.

• Dorchester House Multi Service Center is hosting its annual Masquer-Aid Ball on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at the UMass Boston Campus Center. Tickets to the Masquer-Aid Ball can be purchased online at: dorchesterhouse.org/masquer-aid.

Sunday (16th) – Diane Jacobsohn, PhD will speak on the topic of “Three-Decker: Symbol and Stereotype”
2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014
at the Dorchester Historical Society, William Clapp House, 195 Boston St., Dorchester. Examine why three-deckers are considered a form of vernacular architecture peculiar to New England, as well as some of the exceptions.

Thursday (20th) – Kick off the holiday season at the seventh annual Lower Mills Holiday Stroll from 5:30-8 p.m. Shop, stroll and dine at over 40 local shops, restaurants, and small businesses in the Dorchester Lower Mills, Milton Village and Central Avenue area, with a free trolley shuttle running along Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street. The event will begin with a tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at Meetinghouse Bank. Organized by the Lower Mills Civic Association and the Lower Mills Merchant’s Association.