Thursday (5th) – Citywide community meeting for parents, educators and students to discuss creating a unified enrollment system for district and charter schools in Boston. 5:30p.m. at Grove Hall Community Center, 51 Geneva Ave. Dorchester.
• UMass Boston hosts a Transfer Open House, 4-7 p.m. at the Dorchester campus. See umb.edu/transfernow or call 617-287-6000.
Friday (6th) – Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets hosts a wine tasting celebrating the work of Art Lavoie and his contribution to the Dorchester community. 6-9 p.m. at 20 Percival St., Dorchester. Wine provided by Brother’s Wine and Spirits. $25 in advace/ $30 at the door. Contact 617-436-9980 or bowdoingenevamainstreets@gmail.com.
Saturday (7th) – Watch Kambiri celebrate her fifth birthday at Franklin Park Zoo’s gorilla troop. In honor of her birthday, the gorilla exhibit will be festively decorated and Kambiri and all of the gorillas will enjoy treats made especially for them. Guests will also have the opportunity to sign a giant birthday card for Kambiri and enjoy cake from Montilio’s Baking Company, available for the first 200 people. See zoonewengland.org.
Monday (9th) – Public meeting sponsored by BRA on plans by Epiphany Charter School to construct a new building on Centre Street. The meeting will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church Lower Hall, 1725 Dorchester Ave. Contact Edward McGuire for more information at 617-918-4251.
Tuesday (10th) – Go Boston 2030 “Idea Roundtable” at the Bolling Building, 2300 Washington St., Roxbury, 6-8:30 p.m. Discuss ways to plan a transportation future. For more info, visit goboston2030.org. Other upcmomng meetings: Sat., Nov. 14 at the Quincy School in Chinatown (12-2:30 p.m); and Thurs., Nov. 19, 6-8:30 at Community Center, 6 Cummins Highway in Roslindale.
Friday (13th) – Saint Brendan’s First Annual Turkey Trot, 3:45 p.m. Guests will meet at the McKeon Post parking lot and run to the Sprinkler Park (Pope John Paul Park) and back. $10 per child. Free t-shirts for all children registered before October 30th. Email cbailey@stbrendanschool.org for a registration form.
Sunday (15th) – Elizabeth Seton Academy annual Autumn Auction, 12-4 p.m. at Florian Hall, 55 Hallet St., Dorchester. John Laurenti, broadcaster from WZLX, will be the emcee. Michael Lewis will be the auctioneer. The “Hazard Yet Forward” award, derived from the school’s motto, will be presented to Lieutenant Robert Ford of the Boston Fire Department. The event will include brunch, raffle prizes, silent and live auctions, and the Ann Marie Larkin Ford Scholarship Awards, which provide three students with $1,000 scholarships based on an essay competition. For more information, contact pbulman@esaboston.com or call 617-296-1087 ext. 18.
