Thursday (7th) – Local artist Leslie MacWeeney shows children and families how to make a classic kite that incorporates recycled materials at the Fields Corner branch of the BPL, 1520 Dorchester Ave, 4 p.m. The unique kites will be ready for pick up the week leading up to the Franklin Park Kite Festival on May 16. Attendance at all sessions is recommended. Space is limited. Call 617-436-2155 to register in advance.

Saturday (9th) – The Ward 15 Democratic Party Committee caucus at 9 a.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.) at the Savin Hill Apartments, Community Room, 130 Auckland St. to elect delegates to the Annual Massachusetts Democratic Party State Convention in September.
• Little Miss & Young Miss Dorchester contests, 10 a.m. First Parish Church, 10 Parish St., Dorchester. More info at dotdayparade.com
• Grand Opening Celebration of the Carney Hospital Family Medicine Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Seton Medical Building (at the rear of Carney Hospital), 2100 Dorchester Ave. Family Magic Show featuring Bonaparte. Free blood pressure and glucose screenings, health education, healthy snacks, face painting, and more. For more information, contact Bill Howland at 617-506-252 or via email at bill.howland@steward.orgAll Saints Church
• The Parish of All Saints and Saint Mark’s Area Main Streets (SMAMS) invite you to Dorchester’s historic Peabody Square for a post-restoration tour of All Saints’ Church starting at 11 a.m. led by parishioner and SMAMS Board member Jeffrey Gonyeau. Free but space is limited. RSVP at SMAMS.org or email office@smams.org
Sunday (10th) – Mother’s Day Tea at Standish Village, 1190 Adams Street, Dorchester. Join us at 2 p.m. for a special mother-daughter celebration at our Mother’s Day Tea!

Tuesday (12th) – Senator George Mitchell discusses his memoir, The Negotiator: Reflections on an American Life at the JFK Library, Dorchester, 6-7:30 p.m. Call 617-514-1643 to RSVP.
• Dancers from MetaMovements will perform and lead the audience in salsa, bachata, and merengue at Fields Corner BPL, 1520 Dorchester Ave., 6:30 p.m.

Saturday (16th) – The 36th annual Ashmont Hill Neighborhood Yard Sale is 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Furniture, collectables, tools, computers, household goods, children’s items, books, plants, and more, at 40-plus homes throughout one of Dorchester’s charming Victorian neighborhoods. By T, take the Red Line T to Ashmont Station. See ashmonthill.org
• Franklin Park Kite & Bike Festival, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bring a kite or buy one in the park. Free bike “rentals” for all ages (and bike sizes). Food trucks, vendors, and more! Rain Date: May 17. For more info:franklinparkcoalition.org / 617-442-4141.
• Author talk, book signing of Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute to Leadership featuring photographer Don West and Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Kenneth Cooper, 2 to 4 p.m., at the Codman Square Branch Library, 690 Washington St., Dorchester.