Thursday (1st) – Square Health Center holds its 18th annual Men of Boston Cook for Women’s Health event featuring 50 “celebrity chefs,” including CNN’s John King, Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and former Patriots players Jermaine Wiggins and Patrick Pass. They will serve food from more than 30 Boston area restaurants and caterers, such as Eastern Standard, Alma Nove, La Morra, Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen and The Friendly Toast. Tickets are $150 and can be purchased at menofboston.com or by calling 617-822-8734. One hundred dollars from each ticket goes toward fighting breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. The event is from 6-9 p.m. under the Gala Tent at 637 Washington St. in Dorchester.

Friday (2nd) – Join Co-op Power for an evening of up-cycled fashion, speakers, food and Eco Hip-Hop performance at Erie Ellington Community Center, 31 Erie Street, Dorchester, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.RSVP to 617-272-3340 or http://bit.ly/1JpMh8z.

Saturday (3rd) – “Nueva España” concert by The Boston Camerata at Ashmont’s All Saints’ Church, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester brings to life once again the ancient colonial music of Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia in an unforgettable blend of Spanish, native American, and African styles. 3pm. Tickets $20,$30. Discounts are available for students ($10) and groups of 10 or more. For further information, call 617-262-2092 or visit bostoncamerata.org.

Sunday (4th) – East Boston Savings Bank 10th Annual 5K Bay Run/Walk Road Race on Day Boulevard at Carson Beach, 9 a.m.. Benefiting the EBSB Charitable Foundation and continuing the “Non-Profit Challenge”. Non-profits that are interested, please contact Joyce Patterson at (857) 524-1123 or email her at jpatterson@ebsb.com. Registration is $20 before Sept. 26; $25 after and on race day.

• Celebration in Honor of Fr. Daniel Finn, 1-6 p.m. at the Irish Social Club. Music by Erin’s Melody and the Denis Curtin Band. Donation of $10 a person requested and will be used for the many charities of Fr. Dan. Individual tickets may be purchased and tables of 10 may be reserved. Please send request for tickets with a check payable to The Knights and Ladies of St. Finbarr to P.O. Box 4132, Dedham, MA 02027.

Thursday (8th) – Community meeting for parents, educators and students to discuss creating a unified enrollment system for district and charter schools in Boston. 5:30 p.m. Kroc Center, 650 Dudley St., Dorchester.

• Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins and The Suffolk Sheriff’s Department host The State of Education: A Conversation About Academics in the Commonwealth. Free event, 6-8 p.m. at Roxbury Community College, The Mainstage in the Media Arts Building. Register and submit questions online at:
scsdma.org/forum.shtml or call 617-704-6656.