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.
• Greater Love Tabernacle’s 25th anniversary gala in Randolph features music by Athene WilsoGlover and Friends, live and online auction. For information contact
Luella Dickerson at
617-740-9480.

Sunday (11th) – Dorchester’s Irish Heritage Festival is back for its fifth year, with a full slate of Irish music and dance performances, family entertainment, and cultural activities, as well as food and vendor booths. The festival will take place on Sunday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Florian Hall (55 Hallet Street) and the John McKeon Post AmVets 146 (4 Hilltop St.). More details to follow.

Monday (12th) – Project DEEP Street Hockey Jamboree will be held from 8 a.m.- 7 p.m. at the Garvey Park Street Hockey Rink and King Street courts. Awards and cookout follow immediately after final games. Entry fee: $300 per team. Three divisions: Mites (6-8); squirts (9-11) and PeeWees (12-14). Rain date is Nov. 11. Proceeds benefit Project DEEP.
More info: stephanie@osullivanhockey.com.

Wednesday (14th) – The documentary “White Like Me” will be shown at the Adams St. branch of the Boston Public Library, 690 Adams St. at 6 p.m.. The film profiles anti-racist educator Tim Wise and looks at issues of white privilege and race in the United States. Hearty refreshments will be provided and discussion will follow the viewing at 7 p.m. Dorchester People for Peace is sponsoring this program and invites you to join in this dialogue on race in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Thursday (15th) – The next monthly meeting of the Boston State Hospital Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) will be held at the Foley Building, 249 River St., Mattapan from 6pm-8pm. Members of the public are invited to attend.

Friday (16th) – Fiddlehead Theatre Company opens its season at the Strand Theatre at 8 p.m. with the unforgettable American musical, West Side Story. The show will run for six performances only, including Oct. 16, Sat., Oct. 17, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 18, 2p.m.; Fri, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 24, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 25, 2 p.m. Tickets for each show are $4-25, but special discounts are available to seniors, students, groups of 15 or more and Dorchester residents. Fiddlehead Theatre will be providing special transportation by Old Town Trolley from Copley Plaza to The Strand Theatre by reservation only. Due to limited seating, make sure to call the box office at 617-514-6497 to get your name on the list.