Thursday (11th) – Listening session at the Lower Mills Branch of the BPL, 27 Richmond St., Dorchester, 6:30 p.m. to discuss search for the next BPL president.

Saturday (13th) – Dorchester Boxing Club benefits from fight night at The Royale, 279 Tremont St., Boston, 5-9 p.m. Featuring Dorchester’s Donnie Palmer vs. Arthur Serebekian; Jason Kelly vs. Greg Thomas. $40 general admission; $75 VIP.

Monday (15th) – Presidents’ Day Family Festival at JFK Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. includes live music, museum tours and actors portraying presidents. See jfklibrary.org for full details.

Tuesday (16th) – Free Winter Children’s Fest at Boston Common starts at 10 a.m. Attractions include: Snowzilla (a three-story-high inflatable snow tube slide), and SnowGlobe, Live! a 15-foot-tall snow globe that allows participants to step inside and take photos.

• Polish Triangle’s John W. McCormack Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at the parish hall of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. More at McCormackCivic.org.

Wednesday (17th) – Celebrate! with Crabgrass Puppet Theatre at JFK Library. With stunning puppetry, spectacular scenery, and infectious music, the award-winning Crabgrass Puppet Theatre brings folktales to life in honor of African American Heritage Month, 10:30 a.m. To make a reservation, visit jfklibrary.org or call 617-514-1644 and leave your full name, the number in your party, and your contact information.

Thursday (18th) – The next monthly meeting of the Boston State Hospital Citizens Advisory Committee will be held on from 6-8p.m. at the Foley Building, 249 River St., Mattapan. Members of the public are invited to attend.

Saturday (20th) – Join in celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) at VietAID, 42 Charles St., Dorchester at 11 a.m. This year will include traditional ceremonies, entertainment, children’s games and, of course, food and drink.

• The Friends of the Mattapan Branch Library presents Black History Celebration featuring the films HIDDEN COLORS I, II, & III starting at 10 a.m. Free, 1350 Blue Hill Ave.

Sunday (21st) – The Dorchester Historical Society presents local historian Alex Goldfeld, who will talk about the black community of Colonial Dorchester and Boston, exploring what is known about Sebastian Kane, Dorchester’s first black landowner, and other people of African descent in a predominantly white colony. He will also share his original research on Boston’s “New Guinea” neighborhood, to give a glimpse of black life more than three centuries ago. 2 p.m. The program is free and open to the public and takes place at DHS Headquarters, 195 Boston Street.