Thursday (24th) – The traditional Dorchester Day kick-off meatloaf dinner will be held from 6-8 p.m. at First Parish Church on Meetinghouse Hill. The event will be catered by Pat’s Pizza. Proceeds from admission tickets support the Dot Day Parade.

Shirley Chisholm• Historian Ellen Fitzpatrick discusses her new book, The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency at the Kennedy Library, Columbia Point at 6 p.m. The book focuses on the campaigns of Victoria Woodhull (1872), Margaret Chase Smith (1964), and Shirley Chisholm (1972), and how their journeys illuminate today’s political landscape. WGBH radio host and television commentator Callie Crossley moderates. All JFK Library forums are free and open to the public. To make a reservation, call 617-514-1643. For more information, visit jfklibrary.org.

Tuesday (29th) – Historian Christopher Daley details the history of the Irish community in Boston in his “No Irish Need Apply” talk, 6:30 p.m. at Fields Corner BPL, 1520 Dorchester Ave.

Wednesday (30th) – Public meeting sponsored by BRA on South Bay project will be held at 6:30 p.m. at 1240 Massachusetts Ave., Dorchester. Contact: Raul Duverge at 617-918-4492 or Raul.Duverge@Boston.gov.

Thursday (31st) – Community meeting on plans for the Ashmont TOD2 development on the current site of Ashmont Tire, 6:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester. Contact: 617-720-8400 ext.1543.

Saturday (2nd) – Democratic Ward Committee of Ward 15 (Dorchester) will hold its annual caucus to elect delegates to the party’s annual State Convention. 9:30 a.m. at Savin Hill Apartments’ community room, 130 Auckland St., Dorchester. All are welcome, voting is limited to Democrats registered in Ward 15.

• All Dorchester Sports League Cold Night/Hot Stove ’16 event at International Union of Elevator Constructors Hall, 50 Park St., Dorchester from 7-11 p.m. Enjoy raffles, games, auction, cash bar, and music.

Tickets available at the door or at alldorchestersports.org or call 617-287-1601.

Sunday (3rd) – St. Mark’s Area Main Streets hosts annual fundraiser “Coattails and Cocktails” at 7-11 p.m. at Tavolo Ristorante. Tickets $75 before April 1 at smams.org or call 617-825-3846.

Monday (4th) – Meet some of Boston’s most celebrated chefs, including Jasper White, Joanne Chang, Andy Husbands, Jose Duarte at A Taste of Ginger to support Joslin’s Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI), which enhances the quality of life and outcomes for Asian Americans living with diabetes. 6:30 p.m., Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. For more information contact Jean Doliber at 617-309-2512 or email jean.doliber@joslin.harvard.edu To purchase tickets, visit: joslin.org/ginger.

• BRA hosts public meeting on proposed mixed-use development at 1943 Dorchester Ave., including 64 residential units and commercial/retail space for Codman Square Health Center. 6:30-8 p.m. at the Epiphany School, 154 Centre St., Dorchester. Contact: John Campbell at 617-918-4282, John.Campbell@Boston.gov.