Saturday (11th) – Fair Verona Festival, a free community arts day, at Blue Hill Club, Harambee Park, Talbot Avenue, Dorchester from 4-8 p.m. Includes workshops and performances by artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts. For more information, see commshakes.org.

CommonWealth Kitchen celebrates the one year anniversary of expansion to the Bornstein and Pearl Food Production Center in Dorchester with a summer festival, 4-7 p.m., 196 Quincy St., Dorchester. Free with food trucks, local vendors, food demonstrations, music and activities for adults and kids alike.

Monday (13th) – Codman Square Health Center’s Public Annual Meeting at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall honors State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry and State Representative Russell Holmes for their contribution to Codman Square Health Center and our community.

• Dorchester People for Peace monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Vietnamese American Community Center, 42 Charles St., Dorchester. KT Crossman will provide legal observers training as a way to document what goes on at actions for justice and peace.

Tuesday (14th) – Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park series opens today at 11a.m. with a performance by OrigiNation; with a 6p.m. performance by E-Water Band. Continues every Tuesday through August 18. Bring your lawn chair & lots of friends! Food trucks & vendors this year. Look for the ParkARTS stage behind White Stadium. For more information: 617-442-4141 / franklinparkcoalition.org .

Wednesday (15th) – Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) hosts Girls Nights Beach Party Kick Off at BCYF Curley Community Center, 1663 Columbia Rd., South Boston 5-8 p.m. Girls of all ages are welcome. For more information on Girls Nights or to sign up, please e-mail Erika.Butler@Boston.Gov or call her at 617-635-4920 x2314.

• The Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series returns this evening with the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra conducted by Paul McBride. The show begins at 7 p.m. Boston is the first stop on the tour with the young musicians acting as first-rate ambassadors showcasing all that is good about Northern Ireland and the country’s rich history and wealth of talent For more information call 617-635-4505.

Thursday (16th) – The monthly meeting of the Boston State Hospital Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) will be held at the Foley Building, 249 River St., Mattapan, MA from 6-8 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.