Friday (17th) – Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) will host “BCYF Teen Night” at the Holland Community Center, 85 Olney St., Dorchester, 7 p.m. to 12 midnight. Music, skating, pool party and video games.

Monday (20th) – EMK Institute on Columbia Point, Dorchester marks the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: A Perspective and Path forward with Congressman John Lewis.
Features Adrian Walker, Metro Columnist at the Boston Globe, who will moderate the discussion. 6 p.m.

Tuesday (21st) – Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) hosts Girls Bowling Night at Boston Bowl, 820 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester 5-7 p.m. Girls ages 6-18 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.

Wednesday (22nd) – On July 22nd, Dorchester residents will have an opportunity to sit down with local police officers at Sweet Life Bakery, 2243 Dorchester Ave. for Coffee with a Cop, an event sponsored by the Boston Police Activities and Athletic League. Between 9 and 10a.m., residents will be able to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the officers in their neighborhood. Participants will receive a free travel coffee mug. For more information, contact the Neighborhood Watch Unit at 617-343-4345.

Thursday (23rd) – Neighborhood Block Party at Leahy-Holloran Community Center, 1 Worrell St. from 5-7 p.m. The party, which will be held rain or shine, will offer a variety of free activities including a DJ, a cookout, snow cones, a resource tables staffed by our partners and other city agencies, arts & crafts activities, swimming, and more. Any updates to the schedule will be posted on the BCYF Facebook page (Facebook.com/BCYFBoston) and on Twitter at @BCYFCenters.

Friday (24th) – Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) hosts Girls Skate Night and Sleep Over, at BCYF Gallivan Community Center, 61 Woodruff Way, Mattapan 7 p.m. Girls ages 6-18 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.

Saturday (25th) – City of Boston’s Poet Laureate, Danielle Legros Georges visits the Mattapan Branch Library, 1350 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, at 2 p.m. She is the author of Maroon, a book of poems, and her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies. A resident of Dorchester, she was born in Haiti, has lived in Boston’s Haitian community of Mattapan, Chicago and New York, and has travelled to various parts of the world.

• Mattapan on Wheels Bike-a-Thon and Celebration, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for ages 8-plus (12 and under w/adult). 5 Mildred Ave., Mattapan. Register online at mattapanonwheels5.eventbrite.com. Rain date on Aug. 1.