Friday (29th) – Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) stages Romeo & Juliet at The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester at 7:30 p. m. All tickets are $5. For more information, visit commshakes.org or call 617 426-0863.

Saturday (30th) – Ninth annual Elsie Frank 5k to benefit Kit Clark Senior Services at DCR’s Pope John Paul II Park on Gallivan Boulevard, Dorchester. Registration at 8:30, race starts at 10 a.m. Pre-registration: $25. Day of registration: $30. Rain or shine. This year, the Elsie’s Kids Fun Run has been added to the day’s festivities for children ages 10 and under. Registration for the Elsie’s Kids Fun Run (requested $10 donation per child) begins at 8:30 a.m., with a 9 a.m. start. To register for the Elsie Frank 5K, please visit baycove.org/elsiefrank. For additional information, please call 617-533-9138 or email mlong2@baycove.org.

• Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) stages Romeo & Juliet at The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester at 2 p. m. All tickets are $5. For more information, visit commshakes.org or call 617 426-0863.

• Mather School celebration to honor departing principal Emily Cox and the school’s 375th anniversary. Live auction and silent auction. Drinks, dinner and dacing. 7 p.m.-midnight at the Boston Winery, 26 Ericsson St., Dorchester. Tickets $50.

• Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Theater Company is proud to present selections from the musical The Lion King. Performances will be held at 6:30PM in St. Gregory’s Gymnasium, 2214 Dorchester Ave. Tickets will be available at the door for purchase. For more information, please contact the school at 617-265-0019.

Sunday (31st) – Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Theater Company is proud to present selections from the musical The Lion King. Performances will be held at 6:30PM in St. Gregory’s Gymnasium, 2214 Dorchester Ave. Tickets will be available at the door for purchase. For more information, please contact the school at 617-265-0019.

Friday (5th) – An evening to celebrate the 2015 Dorchester Day Parade Chief Marshal and honor the 2015 Mayor of Dorchester. To purchase tickets please call the Dorchester Day Parade Committee at 857-756-3675. Tickets not available at the door. Florian Hall, 55 Hallet Street,
Dorchester, MA 02124
Cocktails at 6 p.m.
Dinner served at 7 p.m.

Sunday (7th) – Dorchester Day Parade, 1 p.m., Dorchester Avenue.
• Project DEEP and Blarney Stone co-sponsor the annual Dorchester Day 5k. Race starts at 12:15 p.m. from the Blarney Stone, 1505 Dorchester Ave.
Adult: $30 pre-race fee/$35 race day fee
Children under 12 yrs: $15 pre-race fee/$20 race day fee.
Free t-shirt for first 50 entries. Go to projectdeep.org.