Friday (16th) – Clean-up at Edward Everett Square starts at 8 a.m. Bring supplies and prepare to help the community alongside EDENS by sweeping, cleaning, weeding, mulching, and planting. See edwardeverettsquare.org for more information.

Saturday (17th) – Family Fun movie event at Mattapan Community Health Center, 1575 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. features Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, rated PG. All kids under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Limited seating. Contact Amanda Reyome at 617-898-9006.

• City pumpkin float at Frog Pond, Boston Common. For more information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-4505.
• Fundraiser for St Mark Community Education Program’s ESOL classes 6 p.m. at St. Mark’s, 1725 Dorchester Ave. Tickets $25 for Adults / $10 for children under 12.
For more information, call Mike Oliver 617-288-2515.

• VietAID honors James T. Brett, President and Chief Executive Officer of The New England Council, and Trinh T. Nguyen, Director of the City of Boston’s Office of Workforce Development at its annual Mỹ Gala, 6-10 p.m. at the IBEW Hall, 256 Freeport St., Dorchester. Tickets available now and at the door. For more information contact Linh at linh@vietaid.org or 617-822-3717 x15.

Tuesday (20th) – 14th annual Pumpkin Float at Pope John Paul II Park begins with registration at 5:30 p.m. with the float starting at 6 p.m. on Davenport Creek inside the park. Bring your hollow, carved pumpkin and join the floating parade of illuminated jack-o-lanterns down the creek to the Neponset River. Halloween costumes are encouraged. Pumpkins can be no larger than 8 inches, or they won’t float. Floats and candles will be provided.  At the end of the event, pumpkins are collected for compost and used in Boston gardens. The float is presented by MA DCR and co-sponsored by the Trustees of the Reservation.

• Ghosts of Boston: Haunts of the Hub at Fields Corner BPL. Sam Baltrusis, author of Ghosts of Boston: Haunts of the Hub, explores more than three-hundred years of the city’s haunted history on Tuesday, October 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fields Corner Branch, located at 1520 Dorchester Ave.


Wednesday (21st) – Community meeting for parents, educators and students to discuss creating a unified enrollment system for district and charter schools in Boston. 5:30 p.m. Mattapan library, 1350 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan.

Thursday (22nd)
St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children hosts Diamonds of Dorchester, a reception, dinner, and live auction event from 6-8:30p.m. at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. A program and presentation of the John M. Corcoran Award for Excellence will be given to Angela Menino. To make a donation, learn about sponsorship opportunities, or purchase a ticket to this event, please contact the Development Office at St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children at 617-436-8600 or contact@stmaryscenterma.org.

The Greater Four Corners Action Coalition (GFCAC) will host its annual meeting at 6 p.m. at the Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, 378A Washington St., Dorchester. Open to the public. Live jazz, informative guest speakers, and dinner, the meeting will share updates on GFCAC’s recent accomplishments and future plans. Childcare, transportation, and Spanish translation will also be provided. Suggested donation for admission is $2, but any and all donations are accepted. For more information call: 617-436-0289.

Diablo Glass School in Jamaica Plain hosts a fundraiser for Bird Street Community Center in Upham’s Corner from 7 to 9 p.m., 123 Terrace St., JP. Glassblowing demonstrations, a silent auction, youth art sale, and a raffle — entry tickets are all entered into the raffle). Wine and cheese will be provided. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at birdstreet.org.