31 days to Nov. 5. Ten days until the first televised debate between the two finalists. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly opens a Roxbury campaign office while state Rep. Marty Walsh attends the grand opening of a new restaurant in Adams Corner. Both candidates are scheduled to attend the Viet-AID My Gala at IBEW Local 103 Hall in Dorchester.

THE DAY AHEAD: A list of happenings, as provided by the campaigns. Schedule entries are subject to change:

State Rep. Marty Walsh

8:00 a.m. Mission Hill Road Race (Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park, Mission Hill)

9:45 a.m. Rep. Walsh will visit Women for Walsh as they volunteer with the Adams Village Business Association for their annual cleanup in Adams Village (Gallivan Blvd. and Adams Street, Dorchester)

11:00 a.m. Boston's FLAG (Friends, Lesbians and Gays) Flag Football League (Dorchester Park, 2180 Dorchester Ave)

12:00 p.m. Painters District Council #35 Safety Training Awareness Rewards (Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mt Vernon Street, Dorchester)

12:30 p.m. Handy and Peterson Restaurant grand opening (Adams Corner, Dorchester)

4:00 p.m. Rep. Walsh will meet with supporters in Jamaica Plain (private residence)

6:30 p.m. Viet-AID Mỹ Gala (IBEW Local 103, 256 Freeport Avenue, Dorchester)

City Councillor At-Large John Connolly

Double Ten Parade
11:00 AM
City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA

March for Respect and Reform
12:00 PM
Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

Raise UP Massachusetts Day of Action
12:45 PM
659 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA

Roxbury Campaign Office Opening
1:30 PM
2823 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA

Double Ten Banquet**
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Empire Garden, 690 Washington Street, BOSTON, MA

Roxbury Open Studios/Future Boston: Passing the Baton**
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry First Church of Roxbury, 10 Putnam Street, Roxbury, MA

Festival of Arts and Culture: Art of Black Dance & Music Awards Dinner and Dance**
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Reggie Lewis Center, 1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury Crossing, MA

Viet-AID's 2nd Annual Mỹ Gala**
6:00 - 11:00 PM
IBEW Hall, 256 Freeport Street, Boston, MA

A Night to Remember Melissa Hardy**
7:00PM - 12:00 AM
Florian Hall, 15 Hallet Street, Dorchester, MA

**Contact campaign for specific times

ODDS & ENDS: The Globe takes a closer look at the arbitration legislation created by Rep. Walsh and the firefighters union.....Charlotte Golar Richie, who came in third place on Sept. 24, may not make an endorsement after all. “Frankly, I am torn,” she tells MassLive.com’s Garrett Quinn.....The Herald's Peter Gelzinis says Mayor Menino could be helping Connolly.....The two candidates will be at the State House on Tuesday to testify on a dropout prevention bill sponsored by state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz.....For those who've been keeping an eye on the other big mayoral race in the U.S., folks from Christine Quinn's unsuccessful campaign and the New York Times will be at Harvard's Institute of Politics next week.