Bill and Linda Fleit share photos and stories about their year of teaching school in the small and remote town of Rundu, Namibia, Africa. Sponsored by the Friends of the Waltham Public Library, this event is free but space limited. Call ahead to reserve place, 781-314-3425, ext 2, or register online under "Events Calendar" at waltham.lib.ma.us

Join financial planner, Elizabeth Yost at a "Financial Decisions that Matter Most" presentation on Saturday, September 11th at 10:30 AM at the Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street, Waltham. This event is free but seating limited. Please reserve a place, 781-314-3425, x2 or register online under "Events Calendar" at waltham.lib.ma.us

Celebrating 75 Seasons! Drama directed by Tatiana Rutledge. Performances Sept 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 30, Oct 1, 2.

Sam Hunt is one of New England's top chefs. Formerly of Cambridge’s West Side Lounge, Mr. Hunt spent two years cooking with celebrity restaurateur Barbara Lynch (No. 9 Park, B. & G. Oysters and The Butcher Shop) and is now the Executive Chef at 15 Walnut Local Bistro in Hamilton. This September and October, Sam will be tantalizing taste-buds with full-course meals in the 1793 carriage house at Gore Place. Many of the ingredients will come straight from the estate's farm.

Across the country, eating food that is locally produced and in season is a growing trend. Self described "locavores" seek out fine food which is locally produced and artistically prepared. Top chefs are leading the charge and where good chefs go, "foodies" follow.

According to Chef Sam Hunt, "What excites me the most about cooking is when I have the opportunity to work directly with small independent farms like the one at The Gore Place. I find that farm mangers like Scott (Clarke of Gore Place) put just as much time and effort in to growing as I do cooking."

The Farm Dinners will be held on September 23 and October 14 at 7pm. Capacity is limited to 40 guests per dinner. Cost for dinner is $90 per person (wine included). The deadline for the September 23 dinner is September 13. The deadline for the October 14 dinner is October 4. Tickets are on sale now. To purchase tickets, call: (781) 894-2798 or email events@goreplace.org.

Gore Place is located at 52 Gore Street, just off Route 20 (Main Street) near the Waltham/Watertown line. For details, call (781) 894-2798 or visit the museum’s website at www.goreplace.org.

A day for community visioning for Embassy Park on Moody St., preceding a design competion. Discussion, presentations, your thoughts and ideas. Lunch provided. Register at info@embassy-park.org.

Few writers of any era have written more insightfully or entertainingly on the subject of romantic love than has Jane Austen. This September, the popular Jane Austen Tours of the Governor Gore mansion return. The theme for the tours will be The Art of Romance in the Austen Era. During these special tours of the beautiful 1806 mansion, a guide dressed in period clothing will use quotes from Austen's novels and letters and relate anecdotes about the triumphs and foibles of love in Austen's time. The tour will be offered on Sunday, September 26 at 1 and 3pm. Admission for the tour is $12 adults, $8 children ages 5 to 12. Capacity limited. Advanced tickets suggested. To purchase tickets, call (781) 894-2798.

The English tradition of afternoon tea plays an important part in Austen's novels. Everyone attending the Jane Austen Tours will receive a discount at the Tea Leaf in Waltham. Reservations are required in advance for tea. Call (781) 891-1900.