Taste of Shrewsbury Street: Fall Edition
Pulse Magazine presents the Fall edition of the Taste of Shrewsbury Street – the food-tasting celebration the Worcester community has come to know and love (your taste buds love it, too)! With the purchase of a button, you’ll be able to sample food from more than 40 “restaurant row” celebrated eateries. Plus, get grooving to live music, partake in the block parties, check out the vendors and more! It’ll be the perfect entry into your fall season. 2 p.m.- 6 p.m., Oct. 13; Shrewsbury Street, Worcester; $25; buttons available on tasteshrewsburystreet.com and at participating restaurants.

Canalloween
Get ready for The Canal District’s annual Nightmare on Water Street! Don your scariest Halloween costume and enjoy wagon rides throughout The Canal District and Halloween parties at the area’s 15+ bars and clubs. Starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 26; The Canal District, Worcester; free; canalloween.com.

CHOPPED! Worcester
Don’t miss the 3rd Annual CHOPPED!Worcester- featuring award winning local chefs going head-to-head using mystery ingredients that you might find in a food pantry. Christopher Anthony Bairos of Broth , Rick Araujo of Civic Kitchen & Drink, Chef Lauren Flores, & Bill Bourbeau of the The Boynton Grill & Spirits & Iron Chef Winner at Worcester’s Best Chef Competition, will have 30 short minutes to prepare two courses to WOW our panel of celebrity foodies.100% of the proceeds will benefit our Nutrition Center food pantry & Residential Programs. Starting at 6 p.m., Oct. 7; 52 Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury; $35; mailchi.mp/9775f6d2538c/chopped2019.

The Promise is Hope Concert
Join us for an evening with Worcester’s own singer/songwriter folk duo and married couple, The Promise is Hope, at the gorgeous new Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center. Kaiti Jones will be opening the evening. 7:00 p.m., Oct. 25; Blackstone Heritage Visitor’s Center; $15 donation; facebook.com.

Building Bridges of Hope
Asylum Task Force is a ministry of Hadwen Park Church and a community-based organization dedicated to supporting and empowering LGBTQI individuals who are seeking asylum in the United States. You are cordially invited to their Gala 2019 event for an evening of celebration, dining and dancing. Come meet with asylum seekers, as they share their stories? of trial and triumph! Starting at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 5; DCU Center; $90; lgbtasylum.org/gala-2019.html.