Sunday, Sept. 25, 2 – 5 pm: UMass Lowell String Project Benefit Concert in collaboration with the Revolving Museum, Appleton Mills Atrium, 29 Jackson St. (Donations requested).

Friday, Sept. 30, 6.30 pm: Celebrate sports at the 1st annual Dream of Perfect Games tribute at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conf. Center, 50 Warren St. $50 per person. Reserve seats at fallfestival@uml.edu

Saturday, Oct. 1, 10.30 am – 2 pm: UMass Lowell Family Day, Tsongas Center back lawn, 300 Martin Luther King Jr Way. Music, food, activities, 75 student organization booths. Free and open to University community and alumni.

Sunday, Oct. 2, all day: 32nd Textile River Regatta on the Merrimack River. Viewing opportunities near UMass Lowell Bellegarde Boathouse, Pawtucket Blvd. Event organized by Merrimack River Rowing Assoc. Free.

Monday, Oct. 3, 12 noon: Housing expert Karl “Chip” Case of Case-Shiller Index at Lunchtime Lectures at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, a Parker Lectures program, 50 Warren St. (free, but reservations required for complimentary lunch at artsandideas@uml.edu; seating limited).

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 7 pm: US Senate Campaign Debate, Democratic Party candidates, Durgin Hall, 35 Wilder St., UMass Lowell South Campus. Co-sponsored by the Boston Herald. Free.

Thursday, Oct. 6, 7.30 pm: Birdsong at Morning chamber-pop ensemble in concert, Durgin Hall, 35 Wilder St., UMass Lowell South Campus. Free.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 1.30 pm: UMass Lowell English Prof. Todd Tietchen talks about “Kerouac Today: A Reflection on Nature and Technology,” National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St. This is a Parker Lectures program for the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! festival. Free. See complete Kerouac festival schedule at www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org