Community Care: Stillwater’s Student Volunteer Center kicked off the year with “Kits of Kindness,” packing care bags and handmade cards with Birthright of Stillwater to support expecting and new mothers. Cultural Festivals & Food as Fundraising: Ukraine’s Taste of Ukraine Cultural Festival returns Oct. 3 in Decatur with music, dancing, an auction, and a market—free entry, with proceeds aimed at humanitarian projects. Music & Identity on Screen: Former SNP MP Mhairi Black joins the next BBC Pilgrimage season, joining a cast spanning multiple faiths and beliefs. Irish Arts Spotlight: RTÉ lyric fm’s The Lyric Feature returns Oct. 4 with Glen Hansard in “Vocal Chords,” while London’s Éire Eile festival brings genre-bending Irish acts to multiple venues. Pop Culture & Craft: A wedding food trend is taking off: late-night bites that turn the post-dance lull into a memorable, crowd-pleasing moment. Queer Elders & Storytelling: “Queer Elders Sharing” pairs 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors with community members through intergenerational stories ahead of Oct. 8. Reparations in the Arts: LA groups team up for “The Remedy is Solidarity” to spotlight reparations for Black art and culture. Culture Under Threat: TAAL demands UNESCO accountability over alleged systematic destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Artsakh.