Thursday (10th) – The city’s Commission on Affairs of the Elderly will host an Age-Friendly Boston event at 5:30 p.m. the Great Hall in Codman Square. The initiative seeks community feedback to the question, “What can we do to make Boston a more age-friendly city?” The Great Hall is located at 6 Norfolk St., Dorchester. To RSVP for the event, or learn more, please email Andrea Burns at andrea.burns@boston.gov.

• Public meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Boston English High School to discuss the upcoming 15th annual BAA Half-Marathon set for Sun., Oct. 11, and starting and finishing at White Stadium in Franklin Park. See baa.org or email info@baa.org Participants will run along New Washington Street and Forest Hills Drive with street closings from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Saturday (12th) – Savin Hill Neighborhood Yard Sale with multiple homes participating, 9 a.m. to 2p.m.

• Mattapan Community Health Center Health Care Revival, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 249 River St., Mattapan. Light breakfast and lunch provided. Health screenings, teen tent, door prizes, inspirational music. Call 617-898-9049 for more info. Free.

• Uphams Corner Street Festival, noon to 4 p.m., 
Stoughton Street between Columbia Rd and Everett Avenue.
Live music, food vendors, local artists, crafters and designers.
For more information, call 617-265-0363.

• At-Large Boston City Councillor Ayanna Pressley’s second annual Jump Into Peace Double Dutch event at Malcolm X Park Tennis Courts, Roxbury, 12-4 p.m. Free food, music, and double dutch lessons. In the event of rain, it will be moved inside the Shelburne Community Center, 2730 Washington St., Roxbury.

• Redefining Our Community Block Party 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
55 Corbett Street between Corbett and Nelson streets. All ages welcome. Free. Donations of food, beverages, prizes, etc. welcome. Email: Faylism@gmail.com or call 617-938-2031.


Sunday (13th) Dorchester Park Classic Car Show and Family Fun Day from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. in the smaller ball field at the Adams Street entrance to the park. Family Fun Day runs from noon to 4 p.m. on the larger ball field in the upper park. Walk up the path from the cars to the back of the park to enjoy food trucks, entertainment, music, horse-drawn carriage rides, facilities, face painting, balloons, puppets and games for the kids.

• Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre holds open auditions for 200 children and teenagers ages 6-18 to perform in “The Nutcracker.” 10 a.m., Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester. The audition fee is $25. To pre-register for auditions or get more information about Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, visit ballettheatre.org/current or call 617-354-7467.

• Boston College High School hosts a school fair from noon to 2 p.m. Meet middle and high school representatives from institutions throughout Massachusetts. Visit bchigh.edu/schoolfair to register.