The Savin Hill Neighborhood Yard Sale is this Saturday (Sept. 7) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain date: 9/14). For more information or for a copy of the map that will guide you to all the sales, email savinhill@outlook.com.

The annual Dorchester Park Classic Car Show will be held this Sunday (Sept. 8) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The show features cars and trucks many visitors will remember from their youth and some that were in use early in the last century. The sound of classic hit tunes will add atmosphere to the display of beautifully restored vehicles and local venders will provide refreshments. Visitors can also tour the park in a horse and wagon and students from the Boston School of Music will perform contemporary and classic music. The car show is organized by the Dorchester Park Association, a volunteer organization responsible for the Spring Egg Hunt, tours of the park and for assisting the park department with the removal of litter and leaves. Children can select free recycled books during the event. Parents may bring books their children have outgrown to the car show or leave them on the porch of the big red house at 42 Milton Street any time before the event. For more information about the car show, contact Paul Mooney at 617-506-1939.

JFK Library presents “Say It Well: An Evening with Obama Speechwriter Terry Szuplat” on Wed., Sept. 18, 7 p.m. One of President Barack Obama’s longest-serving speechwriters and former deputy director of the White House Speechwriting Office, Szuplat will discuss his new book and be joined in a panel discussion. Register at jfklibrary.org.

The MBTA’s Braintree branch of the Red Line will be closed for 24 days starting this Friday (Sept. 6) as part of the agency’s ongoing track improvement program aimed at eliminating “slow zones” and modernizing the railway’s infrastructure. Train service along the Red Line between Braintree and JFK-UMass will be interrupted until Sept. 29 and replaced with shuttle buses during that time. For more info see MBTA.com/RedLine.

BMC’s Vital Village Networks to host a Community Leadership summit on Oct. 1-2 at Artists For Humanity EpiCenter in South Boston. The summit brings together “trailblazers from around the country who are dedicated to helping children and families get equitable access to the resources they need to thrive.” Learn more and register at vitalvillagesummit.org.

Children’s auditions for the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” will be held on Sat., Sept. 7, at JMBT’s Cambridge studios, 400 Harvard St., Cambridge. The production will be staged at Dorchester’s Strand Theatre from Dec. 6 to Dec. 22. Open to all dancers ages 6-18. No dance experience required for youngest roles. See ballettheatre.org for more info.

The Neponset River Watershed Association will lead the annual fall cleanup of the Neponset River at various locations on Sat., Sept. 28, at 9 a.m. Volunteers needed for all kinds of tasks. Details at Neponset.org/cleanup.

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