Contact Information Max MacCarthy Executive Director 617-265-0363 max@uphamscorner.

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Uphams Corner ArtPlace Partners Bring a Variety of Arts and Culture Activities To Uphams Corner on Saturday September 14th
Dorchester, Mass. On Saturday September 14, 2013 Uphams Corner will be the venue for a wide variety of family-friendly activities, thanks to the Uphams Corner ArtPlace initiative. ArtPlace in Uphams spurs economic development through creative placemaking supported by a collaboration of local community partners and funded by The Boston Foundation. Auditions for The Nutcracker at the Kroc Center 10 a.m. The day will start off with Childrens Auditions for ArtPlace partner Jos Mateo Ballet Theatres (JMBT) 26th annual production of The Nutcracker - over 500 children statewide are expected to audition for this beloved holiday classic! JMBT is looking for 200 children to fill three casts in the roles of Party Children, Mice, Soldiers, Angels, Court Attendants, Polichinelles, and Clara. Jose Mateo Ballet Theatres 26th annual production of The Nutcracker will tour this holiday season to The Duxbury Performing Arts Center (November 29-Dec. 1), The Sanctuary Theatre, Cambridge (December 5-15), and The Strand Theater, Dorchester (December 21-22). All children cast in the production will perform in all three locations. WANTED: WHEN: Children and teenagers ages 6*-18 *Previous dance experience is not required for children ages 6-10 Saturday, September 14, 2013, 10:00 am-2:00 pm The Kroc Center, 650 Dudley Street, Dorchester

Please call (617) 354-7467 or visit www.ballettheatre.org for more information and audition times by age, audition fee: $25 [may be waived] Street Lab: Uphams Meet at alleyway between 578 Columbia Road (the Masonic building) and Citizen's Bank, 12 noon The second ArtPlace in Uphams activity of the day will be Street Lab: Uphams which starts at noon on September 14th in the heart of Uphams Corner. An open lab where community members can join in and work with local artists, designers and builders Street Lab will prototype and re-imagine everyday aspects of public space with local artists and ArtPlace partner Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI) which has been working in public spaces around Upham's Corner over the past year with the aim

of putting tactical urbanism - quick, often temporary, affordable projects that can help make a locale more livable, lively, or enjoyable - in the hands of the community. Street Lab: Uphams will happen on consecutive Saturdays - Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12 - from noon-5 p.m. DS4SI is looking for local makers and artists of all sorts, stipends are available for those who are experienced makers from the greater Uphams area who can join in the action for at least four Saturdays please visit ds4si.org for further details. Up Market: Open air market at 559 Columbia Rd., 1pm At 1 p.m., the third in ArtPlace in Uphams successful open air market pilot series the Up Market will again present local food, artwork and handicrafts for sale on Columbia Road. Dubbed Up Market this successful opportunity for local artists and artisans to sell their work started during DSNIs popular MultiCultural Fair on August 10. The second open air market was part of the popular annual Uphams Corner Street Festival held on Stoughton Street on Saturday August 17. The third Up Market will take place on September 14th from 1 to 5 p.m. in the parking lot at #559 Columbia Road next to Bank of America (corner of Cushing Avenue). The final Up Market happens on October 19th during Dorchester Open Studios. Were very excited that the Up Market pilot series has proven to be such a success, and to see arts and cultural activities flourishing here, said Max MacCarthy, executive director of Uphams Corner Main Street, an ArtPlace partner organization. We look forward to lots more fun, celebratory events in September, and in October during the Dorchester Open Studios weekend. For more information, please visit the website - http://artplaceuphams.wordpress.com