Nine Wakefielders Dancing In Northeast Youth Ballet's Nutcracker

Performances run Dec. 6 through Dec. 9 at J. Everett Collins Center in Andover.

The following is an announcement from Northeast Youth Ballet: Northeast Youth Ballet’s The Nutcracker is the enchanting journey of a young girl named Clara in 1835’s Germany who embarks on a journey through a winter wonderland to a palace of sugary sweets.  Featuring the talents of more than 125 dancers who auditioned from the Greater Boston area, along with international guest artists hailing from China, Columbia, Canada, Italy, Hawaii and New York, the production will debut at the J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts in Andover, MA. Exquisite dancing, beautiful costumes, lavish sets, and Tchaikovsky's brilliant score guarantee a magical holiday experience Northeast Youth Ballet (NYB), a non-profit ballet company since 1996 …

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Boston This Weekend: Sing for the Record Books, Stroll Along Newbury and More

Five events you can get to via MBTA.

(All events are in walking distance from Orange Line stops on the MBTA.) 1.) Sing with Keith Lockhart and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus: Want to be part of (trivia) history? Join Lockhart and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at the Christian Science Plaza as they try to break the Guinness Book’s world record for most carolers in one place. The number to beat is 9,100 so they need all the help they can get. The attempt starts at noon on Saturday, Dec. 3. Take the commuter rail from Wakefield to North Station, then the Orange Line to Massachusetts Avenue Station and walk eight minutes to Christian Science Plaza. 2.) Newbury Street Holiday Stroll: Not one for caroling? Is shopping more your speed? You’ll get all the shopping you want and more …

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