This weekend’s fun starts on Friday with the St. James Armenian Church’s 78th annual bazaar. Go grab some shish, losh or chicken kabobs while your kids get face painted and you pick up your raffle winnings. On Saturday starting at 11 the library is putting on their impressive Zine Fest. You can participate as a writer, reader or just if you are zine curious. At Mt. Auburn Cemetery on Saturday there is time for some peaceful time in nature. Their artist in residence, Lia Pikus is leading a deep listening ritual including some of her lovely cello playing. Saturday night there’s a comedian in town. Dave Kane will be at the Ancient Order of the Hibernians with his show, Jokes My Irish Father Told Me. On Sunday afternoon, there is a very enticing event called Remixing the Forest at Arsenal Yards. It’s an immersive audio-visual experience, which invites visitors to dynamically remix sound and imagery by interacting with physical elements. Go check it out!
DEEP LISTENING RITUAL WITH ARTIST IN RESIDENCE LIA
Saturday, Oct. 18, 1-3 p.m.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Deep Listening encourages us to drop into presence with ourselves and with others. This practice (described by composer Pauline Oliveros as “listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear”) can become a way of being in a new kind of relation to ourselves and our environments.
In this Deep Listening experience, participants will be guided through an hour-long musical meditation led by 25-26 Artist-in-Residence Lia Pikus. In the quiet comfort of the Hazel Dell, Lia will use her cello and loop pedal to guide participants through a Deep Listening ritual that will help to foster our relationship with impermanence through attunement to the natural world. Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, or anything else you can sit or lay on comfortably. There will also be chairs available.
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WATERTOWN ANNUAL ZINE FEST
Saturday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St.
WFPL will host the fifth annual Watertown Zine Fest. Zines are small-batch, DIY publications that provide a powerful platform of expression for underrepresented perspectives and voices. The festival is a day-long celebration of zine culture and DIY publishing. Browse the marketplace, attend zinester workshops, and check out the Library’s growing zine collection. If you’re asking, “what’s a zine?” that’s ok! Zine Fest is a great place to learn. Visit the Zine Marketplace to meet buy and barter for zines in the Watertown Savings Bank Room. Make your own zine in the Zine Hive in the Teen Room (open to adults). Check out our zine workshops (TBA) in the Zine Hive in the Teen Room (open to adults). Chill out and browse our circulating zine collection in the Zine Reading Zone upstairs in the Mastrangelo Room on the second floor.
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JOKES MY IRISH FATHER TOLD ME, with DAVE KANE
Saturday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m.
Ancient Order of the Hibernians, 151 Watertown St.
Get some guffaws, chuckles, giggles, and even laughs on Saturday night at the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, with comedian Dave Kane. He tells jokes and family stories in his show, Jokes My Irish Father Told Me. Tickets are $20.
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ST JAMES 78TH ANNUAL BAZAAAR
Friday, Oct. 17 at 12 p.m. and Saturday, Oct.18, 7 p.m.
St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St.777
The annual bazaar will be full of fun for all including delicious Armenian food, shish, losh and chicken kebobs. There is a silent auction (bidding online starting on Friday), a $100 raffle, vendors and booths, a bake sale, activities for kids, including face painting and balloon artist, as well as live Armenian music. If you want to enter the $100 raffle with a $5k, $1k $750 and $500 prizes, you have to buy the tickets in advance online.
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REMIXING THE FOREST
Sunday, Oct. 18, 6:30-9 p.m.
River Green at Arsenal Yards, between the Shake Shack and Buttermilk and Bourbon
Outdoor exhibition featuring interactive art that explores the connection between music and nature. The event combines 3D printed lithophane photographs, educational graphics, and an immersive audio-visual experience, allowing visitors to dynamically remix sound and imagery by interacting with physical elements. This all-ages evening event aims to engage the local community and offer a unique sensory journey, culminating in a master audio-visual piece available on YouTube.
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