Let’s all start this weekend by going to the MusicFest on Friday evening. It’s the 13th annual gathering of Watertown musicians, both professional, adult and child performances. If you are not in a musical frame of mind, check out “The Mushroom Cure” at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. On Friday and Saturday evenings, this one-man show performed by Adam Strauss is about Michael Pollen’s exploration of psychedelics. It is going to be filmed live to be part of a future feature film. On Saturday morning, the Majestic 7 is holding a sensory friendly showing of the “Super Mario Bros” with lower volume and lights for children with sensory sensitivities. That afternoon, the library is holding a two-hour screen-free creativity workshop in both Spanish and English. It sounds like a very mellow, meditative art session. Saturday there are open hours at the Storefront Art Projects gallery, where they are exhibiting their own 2026 Yard Art show. There is plenty of music, film, theater, art to see as well as art-making to feed your souls this weekend.
THE MUSHROOM CURE: with LIVE FILMING OF PERFORMANCE
Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11, 8 p.m.
Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St.
The true story of one man’s quest to cure his severe OCD with psychedelics. These shows will be filmed for a feature film, executive produced by Michael Pollan and Hamilton Morris.
“Brilliant, hilarious and moving” – Michael Pollan
“Mines a great deal of laughter from disabling pain” – The New York Times
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YARDART at STOREFRONT ART PROJECTS GALLERY
Thursdays and Saturdays in April 1-4 p.m.
83 Spring St.
The City of Watertown isn’t doing a town-wide Yard Art this spring, so we’ve gone rogue. This is storefront art projects’ 6th Annual Yard Art show!
See Paul Angiolillo’s painted wood sculptures of pencils and pants, Cat Bennett’s mixed media book paintings, Donna Calleja’s marvelous still lifes, E.Drumm Design’s fanciful painted wood and pewter wall sculptures, Paul Cary Goldberg’s haunting pigment prints, Dianne Jenkins’ people and her NEW artist’s books, Leslie Sills’ captivating paintings of children, Maggie Stern’s stitched old masters and ceramic figures, and Ellen Wineberg’s mixed media paintings and collage.
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ENCUENTRO CREATIVO SIN CELULAR PARA ADULTOS: SCREENLESS PROJECT FOR ADULTS
Saturday, April 11, 2-4 p.m.
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St.
Tuck your phone away and enjoy two hours to slow down, create, and reconnect. Materials are provided for simple activities like coloring, collage, paper folding, and mindful drawing. You’re welcome to participate in English, or Spanish — creativity will be our common language.
Imagina dos horas solo para ti. Un descanso de las notificaciones del teléfono, las listas de tareas y el scrolling infinito en las redes. Un espacio donde tus manos pueden crear, tu mente puede descansar y puedes reconectar contigo y con otras personas.
Ya sea que te gusta colorear, hacer collage, doblar papel, dibujar patrones de forma consciente o simplemente experimentar creando, tendremos materiales disponibles para ti. También puedes traer tus propios proyectos de tejido, cuaderno de bocetos o ese libro que no has podido terminar. No hay clases ni presión por “hacerlo bien”. Sólo tiempo para desconectarte, crear y conversar.
Puedes participar en español o inglés. La creatividad será nuestro idioma en común.
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SUPER MARIO BROS, SENSORY FRIENDLY SCREENING
Saturday, April 11, 11 a.m.
Majestic 7, 81 Arsenal Yards
You’re invited to power up with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at The Majestic 7, Arsenal Yards in a relaxed, sensory-friendly environment. Lights will remain dimmed, volume will be reduced, and guests are free to move about and enjoy the adventure in their own way. Guests with dietary restrictions are welcome to bring outside snacks.
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13th ANNUAL MUSICFEST
Friday, April 10, 5:30-9 p.m.
Watertown Middle School, 68 Waverly Ave.
Friends of Watertown Music invites you to their 13th Annual MusicFest.. MusicFest is a lively and eclectic evening of music with performances on multiple stages. What makes MusicFest so great is the participation of a variety of performers. They typically have professional ensembles and students from local conservatories along with high school bands, student ensembles and individual performers. There’s an Instrument “Petting Zoo” where anyone can try out instruments, pizza and refreshments to enjoy, and t-shirts to buy.
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