Looking to make your weekend artsy? Check out these events!
Sunday at Tufts Community Concert Series: Dancing about Architecture: The Tufts music ensemble performs a concert drawing on a variety of other media as inspiration, including visual arts, dance and architecture. The show draws inspiration from the Martin Mull quote, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” (Sunday at 3 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Admission is free. No tickets required.)
Mythos/Melos: The Intertwining Threads of Music and Narrative: Renowned pianists Lois Shapiro and Randall Hodgkindson perform Igor Stravinsky’s ballets “Petroucha” and “Firebird.” They will also be performing a piece by Martin Brody and a world premiere of a John McDonald piece (“Kindling with Subsongs.”) Bringing together music (melos) and myth (mythos), the concert will act as Tufts' own mini-celebration of the Russian festival of “Shrovetide,” bringing in Tufts musicians for a collaborative piano performance of “Firebird.” (Friday at 8 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Tickets are free with a Tufts ID, limit two per person; $10 for general admission tickets; call (617) 627-3679 for tickets.)
Snow Country for Cold Men: An Institute Show: After surviving the bitter cold of the winter, Tufts’ The Institute is ready to shell out an evening of comedy, suitable for all ages above “child.” (Friday at 10:30 p.m. in Cabot ASEAN Auditorium. Admission is free. No tickets required.)
Tufts/New England Conservatory Dual Degree Concert: Come listen to performances by the talented student musicians in the Tufts/NEC dual degree program. Students will perform classical, jazz and original compositions. (Saturday at 8 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Admission is free. No tickets required.)
